October is here already. Goodness me, where has the year gone? No reported album news this month so let's crack on:
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We want to showcase some of the best tracks from our budding composers, and last month we tried to get you to submit your tunes - we've got a few below, but we need more submissions! We need more responses this month, there's so much talent out there, and so much to show off! Here's the pick of the bunch:
JackChandler - View From A Park Bench - 11:14pm - An ambient trance number, representing the 11th hour of his 12-track EP, each track symbolising an hour of the day. This swirling synthy piece does visualise the dead of night very well.
Vasory88 - Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex - A cover version of E-Rotic's techno piece, this awesome instrumental version smashes the original melodies and techno styles with hard metal guitars and riffs to create a stomping anthem.
Dabs - Legend Of The Dragon - In Hallowe'en month, comes a haunting, shivering classical piece. Largely centering around the string section, this orchestral epic dances from melody to melody throwing all instrumentation into the mix.

This month - post all your new submissions (from Oct 1 - Oct 31) in the reply to this journal, so they don't vanish anywhere after a week or so! Can't wait to hear what you're coming up with!
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For 2011, we're thinking of setting up "Challenges". Ie, in January's journal we'd say "Your theme this month is: Winter" or whatever, and you'd fiddle away and come up with a piece that represents the theme, and the best ones get shown off in the journal. What are your thoughts on this? Does this sound like a good idea or too much work?
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Finally, a sad new for Malcom the Bear: he has to sell his keyboard. More info on his journal, please check it!

Finally - yes, it's the October musical birthdays!

October 1 - Paul Dukas
October 2 - Sting
October 3 - Stevie Ray Vaughan
October 4 - Chris Lowe (Pet Shop Boys)
October 5 - Steve Miller (Steve Miller Band)
October 6 - William Butler (Arcade Fire)
October 7 - Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
October 8 - Johnny Ramone
October 9 - Camille Saint-Saëns
October 10 - Giuseppe Verdi
October 11 - Lester Bowie
October 12 - Jordan Pundik (New Found Glory)
October 13 - Paul Simon
October 14 - Cliff Richard
October 15 - Tito Jackson
October 16 - "Flea" (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
October 17 - Wyclef Jean
October 18 - Chuck Berry
October 19 - Patrick Simmons (Doobie Brothers)
October 20 - Dannii Minogue
October 21 - Manfred Mann
October 22 - Franz Liszt
October 23 - "Würzel" (Motörhead)
October 24 - The Big Bopper
October 25 - Georges Bizet
October 26 - Natalie Merchant
October 27 - Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
October 28 - Stephen Morris (Joy Division/New Order)
October 29 - Neal Hefti
October 30 - Timothy Schmit (Eagles)
October 31 - Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance)