A place for instrumental minimalism

Angels We Have Heard on High

2011-12-17T04:14:00.000+01:00

Here is my particular cover of a traditional Christmas carol, Angels We Have Heard on High. This song will be available as a free download on ReverbNation, but only for a few days.

Free sheet music can be found here.

What do you think of this song?. Leave your comments and questions in the box below.

Unearthed - A Guide To New Music Vol. 1

2011-05-10T18:15:00.050+02:00

Unearthed - A Guide To New Music Vol. 1 is a promotional CD featuring my song Warming Oceans and other great independent music.

The Unearthed Program is scheduled for Thursday, May 12th from 7:30pm - 10:30pm Eastern, with Nick Katona from Melodic Revolution Records. Hosted by onlinewithandrea on Blog Talk Radio.

Listen live or listen to the archive via the same link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onlinewithandrea/2011/05/12/unearthed-a-guide-to-new-music-vol-1

Listen to internet radio with onlinewithandrea on Blog Talk Radio

My Bandcamp site and a free download

2011-05-09T22:08:00.000+02:00

Bandcamp is one of the best places I know to host music and offer quick and reliable streaming and downloading. The music is available in any audio format you may desire, including lossless FLAC.

I have put the short version of Rainy as a free download. Pick your audio format and get the track for free:

<p>&amp;lt;a href="http://jaloes.bandcamp.com/track/rainy-short-version"&amp;gt;Rainy (short version) by Jaloes&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</p>

And the digital album is available with a lot of bonus material at the price you wish. You name the price to get the nine tracks from the album, plus five bonus tracks of alternate mixes and artwork files:

jaloes.bandcamp.com

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Beyond the Dawn show, May 2nd

2011-04-30T00:53:00.000+02:00

Did you miss last April 4^thBeyond the Dawn radio show?. You may find it at www.tdawn.com under podcasts, or just here:

http://www.tdawn.com/tdawn-podcasts/?p=episode&name=2011-04-21_04-04-2011-beyond_the_dawn_show.mp3

My music will be again for the May 2^nd show at 7PM EST on the Beyond the Dawn radio show. Click on the image at that time to tune in and catch the live feed, or click later for the replay:

Beyond the Dawn

2011-04-01T20:24:00.000+02:00

My music will be on the next Beyond the Dawn radio show, hosted by T Dawn. The show is April 4^th at 7 PM EST, next monday. Don't miss it.

The show will go into instant replay as soon as it starts, in case you miss the live feed. You may also find all previous shows at www.tdawn.com under podcasts.

Pongid and other radio airplay

2011-01-08T23:55:00.008+01:00

Pongid is an indie music site and online radio station that streams via Live365 and in Second Life:

Some other sites where I know my music is being played are ruKus radio, Altsounds and the sites mentioned in this post about radio airplay.

Arenacast: Featured Artist interview: Jaloes (E47)

2010-12-07T15:30:00.003+01:00

Read the interview on the ArenaCast blog:

Arenacast: Featured Artist interview: Jaloes (E47): "About: Jaloes 'Jaloes is a spanish composer of instrumental minimalist music. His songs, made with piano and computers, are described as ..."

Listen to the ArenaCast Episode 47 Playlist, with the track Stormy:

Arenacast: ArenaCast Episode 47 Playlist Cheers from Sunny S...: "Hi guys! We have an exciting announcement for you regarding our podcast! We decided to try something new and special this week, so this epis..."

Listen to the podcast on iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/arenacast-this-weeks-hottest/id359891834

View the album Weather on iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/album/weather/id312451249

New video: Warming Oceans

2010-10-12T19:54:00.005+02:00

This is the video for my song Warming Oceans. All pictures come from morgueFile, under the morgueFile Free License, and from the Earth From Space NASA database of images, under public domain. The music is written by myself, played with an M-Audio keyboard and mixed with Ableton Live.

Hope you enjoy it.

