http://walzmusic.com/blog Music Composition & Production Tips, Self-Employment Sanity & Personal Ponderings. Fri, 08 May 2009 01:08:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well I've been asked to lead and organize the Audio Track this year for Casual Connect in Seattle this July. The Track consists of 5-6 sessions including discussion panels and lectures by audio professionals in the Casual Game industry. It's quite an honor to be so involved with this and ... http://walzmusic.com/blog/?p=74 So sometimes I visit this old-school arcade in San Rafael where I grew up. It has new games but also old favorites like Mappy, Dig-Dug and Ms. Pac-Man!  I’m actually pretty good at the last one, but Jason is amazingly good.  Usually… This time, apparently the employee got sick of all ... http://walzmusic.com/blog/?p=66 The folks at Amaranth Games have made an amazing newspaper!   Cheeck it out.  I have started contributing there as a game music reviewer. http://walzmusic.com/blog/?p=64 OK so I thought the economy was down the pipes? You wouldn't know it at the Intuit Holiday Party... ballroom dancers, Brazilian dancers, several live bands, amazing food and desserts, casino games and dealers and professional photographers. Performers included: Kaweh, Latin Rhythms, Eric Jarmie, Galo Rivera, Boca Do Rio, SRO, ... http://walzmusic.com/blog/?p=52 OK all - here are a couple sound samples from the upcoming game, Aveyond 3!  ENJOY! Aveyond 3 – Harberg Aveyond 3 – Quin Ice Castle I am working hard on the soundtrack and so far I am very happy with it! There will also be some other audio surprises this time around! We ... http://walzmusic.com/blog/?p=48 Wow it's like... summer still in San Francisco!  Very nice!  I must admit my favorite weather is rain... and I miss it.  But I do also like the sun.  I've been working hard on marketing and also composing for Aveyond 3!  Stay tuned! OH happy days - the forum is FIXED!  ... http://walzmusic.com/blog/?p=44 Not sure why but my forum took a plunge.  I'm trying to get it to live again.  An Internal Server Error 500.  No matter how much or how little you may know about these beasts, they still frustrate you equally, I think. http://walzmusic.com/blog/?p=42 If you are in California and old enough to vote... please realize PROP 8 is winning here... that means... gay marraige will be overturned and all existing marraiges will be torn apart. This is a travesty. In the past, ethnicities and mixed race couples were forbidden from marrying... this is ... http://walzmusic.com/blog/?p=37 So Jason and I were playing Bomberman on my laptop during a flight. We kept saying things like, "ooh, I got another bomb!" Or "I'm gonna blow you up!" ETC... Not a good idea to play this game on a plane these days. Luckily no one even seemed to notice. Love the ... http://walzmusic.com/blog/?p=26   [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="We are Playing "From Another Shore: Aveyond & Beyond" Tracks"][/caption]     Wanted to share a little story about our CD Release! It's one of those musical "oh no!" live performance moments. So Eva and I got to our 2nd gig in San Francisco… this was for our classical CD, ... http://walzmusic.com/blog/?p=15