Friday, December 9, 2011

GameOn - Indie Game Composers - Andrew "Zircon" Aversa

Official Site: http://zirconmusic.com/

Source: Youtube Channel KenoguLabz

Hoo boy, this guy is gonna be a bit harder to talk about.  Why?  Because Andrew Aversa (aka Zircon) is no stranger to the industry and to his medium.  His latest work on indie developed game "Return All Robots!" still reminds many of us that he still has ties to the indie scene.  Have any of you heard of Fruity Loops?  Have any of you used the program?  There's a good chance that you might have heard his demo "Just hold on" which he collaborated with his wife Jillian Aversa.  Do you listen to music from OC Remix?  There's a very good chance that you've heard his remixes then.  Ever watched a show called "Heroes"?  Yup, he did the music for that series too!  So what's difficult about talking about him?  He's done so much that it's hard to describe his style, summarize all his works, and pretty much tell you how awesome he is!  Having done multiple videogame remixes, won various awards in music competitions, scored music for critically acclaimed shows and games, co-founding the company in creating new samples and presets for synths, and even teaching new composers at Drexel University.  I first found out about Zircon through OC Remix and listened to a lot of his remixes.  He works a lot with electronic/synth instruments on Trance, techno, and from the example video above you can see that he'll do other genres like bossa, funk, atmospheric, etc.  He describes his music being Organic Electronic music.  Let's just say anything he makes sounds "big" or "grand".  If you want to listen to more of Andrew Aversa's music, click on the link up top.  You can buy his tracks off his bandcamp site, contact him for creating music for whatever you may need, and even learn more about music through his tutorials.  Also, be sure to check Jillian Aversa's stuff (his wife) as her collaborations with Zircon has created many great works.  This has been an awesome week of music and I hope everyone enjoyed what these great guys have to offer.

Source: Youtube Channel zirconst

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