chris_huelsbeck

Patreon Mega Marathon: I plan to compose 1 song a day for one week!

Here comes my personal Patreon Mega Marathon: I plan to compose 1 song a day for one week to create a whole new mini album (like an EP) before the year ends!

I will also release previews for this EP every day for every preview tier backer and one completed mixed and mastered track for all Patrons by the end of the month as usual! The preview backers can even vote on which of the preview tracks to finish on the last day! Then I plan to do the final mixing and mastering of all the tracks early January and all Patrons will receive this whole album as a download immediately!

It will be exciting to see what I can come up with considering the tight timeframe and I’m looking forward to your suggestions, feedback and discussion around this experiment!

Let me know what you think! :)

-Chris

Update 1:  I found a fitting name for the album: 7 Days, 7 Songs! :)

New piece "Elation (Holiday Edition)" ready

Hi Everyone,

It's almost the end of the year and I think most of us can't wait for 2020 to be over... ;) But even with all the hardships and craziness one can always find a positive note - and that's exactly what I like this latest piece to represent, a positive outlook into the future and a much better coming year! I started 3 times this month to come up with something appropriate to fit with the upcoming holidays, only to find it not catching the right mood. So I started over once again very late in the process (2 days ago), but I think I finally got it right!

FLAC: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9wj4a80q0mg6j3x/Elation%20%28Holiday%20Edition%29.flac?dl=0

WAV: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yx4v8jtyovu80nr/Elation%20%28Holiday%20Edition%29.wav?dl=0

Happy Holidays! :)

-Chris

Sales tax on Patreon pledges explained and upcoming changes

Hi everyone,

While working hard on the latest track, I wanted to take a moment to talk about sales tax that had already been added by Patreon by law in certain countries, particularly in Europe since 2015. 

Beginning July 1st a lot of US states and other countries are also requiring sales tax or VAT being collected.

The good news is however that Patreon also now has given us creators more control of how pledges are broken down into different reward categories. This could actually result in lower sales tax for most of you going forward (with this tool I was able to select an ever higher value to "general artist support", because that might not be taxable compared to digital downloads for example)!

Here is more detailed info about these changes:  https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043054911 

Thanks again everyone for your amazing support! :)

-Chris

New piece "Flight Of The Fairlight" ready! :)

Hi Everyone,

When I was a teenager, there was one particular music "machine" that was the stuff of legends: The Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument), an Australian invention, which was the first fully functional Sampler (you can read about it in detail here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairlight_CMI ).

Compared to my early love of Synthesizers, which I couldn't afford, the Fairlight was in another universe, costing easily 5 to even 6 figures and was usually reserved to the absolute top earners in the music business (like Peter Gabriel, Jan Hammer, Art of Noise etc.)!

But since a few days ago, I own one... well, sort of! ;) The French company Arturia made a pretty good recreation of this classic machine as a plugin, part of their V-Collection. I had a version of this collection, but not the latest that included the Fairlight, until now.

And what better way to celebrate this momentous addition to my arsenal by creating a brand new track with just this one Plugin... It's been an absolute blast to create this. The Fairlight definitely has some quirks and though it may not have the fidelity of modern samplers with its lower bit- and sample rate, the overall sound it produces has a very special and unique vibe that is difficult to achieve any other way. Enjoy! :)

 -Chris

FLAC: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a58q1wau5u1x0dh/Chris%20Huelsbeck%20-%20Flight%20Of%20The%20Fairlight.flac?dl=0

WAV: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ddgapka43l66a2y/Chris%20Huelsbeck%20-%20Flight%20Of%20The%20Fairlight.wav?dl=0

New preview piece: Miami Midnight Drive

With the positive feedback over my recent Synthwave track (Timewarp 1983) and the video I made for it, I wanted to try something in that direction once more and here is the preview... stay tuned for the final version very soon! :)

-Chris

Let's take this project to the next level!

Hi everyone,  

First of all, I wanted to thank you all so much for making this Patreon project possible! It has now resulted in over 30 cool (royalty-free) tracks, 3 albums and it has become an important part to sustain my artistic adventures and give me freedom outside of the games industry.

Over the years I noticed that getting new fans to sign up still is a bit of a challenge. One possibility is that my original choice of support per song (or "per creation" in Patreon lingo) may confuse new potential Patrons about what they're in for in terms of budget. Even though Patreon offers to set a limit per month and I have never released more than one paid post per month, I have come to the conclusion that switching to the "monthly" support scheme would be easier to understand and an overall cleaner way to present this project.

One reason I originally opted for "per creation" was that I didn't want anyone to pay if I couldn't release a new track in a month because of possible other commitments. But over the last 2 years or so I have kept up with releasing at least one piece per month even with other pressures weighing down on me, so I'm confident that I can keep up (also, there is actually still an option to suspend the project and not charge if I needed to).

