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Not only am I a tech geek, but I'm also a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer! On this page you can find some of my work.

## Thraximundar

Track #4 from Into Æther. I recorded this (semi-)professionally back in late 2012, with myself on vocals, guitar, and bass, with the other tracks synthesized.

{{< soundcloud-track 84200428 >}}

## Into Æther

My debut album, in the works since 2011 (or 2006, depending on how you count it). Into Æther is a progressive rock concept album based on the world of Magic: The Gathering.

Below is a playlist containing preview audio of all 9 songs, as produced by MuseSounds. No real instruments or vocals yet. I plan to record this over the Winter of 2024/2025 with a goal for a Spring 2025 release, including a re-recording of Thraximundar. Enjoy.

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    theme="#323232"
    loop="none"
    artist="Joshua M. Boniface, Joshua M. Boniface, Joshua M. Boniface, Joshua M. Boniface, Joshua M. Boniface, Joshua M. Boniface, Joshua M. Boniface, Joshua M. Boniface, Joshua M. Boniface"
    name="Into Æther, The Vision, The Summoning, Thraximundar, Escape, Brooding, The Gathering, Lament, Thraximundar Defeated"
    cover="/images/into-aether-cover-thraximundar-TEMP.jpg, /images/into-aether-cover-thraximundar-TEMP.jpg, /images/into-aether-cover-thraximundar-TEMP.jpg, /images/into-aether-cover-thraximundar-TEMP.jpg, /images/into-aether-cover-thraximundar-TEMP.jpg, /images/into-aether-cover-thraximundar-TEMP.jpg, /images/into-aether-cover-thraximundar-TEMP.jpg, /images/into-aether-cover-thraximundar-TEMP.jpg, /images/into-aether-cover-thraximundar-TEMP.jpg"
    url="https://file.bonifacelabs.ca/Public/Into%20Aether/Preview/1%20Into%20Aether.mp3, https://file.bonifacelabs.ca/Public/Into%20Aether/Preview/2%20The%20Vision.mp3, https://file.bonifacelabs.ca/Public/Into%20Aether/Preview/3%20The%20Summoning.mp3, https://file.bonifacelabs.ca/Public/Into%20Aether/Preview/4%20Thraximundar.mp3, https://file.bonifacelabs.ca/Public/Into%20Aether/Preview/5%20Escape.mp3, https://file.bonifacelabs.ca/Public/Into%20Aether/Preview/6%20Brooding.mp3, https://file.bonifacelabs.ca/Public/Into%20Aether/Preview/7%20The%20Gathering.mp3, https://file.bonifacelabs.ca/Public/Into%20Aether/Preview/8%20Lament.mp3, https://file.bonifacelabs.ca/Public/Into%20Aether/Preview/9%20Thraximundar%20Defeated.mp3"
>}}
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Full and individual part scores for all these songs can be found [in my MuseScore.com score set for Into Æther here](https://musescore.com/user/25324421/sets/12460489).

## Influences & Style

I primarily write modern progressive rock, though with my own twist. I make heavy use of a clean piano, and occasionally strings, but not much synthesizer, and a very metal-influenced druming style despite the songs themselves not really feeling like "metal", as well as a relatively clean and high guitar style.

Some of my major influences include, in rough order:

* Rush
* Dream Theater
* Yes
* Nightwish
* Porcupine Tree
* JT Bruce
* Pink Floyd
* Genesis
* Opeth
* Rhapsody of Fire
* Big Big Train
* System of a Down

Plus countless other musicians, groups, and bands.

In terms of instruments, I'm primarily a drummer, bassist, and vocalist; my guitar and keyboard skills leave a lot to be desired, but I'm passable on both. I began primarily as a jazz drummer and self-taught guitarist playing Rush and Pink Floyd songs, before branching out into other instruments, including a year of piano lessons in my early teenage years. Since finishing school I've mostly been a hobby musician, with occasional spurts of writing and playing interspersed with periods of silence.