KDEC 100.5 FM Radio Show Update
Due to the length of the radio program we will only be able to do two songs live so there will not be time to do Clairaudience as was previously reported, however, Blake and I are still going to do Have It Back and Blake and Dru will do their collabo track. The show should be great and the three of us are really looking forward to it. I know a majority of you do not live in or near Decorah, IA, however, the show can be streamed anywhere through the KDEC website. Until the radio show, take a minute to enjoy Have it Back which is available for free streaming and download.
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I have been starting to do a little more production related services for other friends and local musicians. This has been a lot of fun for me because it allows me to experiment with my microphones and recording equipment in ways that are difficult to do when you are recording yourself. I also love to help other musicians see their vision realized and really learn from watching the creative process of others. May put up a site soon for Ghost in My House Studio.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
August 5, 2009 - Radio Transmission
My good friend Blake, AKA Hyphon, has invited me to be on Decorah, IA's KDEC 100.5 FM Morning Show with him this Friday at 8:00am.
We will be doing our recently completed collabo track, Have it Back. Blake will also be doing a song with Dru, AKA Efftupp, and then I will be doing an acoustic version of Clairaudience with Blake adding some improvised rhyming, should be very cool.
If you are not in the Decorah, IA area you can stream the show live. In the meantime check out Have it Back, which is available for free download streaming now.
In other news I got a new guitar last night, a parlor sized Guild, which has inspired more guitar playing, singing and other creative endeavors. For some reason getting an instrument that is new, or at least new to you, always seems to inspire new ideas. You will hear it's public debut live on the radio Friday morning.
We will be doing our recently completed collabo track, Have it Back. Blake will also be doing a song with Dru, AKA Efftupp, and then I will be doing an acoustic version of Clairaudience with Blake adding some improvised rhyming, should be very cool.
If you are not in the Decorah, IA area you can stream the show live. In the meantime check out Have it Back, which is available for free download streaming now.
In other news I got a new guitar last night, a parlor sized Guild, which has inspired more guitar playing, singing and other creative endeavors. For some reason getting an instrument that is new, or at least new to you, always seems to inspire new ideas. You will hear it's public debut live on the radio Friday morning.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
August 4th, 2009 - Yellow House
The daily drive was a bit more enjoyable today. I got Grizzly Bear's previous release, Yellow House, in the mail last night and got to listen to it in it's entirety this morning. It's a pretty wild record with a bunch of strange sounds and auxillary instruments and I am looking forward to spending some more time with it over the next few days.
Last night I had the extreme pleasure of getting three cavities drilled and filled, unfortunately it is not possible to get the headphones loud enough to block out the sound of the drill in your mouth. The whole event inspired me to take better care of my dental health in hopes of avoiding this unpleasantness in the future.
The semi-annual gear purge is going well with a couple of the items sold already. I am considering upgrading to a nicer acoustic guitar because I do most all of my songwriting with the acoustic, I also would love to be able to give my backup acoustic to a close friend who finds himself guitarless. Music is for everybody and nothing makes me more excited than seeing others utilize their creative abilities.
I have a new song I am working on that I hope to record a rough demo of this week. Should be interesting as the song has 4-5 different parts which I am considering just doing in sequence with no repeating. Trying to push myself to construct more interesting song arrangements has been a learning experience.
Got all the live recordings from the Root Note show last Friday downloaded off the Iphone but haven't had a chance to listen through them yet. If anything turned out really well I will be sure to post it for your listening pleasure.
Last night I had the extreme pleasure of getting three cavities drilled and filled, unfortunately it is not possible to get the headphones loud enough to block out the sound of the drill in your mouth. The whole event inspired me to take better care of my dental health in hopes of avoiding this unpleasantness in the future.
The semi-annual gear purge is going well with a couple of the items sold already. I am considering upgrading to a nicer acoustic guitar because I do most all of my songwriting with the acoustic, I also would love to be able to give my backup acoustic to a close friend who finds himself guitarless. Music is for everybody and nothing makes me more excited than seeing others utilize their creative abilities.
I have a new song I am working on that I hope to record a rough demo of this week. Should be interesting as the song has 4-5 different parts which I am considering just doing in sequence with no repeating. Trying to push myself to construct more interesting song arrangements has been a learning experience.
Got all the live recordings from the Root Note show last Friday downloaded off the Iphone but haven't had a chance to listen through them yet. If anything turned out really well I will be sure to post it for your listening pleasure.
Monday, August 3, 2009
August 3rd, 2009 - Weekend Recap
I had a great time playing at the Root Note on Friday night. It was great to hear Joe do his solo set, hopefully I can talk him into doing it more often. Casey and Jeff's performance was also great. Special thanks to all three of those guys for joining me on a handful of songs towards the end of the night as well.
My wife was kind enough to operate the iphone for me and I have recordings of most of Friday night's performances, once I get a chance to get them downloaded I will try to post a few live tracks if the recording quality is up to par.
It never ceases to amaze me that there is so much great music that I have never even heard. Lately I have been really drawn to music from the 50's and 60's as I love the simplicity of the songs and the fact that they were recorded with real people playing all at once in a room, a feeling that is often lacking in this era of computer edited music. I am really enjoying the Sam Cooke compilation album I picked up used on Amazon. Sam has such a great voice and has done a wide variety of music. I also like that he wrote a number of his hit songs.
I don't have any shows scheduled at this point and after playing three in the last week I am anxious to have some time to focus on writing and recording new material.
Today's free music download is one of my favorite songs from Vision Question.
My wife was kind enough to operate the iphone for me and I have recordings of most of Friday night's performances, once I get a chance to get them downloaded I will try to post a few live tracks if the recording quality is up to par.
It never ceases to amaze me that there is so much great music that I have never even heard. Lately I have been really drawn to music from the 50's and 60's as I love the simplicity of the songs and the fact that they were recorded with real people playing all at once in a room, a feeling that is often lacking in this era of computer edited music. I am really enjoying the Sam Cooke compilation album I picked up used on Amazon. Sam has such a great voice and has done a wide variety of music. I also like that he wrote a number of his hit songs.
I don't have any shows scheduled at this point and after playing three in the last week I am anxious to have some time to focus on writing and recording new material.
Today's free music download is one of my favorite songs from Vision Question.
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