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Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Video: Secret Solo + Blooper
Cutting a solo take for a secret project. At the end is an amusing outtake (stripped a strap button screw, nothing a glob of epoxy couldn't fix, LOL).
For the record, the strap I'm using is one of my own creations (the Rune Strap). It certainly help up its end of the bargain... it was even still holding the strap button :)
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Temple Now Available at CD Baby!
I'm happy to announce that my debut album, Temple of Unmanifest Dreams, is now available on CD at CDBaby.com! Digital distribution (MP3s) are currently awaiting activation but should become available within the next few days (if you can't wait, you can go get them now at SoundClick.com).
For those who already have the album or singles (thanks!), it would honor me to have your reviews! You can also leave them on my official website.
Thanks to everyone for your support!
For those who already have the album or singles (thanks!), it would honor me to have your reviews! You can also leave them on my official website.
Thanks to everyone for your support!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
New Music and Audio Player Upgrades
I made several upgrades to the audio player and have added 2 more playlists and a ton of additional tracks. Here's what's new...
Audio Player upgrades:
New Playlists:
New Tracks:
Most of these tracks have been released on earlier versions of my website, but there are 3 that have never been released until now! Those tracks are:
They're each in the "Various Music" playlist. But if you're a newer visitor, there are likely many more "new" tracks for you to check out.
Audio Player upgrades:
- fixed issue of playlist images not displaying
- added copyright field to info dialog
- changed font and font-size on info dialog to allow for improved readability and larger text content
- added download buttons beside each track in tracklist. just click the green arrow to download the mp3.
- added right-click menu option for downloading tracks (downloads the currently playing track)
- added tooltips
- added a hack to force the player to load the most current player/playlist data (you should not have to clear your cache everytime to see the changes). PLEASE NOTE: you may still have to clear your cache this one time to get the fixed player.
New Playlists:
- Album: House of Secrets (2003) - This is the playlist for a private-release album I produced in 2003. The album was really just an anthology.
- Analog Dayz - old analog recordings - This playlist contains a number of tracks I recorded prior to converting to the digital recording world (roughly 1999-2000). Some of these were recorded on standard tape decks and the rest on a Fostex X-18H 4-track cassette recorder.
New Tracks:
Most of these tracks have been released on earlier versions of my website, but there are 3 that have never been released until now! Those tracks are:
- evil.lil.me
- Part of the Plan
- Awaken To You
They're each in the "Various Music" playlist. But if you're a newer visitor, there are likely many more "new" tracks for you to check out.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Hello, ol' friend!
I've been having a great time getting reacquainted with Photoshop and graphic design lately. Started working on a new music project and when it came time for a logo and myspace profile design, I looked up some photoshop tutorials (not because I need them, but because I wanted some new ideas). I only looked up some 3D text tuts, but those sparked my creativity and ingenuity to experiment in other ways. This got me back into graphics like I haven't experienced in many years, where I've been manically spending several hours straight in photoshop while the rest of the world dissapears into oblivion (I haven't really missed much, lol). But now it's time to get back to the project's music and hope it lives up to the image I've created for it. I think it will, though ;)
Sunday, November 9, 2008
New Track: Continue...
I know it's my birthday, but instead I'll give you all a present... a new piece of music titled Continue...
I wrote this piece back in 2006 --as a matter of fact it was 2 years ago this coming Friday. It's not the piece I mentioned in my previous post, actually it's not even one I planned to work on this weekend. It's been sitting on my hard drive this whole time because I had hopes of doing more with it. However, to date nothing has jumped out at me so I figured it must be done already... wrap it up and push it out before I do something to ruin it :)
Click Here to listen
Friday, November 7, 2008
Meantime
Got word my leathers will be here next Wednesday (w00t!). Can't wait to kick out some new straps! In the meantime, I've been working on music. Adding some extra parts to an older ambient guitar track and wanting to finish up some others that have been lying around. Don't hold me to it, but maybe I'll have a new track to post before I dive into the straps.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Stuck In My Head
Over the summer I found a cassette at my dad's house. It's front-to-back live music recordings of my great-uncle and three other family members (who I believe are another great-uncle, great-aunt, and first cousin). A few tracks were recorded at one of their homes (in Laramie, Wyoming), and all but one of the rest were of a performance in Woods Landing, WY. Not sure about when, though I'm guessing in the 80s or 90s. All but two of the songs are covers of classic country western songs (some going back to the 30s and 40s).
I'm not a big fan of country music but there is something cozy and familiar about the classic era of the genre. My great-uncle was a 100% genuine cowboy/farmhand and, though I may have only met him once, he and the rest of my family up there lived the image and lifestyle to the letter. I loved going up there to visit with my dad, who thoroughly loved it (he was raised there for a few years and attended Laramie University).
Recordings like this are rare, especially in my family where --despite the large number of musicians we can claim-- it's been all too common a tragedy for them to be accidentally erased or otherwise destroyed. I remember one visit when I got to experience my great-grandpa, great-grand-uncle, and great-uncle perform their favorite songs in great-grandpa's living room, just as they often did. Guitar, fiddle, accordion, and character-oozing vocals. Music just doesn't get any more real than that! I think my dad recorded that performance only to have it accidentally taped over (possibly by me) years later.
So, when I found this tape, I knew it was my duty to preserve it. It felt as though I had been handed one of, if not the last surviving copies of some sacred text. This weekend I recorded it to hard drive and will next begin trying to revitalize the music (noise-reduction, equalization, etc.). Following that, I'd like to package it up in a true CD album format, complete with a quality cover, liner notes, etc., and then make copies for the family.
I've only listened to these songs once through, and I've listened to a bunch of other music since. But for the last couple days I've awaken with them in my head, where they seem to remain on endless loop throughout the day. And I'm already noticing the signs of how it may likely affect my own music. It's reminded me of how simple, straight-forward, and genuine music can (and maybe should) be to be effective --and that it's not even about being effective at all, but just about telling a story.
I'm not a big fan of country music but there is something cozy and familiar about the classic era of the genre. My great-uncle was a 100% genuine cowboy/farmhand and, though I may have only met him once, he and the rest of my family up there lived the image and lifestyle to the letter. I loved going up there to visit with my dad, who thoroughly loved it (he was raised there for a few years and attended Laramie University).
Recordings like this are rare, especially in my family where --despite the large number of musicians we can claim-- it's been all too common a tragedy for them to be accidentally erased or otherwise destroyed. I remember one visit when I got to experience my great-grandpa, great-grand-uncle, and great-uncle perform their favorite songs in great-grandpa's living room, just as they often did. Guitar, fiddle, accordion, and character-oozing vocals. Music just doesn't get any more real than that! I think my dad recorded that performance only to have it accidentally taped over (possibly by me) years later.
So, when I found this tape, I knew it was my duty to preserve it. It felt as though I had been handed one of, if not the last surviving copies of some sacred text. This weekend I recorded it to hard drive and will next begin trying to revitalize the music (noise-reduction, equalization, etc.). Following that, I'd like to package it up in a true CD album format, complete with a quality cover, liner notes, etc., and then make copies for the family.
I've only listened to these songs once through, and I've listened to a bunch of other music since. But for the last couple days I've awaken with them in my head, where they seem to remain on endless loop throughout the day. And I'm already noticing the signs of how it may likely affect my own music. It's reminded me of how simple, straight-forward, and genuine music can (and maybe should) be to be effective --and that it's not even about being effective at all, but just about telling a story.
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