tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32710649136335529902024-02-20T02:23:44.776-08:00Kreativ ModernaDesign, Photography and Music by Martin Emes.Toivohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16925240289766159068noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271064913633552990.post-2772399863730441172012-01-21T14:19:00.000-08:002012-01-21T14:22:53.076-08:00Abstract Background Bundle<a href="http://graphicriver.net/item/abstract-background-bundle/1350464?ref=ToivoMedia"><img src="http://www.martinemes.com/images/abstract-photoshop-backgrounds.jpg" border="0" height="1847" width="590" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Abstract Background Bundle of 4 quality backgrounds. 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<br />Corporate world - just a bit of fun in Illustrator. </span>Toivohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16925240289766159068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271064913633552990.post-27602470005877009562011-08-07T03:20:00.000-07:002011-08-07T03:28:48.223-07:00Dark vs Light - New Designs<a href="http://graphicriver.net/collections/1081537-dark-vs-light-poster-flyer-bundle?ref=toivomedia"><img src="http://www.martinemes.com/images/dark-vs-light.jpg" border="0" height="2078" width="590" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />A collection of 3 PSD print templates with glossy and eye-catching designs by Toivo Media. <a href="http://graphicriver.net/collections/1081537-dark-vs-light-poster-flyer-bundle?ref=toivomedia">Available on Graphic River.</a></span>Toivohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16925240289766159068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271064913633552990.post-70923929161934347422011-05-04T09:00:00.000-07:002011-05-04T09:18:46.367-07:00Camouflage Patterns<a href="http://graphicriver.net/item/camouflage-seamless-patterns/162512?ref=toivomedia"><img src="http://www.martinemes.com/images/camouflage-army-pattern.jpg" border="0" height="1232" width="590" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Get your project ready for action with these camouflage Photoshop patterns! <a href="http://graphicriver.net/item/camouflage-seamless-patterns/162512?ref=toivomedia">Available on Graphic River.</a></span>Toivohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16925240289766159068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271064913633552990.post-15923773735307228792011-05-04T08:48:00.000-07:002011-05-04T08:51:19.453-07:00Free File of the Month<a href="http://graphicriver.net/item/city-at-night-backgrounds/140888?ref=toivomedia"><img src="http://www.martinemes.com/images/city-at-night.jpg" border="0" height="1695" width="590" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Add some magic to your projects with these backgrounds! <a href="http://graphicriver.net/item/city-at-night-backgrounds/140888?ref=toivomedia">Download for free from Graphic River.</a></span>Toivohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16925240289766159068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271064913633552990.post-16548662494829947202011-03-01T10:10:00.000-08:002011-03-01T10:15:19.186-08:00Composing Music: Spontaneous Vs Planned<object width="590" height="246"><param name="movie" value="http://envato.com/personal_player/aj_preview.swf"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="FlashVars" value="api=http://marketplace.envato.com/api/edge/collection:587324.xml&autoplay=0&refid=ToivoMedia&txtColor=0xC3533F&itemLimit=10"><br /><embed src="http://envato.com/personal_player/aj_preview.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent"flashvars="api=http://marketplace.envato.com/api/edge/collection:587324.xml&autoplay=0&refid=ToivoMedia&txtColor=0xC3533F&itemLimit=10" width="590" height="246"></embed></object><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Normally I have a fully formed track on my guitar, and then I make a fully formed midi file, and then I make the final track. So that’s a very planned deliberate way of composing. But I was just thinking that probably the 2 best pieces of music I’ve made in the last couple of years were the ones where I played a few tunes on my guitar and then very quickly jumped on the computer and let the track evolve. I’ve found this makes for the most suprising and just plain fun way of making music. Because you haven’t thought about how the track should sound beforehand, so it just seems to reveal itself as you’re making it. The track I’m currently working on was planned to be acoustic guitar ambience with some synths, but it’s become a big cinematic epic with a tropical rainforest feel, which is awesome fun! All the better since I make music to escape the view out my window of the bleak scottish winter.<br /><br />You can hear the track I'm talking about in the player above - it's called Sunspire.