A few years back I started recording an album with the local band Bright & Shiny. It appears that the album is now on Production Hell and may never see the light of day. I was given temporary tracks to record along to. This was helpful but frustrating at the same time since the main …
A lot has happened in the past few weeks that has kept me from updating my blog. I’ll try to summarize the important bits. Recording for Bright & Shiny I spent some time working on a few more tracks for Bright & Shiny as well as reworking a few older tracks that I wasn’t …
News – August 29th, 2017 – Recording and various other projects Read More »
I started putting together the electrical prototype for my version of the Apprehension Engine. You can read about my plans for this project here. This version is going to have two channels, each with its own reverb tank which will result in each channel having its own sound. I started by gathering the necessary parts. …
News – August 2nd, 2017 – Apprehension Engine Electronics Prototype Read More »
This weekend I added a new cymbal to my setup. It’s a Sabian Vault Custom Shop HH 22″ ride with a semi-lathed pattern on the top and a completely lathed underside. I used it at our regular Sunday gig at McNallly’s Taproom (we play each Sunday from 3:00 – 5:00). The band plays Gypsy …
I think I may have settled on a final design for a recording studio desk. This satisfies all of my requirements. It’s mobile. It doesn’t take up much space. It is self contained. It has amenities for both the studio engineer and the talent. The plan is that it will be a desk that …
Several months back I discovered a musical device called The Apprehension Engine. It was created by Tony Duggin-Smith for Mark Korven who is a film composer who was looking for some new sounds to use when creating horror film scores. I’ve knocked around the idea for a while and I’ve decided to build my own. …
News – July 18th, 2017 – Apprehension Engine Build Read More »
The recording for the upcoming album by Bright & Shiny is progressing well. I have been playing around with the video for a few songs and although it isn’t finished, I decided to share an early version of one of the videos. I’m playing around with the title sequence and cutting back and forth between …
News – June 15th, 2017 – Performance video update Read More »
Recording Progress – Bright & Shiny This weekend I managed to get time to record two more songs for Bright & Shiny. The two songs are titled This Waiting and The End Holding Your Hand. I was particularly happy to get The End Holding Your Hand recorded because of how I go about recording. While …
Over the weekend I auditioned for a band. It was a situation where I was brought in to replace an existing drummer so the songs were already structured and written out. I knew pretty quickly into the audition that it wasn’t going to work out. Stylistically, I wasn’t a good fit. But there was something …
Last night I attended a concert by Terry Bozzio, the former drummer for Frank Zappa. It would normally take a lot for me to go to a 2-hour concert featuring only a drummer, but Terry is different. His tunes are creative and detailed and he has excellent showmanship. I really admire his playing but the …
