Blog Entries for Sean Beeson

Prometheus Rapture - Snare Drum Concerto

Sean Beeson — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:00:00 +0100

I just wanted to share my latest work and collaboration with GANG! It is a Snare Drum Concerto (this is just the piano arrangement) that I have composed. It is currently being performed by Dame Evelyn Glennie around the globe, but most recently by the Southern Illionois University of Carbondale's Wind Symphony.

Check it out! Credits and information is below the video. Sorry for the shameless plug ;)

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9r0aQhQSes 560x349]

P [...]

2010 G.A.N.G. Summer Summit - Featuring Valve!

Sean Beeson — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Valve Software is widely regarded as one of the world's premiere game developers. With a list of credits that include games on nearly everyone's lifetime Top 10 list, including the renowned Half Life series, Portal [...]

Composer's Conference (June 15) - NY SCL and AFM Local 802

Sean Beeson — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:00:00 +0100

The Society of Composers & Lyricists in NY and AFM Local 802 present a:

COMPOSERS CONFERENCE AFM Agreements: How They Can Work For You
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 6:30-9:30 PM Admission Free Local 802, 322 W. 48th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues)

- Learn first-hand how to work with union musicians and contracts in Film, TV, Commercial and Video Game projects.
- Learn how to maximize your budget, your earnings and get the best m [...]

GANG GDC Discounts and Giveaway!

Sean Beeson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0100

GDC GANG Awards Party Giveaways! [...]

Felt-Force One - 50% off GANG Discount!!

Sean Beeson — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100

We like to offer all GameAudioNetworkGuild-members a discount on our "Felt Force One" Orchestral Percussion Package. 50% Off with the couponcode: Olympic From 29,90 for 15 Euros! The discount will be open for the next 19 or so days, so get it while it is hot!!! Enjoy everybody

Rob Vandenberg

http://www.sonokinetic.com/feltfor [...]

Announcing the 8th Annual 2010 Student and Apprentice Competition

Sean Beeson — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Announcing the 8th Annual 2010 Student and Apprentice Competition

G.A.N.G. is proud to announce the 8th annual 2010 Student/Apprentice Contest. This contest is an outstanding opportunity for student and apprentice members in G.A.N.G., and is a great way to advance your game audio career and get noticed. So, get your creative juices flowing and submit your best material in the competition!

There are two specific categories in [...]

25% Discount - IK Multimedia Software!!!

Sean Beeson — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Greetings!

Here is another huge discount from our friends at IK Multimedia, 25% off of all software!!! If you haven't ever use T-racks and are in the market for some great plugins, check them out. Details and the code are below:

IKGANG25

IK Multimedia is offering G.A.N.G. Members 25 Percent off Software-Only
products in the IK Multimedia Online Store for the 2010 calendar year. This
promo code is valid for products like AmpliTub [...]

Prometheus Rapture Premiere - Dame Evelyn Glennie

Sean Beeson — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0100

I am pleased to announce that my first concerto for snare drum, which was written for Dame Evelyn Glennie (http://www.evelyn.co.uk/) is being premiered tomorrow November 26, at Cadogan Hall in the UK - http://www.cadoganhall.com/showpage.php?pid=830

If you are in that area, I encourage you to check it out :) Unfortunately due to the high costs of travelling I will not be in the audience, but it will be a great show nonetheless!

Friday Fun and Fail #5 - Moon Rappin' and a CATcerto!

Sean Beeson — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Albeit a day late, here is the latest iteration of my continuing comedy blog, Friday Fun and Fail!

This week's Friday Fun and Fail is all about music. All of these clips are fun and also are fail... What differs between them is HOW they fail, however I won't be the one to determine that, I will leave that to you :-)

Friday Fun and Fail #1 - Buzz Aldrin Rap

Are we going to the moon agai [...]

Friday Fun n' Fail #4 - Can you Beat my SCORE?!

