About
Hello! My name is Alan Bland. Thank you for visiting my site!
I am an artist, musician, computer scientist, and technology geek. I like to create things: photos, art, music, video, code. I sometimes mix them together, for example, writing code to create algorithmic music, or layering a bunch of photos into a piece of digital art to use as cover art for a piece of music.
My current creative passions: eclectic electronic music, nature photography, conceptual photo art.
Photography and Photo Art
My portfolio of visual art explores a variety of topics including music, science, nature, and technology. Much of my work tends toward the whimsical.
My photography has appeared in AWAKE Photography magazine (January 2019, April 2019, December 2020) and Artists Down Under magazine (March 2019). My photo art has appeared in Living the Photo Artistic Life magazine (December 2015, July 2016, May 2017).
My visual works are copyrighted. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my copyrighted work.
Electronic Music
I make eclectic electronic music that is sometimes hard to classify. I’m still exploring the style of music I like to make and the techniques used to make it, so it’s pretty much all over the map right now. Some of my inspirations include Philip Glass, Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin. Most of my recent explorations use modular and semi-modular synthesizers. I’ve been experimenting with recording video along with my music.
I record and perform music under the artist name Alien Brunch. I’ve performed live at the Freq Boutique modular open mic at Fort Greene in Denver, and at various private events hosted by the Rocky Mountain Synth Meet and Colorado Modular Synth Society. You can find some of my music at my Alien Brunch website, or my Youtube channel and at Bandcamp.
Sometimes I play the Disquiet Junto game, a weekly prompt where musicians compose music in response to a creative assignment with a tight deadline. I have also contributed to the Naviar Haiku project, where musicians compose music inspired by haiku poetry.
To encourage creative music remixes, I sometimes release my music under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA license, which allows you to share it and remix it into your own musical creation, as long as you attribute me and do not use it commercially. Please check the terms of use on each track on Soundcloud to be sure before using it, as I may use more restrictive licenses for some music.
Video
My Youtube channel includes artistic videos with sci-fi, nature, or abstract themes, where I feature my music with a video composed from my photography or photo art or video recordings.
Thank you for supporting my creative work!
Ways to support me
🎵 Like or comment when you see my work posted on social media
🎵 Buy my art prints and merchandise
🎵 Contact me to ask about buying any of my art you don’t see for sale anywhere
Website Technology
I currently use Eleventy for websites. Eleventy is a Static Site Generator that creates static HTML pages. No code runs on the server, which eliminates the security and performance problems of dynamically generated websites.