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Aquarian Eyes re-issued at Bandcamp

My EP Aquarian Eyes is now re-issued exclusively at Bandcamp.

To sample and buy for download, click here.

Thisbrucesmith: Warts And All EP Preview

https://thisbrucesmith.bandcamp.com

Go To My Website For Updates

You can find my latest weekly blog update here.

Beginning tomorrow, all my blog updates will appear at my main website https://thisbrucesmith.com. There will be no further updates to this site.

What's Happening: Week of December 24, 2018

My weekly blog updates now appear on my regular web site. You can read this week's post here.

Beginning in 2019, all new content will appear on my website https://thisbrucesmith.com.

What's Happening: Week of December 17, 2018

Beginning in January 2019, I will no longer update this blog. You can access my weekly update here.

What's Happening: Week of December 10, 2018

My weekly blog update is now available at my website. You can view it here.

What's Happening: Week of December 3, 2018

My latest weekly update is now available. You can view it here.

What's Happening: Week of November 26, 2018

My weekly update is now online on thisbrucesmith.com. Please click this link to check it out.

What's Happening: Week of November 19, 2018

The Christmas season is almost in full swing, and that's the focus of my weekly blog update, which is available at my consolidated web site and blog. CLICK HERE TO READ THE UPDATE.

What's Happening: Week of November 12, 2018

My consolidated web site and blog are now live. GO HERE FOR MY WEEKLY UPDATE.

What's Happening: Week of November 5, 2018

In the next few weeks I'll be changing over to my new web site. Music will be one section of the site. I'm also going to be talking more there about other things I'm working on. The site is in WordPress and before I switch over I'll be adding plugins to let me integrate Google Analytics and some other stuff. I also want to set up a page outlining privacy policies for the benefit of folks visiting from the EU. When the switchover is complete I'll continue to post links here to updates there until at least the end of the year.

While I'm working on different projects I also need to crank out some more music. Why? Pond5 shared an email update linking to an article by one of their more successful musical artists. I clicked and read. The artist gave some helpful tips to help grow business, many of which I'm already doing. Just out of curiosity, I clicked through to check out his portfolio. It turns out that it's eight or nine times the size of mine! If the quality were comparable, a portfolio that size should be making a pretty good chunk of change. Can it really just be a matter of numbers? I guess I need to get moving.

Meanwhile, my featured stock music item this week is Lifestyle Podcast Intro 3 (30 Second). It's a simple, mellow opener for society/culture, lifestyle and similar content. It's also available in 15-second and bumper versions.

CLICK HERE TO LICENSE THIS TRACK NOW

And with that, I'm finished for today. Thanks so much for stopping by!

What's Happening: Week of October 29, 2018

First, I'd like to use a few words express my sadness and sympathy for the innocent victims and their families in Pittsburgh. May you find comfort in this terrible hour of loss. שלום.

My work on the beta web site continues. I realize now that in order to achieve my goal of having all of my music on the site, I'm going to need a lot of time -- weeks or months working at it as time permits. Therefore, I'm thinking about making it my 'official' web site while I work on it. If I do that, I'll begin doing my weekly blog posts over there, but I'll leave short posts here directing readers there for a month or two before making this the 'archive' blog. I expect to make a decision on this within the week, and will let you know here when I do.

My featured stock music item this week is Realize The Dream, a high-energy motivational track. I hope you'll check it out.

CLICK HERE TO LICENSE THIS TRACK

Finally, here's something I want to throw out in case anyone's interested. CD Baby is kinda scared because Spotify is planning to allow artists to submit directly to them. They recently sent out a survey, and for completing it I got a code for a free single. I'm trying to decide what to do with it. I could use it to put out a short ambient track I have ready to go, or I could use it on a protest song I've written. This is not a typical leftist or rightist song, but sort of something for everybody who is NOT a "super true believer." Another decision I need to make soon.

And with that I thank you for stopping by to read. I hope your week is happy and productive.

What's Happening: Week of October 22, 2018

I'm working on some new stock music... my current project is called "Happy Go Lucky." The title pretty much says it all: it's 90 beats per minute with a double-time feel in E Major. Here's a short preview:



I have the full version (about 2:15) and a 60-second edit put together. I also plan to offer :30, :15 and bumper edits, and I'll be working on those over the next hours or days, depending on my mood. I haven't decided yet whether to offer it to AudioJungle first or go straight to Pond5.

As I mentioned earlier, I have put up a beta for my main web site. If you'd like a sneak peek, go here. Feel free to kick the tires. I've already begun putting up content, starting with my latest stock music. I'm using tags based on those that are most popular at Pond5, plus a few I've added myself. The site seems a bit slow in terms of loading images, so I may need to resort to caching, or try out a more generic WordPrsss theme. We'll see.