Sean Beeson — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Greetings again from Columbus! Today is a rare Friday Fun n' Fail, as I have a lot of fun things, and well not so many fails. (<- I am saving those for the next one hehe)

Ok, so right to the grind! First on the list, CAN YOU BEAT MY SCORE?!

FRIDAY FUN - SPORCLE

If you haven't ever been to sporcle.com, I suggest you go right now. Stop everything you are doing an [...]

Friday Fail and Fun #3 - Ahh Memories....

Sean Beeson — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Ahh, it is that time again... Good 'ol Friday. I love Fridays for the simple fact that it is one day closer to the weekend. I have strong disdain for Fridays for the simple fact that I rarely get weekends off :) (Fridays feel like Tuesdays to me)

So now on to the festivities. First, the fun. I came across this little gem of a flash game while browsing the web and playing games on my iPhone, which btw, Defender Chronicles rulz! I am quite impressed with the quality of the game and ho [...]

Friday Fun n' Fail #2 - Fight Scenes

Sean Beeson — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Again it is Friday, and boy oh boy do I have some gems! Put your black belt and gear on, because we are gonna spar!

I am a fan of Van Damme, and I have been since I was young. When I was just a few years old, my older brother introduced me to some of Van Damme's best films, Kick boxer and Bloodsport. If you have not seen either of those movies, check out at least Bloodsport!

The fighting sequences are just brilliant! They are scripted so well that i [...]

Friday Fun n' Fail #1

Sean Beeson — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:00:00 +0100

After receiving over 16k hits on my last blog series, Tuesday Travesty, I want to introduce a new series that every other Friday will give you something to chuckle about and enjoy while approaching the weekend.

Without further ado, I give you FFF, Friday Fun n' FAIL

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FAIL - Pacman

G.A.N.G. East Coast / Yale - Game Audio Symposium

Sean Beeson — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Needless to say, The East Coast Region's inaugural event was a success! Planned by Tom Salta (Chairman of East Coast Region) and Paul Lipson (President of G.A.N.G.) the G.A.N.G. Game Audio Symposium was held on Yale's legendary campus on February 20th.

The symposium opened with Tom Salta, Paul Lipson, and Brian Schmidt speaking on The Art of Game Audio. The panel explored the creative process of working with game audio while addressing some common issues that they have fa [...]

Hate your job? - The most AMAZING Super Bowl commercial ever!

Sean Beeson — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Not sure if anyone here watched the Super Bowl, but I happened to catch this commercial which was simply awesome...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWXQ00SDAWc

What was your favorite?

Tuesday Travesty #20 - Sean and the Songsmith - Sinister BLT?

Sean Beeson — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0100

I have a doozie of a travesty for you today. First before I begin, I recommend that you find a thread in forums started by Daniel Costello about Songsmith.

Thread

Secondly, check out the link below. I posted a piece last travesty that was, well, quite special, however this link is to an ad for Songsmith. (Also some of the music is quite catchy hehe)

The Ad

Again, I app [...]

Tuesday Travesty #19 - Burger King, the Mac Book Wheel and moar!

Sean Beeson — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0100

It has been a while since I blogged any travesties, and for that I digress.

Things have been incredibly busy here! With the launch of my new site, school starting, tax season, pre-GDC G.A.N.G. Meetings, and gigs, I feel like I work 100 hours a week :) In reality I think it is something like 103 hours a week!

Before I even being to dive into the 09 travesties, I must first show you something quite strange, a bit disturbing, and thus oozing travesty!

Yuletide Travesty - Go Elf YOURSELF!!!

Sean Beeson — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Hope everyone is having a great end of the year. Christmas has been great in Ohio so far, albeit a bit warm!

Now for one of the greatest things I have seen this year! Thanks to my lab rats :) Elf yourself, and send it to all of your friends. It is a great laugh!

Elf YOURSELF!

Have a great weekend, and a great New Year!