bEat Salad is coming...

screenshot: www.beatsalad.com.au

My new kids' computer game/app is starting to take its first shape, basically as a pitch for some big-wig digital producers at the X-Media Lab being held in Perth next week. Head to the brand-spanking new website at www.beatsalad.com.au to get a bit of a taste.

The game is not built yet, we are basically trying to raise money to do that right now. My

production partners are Nick Lowe of letsmakegames.org (he's our game and web developer) and Simon Boxer, who's doing all the concept art and graphic design (www.simonboxer.com). Nick and Simon along with their team at gutsup have done a fab job of knocking together the splash site which basically contains the concept so far, some new concept art, and a little bit of 'gamification'.

We're currently looking for investors/interested stakeholders - if you think that's you then look me up... we're also looking for a children's television producer, I aim to pitch stage 2 (the beatsalad kid's TV show) to ABC before the end of the year... see more at www.beatsalad.com.au

New Music: 'Run Tings' and 'Connected' feat. Rythm Infinit

Finished these tracks about a month ago for the Hilltop Hoods Initiative. Hopefully we'll eventually turn them into something bigger, like a real EP! Meng did all the lyrics/vocals, I did all the music/production.

'Run Tings' is a kind of samba-hiphop freakout....

'Run Tings' Feat. Rythm Infinit by Josh Hogan [rustyjoe]

'Connected' also features Prita Grealy on vocals. More standard chilled hiphop fare....

'Connected' Feat. Rythm Infinit by Josh Hogan [rustyjoe]

New Kids' Hiphop track for 'Crunch n Sip' campaign

Meng Jones (a.k.a. Rythm Infinit) and myself recently (re-)wrote the new jingle for Healthway's 'Crunch n Sip' campaign. Meng did the lyrics and vocals, I did all the music/production. We decided to go with something with lots of fruit and vegetables in it. Check it out below:

Crunch N Sip - Feat. Meng Jones by Josh Hogan [rustyjoe]

'Urban Taal' debuts at the Ellington, Kulcha

Steve and I have been working with guitarists Alex Borthwick and Glenn Rogers (Urban Gypsies) on a project that fuses all of our influences (Jazz, Indian, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, Flamenco, Funk to name a few) into one tasty, well seasoned package. Glenn has been handy enough to edit some video together from a set we played at Kulcha.

First up are some highlights from the John Coltrane tune 'Equinox'

Equinox from glenn rogers on Vimeo.

Next is a Konnakol freakout between Glenn, Steve and myself on Glenn's tune 'Jog'. Glenn goes nutso about 2:30 in!:

konokol from glenn rogers on Vimeo.

Last is a bit of a 'highlights' edit, with excerpts from Glenn's tune 'Gizmo', an as yet un-named tune by Alex which features Steve on Didge, a cover of Michael Jackson's 'Rock with You', and my tune 'Bhaji Smugglers' at the end:

Urban Taal from glenn rogers on Vimeo.