The Tunes, They Are A-Changin'

Ladies and Gentlemen -- I have an announcement to make. In less than 72 hours, I will no longer be under the employment of WMS Gaming. That's right -- after four years of faithful service, I will no longer be writing music for slot machines.

I will be taking 4 weeks off to get personal things in order, and to simply write music for the sake of writing music. No demands. No direction. No deadlines.

After that, I will be starting a new job as Senior Composer/Sound Designer at Midway Games. I am very, very excited at the possibilities and potential for this new gig, and while I will miss the opportunities that WMS offered me, I can't wait to see what writing and designing at Midway is going to be like.

The music budgets will still be big, but there will probably be fewer live musicians on my tunes and alot more hi-tech gear (drool...). I will also be working on fewer games at once, and focusing on creating one or two really killer soundtracks over a longer period of time. There's alot for me to learn, and I'm really, really excited about that.

So goodbye Grandma -- hello Grandson. Goodbye big bands -- hello big explosions. Goodbye shiny, happy, friendly music -- hello heavy, aggro, intense music.

To be continued...