How about a free song for christmas?

Huzzah! My track Singsiri, which has been in the works for some time – and some of you might have heard an early version of already – is finally finished and ready to hit you guys right in the face.

You are all very welcome to download it for totally free right here, and if you are a music nerd like me, you can find it at Soundcloud, too.
Free stuff is awesome. Awesome stuff is awesome. Merry christmas guys.

I keep a separate mailing list for the music stuff I do, to avoid giving you stuff you don’t want. So if you liked the song and want more, sign up for the newsletter right away (If you download the song and enter your email, I’ll do it for you)!

And if you are now asking yourself  ”What, music? Weren’t you a designer guy?”  Then the answer is yes and yes. I do this too. When I make music I simply use my last name, so if you see a Jacob in front, it’s a design thing. Confusing? Not at all. Don’t believe me? I have a website for it and everything. Now go listen to some music already.

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Freebie: Musical theme for your mobile

astronaut girl!Did you just upgrade to iOS5 on your iPhone/iPad/whatever? Yeah, me too. One small feature they added without anyone noticing, it the ability to use your own ringtones for various alerts, not just the main ringtone when someone calls. So, naturally, I went completely overboard and made you a musical theme, a whole suite of sounds way better than the boring default ones.

The theme is called “Humans”, as it’s basically made from robots telling you what is going on with your phone. So instead of trying to remember that the “bzzoing” sound means “new tweet”, your phone will just tell you; “new tweet”, in a robot voice.

And if you’re thinking about getting a new phone with the fancy new virtual intelligence Siri, this is the perfect robot companion.

The main ringtone is a bit more fancy of course, a Nintendo inspired composition to psyche you out while you scramble between the sofa cushions for your phone.

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Spotify playlist: Work 01

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Unless you have been living under a rock lately, you probably have Spotify already. So here is my first playlist, specially made for working! It’s a nice mix of ambient and bordering genres, to put your head in the right place for churning out awesomeness from your brain, whatever your profession. At least it works like a charm for me!

Click here to load it up in your Spotify player! And tell me what you think in the comments…

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“Iko iko”

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I just finished up an edit slash remix I did of “Iko iko“, an old folk tune usually sung during Mardi Gras, later made into a pop song, and thus covered by artists throughout the 20th century. My version is based on the 90′s version by the Belle stars(used in the soundtrack for Rain man), I took out an awful saxophone from it, put in some modern synths and played around with the arrangement, making it more DJ-friendly. Have a listen to those drums!

It’s a free download, so get’em while you can.

 

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New website for Nabovarsel

I just finished implementing the new website for Nabovarsel, a music culture collective (I’d call it an institution) that I myself am also a part of here in Bergen. The old one used a slightly edited version of the default twenty ten theme for wordpress, so it’s safe to say it was ripe for picking down. The new one is a ever so slightly altered version of Sight, from WPShower. It fits us perfectly, as it has a smarter layout, better focus above the fold, and lots of small neat things.

But whatever, dudes. Just go check it out, that’s all I’m saying.Oh and by the way, the Fanzine I made for them is still available in the store, you know.

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Free track: Singsiri

Last night was spent Djing at Opera for the dancing general public of Bergen. I felt especially inspired in the time period between my dinner and leaving to play yesterday, so this time was naturally spent making a new track.

I played the track to the people at the party and they went nuts, so I’ll take that as a vote of confidence. This morning I cleaned it up and added some better elements, have a listen, won’t you? In exchange for the song, I only ask to be able to put you on my mailing list, so you’ll get new stuff in the future, too.  Deal?

EDIT: The track Singsiri has been released in a new and better suit, head over to the music page to listen and downlaod!

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“your girl” remix/edit

Here’s my second take on re-working some material from Kakkmaddafakka, a deep and groovy edit of their most recent single your girl.
I have a little free time between freelancing these days, so this is my way of zoning out a little. I’m currently working on a typeface based on the  nature drawings of Ernst Haeckel, so I whipped up a quick cover for the track using the document I already had open. Enjoy!

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AMALGAM – my bachelor exam project

I can now finally reveal the full extent of my biggest project to date; my degree project of visual communications, from the design dept. of the Bergen national academy of the arts.

If you want to see the project right away, head over to my portfolio, where it is presented in its entirety.

The project has in many ways been going on in the back of my head for several years, as I have tried different small ways of working with electronic concerts. I have been an active DJ for more than 10 years, and have always had the belief that when we take to the stage, we take on ourselves a certain obligation to the audience. Continue reading

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