TranceSinger-Songwriter - Musician - Producer...

Diverse in styles and rhythm, Trance's music offers something for many different moods, moments and memories. Songs for dance, singing and romance; music for contemplation, rekindling the spirit, and challenging the mind & beliefs.

Lyrically, TB has a focus on humanist & spiritual themes, while also writing of personal experience, love, observation, passion and the challenges we all face.

As for comparisons, musically there are elements and influences of U2, Phil Collins, ABBA, Elton John, Yanni, Sting, Seal, Peter Gabriel, Enrique Iglesias, Chris de Burgh, Moby, Ryan Farish, blending powerful vocal harmonies with hook-infused melodies.


CDs & MP3s are available from CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon and others. You may also perfer to "stream" full-length songs online at Last.fm, Rhapsody (US), GarageBand (iLike), MySpace, and other popular music sources.

Need music for your film, TV show, video game, or other production? Check out the available library at YouLicense.com, or contact TB by email.

Please visit the Wandering Productions website for more details, reviews and music of other great artists TB has collaborated with and/or produced.

Discography

Fleshwound

Opus Instrumentalus 3: Inspired by Images

tags: Instrumental, Cinematic, Electronica, Ambient, Rock, Pop, TV Theme, Film Music

2008 - Trance digs into the vaults and finds some gems that few may have heard in films or other productions with his involvement. OI3 is a collection of mostly short, mostly instrumental pieces that are available for download, free of charge.

This compilation may be of interest to those seeking music for their film, video, or TV project. Free for use in non-commercial ventures. Contact us for further licensing concerns.

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Fleshwound

Elvis Revisited

tags: Adult Contemporary, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, 1950s, Classics, Easy Listening

2006 - Trance revisits 10 all-time classics, originally performed by Elvis Presley. Like many TB productions, the songs vary in style and feel, including pop, rock, dance, electronica, acoustic, and ambient tones.

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Opus Instrumentalus 2: Vibrations

tags: Dance, Club, Electronic, Instrumental, Soundtrack, Breakbeats, Ambient, House

2004 - A collection of electronic based, dance-infused instrumental music. Listen to it front to back for a real "cinematic" experience...

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Wander... Another Path

Wander... Another Path (The Remixes)

tags: Pop, Dance, Electronic, Pop Crossover, Remixes, Techno, House, Club

2004 - A blend of many electronic & dance music styles, Another Path consists of the remixed editions of selected tracks from the Wander album. Up tempo, mid, and mellow.

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Blackman & the Butterfly - Strange Daze

Blackman & the Butterfly: Strange Daze

tags: Adult Contemporary, Pop, Dance, Soft Rock

2003 - The duo of Trance Blackman & the Gypsy Butterfly. Smooth, flowing songs in the style of soft pop/rock, modern folk, and a touch of dance. Featuring a remake of the Juice Newton classic, "Angel of the Morning" and the touching "Soul Survivor."

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Wander

Wander

tags: Adult Contemporary, Pop, Rock, Dance, House, Club, Acoustic

2003 - A blend of modern contemporary, dance, pop-rock, love ballads and more. TB blends engaging & thought provoking lyrics with 'retro' flavours and 'euro' influences. Features TB's popular rendition of the Elvis Presley classic "Can't Help Falling in Love"

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Opus Instrumentalus: Movie Musica

Opus Instrumentalus: Movie Musica

tags: Instrumental, Soundtrack, Rock, Pop, Guitar, Hard Rock, Alternative, Cinematic

2002 - Music from the Independent Feature Film, Brothers Assassin (2002). Styles and genre range dramatically, focusing primarily on instrumental, thematic pieces.

This album is available for free (via Creative Commons License) at Archive.org.

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Runaway - Revisited

Runaway Revisited (Special Edition)

tags: Adult Contemporary, Pop-Dance, Electronic, Remixes, Dance, Club, House

2003 - Originally released in 2001, TB created alternate editions of select tracks from the debut Runaway release. These are blended electronically combining influences in club, house, and other pop infused electronica - purely for your listening pleasure.

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Runaway

Runaway (Special Edition)

tags: Adult Contemporary, Pop, Rock, Dance, House, Electronic

2003 - Original Release 2001; Runaway is a blend of modern & retro pop-rock and contemporary styles bringing some 'real' music to the masses; a collage of passion, emotions, melody and love songs to suit most anyone's ear. If you like Enrique, Phil Collins and more, check it out.

The song "Relevance" was as an official selection for the New Songs for Peace compilation project. Visit www.NewSongsforPeace.org for more information.

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Collaboration

Artists Trance Blackman has worked with as producer, arranger, co-writer or remixer:

Gypsy Butterfly - Cristo - Jeff Lakey (The Blackbirds) - Tom Arnason - Ryan Donn
Keri Crossley - Storm - Gregory Villain - Mark Greenhalgh - Darryl Taylor - Smile Africa

Soundtrack / Composer

Romeo & Juliet in Stanley Park (Short) (2008) - Olesia Shewchuk - "Flawless", "Soul Survivor"
Memory (Short) (2008) - Attila Kállai - "Soul Survivor"
F.Y.T.
(Short) (2007) - Magali Gauthier - "Wanted", producer "Bird"
"Off-Centre Live" (TV) (2007) - OC Omnimedia - intro theme "Kairos", music/score
Cost of Living (Short) (2005) - Jonathan Joffe - music
Xx (Short) (2005) James Hamilton - music
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Prologue (Short) (2003) - Neil A. Wentworth - scoring, audio/post
The Secret of the Hanged Man: Metamorphose (Short) (2003) - Neil A. Wentworth - scoring/music
The Secret of the Hanged Man (Short) (2003) - Neil A. Wentworth - scoring/music
Star Wars: A Documentary (Short) (2002) - Neil A. Wentworth - scoring/music, audio/post
Star Wars: Phantom Menace Prologue (Short) (2002) - Neil A. Wentworth - scoring/music, audio/sfx
The Bradley Hummer Show: "Gone to Pot" (Pilot) (2002) - audio/post, music
Brothers Assassin (2002) - Neil A. Wentworth - scoring/music, audio/sfx
The Manila Envelopes (2001) - Neil A. Wentworth - scoring/music

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