New song: Warming Oceans

2010-09-18T01:48:00.007+02:00

Warming Oceans is my latest piano song. This is a protest against ocean temperatures that may influence the weather and climate of the whole planet. This song is part of my next music project, a solo piano album. Hope you enjoy it. Share your comments below!.

New versions of Rainy and Foggy

2010-07-28T18:14:00.005+02:00

I am glad to announce new versions of the songs Rainy and Foggy, with the instrumentation, mixing, production and mastering by str.productions (broadjam URL here).

Rainy (2010) is a new version for three pianos, with a Yamaha grand for the main track and a Steinberg grand for the two other tracks. The new mastering gives the impression that there are three pianos playing in the same room, with the main piano in front of the listener and the other two pianos either side at the back.

Foggy has two new mixes available. One of them is a new version with the same instruments but with a new piano sound, and the other is a new version with a lower tempo and a new strings section.

David Jones is a producer/engineer working from his own studio in the UK. He is helping many indie artists getting affordable professional production and mastering.

Here is a brief description of how str.productions set up one of these songs, as described by David:

I have been given the midi tracks from Jaloes and from these I have put the tracks on to logic pro 8 digital audio workstation. I use pro-logic as to me the sound is clearer than pro-tools for this type of genre but I will vary the two systems depending on how much production each mix requires. I have then used from the sound library in logic both the Steinway and Yamaha grand pianos to give the midi the best sound which the songs deserve. I will then add various effects including an aux channel with one of the presets in the logic space designer that will complement the overall sound and reverb I am looking for. I will only send a small percentage of the main channels to the aux channel as I do not want the room reverb to dominate the mix. By sending all the channels to the same room reverb this gives the impression that all the instruments are in the same room but in different places, just like in a real sound room.

I then eq the tracks differently to allow each instrument their own sound space in the mix so they can be heard. I do not use a great deal of compression as on pianos I like to leave their natural ambiance come though. I have then pushed one piano to the left of the mix and one piano to the right. I have left the third piano in the centre but I have made the midi track in to two tracks with the same piano on but widened one piano and narrowed the other and again have eq`d the same piano differently to give different frequency responses to separate the two tracks.

The mix has then been mastered on logic using waves diamond and other custom mastering software I have developed.

David Jones, Str.productions

Some changes to the blog

2010-06-12T23:27:00.004+02:00

As you may have noticed, I have made some changes to the blog design, using one of the new Blogger templates. After some time without activity here, I have decided to change the look of the site and restart writing with some new contents.

I will begin a new series of articles about several kinds of music that I like, including a series on minimalist music. I will also be writing about some new independent musicians that I think are worth to discover and listen.

Caroline Moore is one of these independent musicians, that you may find on my Featured Website section on the sidebar these days. She is a freelance film and media composer and has music featured in films, documentaries and commercials. Check out her music:

Jaloes official website and a free download

2010-03-06T10:15:00.006+01:00

My new website is up and running since last week:

http://www.jaloes.com
http://jaloes.com

I have already received some feedback about the design and the site content. Thank you for your help!. I have considered many of the comments received, and I have just made some new changes to the site. To give back thanks for it, I will send a free download of my song Foggy to all the people who have sent me any kind of feedback about the site or the music. Those who have already sent comments will get the free download in a few days.

I have tried to make a clean and simple design for the site, with a minimalist touch according to the music style.

I will still be waiting for your comments about the website and the music. Please follow the Contact link on the website and fill in the form with your comments, or just click here to submit your feedback. I will give away my song Foggy for free to all who send me comments until March 31. Please be honest and tell me what you really think. I appreciate your help.

Featured website section

2010-02-19T00:58:00.004+01:00

While I'm still working to finish my new website which will be available soon, I thought I'd put a new Featured website section in the sidebar, to share music related sites that I find interesting to visit. It will only contain one link to a website for a few days or until I find another interesting link to share.

