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Windows on Earth is the a 48-minute Earth movie with evocative and unique views of Earth captured from the International Space Station; released by The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) and TERC, a STEM education non-profit and available in 4K resolution, free for public viewing on Earth Movie Theater YouTube channel and EarthMovieTheater.org. The original soundtrack I composed in 2007 was commissioned by TERC, the Math & Science education non-profit; created to accompany the specially developed Windows on Earth software for the 2008 Richard […]

Another awesome score I mixed for gifted composer/producer Ruth Mendelson. “Our Promise: 100 years of the American Battle Monuments Commission” is a 56-minute documentary produced to celebrate a hundred years of commemoration and ABMC’s centennial. The film was released and live streamed on March 3rd and will be airing around the World at many commemorative events in 2023. Also, I understand a multimedia surround version of the film will find its way into theaters associated with the many monument sites. This is a pretty […]

Using the paid version of Chat GPT a music-tech colleague and I wanted to conduct an experiment. So I  picked an obscure subject as in the music of Audnoyz. 🙂 I find this pretty scary stuff in that the text below was scraped and constructed in about 3 minutes along with suggested FB post w/ hashtags… Here’s what it was fed: “What’s great about the music of Audnoyz” Here’s what it generated: Title: Audnoyz: A Sonic Journey of Creativity and Innovation Audnoyz is an […]

Folktale & Fusions: 1.) varied musical compositions with unique construction that impart a certain sonic character or signature 2.) music styling percolating during the Covid Pause 3.) assemblage of originals that vary in shape and texture from a toe tapping rag, to expressive fusions that vary compositionally blending baroque, country, roots and rock with jazz sensibility and Frissel-tinged Americana. 4.) varied originals and interpretive folktales where country meets ambient, interpretative folktales, baroque-rock mashups, post-bop blues, classically derived fusions, influenced by […]

Guitarscapes is an evolving a collection of ambient guitar works largely created in realtime via one guitar into the Hologram Microcosm.

Art-i-Facts: 1.) a collection of compositions penned over the same period of time as the Audnoyz Project Vol 4 final formulation  2.) compositions that accompany the Folktales & Fusions endeavor. 3.) pensive solo guitar and ensemble pieces imbued with a vibe from years past. 4.) music from stirred emotions that land outside the composer’s head in eclectic acoustic compositions. 5.) artifacts of interconnectedness living, being, walking a creative path. 6.) all the above along with narrative: Rising Tide -The saying goes […]

Genre Mashing Audnoyz music reaches new heights with Audnoyz Project Vol 4 A rich, potent, sure handed evocative blend of instruments, including the human voice in its most primal manifestation, and genres, ancient and cutting edge. Terra Nova, December 1, 2021, –Audnoyz Media releases Audnoyz Project Vol 4, the fourth full length album from the genre-mashing artistry of music producer Audnoyz (Steve Thomas). Picking up where Audnoyz Volume 3 left off, Vol 4 embarks on new fusions of style and […]

Software saves the day song… Tech saves the day? Well song… In this age of daily hyperbolic messaging extolling the virtues of BIG tech.  Technology doing this and changing that for the good or more pernicious, more access to personal data and its exploitation. AI is changing, running and listening to your life and in many situations, folks aren’t even aware. Who actually take the time to read any EULA?  That said, the advancements in AI applied to music is […]

IMMERSIVE ‘MY LIFE WITH THE CHIMPANZEES’ AUDIOBOOK INSPIRES A NEW GENERATION Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, has published an updated edition of her famous children’s biography, ‘My Life with the Chimpanzees’ with Hatchette Book Group. This new edition offered via audiobook features Goodall telling her story in her own voice with new details and additional stories. The immersive ‘My Life with Chimpanzees’ audiobook was released in early 2020. Like many things, it […]

Phew… Here are a few pictures from the last mix session.    The smiles of relief from the completion of the 3 hours and 44 minutes that comprise the unabridged My Life With Chimpanzees audio book.

“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” ― Peter F. Drucker An observation: when a company is riding high on a product curve, expanding rapidly enjoying a halo effect that seemingly filters out to new product domains, that’s when complacency enters the room.  Product Marketing, Content Management, AR/PR, Social, Inbound, all talking to each other, true interdepartmental collaboration yielding consistency and efficiency in effort right?  Well actually this is when the silo effect […]