Recording my music

I've been trying for the past month or so to record my music and sell it online. Earl Brackett (whom in a previous life was known to me as "Chip") turned me on to the site www.broadjam.com. Here composers, performers, and arrangers - all independent - post their music for review by fellow Broadjam members and sometimes place their music for sale. There are also opportunities to submit individual tracks for placement in television shows, movies, video games, in-flight DVDs, you name it. So, I got a Broadjam membership.

I've recorded three pieces so far, and posted them on my page. Two of them I have entered into licensing contests. It typically costs about $15.00 to enter a piece into a contest, so I have only done this twice. I got good reviews for my music. It remains to be seen if mine will be selected out of the thousands that must be entered into these contests.

I have listed all three of my selections for sale. It costs 99 cents to download, and I get 80 cents per sale. I will see that money quarterly, assuming that I make at least $20.00 in sales and I request it once a quarter. So far, one person has downloaded my music.

One of the pieces is "For the Gulf", a unique piece for hammered dulcimer with lots of 9th and 11th chords, which I dedicated to the Gulf of Mexico. It's a tranquil piece, which explores the beauty of the Gulf, from the waves that play on top of the water to its majestic depths. It's not about the current polluting of the Gulf waters, but a tribute to its beauty. It's gotten good reviews.

You can find my music at www.broadjam.com/lmkirwan. Enjoy, and please take the music with you if you like!

Here's a news item about the first attempted 24 hour flight of a solar powered plane, taking place as of this writing:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100707/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_switzerland_solar_adventure