Music
Since I remember I always had a passion for music; in high school I used simple programs like ejay to create my tunes under the name of Gravity_0. Most of them where Dance and Techno.
Growing up I slowly moved away from Dance and Techno and began to like Rock And Metal and in 2020 I decided to buy my first guitar kit and start to learn to play.
I am still learning both music production and guitar but you can find some of my jams and follow my progress on my Instagram, under the artist name of Tiasmat.
My rig is composed by:
- A cheap Fender replica I found on Amazon: not the best guitar in the world but I still kind of like it
- The Blackstar ID:Core V3 (20): enough to make some noise in my small home studio and record on my PC
- My old gaming PC, now a full audio workstation
- Neweer NW-8000 USB Microphone: I am probably going to replace this with the NW-800 since it is not USB
- M-Audio Fast Track Guitar: given by a friend, it's nice to do recordings on the go since it already has Instrument inputs
- Novation Launchkey MK3 Mini: my master keyboard of choice, perfect for experimenting with melodies and progressions, it also features a set of drum pads
- AKG K240 Studio: good headphones for monitoring, mixing and mastering
- FL Studio for recording and producing, alongside other DAWs when I want to experiment
- Wavelab LE for audio editing and mastering
- Quite a load of VSTs I have collected during the years including
Here is a non-comprehensive list of who and what inspire me:
Celldweller
Celldweller for me is the apex of music. By blending Rock and Metal Elements with Electronic music he managed to create the perfect mixture of my favourite elements of songs.
I also like most of the tracks from his other "personalities", Circle of Dust and Scandroid, as they feature a lot of concepts I would love to bring in my productions about both songwriting and production.
Notable Songs
- Blackstar
- Switchback
- The Grate Divide
Hollywood Undead
I attended my first (and only, damn Covid) Hollywood Undead concert at the beginning of 2020. I did not know them at all since they were a side act and immediately fell in love with their style and the energy they put in their songs.
While the themes they write about are a bit on the edge they were in my Spotify Top 5 for both 2020 and 2021 and listening to them helped me to get out of a bad period of my life so I guess I owe them a cover or two.
Notable songs
- Everywhere I Go
- Apologize
- Comin' Thru Stereo
Papa Roach
Papa Roach is the first group I have come in contact with in the Rock scene when I was in university. Their song "Anxiety" was the perfect description of my personality in that period of my life.
Acutally I am also in the process of making a cover of one of their hits which seems easy enough for someone of my level.
Notable Songs
- ...To Be Loved
- Last Resort
- Sunrise Trailer Park
Other songs I like (not in a particular order)
- Nickelback - Must Be Nice
- Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
- Rave The Reqviem - Crack The Sky
- Circle of Dust - Humanarchy
- Skillet - Circus for a Psycho
- Nine Inch Nails - Only
- Volbeat - Still Counting
- Five Finger Death Punch - A Little Bit Off
- Three Days Grace - Somebody that I used to know
- My Darkest Days - Porn Star Dancing
Gaming
When I have some time, I also love to play video games, both single and multi-player.
I usally play on an Xbox Series X and PC but when I have access to one I also game on Playstation. I do not like mobile games at all
I really like immersive games with deep storylines like The Witcher 3 or Cyberpunk 2077 but, since I do not have much time lately, I began to enjoy more immediate and short ones like fighting games; my favourite one is Mortal Kombat 11 and my favourite characters are the ninjas Scorpion and Kitana.