I'm glad to hear the site of the old Royal High School in Edinburgh won't be turned into a hotel but into the National Centre for Music, opening 2028. I'm curious to see how it'll bring more music to the city. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2580238...

That's pretty shocking news, Native Instruments, one of the largest companies in music making software, is in preliminary insolvency. This will have some serious ramifications for both users and employees cdm.link/ni-insolvency/

The highly anticipated version of Ride the Lightning by #Megadeth is here and it's surprisingly close to the original. I expected Dave to put some twist on it. You can tell Teemu isn't challenged enough though 🤘 youtu.be/TBV8_0BqIw8?...

A few years ago I did a daily writing exercise where you just write what a single word inspires you. Re-reading it today some of this stuff is pretty deep. I'm not sure if I should publish it or resume doing it or both. I don't even recall where this exercise came from

Hello #PortfolioDay I'm Jean-Loup, a composer from Scotland keen to find people to collaborate with and write music for. I wrote music for theatre, AV video presentations and for small family events. I'm currently working on an EDM album For my full portfolio see www.jlarts.scot #MusicSky

Watching the induction of #Rush in the Rock n' Roll hall of fame feels so bittersweet. On stage there's Neil Peart and Taylor Hawkins and Chris Cornell, all of them now gone... www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJK0...

"The X-Men will return in Avengers Doomsday" I wonder if these weekly teasers will lead to an actual trailer some time soon youtu.be/kH1XlwHQv9o?...

Happy new year to all. May you find the will to be the best person you can be for yourself and those you love 🥳

Second teaser (which was also leaked though this one wasn't shown before Avatar 3) for #Avengers #Doomsday just dropped featuring #Thor I wonder if they'll do one for each character. I heard the third teaser features the X-Men youtu.be/1clWprLC5Ak?...

Strongly starting to suspect I have a mild-ish case of Raynaud's disease judging by how easily my fingers get cold in not so low temperatures. This on top of everything else, sucks to get old y'all...

Went to see #Avatar Fire and Ash tonight. The visuals are stunning as in all Avatar movies but the plot was very similar to Way of Water and it could have been a tad shorter. Still it was enjoyable, I was particularly impressed by the sound design for the Tulkun.

Ice hockey matches here in Finland are quite a lot different from the Scottish league back home...

When I first saw the #aurora in Lapland in 98 I only had an old point&shoot film camera, it could capture nothing. Now my phone is the point&shoot and takes rather amazing photos. I'm so grateful this is possible. #photography #Finland

I kinda wish Marvel had a better handle on people leaking stuff. Even being as careful as you could, you couldn't avoid the reveal of this teaser being spoiled. Makes this quite less impactful than it ought to be youtu.be/UiMg566PREA?... #avengers #doomsday

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I'd never seen this interview of Gillian Anderson before from 1995 when #TheXFiles was into its 3rd season. Great find www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLs-...

I'd share this yearly Spotify stats thing but the majority of the music I listen to is on CD and Vinyl so no stats for those ... Also I don't use Spotify I will tell you Rush has been quite popular on my stereo system this year though.

That cancelled TV show you'll never stop thinking about Project Blue Book (And yes also Willow)

Ever since Not Of This Earth came out in 1986 the longest there has been between @joesatriani.com albums has been 3 years. His latest album Elephants of Mars came out in 2022 and we're running out of 2025. I guess Sammy Hagar has been keeping him busy...

New Paul Gilbert album coming soon, heck yeah! youtube.com/shorts/1WND9...

You know I would much prefer fireworks as a thing if they had some kind of basic rhythmic structure rather than a random bunch of bangs. Also why I prefer the professional ones, at least some thought is put into the display, albeit just visual typically.

A request I made to Avid to have my ilok licence key reset was approved today. I requested this in April of 2023... Good thing I don't use (or need) Pro Tools

It's #panto time Once again the Penicuik Community Theatre Group is putting on the theatre event of the year. A pantomime version of Hansel and Gretel. This is an event you won't want to miss, and not just because I'm performing in it and wrote the music for it www.ticketsource.com/penicuik-com...

