drakonis
(Eduard)

Bio:

Eduard's musical interests span a variety of musical genres, including, classical, world, ambient, electronica, and rock and blues. His venture "SchwanSongs" is where he writes and publishes his own musical compositions, usually classically-based music of sweet longing and hope... music meant to transcend language and cultural differences and stir the soul of the listener.

His musical influences come from a lifetime of classical, 60s-80s rock, electronica, and world/folk music from many countries (South America, Russia, Japan, Ireland, ...) A few influential names are: Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, Loreena McKennitt, Yamasaki Hako, Tears for Fears, Enigma, J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, Sibelius, Stravinsky.

If you wish to venture away from the traditional, and head toward my more experimental synthesizer works, please check out my "ic42" pieces here. Also, you may be interested in a little blog about my two ways of writing music.

In September 2009, I ran the exciting Macjams SpaceRace Challenge. Please check out the amazing "Space" music that so many Macjammers created there!

The very talented, very warm-hearted Mark Holbrook here offered to interview me, and I give a great deal more biographical background than anyone could wade through... click here to read some of my tangential history.

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Music Videos:

Here's a low-resolution peek at a "Dancy Techno" music video I completed:

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The talented Macjammer Reinholt56 wrote a cool ambient piece of music here called "Cosmic Symphony", and when I heard it, these abstract images started floating in my head... so I asked him if it would be OK for me to capture these images as a music video, and he graciously agreed, so here it is:

Here is the high-quality version of the movie: 'control-click' or 'right-click' here to download this as a (QuickTime movie) file, and play locally on your computer. Note that it is 284 MB, which will take quite some time to download. But if you are interested in a crisp movie, this is it. Enjoy!

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Here is a "scene study" of CG plants from my (still) upcoming huge music video project, "Fractal Serenity":

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Here's a video I shot while on Vacataion in Big Sur, California, where we got up-close and personal with at least 15 amazing California Condors!

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Collaborations with Macjammers:

Several sets of collaborations with myself and other Macjams artists are listed here:

• Between - RSchletty/Magullo, [RSchletty], [Magullo]: This is my "Between" poem, read by the eloquent Richard Schletty, with his and Magullo's amazing music as abackdrop, and Richard then springboarding from there into a related song of his own... this is really quite a beautiful treat!
  
• Am I Being Unfair?, [Daphna], [CJorgensen]: Run the text of this MacJams forum thread through my mythical 'i-Sing' auto-lyrics-generator program, add Daphna's awesome talent for catchy tunage and bouncy vocals, and out pops this! It's probably best to read the first page of that forum's posts first, then listen to the song, it'll make more (or less) sense.
  
• SlimGirlThat, [MacJammersUnited]: I wish Slimmie a fantastic birthday around the 1/3rd mark.
  

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"Ember" Open Collaboration Project (Join in the fun!):

My ambient "Ember" piece is available for you to update/alter/add to, if you are interested. Feel free to drop me a note
to get the Mac GarageBand file, MIDI file, or AIFF/WAV file to work from. All I ask in return is that you post your version here
on Macjams, let me know when you post it (so I can add it to this list on my page), and that you have fun with it. Here is the
original "Rekindled", followed by the growing list of amazing variations, created by other Macjammers here:

• Ember-Rekindled, [Drakonis]: This is my original ambient piece.
  
• Ember-Zitified, [Ziti]: Ziti's beautifully relaxing "Jeff Beckian" guitar caressing the flames.
  
• Ember (Haunting Alannah Remix), [Alannah]: Alannah turns Ember into a hauntingly somber poem, with ethereal wispy singing.
  
• Ember-Ablaze, [Avoider]: Ember is "IDM"-ified with Av01der heating up the drums. He also liked the ending I had faded out, so he revived and extended that a bit.
  
• Ember (TaylorMorgan Remix), [taylormorgan?]: Ember gets a new set of dreamy voices and some tasty drums.
  
• Ember (Mungo Mix) ** GONE? **, [Mungo-Departed]: This is my "Ember-Rekindled" piece, slowed and deeply twisty-swirled by the great mindscape-artist Mungo (No longer available on Macjams.)
  
• The Legend of Drakonis, [comdotdom]: The hilariously talented Dominic weaves a partly mythical (but definitely whimsical) origin of "Drakonis".
  
• Tongues on Ember, [RSchletty] ** GONE? **: This is my Ember-Rekindled backdrop music, with Richard taking us on an amazingly creepy/humorous/twisted journey into a demented mind! Probably one of the most ingenious directions anyone has taken Ember so far. Best played on Halloween or in an old folks home.
  
• Ember in Transition, [RSchletty] ** GONE? **: This is my Ember-Rekindled backdrop music, with Richard waxing philosophic about the transition state between dreaming and waking.
  
• Ember imbued by Amboo, [amboo]: Amboo sings her own lyrics over Ember.
  
• Ember and Cherry Blossom, [Mystified]: Mystified swirls a Japanese breath of cherry blossom harmony throughout, and reads an ancient poem of mine.
  
• Ember Poem - Caroline's Reading, [Caroline]: Caroline reads my corresponding poem "Ember", which gives a glimpse of my original thoughts when writing the music.
  
• Ember, [EccentrikAmerika]: This is my "Ember-Rekindled" music, Retro-Spacey-Electro-fied".
  
