Modulus - final rehearsal & recording

Due to Emma's hectic schedule at Trinity, we have decided to shift our final rehearsal date to Tuesday 17th November. We will only be rehearsing for an hour or so, as there a few things to go through. After this, we will head straight for Coombehurst Studio and begin recording. Luckily, I don't start work until 13:45 then, which increases the amount of time I have available. We haven't been able to get in contact with Paul - the consensus being that he has gone home to Birmingham. However, Ian is getting in touch with a guitarist called Sam, who is also based at Kingston Uni.

composition - competitions

Preliminary work is being prepared on three exciting new composition competitions I have entered. I happened to notice the adverts for all of them whilst I was taking a break during band practice on Tuesday morning.

Competition 1: For the Kingston Chamber Orchestra. A piece of duration 10-12 minutes, for strings, 2 flutes, (including doubling piccolo) 2 oboe, (including doubling cor anglais) 2 clarinet, 2 bassoon, 2 horn, 2 trumpet, timpani, and percussion. Marimba or vibraphone is not allowed. The deadline is 26 April 2010.

Competition 2: For the Presteigne Festival. A chamber music composition of duration 5-7 minutes, for clarinet, cello and piano. The deadline is 8 January 2010.

Competition 3: For Jazzorg. A jazz arrangement for either big band (16 players) or small band. (7-9 players) The deadline is 4 December 2009.

Modulus - rehearsal & recording

After the constructive rehearsal that took place today, Modulus will reconvene this time next week for a final rehearsal with our new recruit Paul, who will be playing guitar for us, and Emma, who unfortunately could not be with us today due to other academic commitments. A couple of days later, we will be camping out in Coombehurst Studio and enlisting the help of another student who just happens to be a music technology and studio wizard - if you're reading this, cheers Jan! 

Our schedule for next week is:

Tuesday 10th, 09:00 - 3 hour rehearsal, Kingston Uni

Thursday 12th, 18:00 - demo recording session, Kingston Uni

'Goats and Tigers' - Android version

Also within the realm of possibility is an Android version of Goats and Tigers. Android is an up-and-coming competitor to the iPhone's Apple Store. If we were to release a version for either platform, it would cater to a potentially huge market base. Even better, since Android is a platform that runs solely on Java, there would be little or no change in programming required.

Dan has been in touch to say that the Java version of Goats and Tigers already looks better than most of the Android games out there. My immediate reaction to his comments is that we should aim to launch an Android version of Goats and Tigers as soon as possible. If we have an edge over other products we are competing against, it makes no sense to delay on a release. Following a release on the Android platform, we can then use any feedback to hone an iPhone version, especially as the iPhone version will be available to more customers. (but for how much longer?)