</span>Toivohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16925240289766159068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271064913633552990.post-4760673506991835832011-01-22T07:36:00.000-08:002011-01-22T07:45:24.111-08:00Free Backgrounds<a href="http://www.martinemes.com/star-cloud-backgrounds.zip"><img src="http://www.martinemes.com/images/star-cloud-backgrounds.jpg" border="0" height="764 alt=" width="590" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.martinemes.com/images/stars-and-stripes1.jpg"><img src="http://www.martinemes.com/images/stars-and-stripes.jpg" border="0" height="443 alt=" width="590" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Download and use these backgrounds for free! Just click the images above. 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Please support me!</span>Toivohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16925240289766159068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271064913633552990.post-90627489055012153012010-10-23T08:49:00.001-07:002010-10-23T08:51:35.845-07:00Photo Colorizer<a href="http://graphicriver.net/item/photo-colorizer/123189?ref=toivomedia"><img src="http://www.martinemes.com/images/photo-colorizer.jpg" border="0" height="961" width="590" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Colorize your photos to give them a great look, change the weather or season, or create an instant sunrise or sunset! 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Normally I sequence a track out in midi and keep working on it for weeks before I feel it's ready to produce the final piece. I'm a perfectionist about how I want the music to sound. But with this track I midi sequenced a couple of tunes and some drums, and then went ahead and produced and arranged the track using a few loops with different instruments applied to them. It took only a few hours to finish, and I just let the track evolve naturally as I made it, without having too clear an idea of the final arrangement in my head. I enjoyed it about as much as I've ever enjoyed making music, and I'm very happy with the final result. I also think it's the most upbeat and catchy piece of music I've made!</span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.martinemes.com/music.html">Listen to my music on my website.</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div>Toivohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16925240289766159068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271064913633552990.post-58566762507183851432010-03-21T11:30:00.000-07:002010-04-06T11:08:10.665-07:00Battle of the Bands!<img src="http://www.martinemes.com/images/battle-of-bands-small.jpg" alt="Battle of the Bands." height="565" width="400" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I just had a bit of fun with these two authentic looking fonts from a great font site - <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.dafont.com/">dafont.com</a>. What's the best font you've ever downloaded?</span>Toivohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16925240289766159068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271064913633552990.post-20304106501698668662010-03-11T13:59:00.000-08:002010-08-10T03:32:07.778-07:00The Creation of Minimalist Metal<img title="The Cold South album cover"><img src="http://www.martinemes.com/images/cold-south-cover.jpg" border="0" height="400 alt=" width="400" /></img><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Last year I finished an album called The Cold South. I tried to do something original, and I have hopefully succeeded in bringing together three different music types - rock/metal, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalist_music">minimalism</a> and electronica. I wrote an all out hard rock/ heavy metal album on my Ibanez, then began to program the music in <a href="http://www.guitar-pro.com/en/index.php">Guitar Pro 5</a>. Once the rock/metal tracks were in place, I began adding many synthesized orchestral tracks, creating dense layers on top of the already loud and powerful guitars and drums. Tracks containing simplistic piano, harp or string melodies were overlaid, creating subtlety behind the bold and loud guitar and orchestral tracks. I wanted there to be many parts underneath the main melodies adding richness to the sound, for the listener to discover on repeated listens. This began to mimic the minimalist orchestral compositions of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Glass">Philip Glass</a>, but with the added heavy rock dimension.<br /><br />I allowed the sound to evolve naturally, and hadn't originally planned the inclusion of the electronic orchestra. I then used Edirol orchestra plug-in, the <a href="http://www.toontrack.com/products.asp?item=11">Drumkit From Hell</a>, and <a href="http://www.guitar-pro.com/en/index.php">Guitar Pros’</a> own electronic guitar sound to produce the album. Production took place in Sony Acid, with use of Soundforge and Classic master limiter.<br /><br />I believe that I've come as close as I ever will to creating a piece of music which has a fairly unique sound, and I'm proud of the finished result.<br /><br />Listen to <a href="http://www.martinemes.com/mp3/creation-layers.mp3">Creation - Layers</a> to hear how I built up the sound in segments, using many tracks, while balancing the sound so that the more subtle elements can also be heard.</span>Toivohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16925240289766159068noreply@blogger.com0