September 13, 2008

The Artists Forum, Inc. (AF) is a New York-based non-profit company involved in helping upcoming artists to find additional ways to expose their work and to expand their knowledge on different aspects of promotion and marketing. It's community includes musicians, writers, actors, filmmakers, visual artists and art enthusiasts and all it's activities are highlighted on

http://www.theartistsforum.org

Once a year The Artists Forum launches it's very own Music Competition giving bands and songwriters a chance to show what they got and offering a nice set of prizes for winners. I took part in it in 2007 (almost lost miserably) and the whole thing has turned out quite a pleasurable experience. All promises were kept, all updates were in place and there even was an unannounced bonus. See, it's always realistic to expect any kind of glitches from a project based mostly on pure enthusiasm so when it comes to dealing with anyone who is out there on his own, honesty and good intentions become an invaluable asset. Seeing how much effort has been taken by AF's President Amos White to handle his venture in honest and professional manner from it's very beginning to the very end has definitely left an impression.

Now The Artists Forum has given me the honor to be selected as The Artist of September. They have posted a special page with a brief interview about my artistic themes, processes and goals so if you care to take a look you can click on the link above and check it out.

Thank you

August 14, 2008

This is a quick follow-up to my previous blog where I have promised to add some features to my website. So here is what is already up:

Front page is now equipped with RSS feed, meaning that if you would like to keep an eye on me you can subscribe to Lanes Updates feed via your feed reader (if you are using Firefox, Flock or Safari as a web browser you are good because all of them got feed readers built-in; if you are still with Internet Explorer, Google Reader would be a nice choice) so every time I post an update you get notified at once. All you would have to do is click on RSS icon (top left corner) and choose your method of subscription which depends on what kind of feed reader you got. With Firefox, you may select Live Bookmarks and this will add News Update on Lanes option to your Bookmark menu so from that moment on you don't have to keep going to my website to check for updates. It is very convenient and it saves time.
If you would like to read a bit more about feeds and feed readers click HERE.

As you can see, I have changed the whole structure of my website.

Gateway page now is for the latest update and it has an option to leave comments (please do not hesitate to let me know your opinion, say Hi or express yourself. No registration required and you don't even have to give away your name if you don't want to, so it couldn't be easier).

Soundcheck page is for audio. Choose the track and listen to it. Simple as that.

Newsroom is now an archive for, you guessed it, news so it is most useful if you are writing a future Worst Seller about me.

Visuals page will host all graphics. So far I have posted three buddy icons with different edits of my logo and included HTML codes in case if you would like to use them for your page. We are working on a whole new graphic line for my next album so this page will keep expanding.

Also, as I mentioned earlier, if you would like to have my ringtones on your cell phone you can get them FREE and this is not a trick. Just go HERE, pick a tone and enter your phone number. You will get it in less than a minute.
If any problems just let me know and I will help you.

Thank you

July 22, 2008

First of all, if you have a cell phone and live in US you can now get all or any of my ringtones absolutely FREE and very easy here. No registration required and it will take seconds so do not hesitate for too long.

This website will be expanded to have all my existing albums, tracks, artwork, images, banners, buddy icons, wallpapers, etc. as well as equipped with RSS Feeds and comments option.

As of today, I am opening a contest for the most interesting graphic and visual work which is related to and/ or inspired by my music. It includes photo edits, visuals, paintings, animation and videos which you might come up with using your fantasy and skills.
You can make it from scratch or use any of my images as a template in which case you can let me know and I will provide you with high-quality jpeg of your choice.
The winner gets all my albums as signed CDs plus I will feature his/ her art here, properly credited and linked. August 31, 2008 is the deadline so you got a little over a month to test your creativity.

Oh...and the new track is coming.............................

Thank you

May 21, 2008

Igloo Magazine on Fractal album :

"Lanes' Fractal Collapse on his own imprint is quite impressive; its prime directive crafted by metalic shards of eerie basslines and shredded industrial noise. "Shapeshifter" is the perfect balance of all the above mentioned elements and encapsulates the mood of Fractal Collapse."
(Pietrobot, Contributing Editor)

April 27, 2008

Hybrid Magazine has just posted new review on my record. You can read it here.
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April 12, 2008

New track Outsider is up on Myspace. Click the banner below to open it up.

 

April 6, 2008

Fractal Collapse is now available on iTunes. If you already have iTunes installed in your comp you can click on the banner above to get right to it.

March 18, 2008

Absolute Punk has posted a review on FC. Click here to read it.

New track Stranded has just been uploaded on Myspace.
Click on the banner below to hear it.

February 26, 2008

Fractal Collapse is officially released on CDs.

February 19, 2008

1. Music Dish Interview: This article has been published by Music Dish in January 2008.
Please click on the banner below to open it up

2. Fractal Collapse CD is coming. I will announce it's official release here, in my Newsletter and on Myspace in few days. Anyone who would like to be constantly updated on my music and news please go to my ReverbNation page and sign up for my Mailing List (click on the banner below to get there):

Thank you

December 10, 2007

1. Amyland has been nominated as one of the winners of Artists Forum Electronic Music Competition of 2007. Take a look at this montage on YouTube here.

2. Phantom has gotten an Honorable mention from Mark Furnas, Director of Billboard Song Contest.

3. I've just opened pages on Reverb Nation and Trig, both with audio clips from Fractal Collapse so if you'd like to hear album versions please click on the banner below:

4. All 12 tracks from this release are available digitally at Beats Digital store in UK so if you live in Europe you can download my fractal tracks from BD in either 192 and 320 kbps mp3 or Wave (CD Quality) format. Please click the banner below:

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October 1, 2007:

1. Amyland has made it to the finals of Artists Forum Electronic Music Contest of 2007.

2. Most tracks from Fractal Collapse are available for downloads on www.beatsdigital.com/lanes and www.7digital.com in UK as well as on www.indiepad.com/lanes in US.

Thank you

July 12, 2007:

Eyeliner has just been re-produced and posted on Myspace, PureVolume and Channel 4. My pages on iSound.com and PureVolume.com have been upgraded and now include more tracks and images. I do plan to add samples from Hydra Missing and Smoke & Mirrors (I decided to re-produce the majority of my songs in hope to improve the sound). I believe most of my earlier tracks have good musical potential that can and should be developed further so I am excited to get it done. I will be uploading new edits from both S&M and Hydra albums along with my new tracks on the go.

Thank you

April 26, 2007:

New review on Hydra Missing album: