Christos Andreou

Favourite Reverb

noreply@blogger.com (Christos Andreou) — Sun, 15 May 2011 12:52:00 +0000

OK guys. It has been a long time since my last post but here it goes.

I have been doing quite some tests recently about 'finding' the Reverb that suits my needs (mostly Film Scoring stuff - with some electronics too). So I've been listening to many demos from Audio Ease Altiverb, ArtsAcoustics Reverb, Waves IR-1 and 2C Aether.

Well it really is a hard procedure because - one might say - all are reverbs! Well it's not that simple. There are different kinds of Reverbs. Algorithmic, Impulse Responses etc...

In my personal opinion I believe that the two winners (for me) are Waves IR-1 and Altiverb. The Impulse Responses are outstanding and seems to add more depth and colour to the orchestral/film music I am after.

So, what is you preferable Reverb type/plugin and why?

Favourite Software Plugin / Sample Library

noreply@blogger.com (Christos Andreou) — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:58:00 +0000

Hey everyone and Happy New Year 2011. I hope this new year brings everyone more creative moments!

In this post - as the topic suggests - I would like to have your views / comments / feedback on your favourite (or most used) software plugin / sample library and why? More so, you can comment on how often you use it and why.

Summer and mid-Autumn 2010 Round Up

noreply@blogger.com (Christos Andreou) — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:29:00 +0000

It has been quite a busy Summer / mid-Autumn. Initially the relocation from the United Kingdom to Cyprus , the completion of new projects as well as the development of more exciting and important contacts!

New Projects include:

'Frogging' [Game Application for Samsung and iPhone platforms] : Original score

'Daughters of Rome' [a StormVid / StormFilms Production]: Original score

'30 cues for Corporate Video commercial' [developed by WebTalkingHeads.com]: Original score

The most exciting news about this period is the build of the Brand NEW Studio Computer. More details on this will follow on a dedicated post in which pictures and video will be included.

Additionally more projects are lined up for the rest of 2010 but more details will follow soon since they are still under the first stages of production.

Kontakt 4.1 - Background Loading

noreply@blogger.com (Christos Andreou) — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:09:00 +0000

I recently stumble upon Kontakt 4.1 and its' exciting new feature called 'Background Loading'. This new feature allows you to load instruments in the background. This means, when you load up a sound from the Kontakt library (or any other 3rd party library), you no longer have to wait for the full sound to load!

At a first glance this may seem a minor improvement, but in a world full of huge software libraries this is a great advantage for Kontakt users. Some libraries may takes minutes to load, depending on the size. Big libraries like Abbey Roads Drums are notorious for taking a long time to load up.

Check the video below and see it yourself...

Always Say Aishiteru

noreply@blogger.com (Christos Andreou) — Mon, 31 May 2010 20:08:00 +0000

An independent film written and directed by Casey Regan and produced by John Hollahan. Music composed by Christos Andreou.

Short Synopsis

The story of Akira, a young member of the Kato Yakuza, who, after stealing money from Boss Hiroshi, tries to hop the next train out of town, away from his crimes and worried girlfriend Ami. While there, he meets an interesting and enigmatic stranger whose offhanded conversations seems to have a lot to do with Akira's own questionable loyalties.

The film has been submitted to YourIndieFilm competition, please visit the direct link and vote for it!

http://www.yourindiefilm.com/node/371

New Website facelift

noreply@blogger.com (Christos Andreou) — Mon, 31 May 2010 19:54:00 +0000

It took me quite sometime to finish it, but finally it was completed in 3 days time. The new website is online! With new material, frequently updated News Section, Clarinet section (in which you can listen performances of mine) and a dedicated Showreel section with sub-categories.

You can visit the permanent link here

Daughters of Rome

noreply@blogger.com (Christos Andreou) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:02:00 +0000

I am glad to announce that I will be joining forces (composer's assistant and additional music) with Kim Carroll who is going to be the main composer for the upcoming movie 'Daughters of Rome' a production by StormVids / StormLight Pictures. The production is at its final stages and the completion of the score is scheduled for the beginning of April. For more information stay tuned!

Official Interview at ScoreNotes.com

noreply@blogger.com (Christos Andreou) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:32:00 +0000

Dear all,

Here is the permanent link to my recent interview at ScoreNotes.com held by Tom Hoover

Christos Andreou interview at ScoreNotes.com

March 2010 - Your sequencer host application and why...

noreply@blogger.com (Christos Andreou) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:35:00 +0000

Hello everyone,

We are already in March 2010. Many exciting thinks happened, in these last few months for me and so I hope for you. Now... I would like to start a mini debate here. I would like to hear your thoughts (both positive and negative if there are any), comments and opinions regarding your personal preference over a sequencer host application and especially why.

I personally use Cubase 5 on a 32-bit machine (PC). In the future I am planning moving on a MAC platform although that will depend on the stability of the dedicated operating system (which surely will be a 64-bit platform) as well as the stability of Cubase over a MAC or PC. The reason I have chosen Cubase is because I have been using the software for the last 8 years and I really like the interface and ease of MIDI editing as well as Audio handling and editing. Of course many improvements have been made by Steinberg throughout the last years which (I believe) brought the software to a very high level in regards to user-friendly interface, usability, stability and above creativity.

What is your take...

Some interesting information about Digital Audio Workstation regards to use and popularity can be found here : Music Software Popularity 2009 - Quarter 3

SCORECast Theme Music submitted!

noreply@blogger.com (Christos Andreou) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:39:00 +0000

Well...

SCORECast Theme Music has been submitted just now! (literally one day before the deadline! - and what a deadline eh? 14th of February!). Anyhow, the link to the piece has been sent and now the only thing - I suppose - remains to be done is to make a frappé, cross my fingers and wait for the results. Apparently 5 days ago the entries were up to 65... We will see.

ScoreCAST competition being the incentive

noreply@blogger.com (Christos Andreou) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:45:00 +0000

ScoreCAST is organising a scoring competition for the creation of their online website 'theme'. I thought I will give it a go not just because of the competition (which if turns out positively I will be more than grateful!) but also I can use it as an incentive to compose film music - probably is going to be epic - again.

I will keep you posted and surely upload any links to the piece [after it has been submitted].

Julefrokosten and Drengen der ville i krig (The boy that wanted to go to war) (additional music)

noreply@blogger.com (Christos Andreou) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:58:00 +0000

My lastest project was to compose additional music (original music by George Kallis) for the comedy film JULEFROKOSTEN (The Christmas Party), starring all the finest Danish actors including Thure Lindhardt (Angels and Demons) and Helena Christensen. The music has been released on iTunes in December 2009 and you can purchase it from here. This is the second collaboration with Fridthjof films (through George Kallis), having also scored additional music for their war documentary Drengen der ville i krig (The boy that wanted to go to war).

Welcome!

noreply@blogger.com (Christos Andreou) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:29:00 +0000

Hello everyone and Happy New Year 2010.

The year 2009 has been an exciting one for me. I have had the opportunity to collaborate with some great musicians and composers. Collaborations include John Harle, Mark Slater, David Campbell and various upcoming producers and film makers. However, I should admit that the most outstanding collaboration as well as great a friendship has been developed with the prolific and emerging film composer George Kallis with whom I had the great pleasure to work with (composed additional music) on the feature film Julefroskoten and documentary Drengen der ville i krig (The boy that wanted to go to war) both produced by Fridthjof films.

In this official blog I will be posting updates regarding any projects I will be working on as well as news including further collaborations with various artists/composers/producers.