Grreat, yet another new posting interface. Can't imagine why they think this is better.
New truck today. WOOHOO! 2003 Chevy S-10 extended cab. Killer price.
Updated listening list:
Harvey Mandel - Cristo Redemptor
BoDeans - Home
Prince - Very Best Of
Also, one of the weird little coolnesses of a musician's life - stumbled across an old off-the-radio tape from 1983. We'd make these to help us figure out what to learn next. Some songs I had COMPLETELY forgotten about by Rick Springfield, Don Henley, the Call, and (I think) 38 Special. Plus some more that I hadn't heard for a really long time from The Cure, INXS, Chris DeBurgh (Don't Pay the Ferryman - great tune), Duran Duran, and the English Beat. Made for a magical trip down memory lane.
I've got some even older Casey Kasem countdown tapes somewhere - I should dig 'em out.
Monday, June 23, 2003
Wow, my listening list is so far outta date...
...I think I'll just start listing 'em here:
Oxford American mag: 2003 Southern Music Sampler
Steely Dan: Everything Must Go
Vanguard Records: 2001 Sampler
Cream: 20th Century Masters
Morphine: Greatest Hits, 1992-95
Jeff Beck Group: Rough 'n' Ready
Radio Deutshe Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-3, 6
Clare College Choir: Rutter: Requiem
Return to Forever: Where Have I Known You Before
Uncut Mag: Psychedelic Sampler
Return to Forever: Light as a Feather
Dusty Springfield: The Ultimate Collection
...I think I'll just start listing 'em here:
Oxford American mag: 2003 Southern Music Sampler
Steely Dan: Everything Must Go
Vanguard Records: 2001 Sampler
Cream: 20th Century Masters
Morphine: Greatest Hits, 1992-95
Jeff Beck Group: Rough 'n' Ready
Radio Deutshe Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-3, 6
Clare College Choir: Rutter: Requiem
Return to Forever: Where Have I Known You Before
Uncut Mag: Psychedelic Sampler
Return to Forever: Light as a Feather
Dusty Springfield: The Ultimate Collection
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Any Mountain fans out there?
Here's the story behind the dedication for Nantucket Sleighride.
I had no idea. Apparently not the story of the song itself - not much connection to the lyrics...
Here's the story behind the dedication for Nantucket Sleighride.
I had no idea. Apparently not the story of the song itself - not much connection to the lyrics...
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
Well, I HAVE been working in the studio a bit, just not talking about it here...
Voice classes at college this summer have made a real difference in my singing - my recorded voice is still not gonna give a real singer a run for the money, but it's at least less painful to listen to.
So, follow this link:
Beautiful Still
for a song I wrote for Kim last year, and finally recorded a scratch vocal for.
Or follow this link:
NoWhereRadio
for:
1) Baby Baby Girl, a song I wrote for Alyssa,
2) Lift, a rock/gospel setting for Charles Wesley's "Rejoice, the Lord Is King", and
3) a far more polished version of "Beautiful Still", performed by my friend Al Carmichael. I don't think any vocal class will ever get me singing like THAT...
Voice classes at college this summer have made a real difference in my singing - my recorded voice is still not gonna give a real singer a run for the money, but it's at least less painful to listen to.
So, follow this link:
Beautiful Still
for a song I wrote for Kim last year, and finally recorded a scratch vocal for.
Or follow this link:
NoWhereRadio
for:
1) Baby Baby Girl, a song I wrote for Alyssa,
2) Lift, a rock/gospel setting for Charles Wesley's "Rejoice, the Lord Is King", and
3) a far more polished version of "Beautiful Still", performed by my friend Al Carmichael. I don't think any vocal class will ever get me singing like THAT...
Monday, June 16, 2003
Wow - Blogger weirdness. Strange new interface at the back end. Apparently I'm the victim of an autodetect scheme that says I don't support the right kind of stylesheets, and that it'll eventually be overrideable, but not yet. Sheesh.
So I gotta learn the new interface before I post anything of substance...
So I gotta learn the new interface before I post anything of substance...