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RIP Ace Frehley, another legend goes up to play in the great gig in the sky 🙏

Hello #PortfolioDay I'm Jean-Loup, a composer from Scotland keen to find people to collaborate with and write music for. I wrote music for theatre, AV video presentations and for small family events. I'm currently working on an EDM album For my full portfolio see www.jlarts.scot #MusicSky

Song #2 of the album is a wrap I think, now it's time for mixing #ComposerLife #MusicSky

Am I the only one who always seem to punch in anything I play just a tiny bit ahead of the beat but enough that it sounds off on replay? and I don't use "always" lightly here... #ComposerLife

Rush Members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Announce 2026 Reunion Tour variety.com/2025/music/n... It's only a few dates in North America so I won't be able to make it but it's exciting to see Rush on the road again #MusicSky

Yesterday I played with side chaining, today I had fun with the arpeggiator. This new track is finally flowing and it's turning out to be great fun as it's supposed to be #MusicSky

I'm so excited to have finally found a vinyl copy of #Firewind 's eponymous album from 2020. It's incredibly hard to find and I got a really good price for it. It's such a powerful album. I really recommend a listen if you like power metal.

Today I discovered: Wintersun An excellent Finnish #metal band (as they all are). Yes I know they've been around for 20 years but it's surprisingly difficult to discover new music these days. One thing I do miss about university life. And yeah I don't use Spotify for many reasons...

Do you ever feel the need to write a support ticket? Spend hours agonising over the wording to ensure every detail is captured, every scenario and component involved in the problem laid out as clearly as possible? Only to receive a response from someone who hasn't understood a thing? #isitme

Finally jumped onto Windows 11 for my main PC. Not a fan of the UI but luckily there are ways to revert to a win 10 look. Nothing of importance broken so far but I'm sure something will crop up before long.

Walked 12 miles today and it feels just like one of my regular walks. Sounds stupid but committing to walking at least 5000 steps a day for the past year has paid off it would seem. Link to the fundraising page is still active should you wish to contribute www.justgiving.com/team/trs-kil...

My family and I and doing the Edinburgh #Kiltwalk in support of Autism Initiatives. If you feel that this is something you could support as well, you can do so at the link below. Thanks in advance 🙏 www.justgiving.com/team/trs-kil...

After years of hoping beyond hope that a day would come when a Star Trek #Lego set would ever beam into our living rooms, it seems that day will finally be upon us soon. #StarTrekLego www.brickfanatics.com/lego-confirm... youtu.be/C4gbBGp92RU?...

First public performance in #Taiko yesterday at the Strathaven Balloon Festival. Sadly no photos of the performance itself but it was a lot of fun but also a lot of work.

Megadeth announced that their next album and world tour would be their last. Nothing quite like making you feel old than one of the bands you loved as a kid calling it quits. www.megadeth.com/blogs/news/f...

For the first time since I started composing I have a big project in mind that has enough potential that I'll want to see it through. This is really helping fuelling my drive to write music which can only be a good thing. Hopefully it won't take too long before I can share the outcome #composerlife

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I have a new track in the works that I'm really quite happy with and I'm considering the possibility of writing a couple of more in the same genre to see if maybe I could do some sort of EP. Imposter syndrome notwithstanding, it did take me a couple of weeks just to write this one but cross fingers

Furthest I've been N: Luosto, Finland S: Kings Canyon National Park, CA, USA W: San Francisco, CA, USA E: Kuusamo, Finland

I wish more music was still released in physical format. Especially soundtracks, these days if you can even buy them (some are only available on streaming) most of the time it's digital purchase only (ie Amazon). Good luck finding a CD 🙄

I absolutely loved #FantasticFour First Steps last night, it was everything I wanted from seeing Marvel's first family on the silver screen. Or almost everything, one sequence should have had @joesatriani.com Back To Shalla-Bal as its soundtrack youtu.be/WmGTWR1Zdic?...

RIP Ozzy, one more legend joins the great gig in the sky. youtu.be/CprfjfN5PRs?...

Who else picked up on the operatic cover of Diamond Head's "Am I Evil?". A nice follow up to Season 4's Master of Puppets #StrangerThings5 youtu.be/iKZyYdwS3Wg?...

Another service to add to the boycott list. A few recommended alternatives are in the original post replies.

Had a great day with family watching @letourfr.bsky.social pass through #Caen Still, I'm baffled to see so many sponsors from the fossil fuel industry. I know they have lots of money but these events should promote health and well-being 🚴🏻

I have no words... to say that Mark Snow was my favourite composer would be not just an understatement but incredibly reductive. He's been my inspiration for becoming a composer in the first place and while the end comes to us all, it remains a painful stage of life. 😢🙏😔