I'm 45 and have had a very keen interest in music for many years. Synthesizers have fascinated since I first heard them on records by Gary Numan, Kraftwerk, OMD, Ultravox, The Human League and Depeche Mode. It was in the late 80's when I decided to write my own songs.
I formed a studio band with a good friend of mine Ray Naughton and things clicked into place very quickly and we wrote and recorded around 20 songs in a similar style to OMD & Erasure (Vince Clarke has been a big influence with my Synthpop music probably, the biggest influence of all). They were very raw recordings made on a cheap Amstrad 4 track recorder.From there I progressed on to using an Atari computer and sequencer software packages alongside a Drum Machine. I recorded more electronic pop material and also some video soundtrack music. I wanted to develop my skills in creating music utilising computers and have recorded about 8 or 9 Cds of material using Samples, Drum Loops and Drum Machines. The music in this field covers Dance, Trance, Chill-out & Hip Hop styles. This side of my work has been recorded under the name The Definition Of Sound. It is a collection of material I am very proud of. I have over the last 2 or 3 years returned to Synthesizers and re-recorded a lot of the material I did with Ray to a much higher standard and in addition I have written numerous new songs and done some cover versions. One cover version I have done is a track of OMD's called "Of All The Things We've Made". This was included on an american release tribute album called "We Love You 2". I am very proud that my version of the song was worthy of inclusion on the CD. My latest project is an interesting one as I have decided to record an album of Ambient/soundtrack Music and decided I would only use layered strings, Choir sounds and piano. It has resulted in me learning Cubase, a programme I have wanted to use for some time. So far 15 songs have been written and I am currently working at mixing those. Moby's ambient music has been the key influence with this material. I decided to send in 3 of the tracks to the BBC for inclusion on a natural history programme and whilst I was n't successful I did get through the first stages which I am very pleased about. The three songs sent to the BBC were called "The Long Goodbye", "Quiet Splendour" and "Broken Flowers". Please note that the copyright on the music on this site is owned by Big Noise Music.In addition to this homepage, I have other exclusive songs available to listen to at:www.soundclick.com/garyhunterSimply click on music in the profile box and then click the small play button on the right hand side of the song picture. Choose Lo-fi if you have a modem connection and click Hi-fi if you have broadband.www.youtube.com/garyhunterI now have my video's online at YouTube.com as well as on this page. So if you have any problems playing the video's on this page you can access them at YouTube by clicking on the link above.Erasure Remixes By Gary Hunter On Erasure's Official HomepageI have 4 remixes available now of the Erasure track "Here I Go Impossible Again" on Erasure's official homepage, which you can listen to, by clicking on the link above. Simply scroll down to the song "Here I Go Impossible Again" and you will see my remixes. To play simply click on the media player button or real player button on the right hand side of my mix.Music Of Mine Available On The Podsafe Music NetworkI now have more of my music available to listen to on the Podsafe music network. This network will, hopefully, be playing my music on various podcasts.
I will of course keep you updated as and when this happens.
I have 5 tracks available and these can be accessed by clicking the link above. For now
this will be used purely to promote my dance & trance music.www.ipodnetworks.com/Gary_HunterI am continuing to embrace the opportunites the internet has to offer and have now done my first Podcast on the IPod Network. This is the first of a series of podcasts I intend to do. In addition further Podcasts of a collection of music from different artists is in the pipeline and is something that Ian Price of Future Daze has come up with so watch this space.
To listen to my first Podcast simply click on the link above and choose the HS stream button if you have broadband and LS if you only have a standard modem.http://Gary-Hunter.BTPodshow.comI have furthered my internet presence with another web page. This time on BTPodshow.Com. This came about when my track "Rain" was played on the Podcast Radio show Bite Size Bonus. Further tracks have been submitted to them so I thought it would be useful to have a web page on there network. The page will host any Podcasts my music appears on as well as some of my video's I have made. To check the content out simply click on the link above.www.icompositions.com/artists/garyhunter/I have a new web page on the newly formed icompositions network. This is looking a very promising place for unsigned music artists and I highly recommend you check them out.
You can view my page by clicking on the link above.Robocast Radio Official WebpageSongs of mine and many other good artists are being played on the new Robocast Radio show's. This is new off the ground and deserves plenty of support as the artists featured are all on the Myspace network. You can
visit the official Robocast Webpage by clicking on the link above.
The shows currently available are available to listen to via the player below.
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Also check this out, it's a cool map which shows the location of everyone who visits the web page:
I have added a further music player which currently has all my songs that are available on my Soundclick website. Simply click on the song you want to listen to and click on the play button on the player. This gives me greater scope to showcase my music here on Myspace and will be updated from time to time and will include material that has n't been available before.
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