drakonis
(Eduard)
(Eduard)
| Member Since: | Friday, September 24 2004 @ 02:11 PM CDT |
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| Homepage: | http://www.schwansongs.com/ |
| Location: | San Diego, CA USA |
| Song Comments: | 6632 |
| Song Votes: | 204 |
| Forum Posts: | 3174 |
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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.
Music Videos:
"Four Worlds", a surreal animated musical journey through 4 different worlds... running over 22 minutes, this NTSC-formatted DVD will stimulate your imagination. I wrote the music, created the computer animation, designed the DVD case artwork and DVD itself, and now it is time for you to enjoy it!
You can watch the trailer here, to get a taste of the music videos:
I would be delighted if you stopped by the web page here, where you can read more, and purchase your own copy of this DVD if you like.
Many of my videos can be found here on YouTube... in the mean time, here are a couple for your enjoyment:
Here's a peek at a "Miniature Parade" computer-animated music video I completed (read more about it by clicking here):
Here's a video I shot while on vacation in Big Sur, California, where we got up-close and personal with at least 15 amazing California Condors!
Collaborations with Macjammers:
Several sets of collaborations with myself and other Macjams artists are listed here, as well as others who have performed my music:
"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 Macjams note and send me your e-mail address, and I can then send you the Mac GarageBand file, MIDI file, or AIFF/WAV file to work from. The more creative and unique you can make your version the better... speed it up, chop it up, change instruments, add singing or playing over it, change the genre, have fun! 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), that you add a link (and credit) to the original Ember, 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:
Music by Drakonis
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.
Music Videos:
"Four Worlds", a surreal animated musical journey through 4 different worlds... running over 22 minutes, this NTSC-formatted DVD will stimulate your imagination. I wrote the music, created the computer animation, designed the DVD case artwork and DVD itself, and now it is time for you to enjoy it!
You can watch the trailer here, to get a taste of the music videos:
I would be delighted if you stopped by the web page here, where you can read more, and purchase your own copy of this DVD if you like.
Many of my videos can be found here on YouTube... in the mean time, here are a couple for your enjoyment:
Here's a peek at a "Miniature Parade" computer-animated music video I completed (read more about it by clicking here):
Here's a video I shot while on vacation in Big Sur, California, where we got up-close and personal with at least 15 amazing California Condors!
Collaborations with Macjammers:
Several sets of collaborations with myself and other Macjams artists are listed here, as well as others who have performed my music:
- Dulce Amor - RoxyVox, [Roxylee]: Roxylee took a little dulcimer strum I recorded, and added wonderful lyrics and singing, transforming it into a real song.
- Drak's Bear Rag-LIVE!, [leemiguel2004]: I am not sure how, but the amazing Lee Axford was able to actually PLAY my "Lickety Split" rag live! Nobody told him that since I didn't play piano, I accidentally scored it so it could only be played with 11-fingers.
- My Ring (MJRF), [MyFakeIdentity]: My little piece called Maru, here was masterfully re-crafted and rewritten into 5/4 time!
- Temporal Tantrum final mix [w/ Drakonis and Sister Savage], [TonesTones], [Sister Savage]: The dark broody instrumental got a ProGothic makeover when Steve and Tess got ahold of it!
- particledots v/s ic42 (8 chords), [particledots]: A very wild experiment, created by extracting 8 random chords from 8 random songs of his and mine, then weaving them into a piece of music.
- Andes Off by Drakonis w/ maure & awigze, [Maure],[AWigze]: My "Andes Off" piece takes flight, with real live turtle-shell percussion played by Andy, and the guitar part played by his wife Maureen.
- Dark Dreams by StrangeDream, [StrangeDream]: This is my Childhood Dreams instrumental, beautifully darkened with lyrics sung by Natalie aka StrangeDream.
- 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.
- Happy Birthday, Drakonis!, [roxylee and others]: OK, not a collaboration with me, but a collaboration FOR me... this was Roxylee's surprise birthday song for me... she asked a BUNCH of other Macjammers to help with this unforgettably sweet birthday present... thank you Roxylee and everybody!
"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 Macjams note and send me your e-mail address, and I can then send you the Mac GarageBand file, MIDI file, or AIFF/WAV file to work from. The more creative and unique you can make your version the better... speed it up, chop it up, change instruments, add singing or playing over it, change the genre, have fun! 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), that you add a link (and credit) to the original Ember, 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]: 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] ** GONE? **: 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] ** GONE? **: 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.
- I.G.Mber, [IGM]: Ingo Paints a romantic sunset in strings.
- Sweet Embers Of Love, [AngelaHope] ** GONE? **: Angie sings so sweetly of wishing for love in the moonlight.
- Embers of Velvet, [Velvet_Audio_Lab]: Ember paints pictures of a warm Thai sunset sparkling in the waters of the bay.
- TRIBAL EMBER By Chiefalannahrunswithscissorsfeather, [Alannah]: Get lost in the rain forests of the world with this immersive EthnoEmber, she even has Tuvan Throat Singers and didgeridus.
- The Evolution of Ember (An Ember Rekindled Mix), [Reinholdt56]: A little electronic kerosene makes Ember suddenly glow white hot.
- NovaEmber or, Ember's Glow, [Richard13]: Intriguing sultry rhythms to chill out to.
- Ember-Symphonic Flow, [Chimalus]: A deftly, gently orchestrated Ember.
- Ember (Red to grey), [Perry Mental]: Ember starts off going to primary school, but gets on the wrong bus for a terminally twisted psychological ride.
- Heavy Ember, [Warren Smith]: Crunching through the forest, a brash punk Ember taunts the big bad wolf....
- Ember (Far Eastern Seaboard Mix), [VicDiesel]: Ember goes east, and gets the Dizzy ostinato Glassy Gamelan treatment.
- Ex Umbra In Solem, [SmokeyVW]: Ember gets soaked while traveling under a dark thunderstorm, and radiates a smile when the sun and birds brighten the ending.
Music by Drakonis