For all current Patrons everything stays the same - you're still supporting me with the same amount as before and I still create at least one new track per month, but I hope that this change will translate in many more supporters joining this amazing ride and who knows, soon I can provide you with even more content. Let's do it together! :)

-Chris

New track "Dawn Of Victory" ready!

The liberation fleet is gathering in the shadow of Tau Ceti's planet E for their latest decisive campaign to finally free the whole sector from the oppressing forces of the invaders. After a short and tough battle, the remaining enemy ships have retreated and peace can return at last...

Enjoy! :)

FLAC: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rqhqinjys1ovwdh/Chris%20Huelsbeck%20-%20Dawn%20Of%20Victory.flac?dl=0

WAV: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5lo9p44cxy0na8p/Chris%20Huelsbeck%20-%20Dawn%20Of%20Victory.wav?dl=0

New track "The Heroes" ready

This month we're going full Hollywood (in a good way)... I got this inspiring new orchestral sound library that just needed a full evaluation and what better than a rousing movie theme that could fit right in the credits roll of your favorite new super hero flick! :)

FLAC: https://www.dropbox.com/s/20nwebhp2fj7n83/Chris%20Huelsbeck%20-%20The%20Heroes%20%28Master%201%29.flac?dl=0

WAV: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d82nxr4wlot4h8g/Chris%20Huelsbeck%20-%20The%20Heroes%20%28Master%201%29.wav?dl=0

And in other great news, I finally fixed and improved my video streaming setup, so I will resume live streams very soon for this project!

New piece "Generations" ready!

This month I'm channeling one of my heroes of synth and electronic film scores: John Carpenter! I was recently working on some demo pieces for video work by a friend since he was searching for some Carpenter-esque evolving drones. Also featured in this piece are some melodies I actually composed while at Rainbow Arts in 1990... I went through my old tapes (all digitized and archived a long time ago of course) which have hundreds of compositions that were never used or fully developed and it's great to have that as a resource... :)

Here is the lossless WAV:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ebuin4s6oolzt6w/Generations%20%28Master%29.wav?dl=0

And FLAC:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/76qxhs7h5ynkwd7/Generations%20%28Master%29.flac?dl=0

Enjoy! :)

-Chris

I made a megamix of our tracks...

...to spread the word about our project and the news that the music pieces are now royalty-free. You can download the megamix here if you like:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0onb8vpodgv9h1f/Chris%20Huelsbeck%20-%20Patreon%20Megamix%201.mp3?dl=0

Please share the Soundcloud link! :)

Thanks,

Chris

Stream is live for everyone, here's the URL!! :)

https://youtu.be/FPVIM5KzaEw

Trying another live stream tomorrow, for all of you this time! :)

Hi everyone,

My last live stream a few days ago didn't work too well, particularly with the audio, but I think I have found a good solution now and want to try once more. Tune in to learn what my exciting plans are for this Patreon project going forward - I'll post the live stream link tomorrow at the same time as before (12pm PST, 21:00 CET)! :)

-Chris

New Track: Visions Of Tyrell

"Visions Of Tyrell" is a homage to the amazing Blade Runner Soundtrack by Vangelis, with a mix of orchestral sounds, moody FX and huge bold synths...   this piece is based on work I had done a while ago on a game project that unfortunately didn't work out. Audio stems and Midi for the higher pledge levels coming in a few days. Enjoy! :)

-Chris

A new piece is coming together! :)

It's been quite a while since I posted an update, but I finally found time and the right inspiration to work on a brand new piece. Stay tuned because I plan to post it in the next few days. Higher pledge Patrons will get a preview and I'm still figuring out how I can live stream to just a small group or if I rather put together a downloadable video about the track development. In any case, I'm very excited and I hope you are too... :)

Chris

ps: it's not the piece from the introduction video. But that one is also still work in progress and will be released later.

GeoDrop Soundtrack EP, by Chris Huelsbeck

Dear Patrons, The first week on Patreon has passed and things are still going well. I've continued on the first piece and will show you more in a video soon. In the meantime, I have just finished and released a new Soundtrack EP (of "GeoDrop", a cool action puzzle game from a few years back) on Bandcamp and I will send all Backers / Patrons a discount code in the next non-public message. You can take a look here: https://chrishuelsbeck.bandcamp.com/album/geodrop-soundtrack-ep You may notice the music, which was featured in the background of the Patreon Introduction video. Thanks again for all who joined me so far on this new journey! :) -Chris

We're off to a nice start, thanks everyone!

Thanks to all new Patrons who have joined me today on this exciting new adventure. As you've seen and heard in the introduction video, I am already working on new music and will share an early preview with you. First, here's a Soundcloud link for everyone to enjoy, but all Patrons will get an exclusive download in the next message! :) https://soundcloud.com/chris_huelsbeck/beyond-the-horizon-wip-patreon-introduction-track/s-FQlAw

Welcome all! :)

Welcome to my Patreon Activity Feed. Here I will share all the latest news for my Patrons as well as production insights and other fun stuff. As a patron you will be able to participate, communicate and give me feedback. I welcome everyone to be part of this adventure.