[Project Roundup - SOUNDS]

Ok. Time to start this thing for real.
Here's a rundown of all the projects I'm working on, which will be represented in the coming month or two here in the workflow. This post is for projects you'll be hearing. Check back soon for things you'll be seeing.


[Sound For Film]


"Subject"
What it is:
A short film my crew has been working on for over a year now. It follows a fireman who is taken from the scene of a suspicious accident by forces unknown.
What I'm doing:
Full sound design and mixing for the entire short, cut together from heavily edited and modified sounds from various sound effects libraries, as well as some I recorded and/or synthesized myself. In short: everything you hear but the music.
Why it'll be awesome:
Really impressive production values for a micro-budget student project; fantastic cinematography, tight, highly focused editing, great production design, and the talents of Mr. John Turk as The Fireman.
When? Where? I'm all but finished with my work - we're just waiting on some digital special effects and compositing to get done so I can give it a final layer of polish. You'll see it linked here, and probably in its full lenght at the TMUPictures website.

"Budd"
What it is:
A mockup commercial featuring a giant robot designed to guard a beer warehouse.
What I'm doing:
Lots of robot sounds!
Why it'll be awesome:
Giant Robot!
When? Where?
Again, at the TMUPictures website.


[Music]

"Ekundayo Beat Tape Vol. 2: Hot Winter Jams" (tentative tittle)
What it is:
Some of you may remember this summer I released, to an email list of my musical collaborators and close friends, a 17-track, 25 minute mix of new beats - a way for me to show everybody some of the new styles I was developing, spark of some new projects, but mostly for me to really just put something together, long form, for the first time. My first mini-album, which was supposed to stand as a collection and not just individual tracks. I'm going to try to find a way to put this up on the site in some kind of flash-player form for all of you who didn't get in on the email...
6 months or so later, Vol 2 is shaping up.
What I'm doing:
Following the format I set in Vol 1.: Lots of beats in a short amount of time, a handful of my bootleg remixes of tracks by Mos Def, Nas, and others, and decent amount of sample-free tracks (more sustainable!). What's new will be a better understanding of mixing and other technical stuff, and 6 months of new life, learning, skills and inspiration going into the work.
Why it'll be awesome:
Well hey. At very least it'll be awesome for me.
When? Where? Here, in the next month or so.


"The Zalusta Project"
What it is:
A concept album collaboration with Jordan Streiff, aka Skuzzy. He's an MC from der ATL who recently jumped continents to China, but before he bounced he took the Greyhound up here to crash for a week and work on ideas. The album is 7 or so tracks, and tells a story.
What I'm doing:
The beats - the crazy, sci fi inspired, wildly unusual beats. Jordan's ideas have set the stage for me to get weird with it, which I love.
Why it'll be awesome:
Concept albums can be hit or miss, but nobody can deny the raw, nerdy power they hold over us music fans.
When? Where?:
I'd say sometime this year, probably closer to spring or summer. The kid doesn't get back till then, so recording may be tough before that...

"(Untitled Badi & Ekundayo EP)"
What it is:
The genesis of this idea dates back almost exactly year ago, when Badi hit me up like "Lets do an EP for Neby Fest". Ultimately that didn't happen, but the title track of this proposed project, "The Departure" which we banged out back and forth over the internets in the space of a short, productive week, would eventually evolve into the new title track for his full length album, which JUST THIS WEEKEND premiered at Neby Fest 08. Those who where there know it rocks.
Well now, having cannibalized our first EP's title and main hotness for his album, dude owes me an EP.
What I'm doing:
Conceptualizing, consulting, and building on ideas, and of course producing the whole thing, hopefully wid out any samples this time, so we can bring it to YOU, the people, minus any copywrite politiks.
Why it'll be awesome:
Cus Badi is awsome, and cus MC-Producer duos are the best.
When? Where?:
Stay Tuned.

Thats that. Look for samples of some, any, all of this stuff up here soon.
Check back in a few days for updates on graphic art, animation, & photography.

[-ekundayo]