Hey guys,
My newest CD project, The View From Here, is now out! This CD has 7 tracks of over 36 minutes of music and is meant to be a meditative, relaxation CD. You can preview the tracks as well as purchase them at: http://madsenstudios.bandcamp.com/album/the-view-from-here. Check it out!
CD is now out on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-view-from-here/id392791348
Thanks,
Nathan
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Freelancing Full Time (Finally!!!!)
So for the past three weeks I've transitioned into freelancing full time. It's been an interesting ride so far! Since 2005 I've been freelancing with various clients on all kinds of platforms: Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, iPhone and casual based games; but this is the first time I've done it full time.
During the first two weeks I was pretty hard on myself, even though I had two games on my plate with a third lingering. It wasn't until my wife, who I willingly admit is much smarter than I am, made me sit down, chill and reminded me that I've only been going freelance full time for roughly two weeks.
Working from home is great and I love being able to wax on about audio, the game industry and life in general while wearing a bath robe. (Looks at self.... yep still in a bath robe.) I also love being independent, chasing down good leads on projects and working with clients. One of my current projects is a highly established IP and I'm doing all of the game's audio- voice overs, music and sound design. It's very tough, very up and down and very exciting. So for the first three weeks, things are good. Maybe I'll start blogging more often?
http://www.madsenstudios.com
During the first two weeks I was pretty hard on myself, even though I had two games on my plate with a third lingering. It wasn't until my wife, who I willingly admit is much smarter than I am, made me sit down, chill and reminded me that I've only been going freelance full time for roughly two weeks.
Working from home is great and I love being able to wax on about audio, the game industry and life in general while wearing a bath robe. (Looks at self.... yep still in a bath robe.) I also love being independent, chasing down good leads on projects and working with clients. One of my current projects is a highly established IP and I'm doing all of the game's audio- voice overs, music and sound design. It's very tough, very up and down and very exciting. So for the first three weeks, things are good. Maybe I'll start blogging more often?
http://www.madsenstudios.com
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Silent Hill, a great series!!!
For my money, Silent hill is one of the best horror series yet done on Video games. (I hate it when people make statements like "this is the best EVER"! You have no way of knowing what lies in the future. So I just use the word "yet") This series took a different approach than Resident Evil and other scary games on the market and has bred many spin offs.
Silent Hill is a plot driven video game and is not a button masher. It relies on atmosphere more than sending hordes of enemies at the player. The visuals and sounds are particularly well done. These games look like something that David Lynch would produce. I own SH 1 through 4 and have played through them all. While there are flaws in each one, these games provide am amazing experience. Recently I played through Silent Hill 1 again. The incredible thing is even with the outdated graphics, I could feel my heart beat increase and the hairs on my neck stand up while playing this game.
The dialogue and voice acting isn't the best, but the rest of the game makes up for it. If you are a fan of scary movies and haven't played through these games I strongly urge you to give these games a shot.
The basic plot of the game is about this town Silent Hill (duh) and deals with the supernatural and dual realities. I'm not really giving anything away by telling you that there are actually two towns. The creatures you face are all reflections of the main characters inner demons. This game makes you look down a dark hallway...one that you're sure holds danger. Then it makes you walk into the darkness. (I know I'm probably coming off as pretty corny, but if you play through these games, you'll understand just how creepy they are.)
To give you a feel for the games, I'm including links to various SH videos. The intros don't really make much sense without playing through the game...but give the games a chance. I think if you do, you'll be please.
Please note: These games are graphic and are not intended for young players. Viewer discretion is advised. (Always wanted to say that!) Oh...and play at night, with the lights all and the volume turned up loud. These games WILL get under your skin.
Silent Hill 1 Intro (Fan made edit)
Silent Hill 2 Intro
Silent Hill 3 Intro
Making of Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3 Intro (Fan made edit)
Silent Hill 4 Intro
Silent Hill is a plot driven video game and is not a button masher. It relies on atmosphere more than sending hordes of enemies at the player. The visuals and sounds are particularly well done. These games look like something that David Lynch would produce. I own SH 1 through 4 and have played through them all. While there are flaws in each one, these games provide am amazing experience. Recently I played through Silent Hill 1 again. The incredible thing is even with the outdated graphics, I could feel my heart beat increase and the hairs on my neck stand up while playing this game.
The dialogue and voice acting isn't the best, but the rest of the game makes up for it. If you are a fan of scary movies and haven't played through these games I strongly urge you to give these games a shot.
The basic plot of the game is about this town Silent Hill (duh) and deals with the supernatural and dual realities. I'm not really giving anything away by telling you that there are actually two towns. The creatures you face are all reflections of the main characters inner demons. This game makes you look down a dark hallway...one that you're sure holds danger. Then it makes you walk into the darkness. (I know I'm probably coming off as pretty corny, but if you play through these games, you'll understand just how creepy they are.)
To give you a feel for the games, I'm including links to various SH videos. The intros don't really make much sense without playing through the game...but give the games a chance. I think if you do, you'll be please.
Please note: These games are graphic and are not intended for young players. Viewer discretion is advised. (Always wanted to say that!) Oh...and play at night, with the lights all and the volume turned up loud. These games WILL get under your skin.
Silent Hill 1 Intro (Fan made edit)
Silent Hill 2 Intro
Silent Hill 3 Intro
Making of Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3 Intro (Fan made edit)
Silent Hill 4 Intro
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