My Discography

Here's all the music I've released to date:

daemon Releases

Colorbeam (LP) - 2011

Background Processes (LP) - 2009

Monster-0 Releases

Monster-0 Works for You (EP) - 2010

Don't Worry About the World (LP) - 2008

...And Then There Were Zero (LP) - 2005

More to come!

daemon Presents: Colorbeam

I'm pleased to announce my latest album, Colorbeam, is now available.

This is another instrumental electronic release under the name Daemon Hatfield, much like Background Processes. But this record will ask for more of your attention, I think. There is a greater variety of moods and a couple more intense tracks. It's basically the soundtrack of the past five years of my life, covering everything from wandering around Tokyo to meeting girls in San Diego to riding my scooter around San Francisco.

Colorbeam is now available in iTunes and Amazon. Please to enjoy.

New Free Monster-0 Song

here is something Ryan Geddes and i put together back in October 2008. i wasn't ever sure what to do with it, so i figured i might as well put it out there. Geddes and i wanted to make an old school electro breakdance track based around the refrain "Synthotronic sounds/Going downtown." He wrote some hilarious lyrics, rapped the vocoder part, and i made the beats and synths. hopefully it makes you move your pants. please to enjoy:

Synthotronic Sounds by monster-0

you can download "Synthotronic Sounds" right here.

And here are Ryan’s lyrics:

Synthotronic Sounds

Going downtown

In a war torn future land

Music has been banned

Robots roam the overworld

Part of a master plan

Far below the surface

Humans bide their time

Building rebel music

And synthotronic rhymes

All the ladies in the club with your bleeps and bloops

Raise your dranks in the air for the synthotronic loops

Synthotronic Sounds

Going downtown

With our waveform weapons

We will now proceed

To banish the machine lords

And save humanity

When the revolution comes

Our people will be free

To dance upon the surface

Synthotronically

All the ladies in the club with your bleeps and bloops

Raise your dranks in the air for the synthotronic loops

Shorties gettin’ synthotronic

Homeboys gettin’ synthotronic

Gangstas gettin’ synthotronic

Everybody’s gettin’ synthotronic

Robots gettin’ synthotronic

Presidents getting’ synthotronic

Dogs are gettin’ synthotronic

Cats are gettin’ synthotronic

New Song Snippet

here's something i started working on today. don't have a title, yet.

1.9.10 by monster-0

what do we think?

New Song Didn't Pass the Girlfriend Test

i don't update this blog often enough. i'm going to try and change that by posting regular updates on what i'm working on, whether it's good or bad. today i'm sharing a recent failure of mine. sometimes you write a song, and after it's all recorded you sit back and listen to it and think, "wow, this sucks." this is one of those songs.

so the other day the idea for this track popped into my head while i was riding home from work on my scooter. the main melody came to me and kept repeating in my head. for some reason or another i thought it would be fun to make the song all about my favorite bands. if you are my Facebook friend, you may have seen my status update about working on this song. i suppose i thought it would be a good way to connect with listeners. if just one of these bands happened to also be a favorite of yours, maybe our bond would strengthen.

so i recorded the song as soon as i arrived home. didn't take too long -- a couple hours in all. the lyrics are nothing more than a list of my favorite bands, and the chorus merely repeats "these are a few of my favorite bands." easy, right? i tried to make it a light hearted, fun pop/rock song in the style of The Dandy Warhols, which i've been listening to a lot of lately.

but when i listened to the finished product, it didn't move me. sometimes i feel too close to a song to know if it's any good and seek a second opinion. so i played it for my girlfriend. "meh," she said. it is not a good sign when even your girlfriend doesn't like your song. turns out a list of my favorite bands does not necessarily make a compelling listen. she thought the melody was catchy, but needed a little more effort in the lyrical content.

so here is the song as it stands right now:

My Favorite Bands (demo) by monster-0

here's what i think went right:
- i've got a catchy melody and a solid chorus
- i like the crunchy, buzzy guitar tone
- i like the bridge that occurs at 1:52 (although i need to do more with it)
- i like the "whoo hoos!"

here's what went wrong:
- lyrics don't cut it
- guitar solo is weak sauce
- guitar part is inconsistent
- drums could use more personality

so there you have it. i'll probably scrap the vocals and write something with a little substance, then figure out exactly what the guitar should be doing. if i get another decent version going i'll post the update.

daemon

Korg DS-10 Video Tutorial

over at IGN i recently reviewed the Korg DS-10 synthesizer for the Nintendo DS. it's a pretty cool little tool, but it can be complicated for anyone who isn't used to virtual synths. i put up a video tutorial to demonstrate just what this little guy can do. please to enjoy:

New CD Now Available!

Monster-0's second LP, "Don't Worry About the World," is now available!  It's been a long time coming, but 11 new songs of drum machine love and heart-broken cyborgs are now available over at CDBaby.  My good friend Ryan Geddes helped out a lot with this record and played some keen egg shaker on the last song.  IGN designer Scott Senkowski provided the artwork. the record will be available to download from iTunes soon, but for now those that still prefer physical objects can get the real world disc ($10).

let me know what you think, and i could also use some reviews at CDBaby. thanks for all your support. Scoop!