November 2009 Archives

Entranced now available on iTunes!

By Adrian on November 27, 2009 8:54 PM | No Comments | digg this


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Monstrous is proud to announce that 
Entranced is now available in the Apple iTunes store!

If you are new to Entranced, now is a great time to check out this visually stunning, action packed game that stimulates the eyes, ears, and mind!

 

Entranced is a fresh, finely-tuned visual music game that takes the experience of listening to music to an entirely new level, blending brilliant colors and intoxicating sounds into full synesthesia.  


Each track is perfectly matched with custom visuals, creating a dreamlike experience that takes you deep into the song. Tap the beats to the rhythm of the music and watch the notes transform into beautiful and imaginative blooms. With 5 musical worlds and many more to come, you'll enjoy hours of entertainment that will intensify your love for music.

 

Entranced showcases songs from some of the best DJs and musicians from around the world, including Makyo, Adham Shaikh, Sounds from the Ground, and Karsh Kale.  

 

To celebrate the launch of Entranced, we've lowered the price by 50%!  

Click here to buy the game for $1.99!

 

If you enjoy Entranced, please help us spread the word:

Join our Facebook fan page

Follow us on Twitter

Write a review on iTunes

Tell your friends!


 

3D Mandelbrot

By Adrian on November 22, 2009 5:47 PM | No Comments | digg this
Interested in fractals? Amazed at 3D digital art? Check out this site that is working on 3D fractal art in all of its interesting shapes and details. A lot of our designers and artists have been greatly inspired by the beautiful creations of fractals for Entranced, so we hope that you might find them interesting as well!


Monstrous does Lichtspiel at REDCAP

By Adrian on November 15, 2009 6:43 PM | No Comments | digg this

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On November 3rd, Jason had the honor and privilege to hop around REDCAP, Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles for a special treat. Presented by REDCAP and the Center for Visual Music, this event collected some of the best artists in this genre to showcase their creations. What Jason witnessed and experienced was a beautiful collection of visual animation and light art that helped fuel some awesome ideas for future games to come! Mixing, light, sound, and animation is what Monstrous is all about, so this was an opportunity not to miss!


Here is a brief write up of the event:

"This ravishing "play of light" explores rhythmic abstractions in the cinematic tradition of Oskar Fischinger and visual music animation. The centerpiece of the program is the Los Angeles debut of Joost Rekveld's #37 (Netherlands, 2009, 31 min., 35mm CinemaScope), a stunningly beautiful study of the propagation and diffraction of light through crystalline structures. Sure to bend more than a few minds, the lineup also offers award-winning animated shorts from around the world, most of which are screening in L.A. for the first time. Featured artists include Scott Draves, Robert Seidel, Steven Woloshen, Bärbel Neubauer, Thorsten Fleisch, Bret Battey, Michael Scroggins, Samantha Krukowski, Mondi, Devon Damonte, Scott Nyerges, Vivek Patel, Yusuke Nakajima and more. Plus the final film by the late CGI wizard Richard "Doc" Baily. With Joost Rekveld in person.Images above courtesy Joost Rekveld and Scott Draves.

Lichtspiel showcases a variety of animation techniques, from handmade camera-less (hand-painted, taped and scratched) films to traditional drawn animation to live-object animation to microphotography and state-of-the-art 3D computer graphics. Visual music styles are just as varied, with some artists like Draves and Baily writing computer code to realize their visions, while others draw inspiration from the pioneering work of Fischinger or the cosmic meditations of Jordan Belson."

The complete write up can be found here.


Entranced now has a Facebook fan page!

By Adrian on November 15, 2009 12:29 AM | No Comments | digg this
Just in case you can't get enough info and need to connect all the time (like we do!), we now have the ability to speak out in the social networks. Most of you all know we are already on Twitter (as blinkymonster) and now we have your hookup in Facebook, and soon to be MySpace!

Slink on over and become a fan!

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Chillography 202 - Seattle, WA

By Adrian on November 12, 2009 5:26 PM | No Comments | digg this
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Monstrous had the opportunity to reach out to a whole new section of people a few weeks ago when it was invited to attend the latest Chillography event in Seattle, WA to showcase Entranced. Chillography was established in the summer of '08 by three individuals who have a passion for creating atmosphere, good vibes, and chill/downtempo music. Our own Adrian was one of these individuals, and we figured that Entranced would be an excellent fit as the artists within the game are seen with high regard inside the chill community. Awesome visuals and awesome music created together.

The night was a blast for everyone involved and Jason had an excellent time getting some hands-on and face time with various people who were drawn to the giant screen with the game splashed across it. Here are two links with some pictures from the event!





More Events for the Bay area

By Adrian on November 11, 2009 7:39 PM | No Comments | digg this
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Here at Monstrous we are always looking for beautiful, creative, spiritually enhancing items to do and see. We would like to submit a few items of interest that are happening around the Bay area this week and next month. While these events do not directly relate to Monstrous as a company, they do spark a wonderful curiosity within us and our creativity, and we would like to share these sources of inspiration with you!

California Institute of Integral Studies hosts a series of public events and a handful will be shown over the next few days:

Tibetan Sound Healing with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Lecture Details

Thursday, November 12
7-9 pm
CIIS Main Building, Namaste Hall
$15 per lecture


Lecture: The Spirituality of the Body: Explorations of Tibetan Tantra with Reginald Ray

Lecture Details

Friday, November 13
7-9 pm
CIIS Main Building
$15


The Whirling Dervishes

Event Details

December 11, 2009
8:00PM
The Palace of Fine Arts
San Francisco
$25/$35/$45


if you would like more information please drop by CIIS or stop in on their website and event calendar  and their Public Programs site

Trance, Dance, and Healing

By Adrian on November 10, 2009 4:13 PM | No Comments | digg this
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Ever wonder how music can heal? If you are in the San Francisco/Berkeley California region come check out a talk on this exact thing! This lecture should pull in some of the theory and ideas we had while creating Entranced, as well as why specific artists were asked to be a part of the process and what they represent to us. 

Friday, November 13, 2009

Ethnomusicology Colloquium presents

Carolina Robertson: The Resounding Body: Music, Dance, and Trance as Portals of Healing.


University of California, Berkeley
| November 13 | 4:30-6 p.m. |  Morrison Hall


Professor Carolina Robertson, Argentina (ethnomusicologist, ecologist, and healer in Uspallata, Mendoza, Argentina; former Professor of Music University of Maryland (1979-2006) and former President of the Society for Ethnomusicology)
"The Resounding Body: Music, Dance, and Trance as Portals of Healing."



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