My first suggestion is Wim Mertens official website. Wim Mertens is the belgian composer of many minimalist works and you should check him out if you don't know him yet.

CD Baby will donate toward Haitian earthquake relief

2010-01-23T08:36:00.004+01:00

Starting on Monday, January 25th and continuing for two weeks, CD Baby will donate $1 from every CD sale through their website, and $1 from every download sale over $8.99 on their site, to the American Red Cross and to Mercy Corps, a Portland-based relief organization with a large presence in Haiti.

By buying any music on CD Baby from January 25th, you can help raise funds towards those affected by the disaster.

My music on 7digital

2010-01-03T18:06:00.004+01:00

Radio airplay

2009-12-17T23:27:00.004+01:00

Here are some online radio sites where my music is being played:

Jango

The Songwriter's Network

Breakaway

IMRADIO

"Rainy" semi-finalist in UK Songwriting Contest 2009

2009-09-11T16:28:00.003+02:00

My song Rainy has been semi-finalist in the instrumental category of the UK Songwriting Contest. This is an international event with entries from all parts of the world. There are ten categories for entries. These are: Pop, Rock/Indie, Folk and Country, Jazz and Blues, Open/Miscellaneous, Dance/R&B/Hip-Hop/Urban, Christian/Faith, Lyrics Only, Instrumental and Adult Contemporary.

Listen to this song at ReverbNation. You can also download Rainy 4.25 for free, a shorter version of Rainy.

Weather CD Contest

2009-07-24T16:36:00.004+02:00

Here is how to win one copy of my CD Weather. All the people who buy some of my music at Stereofame will enter a prize draw for a CD. Purchasing just one track is enough. Anyone buying from one track to the whole album, from today July 24 to August 30, will enter the CD draw that will take place on August 31.

Go to my artist page at Stereofame and login or sign up there to listen to a lot of music by indie artists and download a lot of free music. You will see the contest info on the News section of my artist page.

Free download of Rainy 4.25

2009-07-22T22:48:00.005+02:00

Rainy 4.25 is the title of a newly remastered version of my song Rainy. This new version is 4:25 minutes long, instead of the 6:21 of the original version from the album. The structure and the chord progression is the same in both versions of the song, but this one is shortened by some fewer pattern repetitions.

I have also introduced some changes in the mastering process, trying to improve the overall sound image. Hope you like the result.

This song can be downloaded for free. Just click on the widget in the upper right corner of this page, the green button with the text "FREE DOWNLOAD". You will need to register for my mailing list at ReverbNation. Or you can go to my artist page at ReverbNation and look for Rainy 4.25 in the player.

Another way to get this song for free is going to my artist page at Stereofame. If you are not registered you will need to sign up before downloading.

Jaloes at ReverbNation

2009-07-19T12:06:00.002+02:00

Stereofame, Twiturm and Jango

2009-05-24T11:49:00.006+02:00

Now I have an artist page at Stereofame. You can play some of my music there, and you can join the game if you wish, getting a virtual label and then signing me to your label.

I am sharing some of my songs on Twitter, through Twiturm. My profile is here. Listen and leave a comment!. Twiturm is a place to share music and profiles on a variety of other sites. You can leave and receive comments, and you can retweet your favorite songs. You can also browse music by genres.

Jango is an internet radio site where you can listen to music online, allowing you to enter the artist name you want to play. You get the music that you want, and you can discover new music you're likely to like. Please visit my artist page at Jango and rate my music!. You can also leave comments and become a fan.

Rainy

2009-05-06T19:08:00.009+02:00

The song Rainy at BANDiZMO:

Rainy is also available for streaming at Indie-Music.com and at broadjam.com. Foggy and Stormy also at broadjam.com.

Half price shipping to Spain from CDconnection

2009-05-02T00:01:00.004+02:00

CDconnection is offering half price shipping to Spain until May 15. My album Weather is listed here.

From CDconnection:

To help stimulate the global economy, until midnight on May 15, we are offering 1/2 price shipping to Spain.

