A Z U R E   C R Y S T A L  -  Beyond The Boundaries Of Sound

 
 

"Music is the key that opens the door to my greatest  emotions. It stirs in me the highest, most exalted epiphany. It's that moment when my hairs stand on end, as I discover that one note, melody, or chord which reminds me once again there is something greater than what we see and hear on this terrestrial plane."
--
Stephen Rivera

News:
Current 2006 musings:
 
To those looking for the old downloadable MP3s:
I am still in the process of determining what is the most fair way to post samples without getting my songs ripped off, I had downloadable MP3s here before and they immediately got posted on other game music sites !!

Email us  and we will be happy to mail you a demo CD with more full length music ! As soon as I post more songs I will email everyone back, I might be able to use a flash player that does not permit downloads to solve this issue.
Other game projects::
SD Entertainment - "Maniacal Max: The Maniac With a Cause" is an exciting arcade style 3D Cel-shaded platform game starring a psychotic 8 year old that has to save the Universe. This game is currently in development.
Playful Minds, Inc. - "MoonThrone": A Massive Multiplayer Online RPG (Like Ultima Online) where users can create their own towns, characters, etc... The challenge here was to create GM midi type music since the game is only available as a download and would not have storage space for wav or mp3 music files, only for the sound efx...

Februrary 25, 2004 -
 
Azureth on World Talk Radio:
 
Stephen, our keyboard player, was featured yesterday on World Talk Radio as a guest host talking about songwriting and techniques he uses to interface with the members of Azureth.. Stephen, quickly becoming recognized as a premier songwriter, has had extensive formal training in many genre's of music including classical. A few of the gems that Stephen shares with us in this show are how to construct interesting melodies, what passing chords are and how they are used and how to incorporate 'tension' and 'release' in your songs. In addition, he gives us some insight into some of the more esoteric terms of music. Not to mention the mechanical process of how he 'gets it done' and what software he uses. Stephen stresses not only knowing your craft, but also immersing yourself in the styles of music you wish to emulate. So sit back and enjoy this most interesting and insightful hour of World Talk Radio/Music Talk show. If you are a musician and/or songwriter, you will not want to miss this chance to learn from the Master!
 
**Click on the links below to hear show
Show Segment 1
Show Segment 2
Show Segment 3

Azureth gets FM Radio play in Boston
 
WHUS FM has featured Azureth's music for 2 weeks now. The show is on Sundays at 2:pm to 3:pm central time. The dj is Joel. He is also on im chat as 'whusdj' during showtimes. The weblink to listen over the internet is: http://www.whus.org/listen.htm
The show is titled 'Pushing the Envelope'
Y'all drop by and give Joel a listen, he plays some great stuff.
Thanks Joel and WHUS!
-Mark Connors
**Click on the links below to hear the actual radio show
Hi-Fi play (Broadband)
Lo-Fi play (dial-up)

June 9,2002 -
Been playing with the new studio addition, the E-Mu Proteus 2500. Remixed many new songs with it, stay tuned for at least five new songs being posted. Other studio additions: Zoom RT-323 drum machine, Yamaha RBX-264 Bass Guitar, Sonar 2.0 and a solid sounding Crate KX-220 Keyboard Amp.

January 27,2002 -
FINALLY got to making major changes on this web site,
hopefully I will keep working on it until it looks like a business site... Maybe not, music and business rarely mix.... What do you think ?

January 26, 2002 -
Added a real forum for all customers and fans to
discuss projects, music, or anything you like... Just follow the link below named "Forums".

January 16, 2002 -
I am currently writing music and sound FXs for 4 game
development companies and hopefully more will come... A lot of work though.  

January 6, 2002 -
Hoping to save mullah to buy the Proteus 2500
which will serve as my main sound module.  
(561)379-7867

 

We have some of the world's most dramatic and up-to date ONLINE music libraries for royalty free music and sound effects, available for secure online licensing and immediate download or shipped on CD!

-To order please click on eStore.