I work with my brother, Ryan Zak, a lot. He is always providing music for commercial and personal projects (www.facelessbook.com www.artresin.com www.lifeinpaint.com www.gogoeco.com etc) … OR Rebecca really enjoys painting to his tunes in our studio. His site is www.ryanzak.com, which we just overhauled… Lot’s to do. Happy 2010! onward!

New 2010 Songs

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Tracks from “Music To Make You Feel Something” (2009)

The Audio Documentary on Homelessness in Toronto (track 1 above) was created by Ryan Zak, Jessie Curell, and Brian Cauley. The musical soundtrack was also created by Ryan Zak.

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Select Tracks from “Music To Paint To” (2008) and “Shorts” (2007)

Free downloads of my first two albums. Enjoy and share.

MUSIC TO PAINT TO (2008) - download album (46meg)

SHORTS (2007) - download album (47meg)

If you want some music for your video work, or just good music… My brother has some awesome stuff. He uses his Mac, life of musical training, and reason. We have been working on www.ryanzak.com - a big update coming soon. His music is in most of the videos I make and lots of other peoples work.

You should read his one short story called ‘the fall’ I will post it at the bottom of this post, after the obligatory screenshot!

www.ryanzak.com Ryan’s musical name: ‘MOMENT’ myspace.com/bethemoment

READ THIS SHORT STORY….

The Fall

There once was a town where in the autumn the leaves did not fall to the ground gradually, one by one, but where the leaves fell all at once, with a terrible, ground-shaking whoosh. Every year it happened on the same day at exactly the same time: October 17th at 5:53pm.

So every year on October 17th all the townspeople gathered together in the middle of the forest and they each brought one musical instrument to play: there were trumpets and trombones, pots and pans, flutes, harps, guitars, drums, and homemade instruments of all shapes and sizes.

When everyone had gathered, the town librarian stood up on a tree stump and conducted the townspeople as they played their instruments to the tune of the fall song.

The fall song was not like regular music. It started out quietly and built upon itself slowly and patiently. It pulsed with a primal rhythm that constantly pushed the music upwards and outwards. Lying beneath the song was a building energy that was dying to break forth with every beat. As the music grew louder a sense of joyful anticipation spread throughout the townspeople.

As the end of the song neared, their instruments roared with sound and melody, and they sang and yelled and clapped their hands in a state of euphoric pandemonium. Then at the very climax of the crescendo they collectively struck the final explosive note all at the same time. Just as they struck that note, the leaves were released from their branches and whooshed to the ground, leaving the trees bare like skeletons and covering the forest floor in a thick blanket of color.

Then, with the music still ringing in their ears and with yellow and orange leaves resting on their shoulders, the townspeople stood together in reverent silence, their eyes wide-open and shining brightly. In that moment they could all feel their hearts growing larger and larger.

When their hearts felt like they could no longer contain whatever it was that was expanding inside, they began to clap. Slowly, one by one. As they clapped, the older townspeople stood tall with their heads held high and the children ran and jumped and danced in circles around them. Their claps grew louder and louder until they could hear the sound echoing off of the trees like thunder. And still they clapped.

Sometimes they stayed there among the trees and clapped for hours. And when the sky became dark, the glow from their faces lit up the forest.

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MOMENT – “Ryan Zak is a 22-year old musician and experimental writer. He is currently working towards completing his Masters Degree in Media Production at Ryerson University.
Ryan has released two full-length albums under the artist name “Moment,” and is hoping to release some published writing in the near future.
In his spare time, Ryan is currently trying to find a cure for hairloss in aging manatees.”

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