We have more than 1/2 million CDs and DVDs to choose from and excellent prices. You will find thousands of CDs at $4.99 or less.

To receive this discount please enter the following promotion code while ordering at http://www.cdconnection.com:

1World

This offer is limited to orders with a value of $100 or less sent by International Priority Airmail.

Your Local HD Band

2009-04-28T20:26:00.004+02:00

Jaloes appears in Your Local HD Band.

Your Local HD Band is an online music store teamed with HD AUDIO +, where they offer solutions in today's mp3 download market based on sound quality in mp3.

Weather is on iTunes

2009-04-17T21:43:00.004+02:00

Weather has just been released on iTunes. Click here to go to the album section.

Retail stores selling Weather on CD

2009-04-16T00:40:00.003+02:00

Weather is available in CD for sale from some retailers apart from the CD Baby website. At least in the following sites:

http://www.cdconnection.com/
http://www.amazon.com/
http://www.cduniverse.com/

Weather is on Lala

2009-04-13T18:56:00.009+02:00

Weather is now on lala.com (only available in the US).

Jaloes

Appearing in soundclick.com

2009-04-04T01:32:00.083+02:00

Jaloes is now in soundclick.com. All the tracks from Weather are available for full-length preview!. Just click and listen!.

The complete album can be bought in mp3, and each track is also available separately.

I have also started a mailing list to notify promos, events, news to those who subscribe. Subscriptions can be made here, and under the section Subscribe To in the right sidebar of the blog.

Thanks!

2009-03-29T23:45:00.004+02:00

I found JamStudio.com searching on the web and started to experiment with it in December 2008. I found it very easy to use, and made some great tunes quickly, combining chords and adding loops. Now I have a collection of songs written on JamStudio, a collection of video clips on YouTube, and a CD available on CD Baby.

Thanks to JamStudio and CD Baby for making this possible!

Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!

Jaloes releases the album Weather

2009-03-26T23:54:00.004+01:00

Today Jaloes has just released his first album, Weather. The CD is now available in CD Baby.

Appearing in Last.fm

2009-03-24T22:54:00.005+01:00

Jaloes now appears in Last.fm.

Rainy is available for full-length preview. The rest of the tracks from Weather have 30 seconds available each.

Listen to the song "Cloudy"

2009-03-21T17:36:00.006+01:00

Cloudy is the sixth track from Weather. It is the longest track in the album, 9:05 minutes. This extract contains the first 3:30 minutes.

This extract is also available for download in mp3 here.

Listen to the song "Stormy"

2009-03-07T21:23:00.007+01:00

I have uploaded a new video clip to YouTube. It contains an extract from Stormy, the third track from Weather. The clip is made from a sequence of static pictures designed by me. Here it is:

All these extracts are also available for download in mp3 format here. And for listening just by clicking under de section Extracts from Weather, in the right sidebar of this blog.

Listen to the song "Rainy"

2009-02-28T02:32:00.007+01:00

Rainy is a solo piano song, the first track from my album Weather.

Here you can listen to an extract from the song Rainy. I have made a video clip from the original clouds photos I took for the cover art of the album, and the first 2 minutes from Rainy as the audio part of the clip. Hope you like it:

I appreciate your comments about this song if you like it.

Making music with a computer

2009-02-25T23:54:00.009+01:00

Weather has 9 songs featuring piano, strings and keyboards, but I do not play the instruments. All music was played by JamStudio, a powerful tool that allows users to create music.

I started to experiment with JamStudio in December 2008. At first, I didn't think to get very far, but soon I realized that I was able to create some good songs. You can save your music online on the site, or you can get MP3s sent to your email address. This is a starting point, after which I made the digital filtering, mixing and mastering to get the final result.

This video shows an introduction to JamStudio:

Blog creation

2009-02-20T21:39:00.000+01:00

Ok, here is the blog.

Jaloes is just about to edit his first album. More news very soon!.