Cue

A Glimpse

2012-01-26T01:06:00.001-05:00

I've finished my 15th track for Cue's next and third album, "A Glimpse of Color". I have one more to finish up and need to re-record the accordion part, then it will be finished!! Stand by...

New album update!

2011-10-03T12:49:00.003-04:00

The third release from Cue, "A Glimpse of Color", should be finished by December. It will be a digital only release, but available on all the same avenues (iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, Bandcamp, etc.)

Check back for more info! This'll be a good one!

Tons of new info!

2011-09-02T12:38:00.008-04:00

BANDCAMP:
I have been updating my Bandcamp site quite a bit. Check it out here:
http://chrisjoye.bandcamp.com/

Feel free to e-mail me for a free download code of my album!

LICENSED CUE SONGS
- King Lawrence (a well-respected photography and media company) licensed "In the Night" off of the Layers album. Check it out here:

http://vimeo.com/24141180

- Community Credit Union licensed "Soda Vs Pop"
off of the A Thousand Shards of Sun album. Animation and motion design by Kevin Kerndt. Check it here:

http://www.kerndtdesign.com

CUSTOM MUSIC
I have also been writing custom music for feature films. I just finished the score to Two Days in February, directed by Michael P. Noens from Chicago.

I also finished the score to Seasons of Gray a few months ago. The new trailer has been uploaded and can be seen here (a lot of Cue licensed music in here as well):

http://www.seasonsofgray.com

"A Thousand Shards of Sun" availability!

2011-01-31T09:44:00.002-05:00

You can preview and purchase "A Thousand Shards of Sun" (Cue's second commercial release) at the following:

iTunes
CDBaby.com
Digstation.com
Amazon MP3
emusic.com

NEW ALBUM ARTWORK!

2011-01-11T00:25:00.005-05:00

This is the final artwork, skillfully crafted (again) by Justin Hamrick. Check it. "A Thousand Shards of Sun" will be available for physical purchase shortly, in the mean time, check out DigStation

COMPLETE!

2011-01-10T00:15:00.005-05:00

"A Thousand Shards of Sun" is complete! The duplication order is in, so physical CDs will be available middle January. In the mean time, the album is available for purchase on DigStation at http://www.digstation.com/AlbumDetails.aspx?albumid=ALB000065888 and will also be shortly available on iTunes and Amazon.

Album 2 update

2010-12-23T20:53:00.003-05:00

The second album by Cue, titled "A Thousand Shards of Sun", is very near completion! We are waiting on the final artwork before sending off to be duplicated and distributed to iTunes, Amazon, etc. - stay tuned!

NEW Cue Album 2 Teaser mp3

2010-09-23T19:48:00.000-04:00

Here are a few clips from the upcoming CD for Cue. Post comments!

http://www.chrisjoyemusic.com/audio/mp3s/cuealbum2.mp3

The second album has been mixed and mastered!

2010-09-15T22:56:00.000-04:00

Cue's second album is complete, at least musically. It was mixed and mastered at Taylor Barefoot Productions in Brighton, MA in early September 2010 and is now awaiting artwork and physical CD duplication. Stay tuned for more info!

Cue Untitled(comment with title suggestions). 25 tracks will be on the disc, ranging from :30 to over 3:00 in length. Again, commercial licensing and film and television were the target arenas for all of the music, however, unlike Layers, this disc is more upbeat and contains drums (real and MIDI) and percussion on just about every track. Styles range from alt rock to accordion music to house and drum-and-bass beats. Stay tuned for some sample clips to be posted shortly!

The CDs are here!

2010-04-21T19:14:00.000-04:00

I have received the shipment of CDs for Cue "Layers"! If you are interested in purchasing a physical copy, please visit http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/Cue2. Otherwise, you can purchase one from me directly, e-mail me at chris (at) chrisjoyemusic (dot it) com. I accept Paypal.

Tracks uploaded to Youtube

2010-04-08T18:20:00.000-04:00

Each track has been uploaded as a video with album artwork to Youtube. You can check out each one at http://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisJoyeMusic#p/u, and then click on a video on the right hand column.
Physical CDs will be available sometime next week, as well as digital downloads at iTunes, Amazon MP3, eMusic.com, and CDbaby.com

Layers Teaser Audio

2010-03-14T20:41:00.000-04:00

Here is a brief teaser of a few of the tracks for "Layers". It shall be released soon!

http://chrisjoyemusic.com/audio/mp3s/layersteaser.mp3

Layers cover artwork

2010-03-05T10:43:00.000-05:00

The artwork for "Layers", designed by Justin Hamrick.

Mastering is DONE!

2010-03-05T10:35:00.001-05:00

Just got word the master tracks have been finalized and are currently being shipped to me. The artwork is under it's final tweaks, and then the printing process will begin! I hope to have the CD for sale by the end of March or April, 2010.

Album update!

2010-02-09T11:02:00.000-05:00

The album is currently being mastered and final guitars are being recorded today @ Taylor Barefoot Studios in Boston, MA. Check back shortly for more updates.

CD masters

2010-01-22T00:28:00.001-05:00

After a computer failure at the studio, the mastering process was delayed a bit longer. However, I should have the masters shortly.

Cue artwork

2010-01-22T00:26:00.000-05:00

The artwork process is going well. Justin has nailed down a solid cover design and we're just tweaking a few colors and textures. I'll post some previews shortly.

CD Process

2009-10-15T21:03:00.000-04:00

The CD is very near completion!

1. It is currently finishing being mixed and mastered by Taylor Barefoot in Boston, MA - who has also lent his masterful, effects-laden guitars and production techniques to the tracks.
2. I'm working with Justin Hamrick on the CD design and am excited to see some of his ideas. He is a very talented animator and designer.
3. The only thing after that is the duplication process and distribution with www.CDBaby.com and to all of their partners (iTunes, Amazon, etc.)

...Stay tuned.

CD Concept

2009-07-27T18:40:00.000-04:00

My concept for this CD is to be overly simplistic (at least in terms of my writing style). There are small instrumental palettes, simple melodies and harmony, quite a bit of layered looping and no percussion. I'm writing while mainly thinking of its' use in a TV commercial, although it's uses could far exceed that. My inspiration was from a French composer, whose "band" name is Melodium - http://melodiumbox.free.fr/

Particularly, the Flacana Flacana album, which I've heard a few of his tracks being used in commercials by Frito Lay and others. Again, very simple and minimal tracks.

I will produce the album with CDBaby.com when it is finished, so it will then go to iTunes and Amazon, among other stores.Currently, I'm finishing writing tracks for the CD release. So far ~16 tracks ranging from :50-5:00 in length.

I'm looking for the artwork of the CD and case to be similar to the concept of the music - simple. But I want it to be creative and kind of ambiguous (see the Flacana Flacana album artwork or many of Melodium's CDs). If you'd like to contribute to the album by drawing the artwork, feel free to e-mail me! I have some ideas and will post some pictures shortly.

The name of my "band" is simply Cue. The name of the album is potentially Joy.