Friday, December 13, 2024

New Remix for LILLI

Releasing last week, I did some remixes for LILLI's REMIXES EP, including a drum n bass radio edit which is starting to get some airplay around Australia.

You can listen here:

Friday, October 25, 2024

New Remix for River Movement

 I've recently setup a new alias for some Christian music remixes I do called Arrow-Flight->. It's not something I'm looking to publicise widely at this point as I'm testing out the name.

In any case, I have recently put out a remix of River Movement's 'It All Goes Away' and released on Australian Christian Records and more details, background and images can be found on their website.

For remix requests, my direct contact is totheduff@hotmail.com 

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Releasing Manchuria

Announcing the debut album from Chinese Electronic Music Project - MANCHURIA.

This is a collection of songs made over the 4 years with multiple collaborators combining traditional instrumentation native to my adopted hometown in northeastern China (formerly known as Manchuria) with modern production and electronic styles including breakbeat, drum and bass, and more.

I have lived for a number of years on the China - North Korean border and after marrying a local girl, have essentially re-grown up in that culture over the past 20 years. We are now raising our children to be proud of their northeastern Chinese culture and heritage, and if you are wondering - yes, even my Mandarin Chinese language is even spoken with the local accent.

I hope this album helps people become more curious about Manchuria and the huge influence it has had in global history - even if it seems to be a forgotten part of the world now.

Now available exclusively on Bandcamp:

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

A New Christian Music Record Label for Australia

Christian music in Australia needs a shake-up, so I have joined forces with other Christian artists, singers, producers and creatives to establish an indie record label focused solely on original, Christian pop music for Generation Z.

Our website and socials can be found below. Thanks for all your support!

Australian Christian Records Logo

Australian Christian Records Website

Facebook @ozchristianrecords

Instagram @ozchristianrecords

Youtube.com @ozchristianrecords



Friday, December 23, 2022

2022: Year in Review

Where do I start?

Another massive year for me professionally with some big gigs including OzAsia, AnimeGo and Asia Oasis introducing thousands of Adelaideans to my music and other cutting edge Asian electronic sounds.

This year, I also produced a few songs with most of them unreleased for now. I'm thinking I may put up an album's worth of material on my Bandcamp around Chinese New Year. 

I of course also worked with Chinese Canadian 3D pixel artist bkvoxel on my very first NFT now up on probably the most exclusive NFT gallery in SuperRare. It was a huge creative challenge, ensuring that the soundtrack I composed was able to seamlessly and dynamically change according to the users timezone.


Another highlight was giving a guest mix for one of the world's favourite Asian lofi masters in Elijah Nang and his East Asian Fusion Radio show. It was a lot more laidback than my usual sound and I had fun recording it live in my home studio - I even filmed it and you can listen below:


So what is in store for 2023?

Aside from my album release, I'm looking forward to play at Adelaide Chinatown's Chinese New Year Street Party on January 28.

I'm also beginning to do some work with some inspiring up-and-coming young artists for a very ambitious project and I can't wait to share more about this project soon.

Have a great holiday season and amazing 2023!!

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Riverside Reflection: An NFT Artwork

Unquestionably my most technically challenging artistic project, I have been working with Chinese Canadian 3D pixel (voxel) artist and engineer BKVoxel since February of this year to combine our love for traditional Chinese architecture and music with the most modern of artforms.

We worked together step-by-step on the same vision, creating the music and art to complement each other and I drew upon my experience living in what was formerly known as Manchuria, I have also taken inspiration from video games such as Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Genshin Impact to combine traditional Chinese instrumentation with modern production techniques and sounds

The result is 3 distinct compositions that play seamlessly with BKVoxel's amazing diorama of Chinese village life across your real-life daytime, sunset, or night-time - no matter where on the world you may be.

Out now on what is probably the most exclusive crypto-art auction house SuperRare, this 24 hour dynamic artwork has been minted as an NFT with a reserve price of 2 Ethereum but can be enjoyed by everyone for free at: https://superrare.com/0xb67397c55.../riverside-reflections-3


STORY:
DAY (06:00 - 13:59)
The little robot is fishing while waiting for his friend. Running water flowing through the village evokes sunshine and a gentle breeze. As a wind instrument, the "dizi" or bamboo flute carries the lazy tune that floats through the air.

SUNSET (14:00 - 19:59)
As the moon begins to come around, villagers return home from work; children come out to play and kitchens get busy preparing for the night's festivities. Our little robot meets his friend by the bridge. The music in turn becomes livelier, with gentle percussion and a deep, drone bassline complementing those traditional sounds from earlier in the day.

NIGHT (20:00 - 05:59)
With the last of the sunlight gone, the soundtrack goes nearly all electronic with rich, retrowave sounds that wouldn't be out of place in an imagined future from 1980's Tokyo. Analogue synthesizers, airy reverb, and bubbling basslines that make it difficult to know whether you are in the moment or merely dreaming. In the echo of inspiring music, the little robot and his friend enjoy the night together.