Friday, June 06, 2003
Nice dinner with fatsarah last night, who is neither fat, nor particularly princess-like. Especially compared to some other Princess Sarahs I know.
A couple of weeks back, I found out a fellow CCAN listee was in my summer vocal class. And a couple of fellow listees from a private list of classical composers managed to attend our DC concert, linked below.
It's always a thrill to meet people that you sort of know, but have never met. I'll have more chances this summer - NPM convention in Cincinnati in July, Homerec BBS's second annual Jamfest in Connecticut in August.
A couple of weeks back, I found out a fellow CCAN listee was in my summer vocal class. And a couple of fellow listees from a private list of classical composers managed to attend our DC concert, linked below.
It's always a thrill to meet people that you sort of know, but have never met. I'll have more chances this summer - NPM convention in Cincinnati in July, Homerec BBS's second annual Jamfest in Connecticut in August.
Tuesday, May 13, 2003
New listening list, that's all.
Oh, and check out my trip report at http://stceciliawashere.blogspot.com/.
For those of you who like that sort of thing, it's the sort of thing you might like. ;)
Oh, and check out my trip report at http://stceciliawashere.blogspot.com/.
For those of you who like that sort of thing, it's the sort of thing you might like. ;)
Tuesday, May 06, 2003
Yahoo! News - Sony Buys Sonic Foundry Products
Another one bites the dust, UH
Another one bites the dust, hey hey hey yeah
Crap. This can't be good. SF has been hurting for a long time, I knew something was coming. Hadn't thought of Sony, though.
So, of my major music software investments:
Encore: Passport is owned by GVox (and sinking fast?)
Gigasampler: Giga is now owned by Tascam
EVP-73: Logic is now owned by Apple (no PC upgrades coming, I bet)
Cubase and Model-E: Steinberg is now owned by Pinnacle
Acid, Sound Forge, and Vegas: Sonic Foundry is now owned by Sony
IOW, the only music software that I use that is still owned by the people who developed it is:
B-4 and Pro-52: Propellerheads
Are they next?
That's it, except for some loop libraries. The rest is freeware, except for some stuff from PGMusic (PowerTracks Pro, Band-in-a-Box) that I haven't been using.
Another one bites the dust, UH
Another one bites the dust, hey hey hey yeah
Crap. This can't be good. SF has been hurting for a long time, I knew something was coming. Hadn't thought of Sony, though.
So, of my major music software investments:
Encore: Passport is owned by GVox (and sinking fast?)
Gigasampler: Giga is now owned by Tascam
EVP-73: Logic is now owned by Apple (no PC upgrades coming, I bet)
Cubase and Model-E: Steinberg is now owned by Pinnacle
Acid, Sound Forge, and Vegas: Sonic Foundry is now owned by Sony
IOW, the only music software that I use that is still owned by the people who developed it is:
B-4 and Pro-52: Propellerheads
Are they next?
That's it, except for some loop libraries. The rest is freeware, except for some stuff from PGMusic (PowerTracks Pro, Band-in-a-Box) that I haven't been using.
Monday, April 28, 2003
Missed that one
The (former) band got together Friday night - I couldn't make it, due to the choir concert. It was gonna be a jam, but I called over after the concert, Carl's son said they went out to the bar. Probably a karaoke bar - Fred and Luke used to go a lot. Sorry I missed it, though it woulda taken a LOT of drinks to get me up there, I think...
The (former) band got together Friday night - I couldn't make it, due to the choir concert. It was gonna be a jam, but I called over after the concert, Carl's son said they went out to the bar. Probably a karaoke bar - Fred and Luke used to go a lot. Sorry I missed it, though it woulda taken a LOT of drinks to get me up there, I think...
Friday, April 25, 2003
Another semester gone
Choir concerts tonight and Sunday. Prof loved my term paper on pre-1950 music technology. Think I did okay on the final. Choir's an "A" as long as I show up. Music History's floating along at about an "A-" right now.
That leaves Organ. I completely hosed up "Wachet Auf" at juries. My other piece, Foote's "Pater Noster", went okay. Ah well, public humiliation is an excellent opportunity for personal growth...
