My Little Pony Fan Labor Wiki:Workshop/IvoryStrike

IvoryStrike is a pseudonym that means the stiking motion made against the keys of a piano (which used to be made of ivory) since Piano is the instrument that IvoryStrike is said to be his forte. IvoryStrike currently works on replicating the Techno My Little Pony songs (ex. Beyond Her Garden and Her Darker Side) and playing them live. He has been invited into a band (where one of the members is a brony which is what Ivory is looking for since he wants to play MLP music with a band with ease). It is unknown if he has ever met up with the band yet. The band has said (not directly to Ivory but informed to Ivory via the band manager) that it would be fine to play MLP songs. He also works on composing his own music. Although IvoryStrike doesn't have the best equipment for playing electronic music, he tries his best to use what he has. His goal is to become a popular composer and earn enough money to get better music equipment. So far, the only instrument that he learnt that he can't play is the flute! He can play the Piano, Acordian, Harmonica, Trumpet, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sitar, Tuba, Trombone, Clarinet, Saxophone, and is currently trying to learn more and trying to master MIDI.

List of compositions
IvoryStrike is a rather newer musician to the fandom although he has been a fan ever since May, 2011. His career started in January 13, 2012. So far, he has only composed two songs and is working on making the money to get the equipment he needs to produce electronic music. That is his biggest problem that is stalling him from what he is trying to do: not having the right stuff to produce what the people want. "I know I do have a bit and I am thankful for what I do have, but unfortunately I don't have all of what I need. It's like a drumset without the snare drum. I'll just have to use what I have as of now. Hey, maybe one day I'll become famous; then I'll be able to get the things I'll need with the money I'd make," IvoryStrike has said.

My Little Pony piano medley
The first song IvoryStrike published is his own My Little Pony piano medley. IvoryStrike said that this song took about 2 weeks for him to master. The reason why this would take so long is because all of IvoryStrike's songs are by ear. This video earned Ivory one subscribe (aw). "It'll just take time for people to see my talent," IvoryStrike says "I WILL continue to make music if the people show me that they want more." This medley contains the Opening Theme, a slight bit of Sonic Rainboom, Baking Cupcakes, and Parasprite Polka (one of Ivory's favorite songs).

Pineapple_Sauce Factory
Pineapple_Sauce Factory is the second song IvoryStrike composed. "Yes, I know it sounds like Rainbow Factory at first, but when you get real into detail, you'll see the difference between the two. You see, I didn't want to make it sound too much like Rainbow Factory because I knew people would say 'It's a knockoff of Rainbow Factory' so, I changed it up a bit. The bassline is completely different, the bridge to the song is different, and so is the ending. I'm quite proud of this song," Ivory says. It took IvoryStrike around 3 weeks to make this song; around 2 weeks to figure out the song by ear and another week to get the dynamics of the song to what he wanted it to be. This video boosted Ivory's amount of subcribers from one to six, which comforted Ivory greatly. "I am planning on making a techno version of this song, but I don't have everything I'll need. I do think that I will be able to get the last thing of equipment, soon, that will make my music set suffice to play very basic techno," IvoryStrike explains.