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Another Final Fantasy Remix!

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Been trying to finish some projects that I have had sitting in my studio queue for a while. I thought of what other songs I would like to remix from my favorite video games and returned to my favorite game of all time – Final Fantasy IV (FF2 in the US). One of the most insane and unstable songs was the one that played while you fight the final boss, Zermous.

I took the original version of the song and started working on it trying to figure out what I might do to give it a new sound and a different feel. While experimenting, I threw some dubstep elements into it and played around. The sound was PERFECT. So, I have officially remixed the song as a dubstep cover. Enjoy “Zerostep”.

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Finally, Releasing another Remix

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Hello friends! I know you have seen a lot of remixes lately. This is not because I just redid them a day ago and shared them. I have about ten remixes in my studio now that I am working on. It just so happens that I got through a few recently, so I decided to share them. This one I actually posted a teaser for about 6 months ago. However, I finally got it out the door.

One of the most iconic songs on the Chrono Trigger soundtrack is the “Zeal Kingdom” theme, also known as “Corridors of Time.” It features a harp arpeggio that will make almost every SNES gamer get goosebumps. I offer you my remix of “Corridors of Time” which I have entitled “With Zeal.” Enjoy!

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A New Remix

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Hello friends! I hope you all are enjoying a change in the seasons and a change in life. As I have mentioned in a few other areas, I have been busy working on my Doctorate, doing my regular job, doing some DJ sets, and a few other activities. However, last week, I got an unexpected break in my time (because I finished my homework early!) and managed to start a remix.

In all my 40+ years of life, one of my favorite games has been and always will be Final Fantasy IV (Final Fantasy II in the original American numbering). I already released a remix of the Final Fantasy IV theme many years ago. Today, I am releasing a remix of the “Lunar Whale” airship theme (also known as the “Big Whale” in the original English Translation). I have not yet made it into a YouTube video, but you can listen to it on my SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/6iprod/lunas-passage?si=8fa95d8f2b5d4fd6b8ae90262551992b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Enjoy!

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Out of the Silence – New Music!

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Hello, fans! I apologize that it’s been over two years since I posted, and I am very sorry. I update a few things on my Facebook and Twitter pages, but that is not an acceptable excuse. I have struggled with being creative on several fronts and had to narrow my attention to a few specifics: video game streaming, technical learning, and music creation. Unfortunately, I’ve only had the time to devote attention to the first two and even that has been in small batches.

For those that don’t know, I have begun streaming video games on Twitch as a fun way to share my joy of gaming and my weird perspective on things in a creative way. I have already generated a decent amount of videos, including multiple videos in a play-through list, as I work on playing through games. My overall viewer watch is not very high but I am enjoying the ability to do some new things.

Beyond that, I wanted to keep myself up to date on technologies in my field to not become obsolete in the technical space. I have done this by going through various training courses online, teaching me how to program in ReactJS, Python, and even refreshing me on new HTML5/CSS3 stuff. This has helped me grow in technical proficiency and creative capabilities.

Despite this, I knew that Expanse was not ready to be released because I felt there were more tracks to deliver. I just had to squeeze them out of my head. But in the same breath, I have always felt that if I tried to force myself to do things, the music would not be the kind of music I wanted to release. I had plenty of concepts in my head, but to take them and translate them into songs was very tricky. After putting my studio aside for a long time, I finally got myself back into the groove by watching some tutorials for new techniques. After playing with a MIDI as part of the tutorial, I felt that spark so I started to create!

Now, after so much time has passed, I have created not one but TWO new tracks for the Expanse album! I even have an idea for one or two more songs! For now, please check out these two new tracks on my SoundCloud:

Space Elevator – The listener finds a space elevator to help them with their desire to travel the expanses of space. They will use it to carry themselves to the moon!

Black Hole – As the listener shoots through the galaxy, they find themselves near a supermassive black hole. They must escape the vortex before they are forever trapped in the singularity.

If I have any more ideas for songs, I will do my best to lock them into a song for you guys to enjoy!

DJ6i Out!

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Street Fire Single Released

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Hello fans! I hope you are all hanging in there in what will hopefully be the last few bits of the mandatory lockdown in your area due to COVID-19. I wanted you all to be aware that I have officially released Street Fire as a single and you can get it now from your favorite music source.

As you may have read in a previous post, I was inspired by my time in the trenches with the kids from Freedom Fire Urban Outreach. It is an urban outreach ministry that focuses on bringing Jesus to the projects. We meet with kids once a month who live in a bad place but manage to make ends meet somehow. We hang out with them and play sports, we feed them pizza, we talk about Jesus and try to help them learn how to stand for what they believe even in their tough situation.

As you likely have guessed, this volunteer-driven group has been hit pretty hard with the COVID-19 lockdown. Many of the children that used to get food on Fridays and a change to hear about Jesus are starving both physically and spiritually. The leaders of Freedom Fire have done the best they can in providing food bags and other necessities to the families while they can’t be meeting. I wanted to do my part so I finally did.

If you buy this single from your favorite music source, I will donate 100% of the proceeds to Freedom Fire directly. Your music purchase can help bring some money to a hurting volunteer group that wants to shine a light in the darkest parts of Kansas City. Don’t buy it for me, buy it for the kiddos!

https://music.apple.com/us/album/street-fire-single/1512692389

DJ6i Out!