| December 17th, 2006
Hello Everyone!
OK, so for the longest time I stressed, "Sign up for the
newsletter and I"ll promise not to spam your inbox too often".
Welp, it's been a little under a year since my last update and
for that I'm super sorry. But alas, a LOT has happened since then.
I don't want to bore you, but you never know what you may love/like
or absolutely despise. :)
To re-cap who I am: I'm Justin. you signed up for my mailing list
:) (or someone did for you). I make "Upliftingly Dark"
Film and Video Game music and I'm currently on a quest for world
domination. :) www.edgen.com
is my site. I'm currently living in Los Angeles, CA (Burbank area)
and I've been out here since July of 2005 from my home town back
in Kentucky.
Second off. Happy Holidays. Or.. Sad Holidays. I know the world
doesn't go the way we plan all the time and it's those hard times
that keep us on our toes and remember, there's always someone
else out there that's worse off than yourself.
'nuff of the sentimental holiday cheer...
On with the Hotness!
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"Divine Night"
Edgen Christmas Album
$12 eAlbum
$16 CD ($18 Autographed)
$18 CD INTL ($20 Autographed)
After years of itching to create a Christmas Album, I finally
buckled down and made one. It's comprised of 14 of my Favorite
Christmas Carols along with 4 original songs that are dear
to my heart. Over 60 hours of music. And... For those of
you who actually signed up for this newsletter, you can
purchase the album here
for $9.00 (eAlbum). You can also click on the "e"
of "Divine Night" in the title menu and access
the other CD discounts :) (I love easter eggsssss)
I hope you'll enjoy my interpretations of Christmas tunes
and hopefully Volume 2 will be recorded LIVE! So definitely
stay tuned. Buy a copy. Make a Copy and Give it to your
friends. Help me out and get it out there to the world.
Track Listing:
01. Carol Of The Bells
02. O Holy Night
03. What Child Is This?
04. We Three Kings
05. Good King Wenceslas
06. The Coventry Carol
07. O Little Town Of Bethleham
08. The Huron Carol
09. Deck The Halls
10. O Come All Ye Faithful
11. Angels We Have Heard On High
12. Away In A Manger
13. Silent Night
14. Joy To The World
+bonus
15. Winter Solitude
16. Number Two
17. Above
18. A Better Place |
(The Desktop wallpaper for Divine Night can be found here
(1024x768). The picture was taken with my digital camera
with blue christmas lights placed in front of a piece of
textured art paper.
Happy Holidays once again and spread the word.
Maneheim Steamrollers here I come!
www.edgen.com/christmas
Newsletter Only Sale:
www.edgen.com/christmas/purchase2.html
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| MUSIC::
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"Albums..." - and
more Albums
Now on Sale for $8.00 - $15.00
In my last update I was up to 12 Albums with "Fallen
Legions". My latest, "Divine Night", is #22.
Not to mention my other feature film score albums and the
upcoming "Short Film Collection". And the word album
one more time.
You can check out all the other a's on my site:
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Please support my music by purchasing my music.
:) Keeps me "Keep on Keeping on!"
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"Kings and Kingdoms"
LIVE MUSIC cue now Online:
One of my cues, "Vengeance" was recorded Live
with the Seattle, Sinfonia Orchestra this past July and
it was a glorious experience. I was lucky enough to travel
with the super cool guys from X-Ray Dog Music ( www.x-raydogmusic.com
) and as their assistant, I asked, "Hey, do you think
you'll have an extra 20-30 minutes laying around that I
could tackle with the orchestra?" Luckily... they said
"yep".
So Alas, I found a suitable cue that could license with
their library of music and the one 3:00 track tuned into
4 solid cues to their latest music library of music.
And, for this update, you can finally hear my cue, "The
Armada" (which is a Live Cue clip from "Vengeance")
Goto: www.justindurban.com
and scroll to the bottom of the little music player on the
main page.
For more Images and Music Downloads please visit:
Kings
and Kingdoms Official website:
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"DVX User.com Films"
I've contributed scores to the recent www.dvxuser.com short
film Festival, "HeroFest" and "Horror Fest".
Most of the films I scored are available on my www.justindurban.com
website.
You can view them here:
www.justindurban.com/videos.html
Hero Fest:
RFeyeD
SuperMates
Tough Luck
The Stars Above
Horror Fest:
Memories
5B
Lakeside
R.E.M.
Brown Waters
Dead Inside
Untitled (rescored ext. version)
I'm currently attached to many of the upcoming DramaFest
entries, so check back after Janurary to view those
films.
Along with Scoring some of the films, I contributed a few
of my own. Scroll Down to the 'My Films' section and watch
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"Firecracker" News
Official Movie
Trailer now online.
Is now at most Block Buster Video stores. Check online, and
view it for yourself. :) (if you dare) The music features
the music of co-scorer LindsayAnne
Klemm and myself and was directed by: Steve Balderson.
