OCTAVES New Music Friday: Artemis Amenti “Sky Over Miami”

In the spirit of Miami Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week, as well as the ubiquitous and hilariously relatable Jon Hamm + Kato video / meme, this escapist dance pop track has some uplifting lyrics and harmonies for the dance floor as well as headphone or home listening. It’s the third song from theContinue reading “OCTAVES New Music Friday: Artemis Amenti “Sky Over Miami””

Studio Multimedia Update: Moments With Nature, The 2025 Grammys & More

The latest studio multimedia starts off with new (and old) additions to the Studio Shangri-La conceptual online photography catalogs – here of course, and also TurningArt and Saatchi Art. The above original with graphic design is “Khepri’s Sunflower,” named for the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph of the beetle, representing bringing something into being or to create.Continue reading “Studio Multimedia Update: Moments With Nature, The 2025 Grammys & More”

The OCTAVES Music Album Release Update

Artemis Amenti Modern Melt 7.26.24 The most recent OCTAVES Music release is material from 2022-2023. And this album has more of a alternative pop flavor. The narrative is very much of the now with the philosophical flower power theme. The cover art is Studio Shangri-La’s “Flower Fusion Reactor Core.” Artemis Amenti Blue Shift Red ShiftContinue reading “The OCTAVES Music Album Release Update”

Studio Shangri-La Multimedia Update: Music, Art & Science

It’s been an fun and exciting multimedia summer so far, and that promises to continue, beginning with the OCTAVES Music release schedule, the continuation of SS publications, upcoming art commissions, plus ongoing research in sustainability, design & innovation. Music =Sarah Ikerd • Electric Echoes: A Cosmic Tech Opera (out now) Sarah Ikerd • The GreatContinue reading “Studio Shangri-La Multimedia Update: Music, Art & Science”

OCTAVES Music Update: Tech Opera, Deep Techno & Alt Pop

Out just yesterday is the 4th movement of the Electric Echoes cosmic tech opera, “We Are The Tech Of The Tech Of The Tech.” The complete opera will be 9 movements. This movement is about one form of life stemming from the next and being interconnected. Each mythological character in this movement embodies a realm,Continue reading “OCTAVES Music Update: Tech Opera, Deep Techno & Alt Pop”

OCTAVES Music Label Update: Electric Echoes — Aria Of The Cosmos & More

In what’s turning out to be a opera series, the Electric Echoes first movement of Act I, “The Digital Overture” is out now on Apple Music and more. And the next upcoming movement is called “Aria Of The Cosmos.” The overall tone and plot of the ‘tech opera’ thus far is epic, cosmic and mythological,Continue reading “OCTAVES Music Label Update: Electric Echoes — Aria Of The Cosmos & More”

OCTAVES Music Label Update + Artist Services

It’s well worth noting that, while some conceptualization and some OCTAVES cover art benefits from AI, the composition and performance is still very much done by a human who loves making music. And the photo you see above is a more traditional one of light, reflecting on water. Given the previous posts about AI —Continue reading “OCTAVES Music Label Update + Artist Services”

Studio Multimedia Update: Art & Music, Podcast

The latest output from the studio includes a few “hi-tech” botanicals that transition into fall with the color scheme. The florals have proven popular and are always fun to make. (Art is watermarked here.) Unlike a lot of the music cover art lately, I do not use AI for photography, and certainly not for theContinue reading “Studio Multimedia Update: Art & Music, Podcast”

OCTAVES New Music Friday: Odd Circuit – Disco Tech 🎶

OUT TODAY: Odd Circuit — Disco Tech Apple Music • Spotify • Beatport A slice of peak-time disco flavored techno for the dance floor. More on releases the way for OCTAVES New Music Fridays including Crunk Cyborg & Rebel Veteran, Artemis Amenti and more Odd Circuit. Other recent releases include synthpop “Dare To Desire” andContinue reading “OCTAVES New Music Friday: Odd Circuit – Disco Tech 🎶”

OCTAVES New Music Friday: New Year’s Edition w/ Artemis Amenti — Give Your Peace A Chance (Acoustic Version)

BUY :: Acoustic Version Apple Music || Spotify

New Music Friday: Odd Circuit – How To Love ft. KIRAN **Out Now**

https://music.apple.com/us/album/how-to-love-feat-kiran-single/1647772376 OCTAVES Music · Odd Circuit — How To Love ft KIRAN **Out Now**

OCTAVES New Music Friday: Pre-Order & Upcoming Releases

Artemis Amenti — From The Vault II Ep **Originally composed 2018-2020 Rock / Pop / Country 5 tracks: 2020 Vision, I Am You Are, Paradiso, Ride The Earth, You Can Have My Data Pre-Order Available Now — Official Release Date 10/07/2022 UPCOMING RELEASE: ODD CIRCUIT – HOW TO LOVE FT. KIRAN Release Date 10/14/2022 Genres:Continue reading “OCTAVES New Music Friday: Pre-Order & Upcoming Releases”

New Music Friday: OCTAVES Label 🎶 Promo Previews 🎶

Next up for OCTAVES Music Dance & EDM is a collaboration between Odd Circuit, Artemis Amenti and Rebel Veteran. It’s a beautiful melodic track with a progressive House and somewhat took techno flavor. Whatever labels you want to put on it, it’s got an uplifting vocal as well as a sense of humor: https://on.soundcloud.com/vh6GBnMXyrp7tLri8 AlsoContinue reading “New Music Friday: OCTAVES Label 🎶 Promo Previews 🎶”

OCTAVES Music Extra ☀️ SEVENTEEN – Darl+ing (Odd Circuit Hot Sun Remix)

Odd Circuit with a remix of K-pop favorites SEVENTEEN and their hit “Darl+ing” — this is a swervy, complex and beautiful rendition that threads in the different vocal harmonies like a tapestry, over a healthy beat and turns one keyboard part into guitar, among other features. Enjoy!

OCTAVES Music Goes Neoclassical

“Nirvana” was more or less composed by improvisation, though with a couple of parameters. I decided to map the letters of the word over the sequence of musical keys and that decided the notes for the theme. Reason being, I wanted to create something evocative yet that I wouldn’t normally create. The result is aContinue reading “OCTAVES Music Goes Neoclassical”

OCTAVES Music 🎶 On Soundcloud 🔊 ☁️

OCTAVES MUSIC https://on.soundcloud.com/KYzLFpRaDMUN4Y4Y7 Check out full tracks from the catalog by Crunk Cyborg & Rebel Veteran, Artemis Amenti and Odd Circuit. More artists to come.

Upcoming From OCTAVES Music Label 🎶

Coming soon on Friday August 26 to OCTAVES Music is “Piggy Bank” by Odd Circuit featuring Artemis Amenti & Rebel Veteran. It’s a compelling progressive house electronic track with a lot of edm dancefloor appeal, produced with that environment in mind. Out now in OCTAVES is the irresistible “Future Tech” by duo Crunk Cyborg &Continue reading “Upcoming From OCTAVES Music Label 🎶”