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The Von Neumann Probe

About Me

The Von Neumann Probe serves as my primary artistic outlet. In this project I don't think about genre or style. I just express myself and write the kind of music that I enjoy listening to.
The Von Neumann Probe officially launched in early 2005.
In early-to-mid 2008, I decided to begin several other musical projects. As of right now I have scored one short film called "Shop Smart - Hillbilly Run" and will be scoring another short film in the near future.
You can watch "Shop Smart - Hillbilly Run" here:
Here are the links to "Shop Smart - Hillbilly Run":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3AzuhIKGU0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wso5etIZHc
In addition, I am working on a third score which will not be heard in any film. It is mainly something I'm doing for myself.
And lastly, I am working on an electro shoeglitch side project and an EP named "Lenina" is currently in the works. This side project will be completely independant from The Von Neumann Probe.
Keep your ears open for more news as it develops!
www.purevolume.com/thevonneumannprobe
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/03/2005
Band Members: Panta Rei - vocals, six string guitar, seven string guitar, programming, samples, production, mixing
All lyrics music and lyrics written by Panta Rei
Influences: Literature:
"1984" by George Orwell
"Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Any "Forgotten Realms" books by R.A. Salvatore and Ed Greenwood

Film:
"2001: A Space Odyssey"

Music:
Many...

Voice:
Mike Patton
Chino Moreno
Beth Gibbons

Other:
Many-minds interpretation of quantum theory

Sounds Like: everything and nothing
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

The stories behind "Birthday Dethday" and "Zahwarudo"

I'm going to talk about how "Birthday Dethday" came about and how I ended up doing vocals on The Red Spectra's "Zahwarudo"."Birthday Dethday" - "Birthday Dethday" is a Dethklok cover song (duh!) and I...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:58:00 GMT

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I've been working on a concept EP over the past 5 months. This concept EP will be a part of a side project. It will not be The Von Neumann Probe. All other details concerning this concept EP are and h...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:11:00 GMT

NEW SONG UP ... and an update!

So I guess it's time for a small update...It's been months since The Von Neumann Probe has put up any new music on myspace or anywhere else. Well, the time has come and there is now a new song up on m...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:17:00 GMT

Shop Smart - Hillbilly Run

I'm going to talk about what brought about my involvement in this film and what my inspiration was in composing the score.GenesisI got involved with this film when a close friend of mine mentioned tha...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:27:00 GMT

Technical Difficulties... and an update!

I have good news and bad news.I'll start with the bad news...Due to technical difficulties I have had to put ALL music on hold for the past two weeks and it seems that this will continue to be the cas...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:11:00 GMT

What is a von Neumann probe?

A von Neumann probe is a hypothetical spacefaring probe designed to self-replicate using raw materials found in any star system. The probe is named after John von Neumann, a mathematician who made man...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:57:00 GMT