Firecracker has won the following:
Winner Outstanding Achievement in Production - Visionfest`05
Winner Best Cinematography - Visionfest`05
Winner Best Actress (Karen Black), Visionfest`05
Winner Domani Vision Award (Steve Balderson), Visionfest`05
Winner Best Actress (Karen Black), Fantasporto 2005
Best Picture Nominee - Fantasporto 2005
Jury Prize Best Picture Nominee - Raindance 2004 |
Additional Film Scores/Music:
++ "X-Ray Dog Music"
I'm currently working for the absolutely wonderful folks at X-Ray
Dog Music. I've contributed some of my music to their recent
library, so when you head to the theatres, chances are, you'll
hear some of their work. Their creative outlook on life, and amazing
dramatic orchestral cues rival those of the highest caliber composers
of today. Only thing is... they wish to stay below the radar.
How cool is that?! :)
++ "The Roman"
I recently completed the score to the short film, "The Roman"
by: Alexander Bornstein. I had the help of the UBER talented composer
and friend, Manuel Matshke. He also helped me score the DVXuser
HorrorFest film, "Memories". Thanks Manu!
++ "The Job"
A fun lil' short film by: David Fazzio. A man visits a fortune
teller to determine his own destiny and of those around him.
++ "The Phoenix Agenda"
By: Deric Olsen. The feature film is now wrapped and look for
it in the Film Festival Circa.
++ "His Day To Remember"
A WONDERFUL short film by the super talented, Adrian Picardi.
++ "Love, Alicia"
by: Ricky Middlesworth is a very powerful visual film about a
woman and the way she deals with a tramatic breakup. Watch out
for this guy's work.
++ "GPS - The Movie"
Was a HUGE hit at the premiere screening in Seattle, WA. It was
a great ride and very well received with the public. I'm looking
forward to you guys checking the film out. I think you'll like
it. www.gpsthemovie.com
++ "The Cross And the Towers"
A documentary film by: The Erwin Brothers has just won several
Film Festivals: It won audience at Palm Beach, best feature at
Gloria, and Crystal Heart at Heartland, and was a finalist at
USA. Many, many great things from these guys so watch for their
names in the silver screen credits. :)
++ "German Film School Short Films"
Katana: by Christian Breitling & Konstantin
Sacred Stone of Horus:
Daughter Of The East Wind: (Many)
C.R.A.M.E.R. : by Marko Plavsic
Duality: by Gabriele Kaiser
The Holy Jewel: by Tarkan Sarim
Awakening: by Gabriele Kaiser
You can view most of the short films and see additional Credits
here:
www.justindurban.com/credits.html
++ "Remixes"
and, my Superman Remix :)
"Superman"
3 MB .mp3
++ "Twenty One Productions"
Well, If you ever wanted to chance to actually hear my talk and
babble other than typing randomly in this newsletter, you now
have your chance. I was interviewed over at Twenty One Productions
website with producer, David Cottingham.
In
The House With Durbs - Podcast Pickle : 18.5 mb
I'm also about to start on their new Star Wars Fan Film, "Rise
Of The Troopers"
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Additional Music News >>>
For those who want to know more about my music and the terms of
use for my music... Check out the (FAQ)
on my music page.
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| MY FILMS::
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"Brown
Waters"
A young man (Jared M. Durban) relaxes in the peaceful serenity
of nature before he embarks on "the biggest date of his
life", with his soon to be fiancé. His two best
friends (John Stumpf & Seth Moore) join him in his last
moments as a 'free man' as they watch on as he agrees to a
challenging bet of treading water.
"30 Minutes. ...Hands above the water."
Shot in Madisonville, Kentucky with my brother's consumer
grade digital camera.
- Samsung SC-D6550 - Compact DuoCam
www.edgen.com/brownwaters
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"Lakeside"
Cast:
Christian David : Kevin
Jaklyn Lyons : Chelsi
Matt Thompson : Brett
Taleia Mueller : Katie
Saul Dapsis as "The Ranger"
Crew:
Written & Directed by: Matt Thompson
Co-directed by: Justin R. Durban
Executive Producer - Susan Laine
DP - Yuri Sadovnikov
Animation/VFX by: - Elliot Worman
Composer/SoundDesign/Edited - Justin R. Durban
View the film:
www.justindurban.com/videos_lakeside.html |
Watch out for "Blix Studios" :) We've got many, many
more films in the works. Features and Shorts.
You can view more films at my website:
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HOSTING::
www.intelliwire.net
For Chase who is still the best damn hosting company in the world!!!
Thanks Again guys!
Special thanks to Hostpaw.com
Without these guys, I'd be a sitting duck right now. I hope that
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| ... and I think that's about it! There's a WHOLE
bunch of other stuff, but my fingers hurt. You see why I only put
these out once or twice a year?
Again thank you everyone for your support and I hope that you'll
continue to check in from time to time on your own and if you have
any questions feel free to come hang out in my message forum at
www.allmediastudios.com/forum
(if you sign up... please email your screen name)
Take care everyone, Happy Holidays and... Until next time!
Cheers!
/j
| "If you know how to use a pencil to draw, you can
draw anything. Now apply that to everything in life." -
Edgen |
justin r. durban
www.edgen.com
www.justindurban.com
www.allmediastudios.com
Kings
and Kingdoms
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email: justin @ edgen.com
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