Robot Cousin Soundworks

http://www.codeorgan.com/

The jist of it the site, from the site itself…

The Codeorgan analyes the ‘body’ content of any web page and translates that content into music. The Codeorgan uses a complex algorithm to define the key, synth style and drum pattern most appropriate to the page content.

Firstly, the Code Organ scans the page contents and removes all characters not found in the musical scale (A to G), and then analyses the remaining characters to find the most commonly used “note”. If this is an even number the page is translated to the major pentatonic scale of that particular note, it becomes minor if there is an uneven number.

It’s sad and nerdy, but I think it’s neat that www.robotcousin.com is in the key of Cm.

Site update 50% done. Actually, all I really did was change the background image (still not happy with it, but perhaps I’ll change it yet) and the header image. Anyway, at least it’s all blue now. Might work out the grey on the page as well.

In music-news, work began on my RPM album last night. I put down the basics of the first track. I know it’s going to be the first track because it’s precisely how I want to open the whole thing. A sonic kick in the face to let you know “You’re Here Now.” Hmm.. maybe I’ll call it that.

Work continues on the musical. Getting a really good, gradiose chord progression, but I won’t say yet what it is. It’s got to be something that sounds grand, something that causes people to immediately take notice. It also has to kick you in the face, sonically.

So much violence, next to no silence.

With the RPM album (that’s already got a title!), I’m finding it a bit tought to make music for myself. Does it sound good to me? Does it really, really matter this time? Sort of yes to both. All I know is, good or bad, I’m going to release this by March 1st. Well, I’ll be putting it online for my site probably the same time it goes up on rpmchallenge.com, so you can decide where you want to listen to it (or if you want to listen to it at all).

I wish I had more to add, but I don’t.

February is going to be a busy month. People reading this can look forward to the following:

• New Site Layout – Not too radically different than what’s already here, but as mentioned previously, you’ll have to update your bookmarks (unless subscribing via RSS, which you should be) to go to www.robotcousin.com/blog. Also, a colour change is happening. Apparently, orange is the colour of unpredictability and being unstable. As much as I would like to say that I’m going to model it after the music I want to make, for visitors, it doesn’t seem that welcoming.
• More music – RPM Challenge 2010 is soon underway (and if you’re not making music for it, at least check out the page to see what’s what. Root for me or something), and I’ll be posting a bit of music on here at first, I think. A little way to keep myself motivated. When it’s all said and done, I’ll take whatever half-finished idea I posted and exchange it for the ‘real-deal’, so there won’t be two versions of tracks floating around.
• Some Third Thing I Can’t Remember.
• Updated clips for the demo reel – I did music and sound for Manic Chiropractic, why not put a clip up? Why am I asking you?

Out.

Soon enough, this blog will be located a short e-distance away at www.robotcousin.com/blog (which, depending on how old this post is to you, might be the URL you’re at right now). I’ve decided that if I want this site to look more professional, perhaps the blog shouldn’t be the first thing that hits you in the face when you visit the site. In a way, it’s sort of roundabout to find the demo reel (it’s a link at the top, btw), and it’s not even formatted well when you get there.

I believe it’s high time for me to do some photoshoppery and slicing to get a nice splash page there with a link to the blog, as well as a new demo reel page, and whatnot.

Time to get serious about all this now.

I find this site strangely comforting. A place where I can just type whatever, say whatever, not caring about what I’m saying or what people think of it. I know that’s very “Geocities 1997″ of me, but it’s true.

More music on its way, although not in this post. I want to sing, but I don’t have a lot of confidence in my voice, nor do I really have anything to sing about. However, upon closer reflection, I realize that both of those problems are solvable. Don’t expect to hear me crooning about how quiet it is in St Margarets anytime soon, but I’ve got something.

As for other projects, I’m almost finished working on something really magical with my friend Curtis (of the Curtis and Tara show) that I can’t wait to share with the 3 people that read this. Should be available quite soon.

Might end up working two jobs in the next little while. It’ll kill my available time, but with the extra money, it’ll lessen quite a bit of stress caused by the lack thereof.

Ok, so now I get it… I kept approving comments that wouldn’t show up on my posts.

Duh. The comments were made on the description pages of the media files themselves. So, Andre and Joel, I have approved your comments and they have always been on the site, just not viewable right from the main page.

Learning!