RAVEN

Age/Gender: 22, Male
Location: Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Job: IT Assistant

I've had a Newgrounds account for entirely too long, lol. Anyway, enjoy the music guys! Even though I quit animating long ago, Newgrounds is STILL a great outlet for expressing my creativity. AP = 2nd Best NG Idea Ever, best was the AUTOMATED Flash Portal

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10 Reviews | 5 w/ Responses

Score: 8
On Your Day Off (NG Cut)

"Incredibly produced house track!"

date: December 3, 2009

Wow dude, really good job with this track! I guess what impresses me the most is that you were able to do so much with so little, since you're only using Reason 4, the Deadmau5 XFER Sample Pack, the Thor and the NN-XT. You seem like someone I'd enjoy collaborating with. Let me know if you're interested in working on something similar to this later on this month. I recommend you check out my tracks "In Your Embrace" and "Foxy Lady" to give you a feel of what kind of music I've produced this year. Later man!

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Score: 10
ParagonX9 - Chaoz Airflow

"Incredible work as always!"

date: July 15, 2009

Congratulations on yet another masterpiece. I produce electronic music of my own actually, and I use Reason 4.0. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of software/hardware do you use to produce your amazing music? Thanks for doing what you do best, and keep it up! =)

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Score: 8
-Spring

"Woww..."

submission: -Spring
date: April 4, 2009

Super catchy and beautiful, and definitely reminds me of a peaceful warm spring day, such as today, at least where I am. Congratulations, and keep up the incredible work! =)

April 4, 2009

Author's Response:

Thanks man! Today wasn't that nice over here, but yesterday and the day before were just great! Thanks for you review!! Cheerio!

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Score: 10
Retro Pico -full version-

"CH000000N!!! =)"

date: January 29, 2008

A true tribute to Pico! I really, really enjoy your style! You sure as hell know how to make a bangin' trance tune! You've balanced this song INCREDIBLY well. I love this happy hardcore/trance blend, it's soooo smoooth! I'm most impressed with the quality of your percussion and the way you layered the different synths together! What software do you use by the way? Something tells me it's FL Studio but the quality of this song makes me believe otherwise! =)
You rock! Keep up the incredible work dude.

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Score: 8
-{EP}- Oblivion Dance

"Awesome track! =)"

date: December 5, 2007

This is a really promising track. Considering you made it in an hour (as I noticed you mentioned that in one of your reviews below) I am very impressed. However, it felt like it needed some more high notes, like a synth melody in the higher octaves. Other than that, this track oozes with quality. It's a very nice track as it is but it definitely has potential to become even better if you attempted to make a few minor adjustments. Keep up the great work, hope to hear more new tunes from you soon!

December 6, 2007

Author's Response:

Thanks for the review, man!

Well, I'm totally going to improve this song, but I need new ideas...

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Score: 10
Airborn (Pulstated)

"Once again, a 10/10"

date: August 28, 2007

Congratulations on yet another masterpiece, Pulstate! =) Once again, your beautiful melodies and professional rich sound have left my ears begging for more! I still am quite shocked after finding out that you're only 15 years old. You've got so much time ahead of you, and have already created and learned so much.

After getting your recommendation to grab a copy of Reason in one of your reviews for my work, I did just that. I actually wanted to ask you something if it's alright with you. You told me you were being mentored by 2 artists that're with Anjunabeats *gasp! =)*, so I figured you may know of somewhere where I could find some valuable tips for working with Reason. If you have any beneficial words of wisdom that you would be generous enough to share, I'd appreciate it.

Hope to hear more of your phenomenal productions sometime in the near future!

Peace! (Sorry for such a long review!)

February 6, 2008

Author's Response:

Sent you a incredibly large PM!

(Don't be sorry for a long review, artists love them!)

:)

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Score: 7
-´Vexeta`-

"Incredible, yet I seem to know this tune..."

submission: -´Vexeta`-
date: August 1, 2007

Great tune. I'm positive this is a re-creation of a track I've heard called Vertex (which is in multiple forms, like Beta and Delta, etc.). I used to play Stepmania for years so I definately know this track, but there's definately a dark-trance/dance twist to this one. It's a lovely and catchy rendition, keep up the great work! =)

August 2, 2007

Author's Response:

That is true, but i've made it so different in Vexeta that i simply cant be called Vertex anymore. :D

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Score: 10
Pulstate - Highway Central.

"Not enough words to describe its greatness!"

date: July 17, 2007

Woww...what an INCREDIBLE tune! This ie one of the most professional-sounding tracks I've heard in the NG AP! Continue to work on your amazing music, and hopefully you will catch the interest of record labels sometime in the near future! From the sounds of this track, I wouldn't be surprised! =)
10/10!

Hey...this is just out of curiousity, but what software (and hardware?) did you use to produce such an uplifting tune? I've been trying to gear in this direction but I'm having difficulty being able to achieve a true trance sound (due to lack of plugins/hardware?). In the meantime I'm limited to FL Studio 6, but ANY suggestions would be highly appreciated.
-RAVEN

July 18, 2007

Author's Response:

Thanks alot for the review mate, i've already caught the label's interest, and have signed to 1.

For this i use Reason 3, and a Mac G5.

For uplifting trance, i'd say buy Reason, because it's just perfectly structured to give you some good results if you use it right.

At the moment, i'm being mentored if you like, by Daniel Kandi and Mark Andrez, so i'm learning everyday.

Cheers.

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Score: 8
3 AM Trip

"INCREDIBLE!"

submission: 3 AM Trip
date: February 5, 2007

This is amazing! This track is extremely original, with a fusion of various sounds blending from old school NES, effects that resemble GOA (psytrance), and some other funky melodies. This track flows most of the way through, there are only two brief changeups that're kinda sudden, but by brief I mean less than a second.

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Score: 10
ParagonX9 - Defection

"WOW!!!!!!!"

date: September 19, 2005

friggin amazing! this could definately be a song for Stepmania. i'm just wondering, what software do u use to create these brilliant tracks. i always wanted to compose music like this. send me an IM on UpInFlam3z. i'm a stepmania addict and a trance/happy hardcore freak. friggin brilliant!!!

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