Israfelcello

TOMORROW!!!! 11:00 am CENTRAL TIME, this video will premiere! After the amount of work and love I’ve put into this project, I’m over the moon to finally have something to share with you all! See you then!!

1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 15

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IT'S A HOLIDAY MIRACLE!!!!
Everyone! Friday, December 19th, I'll be releasing a single!!
Those of you who follow my various activities might remember the album crowdfunding I attempted over the summer for an FFVII string quartet album. We fell short of our funding goal, but I didn't give up on the project. We had a recording session in October and recorded about half of the tracks that we hope to include on the album. Including this one, my arrangement of Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII.
This is a pretty emotional moment for me because of the amount I invested into this project. It's my first time booking a top-tier studio to do a project like this, and I COULD NOT BE HAPPER WITH HOW EVERYTHING SOUNDS!!!!
It's also my first time working with a professional videographer for one of my YouTube projects, so when you see the video go up on Friday, it's going to look quite a bit different that most of my videos. Please let me know what you all think!! I'm going to start setting this up right now, I'm hoping to do a video premier her Friday morning for this, so STAY TUNED!
I'm thrilled that a very long time collaborator and friend was able to work with me on the album artwork here, follow her on IG and BSKY at @koukokkom. The other members of the Eikon String Quartet are not very active on YouTube, but long time followers might recognize the violist, Tony Parce, from my Sacrifice Part Three piano quintet cover that we did several years ago. I'll have full credits for all involved when the video goes up.
SEE YOU ALL FRIDAY!!

1 month ago | [YT] | 12

Israfelcello

Everyone, it's an incredible honor to share that I was able to contribute some solo cello tracks to the new game release, Battle Suit Aces!! I'm so happy that I was able to work with a long time wonderful light in the VGM community, the one and only Carlos Eiene, ‪@insaneintherainmusic‬!
Head over now, check out this video he made from the main theme. I feel particularly special here as the ONE musician in the video who is not Carlos!! :D He basically is the orchestra, and I'm just happy I was able to play a part.
The game looks super fun, can't wait to check it out!!!!

4 months ago | [YT] | 7

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It was amazingly cool to be involved in this!! Dinosaurs + magic, plus wonderful music by ​⁠Greg Nicolette ‪@FilmCompos3r‬, PLUS I get to record with a couple of my ALL-TIME FAVORITE musicians, ‪@FluteLink‬ and ‪@FieldofReeds‬!!! Huge congratulations to Greg and the team for 1 million views of the pilot for this lovely show!!

4 months ago | [YT] | 4

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Everyone, I am so thrilled to share this!! Collaborating with ‪@purpleschala‬ is something that I didn't get to do a whole lot last year, and I dearly missed it! We're picking back up our series of arrangements from Octopath Traveler II with Castti, The Apothecary. Purpleschala did the vast majority of the arranging, I provided the cello choir. :D Please enjoy!!

5 months ago | [YT] | 5

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Hugely honored to let you all know that I sat principal cello for the orchestral sessions for Wildgate! ‪@playwildgate‬ just released a lovely cut from behind the scenes at the sessions! Check out 2:47 for some shots of me in my natural habitat. Love what I do!!😊

6 months ago | [YT] | 1

Israfelcello

Oh man, I'm incredibly excited to be able to say - I was the principal cellist on the sessions where this absolutely breathtaking soundtrack was recorded. In literally the first three seconds, you'll be able to hear what amazing cello parts Dara Taylor wrote in this score, check it out!

8 months ago | [YT] | 9

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Guys, I am thrilled to announce that I recorded solo cello for MWT: Tank Battles! Check out this behind the scenes video for the Main Theme, pay close attention at 3:30 and 4:43 for some nice shots of my in my home studio. Thanks so much to Artur Baryshev for having me on!

1 year ago | [YT] | 11

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Hey everyone! I want to apologize for virtually disappearing from YouTube over the summer. It's been a very tough few months - my wife was injured in late May, and is still in the middle of a very long, slow recovery. For me, that means my first priority has been making sure that she and my 2-year old son are ok, while still trying to balance an intense work load and keep everything afloat, and it hasn't allowed much time for the projects that I usually share on this channel. The good news is that I have recorded for quite a few interesting projects in the recent past, and so I'll have quite a lot to share in the near future, even though they are not necessarily originals from me. I am hoping that in the month of August I might be able to come back with a cover that I've been delaying for far too long now. In the meantime, I just wanted to say love you all, and thank you so much everyone for continuing to listen and being patient with me during a difficult stretch! <3

1 year ago | [YT] | 30

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Hey everyone!! Thank you all for helping me pass 2500 subs here! To celebrate, I'm thinking of doing an AMA video where I take questions from people. What are you interested in knowing about? Anything about cello, or working on soundtracks, or making video game music content...or anything else??? Thank you all again for making this channel such a lovely place! <3

1 year ago | [YT] | 30