Todd Durrant - Pop Musician and Author

Since I've worked my entire career in the music industry, I thought I'd list a few of my contributions to CD releases.  The works listed here are those which are more specifically artistic.  However, I've contributed to many more CD releases through the years as "executive producer".  That means that I helped to plan, coordinate, and finance the production of many albums, singles, compilations, etc., seeing them through from conception to the store shelves.  But that's all "behind-the-scenes" stuff that most people don't notice.   With these listed releases, I contributed as a co-musician, or a remixer (meaning, I remake the music using the artists' original vocals and melody), or as a song-writer / lyricist. 

On this compilation CD called "Synth-Pop: The Next Generation", I worked together with a friend named Adam Sorensen to re-record an old song I'd written in the 80's as a teenager.  The song was released under the band name Saudade (or as the variation, Saudades).  The CD was released in 1997 by Strangers Thoughts Records and has been out-of-print for several years.  You can visit this Myspace page for Saudade if you want to hear my questionable singing abilities:

www.myspace.com/saudadesongs

The song on this CD is called: "Tender Heart Attack"

I worked together with my friend Jaren Tolman to produce a track for this CD called, "The Greatest Commandments - A Tribute to Camouflage".  It was released in 1998 by Synthphony Records.  Camouflage is from Germany and is a band I much admire, so it was fun to do a completely different take on one of their old songs for this tribute release.  Jaren and I took the challenging approach of changing a song originally written in 3/4 time, and programing a new version in 4/4 time.  I sung the vocals.  The song was contributed under the band name, Saudade.

The song on this CD is called: "I Once Had a Dream"

I contributed a song to this compilation CD called "United Synthpop of America Volume 1" which is now out-of-print.  It was released in 1998 by Synthphony Records.  I wrote the song, co-produced the music with Jaren Tolman, and also did the vocals.  The song was credited to the band name "Saudade" which I've used on several projects.   You can visit a Myspace page for Saudade here:

www.myspace.com/saudadesongs

The song on this CD is called: "Seeing this World"

This CD single of "Visionary" by Cosmicity features one of the first, old-school extended versions I produced, together with Jaren Tolman of Atomix Sound.  I worked with all the original tracks from the band's original version, then just made it longer, spotlighting different elements along the way, like the old extended versions of the 80's.   The CD was released in 1997 by A Different Drum.

I mixed track 5: "Visionary (Extended Mix)"

Neuropa is a band that I've admired through the years, always creating catchy, fun, old-school synthpop.  I thought they'd be a perfect fit for a few old-fashioned, extended versions.  On this remix collection called "Alternate Faith", I worked with with Jaren Tolman at Atomix Sound to make three long versions of songs from the band's first two albums.   The CD was released in 2000 by A Different Drum. 

These are the extended versions I helped make:
When Daylight Falls
Edge of Now
Love Will Find a Way

Visit Neuropa's homepage by clicking here.

On this release I produced another extended version, where I pushed myself even further, trying to turn what I felt was an epic song into a much longer (but not too boring) version.  The song, called "On Your Own" was extended and included on this CD "The White Room" by the band Moulin Noir.  It was released in 2001 by A Different Drum.

The song I produced was track 15:  "On Your Own (Reprise)"

Visit the Moulin Noir homepage by clicking here.

This single called "Wide Awake" was the first time I collaborated with DJ Ram from Russian on his project.  I made a remix for a mellow, gloomy track that features guest vocals by Nate Nicoll of B! Machine.  The song that I remixed is called "A Voice (Broken Mix)".  This CD was released in 2002 by A Different Drum. 

Visit DJ Ram's homepage by clicking here.

I produced the remix on the "Indigent" CD single by Leiahdorus.   I really enjoyed making this mix, taking on the challenge of making a really good song into a clubby version.  Maybe I succeeded, maybe I didn't, but I enjoyed the experience.  It was released in 2002 by A Different Drum.

The track I remixed was:  "Indigent (Dare to Dance Mix)"

Visit Leiahdorus' homepage by clicking here. 

I wrote the song and melody "Desperate Man" for this album by Virtual Server.  It was released in 2007 by A Different Drum.  The music was produced by DJ Ram from Russia (he is the creative force behind Virtual Server).  The guy who sang the song is Pal-Magnus from the band Echo Image, doing guest vocals.

Click here to see the homepage for producer, DJ Ram.

I also contributed to the limited edition 2CD release "Setup LTD" by remixing the song that I wrote.  The bonus disc features the track, "Desperate Man (Desperate Mix)" which I produced (wrote song, re-constructed the music).  It was also released in 2007 by A Different Drum.

I contributed a remix to the limited edition bonus disc on this "Dos LTD" 2CD by Ultraviolet.  The track I remixed is called "Colder (Hibernation Mix)".  It was released in 2007 by A Different Drum.

Click here to visit the homepage for Ultraviolet.

This is a very exciting CD for me.  In includes eight remixes that I made for different bands which were not released in other places.  That means that I remade the music in these tracks, just using the band's original songs and vocals.  I put a lot of work into the production on this CD, trying to show some different styles and sounds in each track.  Plus, there is an extra track for "Bad Dreams" which, of course, is my own song under the name SAUDADE.