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Selcuk Bor @MaestroRage

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Account name changing, new venture into AS3

Posted by MaestroRage - December 15th, 2008


Some pretty important news!

Firstly, this account may be changing it's name! That's right. Over the past couple months, nearly a year now me and LadyArsenic have been heavily collaborating on many songs. Even if one has no direct imprint on the other's song we are constantly exchanging ideas and suggestions. She's uploaded her own tracks here and we've uploaded our company songs.

all songs with -+[TITLE]+- are of her design
all songs with _-={TITLE}=-_ are of my design
all songs with »§« at the beginning is a collaboration effort (there should be a lot more songs with this symbol)

So in short, since there may be no sign of a co-author system for audio soon and i've grown tired of being given credit where it's not due (even when i've boldly written a song was of her design), we are looking into changing this account into our company account. Symphony of Specters as some of you may know. We opted for sos.newgrounds.com but may not get it (taken, but inactive account)

So what does that mean exactly? Will MaestroRage disappear entirely? No, rather, I will work behind the face of this company we've founded, which aspires to provide high quality custom scoring for flash developers and animators at very reasonable rates or cut basis *ie, a certain amount of the revenue of the game/animation uses ads, or a very affordable rate if it won't, or a cut of the sponsorship of game/animation if the developer/animator wills it*

I will still hang about, do what I do for Newgrounds and for our fans. If anything this new face lift will increase activity from this corner and provide even more entertainment, more free content and do our best to ensure a higher grade of quality as the flash scene here makes it's way to the professional market.

In time we hope to expand our roster, include more local NG musicians and really be a useful contributor to all.

In other news, I have also opted to take up AS3. Before I make the mighty leap of purchasing a copy of Flash CS4 (lawdy pretty pricey) I want to do my research into the language first. I've written plenty of java/VB.NET applications now so I feel switching to AS3 language shouldn't be too hard as it is also a object oriented language (kinda). So i'm hoping to pick that up and potentially make a few interesting applications! I will be under the tutelage of one The-Titan whose sprite and coding work I absolutely admire, so my transition into this new language should be even less painful.

This won't mean i'll slow down on the music front, but it can be incredibly frustrating working with just music. With programming see you can work uninspired because you know the classes you know how it connects (or research it if you don't) and you can keep hammering away at it. With music, if you feel uninspired, tired, bored, or god forbid, all 3 at once. Progress is slowed and trucking along is an difficult task.

So here's hoping the best, wish us luck!

Account name changing, new venture into AS3


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Nice, although basically all that changes is the name in which the awesome songs show under.

Good luck. Does the future prediction in the picture below have a connection with your undertakings in any way? :P

I have this sneaking suspicion that my new found love for flash will either consume me or feel like wasted effort. I hope I can find that fine line where I can do decent flash work but still keep the focus on music.

Maestro, you shall be the new jazza. NAO!

I would be extreemply interested in joing the whole "include more local NG musicians and really be a useful contributor to all" thing... if you'd have my <:C

Finally you're joining up to make a musical company thing together c:
Im gonna be your best customer! :D

haha as for AS3, im sure we can make it really painful for you ;D haha and really funny pic with the whiteboy there lmao.

rawr money

I liked your page on ReverbNation! Joined the mailing list as soon as I saw it!

Love your songs, please, never stop!

And good luck with Symphony Of Specters. (Ps.: The general tab in ReverbNation says Symphony of SpectOrs, not Specters.)
(Ps².: I have some knowledge with AS3 too, hope I can help you =) )

i wish you and lady arsenic the best of luck and i hope to hear more of your great music when you are able to release it.

The calligraphy reads "%u884C%u6587%u7B80%u6D45%u663E %u505A%u4E8B%u8BDA%u5E73%u6052", lol