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Arcturus Arcturus
Arcturus - Part of the Arcturus Group, a wondering group of stars that floats in and out of our galaxy. Song dedicated to those who like to wander.
Ticker Ticker
Did you know that music comes from space? A real life pulsar keeps this composition moving. Swirling rhythms that bounce to the rhythm of a dying star.
Observatory Observatory
Inspired by my love for astronomy and a place called Perkins Observatory. Good song to hear when under the stars. Slow moving ambient piece.
Distant Signal Distant Signal
Hard hitting trance tune that celebrates the human spirit of exploration. Attempts to recreate the intensity and drama of space exploration.
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This is a project I started to explore electronic music. I love Astronomy and Science and my music attempts to reflect that. I have written for the past 13 years but that was mostly progressive rock. I mostly listen to electronic music now.Band/artist history
I started writing music about 13 years ago with a DX100. My first song was a song called Terra Nova. I don't even remember the song, just the really cool song name. I will of course probably reuse the title. I slowly aquired gear over that time ranging from Ensoniq equipment to Korgs. The style I wrote was mostly Progressive Rock with strong influences from Rush and Yes. Then I got married in 1997.
I sold all of my equipment to pay for the honeymoon. So for about 3 years, I wasn't doing anything with music (it's funny now that I think about it, my wife said she fell in love with me because of my music...heh)
I got back into playing again when I started playing on the worship team at my church which rekindled my interest in writing again. I attempted to write but it was dry and did not go anywhere. I needed something different.
When I was younger, I listened to a tape my dad bought called Autobahn by a group called Kraftwerk. I was hooked! I was amazed at what they did with electronics! Needless to say, I wore the tape out. About 3 years ago, I bought Autobahn on CD and relived my younger days of sitting under the stars listening to that tape. It got me thinking of what I could do with electronic music.
So I researched to see what was available. I bought a Quasimidi Sirius which was an awesome board! However, I still felt uninspired. I sold the Quasimidi. At the time, I was also playing around with some software that allowed me to create music. This included Fruity Loops. It was alright, but the interface to me was a little hard to get used to (I have worked with hardware synths/mixers/etc all my life). I stumbled across a program called Reason. This piece of software changed the way I started to write music. It was limitless and it was an interface that I understood!
So here I am today, trying my hand at electronic music. My favorite styles are Trance and Ambient. I hope to someday combine my progressive rock influences with Trance and/or Ambient.Have you performed in front of an audience?Not with my electronic music... yet.
Your musical influences
Progressive Rock like Rush, Asia, Yes, Saga, Dream Theatre. Electronic artists like Kraftwerk, Children of the Bong, The Orb, Banco de Gaia, OrbitalWhat equipment do you use?
Reason 2.5, Radium 61-key controllerAnything else?
Let me know what you think of my music.. good or bad..Contact
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Comments (47)
Hi Jason... I am so thrilled to have stumble upon your page here! Your music is AWESOME! We have much in common... and I am looking forward to visiting more in the future!
Blessings...
nice man ! distant signal the best !
Jason,
Man, I just love your music!
I want my next project to be on the same style that you are doing.
NICE music.. relaxing!!
Cyndee, electric violin
Thanks guys!
I just found out that my email address at my jasonhissong.com account is down. They are looking into it. If you need to contact me, I have updated my email address on the contact page.
Thanks again for the comments!!
Jason Hissong
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