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Hey friends and fans, some pretty cool news that I’ve been meaning to share for the past few days:  The good folks at Image Line software, the makers of FL Studio have appointed me the honor of being considered a “Power User” when they found out about my use of their software for my work in Mass Effect 2.   I’m very honored and flattered by this, though truthfully I feel a little… out of place, haha.  Most of their other Power Users are successful producers, DJ’s, or performers who largely deal in electronic/pop music.  But it’s all good, I’m proud of my work on Mass Effect, and it looks like Image Line is as well, enough so that they figured it was worth giving me this cool badge, so to speak.

Regarding FL Studio, I’ve used it for some 6 – 7 years at this point as the primary host/sequencer program for probably over 95% of the music I’ve made.  Like any software it has it’s strengths and weaknesses, but it’s definitely played a key role in all the commercial music I’ve written, whether for video games, film, or television.  So thanks again, Image Line.  Keep up the hard work with your software!

For more information, visit my Power User page here – http://flstudio.image-line.com/documents/jimmyhinson.html

TIMELINE:

Feb 22 - Leif Chappelle reviews Mass Effect 2 OST at Original Sound Version

Feb 1 – Mass Effect 2 OST reaches #11 in Top Soundtrack Albums on iTunes

Jan 31 – Jack Wall interviewed by Daily Best Articles

Jan 29 – Mass Effect 2 sales hit over 2 million 3 days after game’s release

Jan 28 – Mass Effect 2 attains top rankings with over 40 perfect scores

Jan 26 – Mass Effect 2 released in North America

Jan 19 – Mass Effect 2 Soundtrack released on Amazon, iTunes, etc.

Jan 11 – Gamespy announces composers

Jan 11 – EA announces composers for Mass Effect 2

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Songs for the Cure ‘10 from Josh Whelchel on Vimeo.

Hello friends and fans!  As some of you may remember, last year I participated in a cancer drive headed by friend and fellow composer Josh Whelchel in the form of writing music for the “Songs for the Cure ‘09″ album.  My participation is what gave birth to the track “Far Beyond Eyes” which you can hear over in the music player on the right of this page.  and assisted Josh, along with the many other talented musicians who also contributed their work to the album.  Collectively, the album raised over $5000 to help fund the American Cancer Society in the fight against cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

So 2009 turned out to be a pretty awesome year for your friendly Big Giant Circles.  I wish I’d done a better job of logging it all, but since I have a new site anyway, I figured this would be a good time/place to share with you all some of the particularly awesome experiences I had   So in not-perfect order, here you go!

1. Attended Magfest 7, rubbing shoulders with folks like Grant Kirkhope, Tommy Tallarico, and many other awesome folks in the game/music industry
2. 4 ReMixes posted on OverClocked ReMix
   
3. Led the OCR Fundraiser month to raise over $5000 for the site, marking the 1st year the site was fully funded by fans
4. Contributed to Josh Whelchel’s “Songs for the Cure” album, which raised over $5000 to assist in the fight against cancer
5. “Songs for the Cure ‘09″ graciously covered by Jeremy Cole on Guitar Center’s GAIN website
6. Attended Video Games Live’s 100th show in Richmond, VA
7. Music featured on FOX Sports
8. Received some cool coverage from Capcom’s Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix soundtrack
9. Interview and first ever composer/remixer collaboration with Alex Brandon in Deus Ex – Siren Synapse
10. Torley amplifies the awesome with a stellar remastered version
11. Exciting news TBA very soon!

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