My featured stock music item this week is Corporate Podcast Intro 10 (30 Second). This a traditional-sounding business positive opening theme of the kind you might expect to hear used on Saturday or Sunday morning business/investment programs. It has a bit of an 'industrial' vibe. Here's a preview:



It's also available in :15, bumper and loop versions. I hope you'll check it out.

So, I have my work cut out for me. I hope you have a happy and productive week.

Beta Web Site

Just a quick note to advise that, as planned, I have a created a beta web site that I expect will eventually replace my current one-pager.

If you'd like to check it out, follow this link. Comments and suggestions appreciated.

What's Happening: Week of October 15, 2018

Autumn is in the air here in Southwest Ohio, and changes as well.

Having disconnected this blog from Google+ I find that page views for individual items in my portfolio, as well as the blog overall, have declined. I can only conclude that Google+ links were inflating the numbers. With that in mind, I've decided that I will definitely press ahead with redesigning my main web site. I plan to use WordPress, as I alluded to a few weeks ago. That way, I can create pages for all of my stock music items, using tags for different moods that media producers want to convey. Once that site if up and running, I intend to consolidate my blog there as well. I'll keep this blog as an archive. I'll post a link to the beta site as soon as I set it up so you can check my progress if you like.

My newest item in the pipeline is "Cinemetic Podcast Intro 1." Pending approval, it will be available in 30-second, 15-second, and 7-second stinger versions at Pond5. Here's a preview of the 30-second version:



Interested in this intro? Stay tuned to my Twitter feed and I'll let you know when it's available to license.

Finally, my featured stock music item this week is Hard Rock Intro 1 (30 Second). This banger is also available in 15-second, stinger and loop versions.



CLICK HERE TO LICENSE THIS TRACK NOW

Please stay tuned for more info and updates on the new web site, and have a great week!

End of the line for Google+

I noted today that, due to a data breach, Google has decided to shut down G+. I'm not waiting for that to happen, so I've decided to set up a blog on Tumblr.  I'll probably continue posting on this blog, but am considering moving it to my main web site now more than ever.

In the meantime I'll begin posting content I was posting to Google+ to my new Tumblr. I hope you'll look me up there.

What' Happening: Week of October 8, 2018

Over the last few years, I've sketched out a number of short electronic music pieces. The problem is, I haven't figured out what to do with them. I've thought about including a couple of them on an eventual release to feature longer pieces, but I'm not sure if I really want to go through the process of releasing the longer form ones.

What I'm thinking about doing, then, is maybe putting out a collection of short pieces. I think this makes a certain amount of economic sense, since attention spans appear to be getting shorter. Also, with streaming now dominant in the music industry, the more individual bits of content you have to stream, the better (it seems).

I uploaded one I did this morning to Soundcloud to give you an idea of what I mean.



Meanwhile, my featured stock music item this week is Happy Simple Intro (30 Second). It's a nice, basic upbeat opener for society/culture, family-oriented, or similar media. This bouncy intro is also available in 15-second, loop and bumper versions.



CLICK THIS LINK TO LICENSE THIS TRACK NOW

I'm also continuing work on a non-music creative project, which I may share soon. In the meantime, be well, and enjoy the upcoming week.

New Item: News Current Events Intro

I have a new item in the portfolio: 'News Current Events Intro.' This track is an intense, driving musical opener for hard news, current events or current affairs programming. Add dramatic flair to your news-oriented podcast or broadcast. To sample this item, check out the video below/

'News Current Events Intro' is available now to license with four versions to suit your needs.

LICENSE THE 30 SECOND VERSION

LICENSE THE 15 SECOND VERSION

LICENSE THE STINGER VERSION

LICENSE THE LOOP VERSION

What's Happening: Week of October 1, 2018

Why do people say "spring has sprung", but they don't say "fall has fallen"?

Autumn is indeed upon us, and that means media producers should be thinking about Christmas. To help out, I have a nice collection of traditional (and not so traditional) Christmas music.

The traditional side includes arrangements of such holiday favorites as:

• Deck The Halls (available in either a brass quintet or string quartet arrangement)
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas (as a brass quintet arrangement)
• Greensleeves (What Child is This), a sort of New Agey arrangement
• O Come O Come Emmanuel
• Joy to the World
• Shchedryk (the music that forms the basis of "Carol of the Bells")
• Jingle Bells

The less traditional includes "Holiday Hustle Bustle" (it's sure to remind boomers of childhood holidays), and a goofy western swing arrangement of Jingle Bells.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE COMPLETE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION

Meanwhile, my featured stock music item this week is 'Ambient Tension Builder'. The title is pretty self-explanatory: percussion and weird, drony noise combine to build to a heart stopping finish.

You can license it here.

By the way, you may notice that I'm streaming audio for the preview of this week's item directly from Pond5, as I alluded to last week. I contacted Support and asked whether doing so would violate my Contributor Agreement or Website Terms. They punted my to someone else at P5, who never responded all week. So, I'm moving ahead with it. Better to ask forgiveness than permission, I guess.

And with that, I'm out. Have a great week.