Choir concerts tonight and Sunday. Prof loved my term paper on pre-1950 music technology. Think I did okay on the final. Choir's an "A" as long as I show up. Music History's floating along at about an "A-" right now.
That leaves Organ. I completely hosed up "Wachet Auf" at juries. My other piece, Foote's "Pater Noster", went okay. Ah well, public humiliation is an excellent opportunity for personal growth...
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Monday, March 31, 2003
Check out fatsarah's reaction to last night's weirdness in EL.
Days like this make me glad I can say "my degree's from Wayne State," or "I attend Madonna." Usually, I'd bring up my three years at MSU if asked, and I really think their James Madison College was an excellent program, but MAN! What a bunch of morons!
Days like this make me glad I can say "my degree's from Wayne State," or "I attend Madonna." Usually, I'd bring up my three years at MSU if asked, and I really think their James Madison College was an excellent program, but MAN! What a bunch of morons!
Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Still Here
But not much to say. Not doing much studio work now, concentrating on mastering Bach's "Wachet Auf" Schubler Chorale. So far Bach's winning. My height (6'4") seems to be a factor in my difficulties: quoting myself from another forum, I look something like "Ichabod Crane riding a unicycle playing a calliope" when I play this piece. So, in addition to my organ shoes, I'll probably have to start carrying around a pair of 2"x4"s to prop under the organ bench. Of course, then my arms will be too high, meaning I'll probably have carpal tunnel in 6 months.
Suffering for my art, I guess. Paying my dues so I can sing the pipe organ blues...
But not much to say. Not doing much studio work now, concentrating on mastering Bach's "Wachet Auf" Schubler Chorale. So far Bach's winning. My height (6'4") seems to be a factor in my difficulties: quoting myself from another forum, I look something like "Ichabod Crane riding a unicycle playing a calliope" when I play this piece. So, in addition to my organ shoes, I'll probably have to start carrying around a pair of 2"x4"s to prop under the organ bench. Of course, then my arms will be too high, meaning I'll probably have carpal tunnel in 6 months.
Suffering for my art, I guess. Paying my dues so I can sing the pipe organ blues...
Monday, March 10, 2003
In other news
I'm now "dedicated member" status over at Home Recording BBS. It means I get to pick my own "avatar", the little icon that appears next to my handle ("dafduc").
I think I'm going with this:
I'm now "dedicated member" status over at Home Recording BBS. It means I get to pick my own "avatar", the little icon that appears next to my handle ("dafduc").
I think I'm going with this:
Never Mind
It appears that Fred was the glue holding us together. As soon as he left, Luke stopped showing up. So last week, Carl put an end to it. Maybe we can get together and jam, but the project is dead.
So, if I'm to keep this site going, I'll have to redesign - it can still be about my studio, and my recording projects, but not about the band. There is no band.
It appears that Fred was the glue holding us together. As soon as he left, Luke stopped showing up. So last week, Carl put an end to it. Maybe we can get together and jam, but the project is dead.
So, if I'm to keep this site going, I'll have to redesign - it can still be about my studio, and my recording projects, but not about the band. There is no band.
Thursday, February 27, 2003
Wednesday, February 26, 2003
Fred Has Left the Building
We had this deal where Fred was going to cut vocal tracks over our "keeper" (in fact, barely demo quality) instrumental tracks, and we were going to let those be the basis of our final decision. What actually wound up happening was that Fred and Carl talked a couple of days before the scheduled session, and decided to kill it now. Poor Freddie, we hardly knew ye...
No rehearsals for the past couple of weeks - Dan had surgery, then my wife did. This weekend, however, should give us some idea of the immediate future. Stay tuned.
We had this deal where Fred was going to cut vocal tracks over our "keeper" (in fact, barely demo quality) instrumental tracks, and we were going to let those be the basis of our final decision. What actually wound up happening was that Fred and Carl talked a couple of days before the scheduled session, and decided to kill it now. Poor Freddie, we hardly knew ye...
No rehearsals for the past couple of weeks - Dan had surgery, then my wife did. This weekend, however, should give us some idea of the immediate future. Stay tuned.
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