Archive for the ‘work’ Category

Finding Common Ground Between “E” and an “A”

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

working on a song, its title is "guidance is internal." it was one of the status checks during pre-launch Apollo missions meaning that the guidance computer is now running on internal power. its a pretty basic song so far, a couple guitar tracks, bass guitar (something i haven't used in ...

Studio Move Complete

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

because of recent events in my life, some of which i have written about here, i had to move my studio, into my bedroom. i'm not going into details, but living arrangements as they are, required this move. i'm not particularly good with change. it causes stress and anxiety. its ...

More Guitar Talk

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Last night, after getting my four miles in at the gym, I went back and re-recorded the guitar tracks, like I mentioned yesterday. I tweaked some knobs, cut the distortion, rolled off more high-mid frequencies to warm up the sound a bit more. I listened to the takes a few ...

Too Many Guitars

Monday, April 14th, 2008

I think guitars, or more to the point, guitar tracks, are a real crutch for me. I think I rely on them too much, and in light of the fact that my music is currently going through a transition from straight forward post-hardcore guitar-driven compositions to the more fluid, electronic-based ...

Giving it A Shot: Pump

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

I have been an active user of the SixtyOne (t61) for a few months now, and I've noticed a few artists using Pump, basically an independent, non-exclusive publishing house. It looks pretty interesting, and I really appreciate the non-exclusivity of their agreements as well as the potential for exposure. While ...