Stop Hiding Under Covers!
Alright, what is going on? I’ve been noticing an annoying “trend” happening the past few months. Artists and labels are starting to re-hash old material and releasing albums of cover songs more and more frequently. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind a great cover song at all. An artist who records a cover of a well known song has skipped over the majority of the work – they’ve got a tune that’s already proven to be popular. It’s probably one of the oldest ways an artist or band can get listened to. I don’t know whether it’s all...
read moreWhere’d the Morning Go???!!!
Note to self: Designing new studio is way too much freakin’ fun! Ensure to remember design euphoria when building and finishing in physical space. A few posts back, I wrote about some awesome-sauce news I got from my wife – taking over the “shed” for a studio. Well, that’s still on, and we’re in the beginning stages of logistics of shuffling items around. I tried to describe the “shed” in the post, but I’m sure it wasn’t enough to get a mental picture out there. Actually, I think I might as well...
read moreGet Rid of Pesky Static Cling
I’ll freely admit that I’m the type of person who can NOT live without variety when it comes to music. If you know me, you’d definitely put me in the “Type B” slot. It’s not that I’m restless, impatient or anything like that. There are some things that I don’t mind being routine but there are others that, in my mind, must keep my interest with changes. Music is one of those things – I absolutely LOVE ear candy. You might say that I’ve got a “sweet tooth” for stuff that keeps my ears perked up. I like to create music that...
read moreThe Black Sheep of the Orchestra?
My son came home with a question the other day: Into which orchestral instrument family does the piano fit? Traditionally, we’re taught that there are four instrument families in the orchestra: Strings Woodwinds Brass and Percussion Of the four, where does the piano fit? (What about the Harp, Celeste, Harpsichord and Pipe Organ for that matter?) We had our own little debate (I was playing devils’ advocate) about it and there was definite see-sawing between it belonging in the Strings and Percussion sections. Traditionally, it’s placed in the...
read moreTo be Young Again…
No… I’m not talking about revisitng my youth and chasing after nubile young ladies … sorry to disappoint if that’s what led you to click your way over here. Rather, I’m going to ramble on about topics more closely related to the subject matter that is the undercurrent of this blog. Over the last couple of days, I started getting all nostalgic and weepy-eyed thinking about all I’ve learned in this field we call … “Audio Production”. The Beginning of the End for Me I can’t really recall if anything specific “bit” me, nor...
read moreSaying Those Sweet Nothings
My wife came home on Friday evening after work, walked through the door and we had the following conversation: Me: “So… how was it today?” Her: “Nothing spectacular … You know what I was just thinking?” Me … Her: “What would you think if we reno’d the ‘shed’ for your studio?” Me: Needless to say, I’ve been in a fantastic mood for the past few days! The Tall and Skinny of it All I’ll have to bring you up to speed about this thing we’ve monikered “The Shed”. It’s a structure nestled at...
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