M-Theory is an album series that's a tribute to great science fiction television and film. 

One night over a year ago, I was reading about a scientific theory called "m-theory, " while I was watching an episode of a British science fiction comedy called Red Dwarf. As I was trying to absorb the explanations of m-theory (which I was rather unsuccessful at, it should be said), it occurred to me that it would be fun to write some tracks that were inspired by movies and television series.

Immediately, Red Dwarf (of course), Doctor Who, and Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy came to mind, as well as Star Wars, Star Trek, and Stargate (the film, not the television series). And there are so many more, I realized. that this would make for a very interesting and challenging project. I decided I'd do three or four tracks for each series, and the first release in the series ended up being M-Theory: Doctor Who, which released in April of 2013.
 

M-Theory: Doctor Who

Why Doctor Who as the first one? Well, as it turns out, strangely enough, my oldest daughter became obsessed with the series during the summer of 2012. She started watching the reboot of the series (starting with Christopher Eccleston as the 9th Doctor). It reminded me of the many Doctor Who episodes I watched on our local PBS station, mainly with Tom Baker as the 4th Doctor. I decided it was a perfect place to start the M-Theory series. 

The M-Theory: Doctor Who EP consists of three tracks: Doctor Who (M-Theory Original Mix), The Time Lord, and Doctor and Master.
 

M-Theory: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Ever since middle school, I've been a huge Monty Python fan. What does this have to do with HHGTTG? A friend introduced me to the book by saying that its author, Douglas Adams, had done some sketches for Flying Circus and Holy Grail. Well that's all I needed to hear; I read Hitchhiker's Guide and immediately loved it.

A local radio station began playing the radio series episodes that same year, which were also fantastic. And, I knew that the BBC had turned Hitchhiker's Guide into a TV miniseries.

But, ironically, it wasn't until I had decided to do this as another EP for M-Theory that I found out that there were actually four other books. I realized that I would need to read the rest of them before I could write proper tracks for the EP. Two words -- Loved. Them.

The M-Theory: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy EP  was released in March of 2014, and consists of four tracks: Don't Panic, 42, and Restaurant at the End of the Universe. A fourth track, Heart of Gold, is available for free by joining the M31 mailing list.

M-Theory: Red Dwarf

The local PBS station here in Utah has always run British comedies: Benny Hill, Doctor Who, Are You Being Served, Red Dwarf, and many other great series. For the longest time I really wasn't interested in Red Dwarf; it seemed like every time I caught an episode, it was just really confusing to me. What was up with the dude with the "H" stuck to his forehead? Why did they call that other dude "Cat"? What was the deal with the robot with the head shaped like an inexplicably popular fishing float?

Finally I happened to catch the very first episode, and then it all became crystal clear, and I've been a fanatic ever since. The humor and wit in this show is the best, and I love how they creatively apply real-life theories in many of the episodes.

The M-Theory: Red Dwarf EP is one of the projects I'm currently working on. The EP will have three to five tracks tracks; it's scheduled for release in 2020.