• DidgeEmber (with Didge-Ache), [Didge-Ache]: Primal and hauntingly trance-inducing drone of the didgeridu, played by Didge-Ache, woven in by Drakonis.
  
• Ember (Estate Mix), [ElectroEstate] [Didge-Ache] ** GONE? **: This is my "DidgeEmber (Didgeridu mix)" music, with Didge-Ache on Didgeridu, and ElectroEstate-swirled Trip-Hoppyness".
  
• Ember (EZamor Mix), [EZamor]: Ember goes on a darker twistier journey with EZamor at the helm.
  
• Yev-Ember, [Roxylee]: Roxylee captivatingly reads a dark Russian Poem (in English).
  
• Electrified Ember, [Electric Lobster]: The Electric Lobster gives Ember a major thumping, sending it spinning off in his dizzyingly delightful directions... intriguing harmony, rhythm, and sound abound.
  
• Cinder, [Obstructions]: The last atoms of Ember speed toward their final quantum decay, with some of Obstructions' signature gritty deconstructive surgery.
  
• Ember (Kigas Mix), [Justbase] ** GONE? **: Intriguing twisty blippy schizophrenic paths lead to this Ember.
  
• I rem Ember it well, [SteveWhit]: Ember becomes the deliciously nightmarish backdrop for an Alfred Hitchcock film.
  
• Em2ber, [Michael2]: Deep space planets send indecipherable signals, lost in the cosmos.
  
• Surfing Embers (Woodguy Remix), [Woodguy32]: Ember gets a Totally Tubular Make-over with Woodguy's awesome surf-guitar parts and little Brassy bits added (Hawaii-5-Ember?).
  
• Ember (Woodguy Sunset Surf Remix), [Woodguy32]: Woodguy32 has returned to give Ember another surf-guitar wax polish, this time he wanted to a more true-to-original treatment.
  
• Ember (Salamander Mix), [Lizard*Whistle]: Ember floats back to the isles of Aulde, where Lizard*Whistle plays guitar, lizard-whistle, and sings of moonlit nights on the moor.
  
• Smokey's Embers, [SmokeyVW]: Ember goes Classically Greek, and gets a stately symphonic treatment.
  
• Another Green Ember, [Bud]: Bud's edgy synths and drums give an exotic steamy feel to Ember.
  
• RemEmber 1947, [Skean]: A weary soldier, drawn home by the one he loves.
  
• TranceNation, [Skean]: Spacey Trippy Trancey Sparkly Ember.
  
• Ember-Assed (feat. "Custard"), [APB]: Ember gets fast and silly... just add chicken! (Warning, do not drink anything while listening.)
  
• Hiroshima Remembrance 2002, [rschletty/Skean]: Richard reads a stirring speech by the mayors of Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
  
• Ember-Descent (ic42 Depression Mix), [ic42]: A slow, mysterious descent to the bottom of the ocean, and back?
  
• Ember (Lupiroz Mix), [lupiroz]: Ember goes to Sunday morning Electronic Mass.
  
• Ember (Feat. Morning Light Vox), [Morning Light]: Morning Light sings a gentle improv over Ember.
  
• Ember:DragonQuest, [OuttaOrbit] [DavisAmerica] ** GONE? **: Ember reaches across millions of years to find a soulmate...
  
• Ember (Kassia-fied), [Kassia]: Kassia takes Ember on a New (age) direction with her soft touching piano work.
  
• Tumbleweed Ember, [RichardHowardJones]: Ember hits the desert trail, riding off into a beautiful sunset.
  
• Marching Forward to Emberland, [Diviner]: Ember gets a 21st century ElectroIndustrialDarkwave outfit, and struts out in a bold new direction.
  
• Luna Ember 29 w/Drakonis, [LunaTrick]: Ember gets caressed by Daniel's Cello work, so deeply involved in playing this that a string snaps partway through and he plays on, even more soulfully.
  
• Still She Weeps (Ember Char Mix), [Char]: Ember goes orchestral to support Char's wonderfully sung poetry.
  
• Yember (Yeman Ember Mix), [Yeman]: Yeman adds a beautiful dichotomy to Ember with his split-personality (electric slide/acoustic) guitar work.
  
• Ember (Dadgarus Mix), [Dadgarus]: Ember slides over to Persia to dance to Dadgarus' guitar... he whipped this up in a blazing 6 hour session!
  
• Dee In Space With Ember (W) Drakonis, [Day-Dreamer] ** GONE? **: Washes of synthetic nebulae spiral past the space alien Day Dreamer...
  
• Ember-A Heart of Stone Turns to Flesh, [awigze]: Dreamy sax accompanies beautifully sung scripture.
  
• Ember Remembered - Drakonis Open Collab, [Boundless]: Ember swings into jazz mode with great guitar work by Bernard.
  
• Carla's 1st Ember, [carlajpatterson]: Carla stirs up all sorts of genres with her singing over ember.
  
• Carla's 2nd Ember, [carlajpatterson]: Carla cries conflicted tears on her second Ember song.
  
• Ember-A Heart of Stone Turns to Flesh (Sax-Instrumental), [awigze]: Andy's dreamy sax and harmonica propel us across the River Ember in this gentle interpretation.