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Posted on August 17, 2021July 3, 2024 by mystik — Leave a comment

‘Whatchu Know About What?’ Mystik Remix for Many Names

Hi friends, so, I just got the invite to do a Mystik remix for my long-time friend, DJ and emerging production powerhouse, Many Names, aka the creator of Keyframe Entertainment and current AltEthos XR producer Julian Reyes. Just got the sample pack and am working on the first mix to share with Many Names for consideration. To warm up, I setup a track with only vocal samples to draw on for inspiration. Initially that track turned out a bit in the tech house genre. For this one, where Iboga Records is the source label from the original release, I'm trying…

Posted on June 19, 2021June 27, 2021 by mystik

2021 Mid-Year Demo

Halfway through the year already! I have been on a production tear lately. Mostly trying to learn my gear really well. Lately it's been using the Synthstrom Deluge since I'm about to go on a roadtrip and want to feel comfortable with just that. Before that, it was with the Akai Force and using that to aggregate and compose with a DSI Tempest, the aforementioned Deluge, Korg Electribe 2 and ER-1, Yamaha RM1X, Roland VT-3 and Yamaha CS as primary sound generators and a Pioneer RMX-1000 as a master effect. Sometimes into Ableton as multi-tracked arrangements, other times arranged on…

Posted on June 18, 2021November 2, 2021 by mystik

Music collab for adventure game on Steam “Exo: Into Starlight”

Mystik has started preliminary discussions with Superframe Media to contribute some musical inspiration and concept audio for a newly released game called Exo: Into Starlight, which was developed by a longtime friend and otherwise business collaborator on several previous projects, rockstar game, VR and 3D developer Greg Bowen. It's an exciting development and we've already offered up 4 tracks as potential inspiration or as material for consideration and future development, isolation of key sounds and orchestration of desired moments and layers of intensity. The game consists of an android explorer and drone assistant exploring various exoplanet environments. We're also excited…

Posted on June 2, 2021October 17, 2024 by mystik

Interview Q&A with Mystik

Welcome to our readers and to our featured artist Mystik (www.mystiksound.com). He is a DJ and producer and longtime San Francisco & Bay Area resident. We’ve got some time for an interview together, so let’s find out a little more about him, shall we? Q: What’s your name, where are you from & where are you based now? A: My name is Peter Loomis. I was born in Milwaukee, WI and am now living in San Francisco, CA. Q: How long have you been DJing? Producing? A: I started DJing when I moved to New York City in 1998 after…

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 by mystik

Performing Rights Organizations vs Distributors

Ok, so one of my band's Mystik Luminate have just been asked to register for either ASCAP or BMI in order for our label manager to register us for our latest release's performance royalties. This is leading me & my brother to start discussing & investigating which performing rights organization (or PRO) to use... BMI is free, where as ASCAP has a $50 fee for songwriting & also for publishing... Or so it seems according to this video I just found which discusses a bit more about them, including how they differentiate for publishing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvum75E14Jk COUNTER ARGUMENT Aaaand for a…

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