what is going on in your musical life

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snap. i really need to knuckle down and learn more about instrument repair. which reminds me, i need to fix a crack in the body of my t-bird. it's such a weird shape, it will be hard to clamp.

i just thought, how am i tryin to be 33 and not owning the guitar i've wanted my entire life

OTM. I bought an ES-335 when I turned 34.

Congrats btw! That's great.

Exam in less than 2h.

<3 thx. and good luck!

Thanks! A couple of flubs but I think it went OK.

"Plate" as in plate reverb?

Yes.

Trial and error (and necessity) finally yielded an effective method of creating a "home orchestra" sound for the many clients who wanted, say, "the Dillard & Clark sound" or w/e but no budget for players. It involves five tracks of violin per part using two different mics.

The big problem with multi-tracking violins for "strings" is the phase issues that are created, as well as problem frequencies (for most violins, that annoying 2K). I found that if you do two takes with the Coles ribbon mic for the "tone" and two with a 414 for the "presence" (hi-pass all the way up to 2.5 or even 3K), hard pan each, then run the result through a plate, you get a perfect wet sound. Overdub a single, centred, dry violin take with both mics at once for definition and voila you've got "Why Not Your Baby".

Anyway, the pedalboard version of this setup, which I'm getting together for a client with money to burn, I just got going today and it is ridiculously expensive to look at (two Pitchfactors, two Strymon Blueskys, one Pigtronix dual expression pedal) but it sounds, well, it sounds like a million bucks.

I felt kind of excited reading that.

:) I'll make a little recording with it this week if I get a chance. It really does sound remarkable. Violinists are so fucked when it comes to live sound with our shitty piezo pickups and hideous looking electrics, it gives me great pleasure to fix a player up with a live sound

That rig sounds amazing! Otm re: shitty piezo electric violin, that is the worst fucking sound.

Got to do a jam with my band last night for the first time in too many weeks, and it was probably one of the best ones we've done. I'd had massive reservations about the drummer we've brought into the fold (we'd been using drum machines up til recently) but with him settled in and not bashing away at 23123mph anymore, and me now on keys so the guys can concentrate on the guitars, the whole thing has just levelled up, and we came up with like 3 or 4 completely new potential songs last night. So freaking stoked!

Now I need to think about maybe a few singing lessons, as I'm finding I need to revisit my ability to control my breathing and phrasing. Im sure smoking isnt helping.

just got off stage about an hour ago from singing excerpts from "Lost in the Stars" narrated by Governor Deval Patrick with a small solo by my wife

it was pretty fucking boss

Congrats

Nice!

https://soundcloud.com/user2224356/craigslists-lament

i am going to a jam session organized by a 'middle aged hack' in my neighborhood. craigslist ad. the guy likes classic rock, funny writer, seemed to have a good attitude. other dudes showing up to this thing have suggested some pearl jam and 'sweet home chicago'. should be fun!

― R'LIAH (goole), Tuesday, August 20, 2013 4:20 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this turned out to be both really awkward and a lot of fun

I just got a refret and set up done on my main electric, and have been DYING to play out, but have no time!

I also have a mandolin that I need to intonate, but no good tuner! Argh!

Goole - pls elaborate. I love unfamiliar jam sessions!

I've been working nights and weekends this summer on a ballet which I am on track to finish TODAY (or TOMORROW)

wow, way to go!

OTM

sweet

finally ordered the elusive, discontinued memory card for my sampler from ebay to use with new musical project/band

which sampler?

Dr. Sample 202

The Sp-202 is a fun gadget. I did these entirely on an Sp-202. And many more, currently lost to time.

I did this this summer. It has words, too. I'm rather proud of it.

I thought I was done but I forgot about the harp pedalling *barrrf*

i love all SPs and use my 404-SX all the time. i'd love to mess around with some of the older ones (mostly for the effects), if it wasn't such a pain to load samples on (i.e. ebaying old memory cards).

i don't ever want to delete the preset with the lady saying "stand by"

Best song I have to learn at least part of for a cabaret performance

Played a really fun little local street/pub festival at the weekend and we're slowly getting a bit of a reputation. Can't believe how different it feels performing in front of a group of people compared to practicing at home. Something about having to actually 'perform' in front of people other than my bandmates makes me completely forget what I'm supposed to be doing. I'll also never get the hang of sound checks/being able to get an idea of what we sound like when we play live. My memory of it was pure chaos with just, like, a wailing voice over a thundering buzzing sound, but people said we sounded great, so...

I may explode in a fit of rage at our next spiritual ensemble rehearsal if people don't learn their music

The almost-a-band I'm in put some music online:
http://www.reverbnation.com/virtualtrio/album/43256-march-2013-jam

i want to sing in a choir again.

when it isn't the worst thing in the world, it's really fun!

i tried to record a kind of singer-songwritery song last night and got too embarrassed and had to stop

i just thought, how am i tryin to be 33 and not owning the guitar i've wanted my entire life

1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak) wrote this at 2013-08-21 16:50:59.000

Yes! Had a realization this summer that I had got into playing music when I was 10 because I wanted to play bass, but my parents made me take guitar lessons because they owned a guard and that just spiraled into me being a guitar player. So broke down and bought a bass last month at age 34. Fuck. I feel so much better about my musical life at the moment. Have to learn how to play bass now, as I've already gone through all the basslines I'd learned to play on guitar, but I'm very stoked about it.

"Owned a guitar"

Well my band for the first time in probably 13 months doesn't have any upcoming gigs booked, as the club we were going to play in a couple weeks has closed. So far we got to do 12 shows this year. It's not a huge number but the crazy thing is we mostly play shows like 2 hours away more, as there are just no local gigs doing what we do.

Eh...I'm ready to do some recording and writing some new tunes anyway.

playing this show on monday but more importantly look at this flyer

https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1236404_10151858324614269_2059788852_n.jpg

That is a great flyer.

Everything about that flyer makes me want to go and see that show.

Who drew it? It rules.

the promoter made it, I've actually never met her? hoping she'll have extra copies at the show....

jon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Theodor_Heine

ooh thanks! Never heard of him before. I wonder if he counted the bilious Heinrich Heine among his ancestors.

Feeling good about my latest 'choons to the point where I'm starting to think about seeking out live performances. And then I realize: that's me playing all the parts on my demos and I haven't played my songs for anyone else.

So much for that idea.

Here's my most recent thing. It's very stock jangle pop sounding. But that's what we like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArzwVqXK6po

As menshed elsewhere last night was pretty much my first proper time performing live, even if it were just vox/harmonies. It was super fun though, helped by the fact my bandmates are amazing,talented men who write music I actively really enjoy. So proud of us.

playing tonight at the larimer lounge in Denver! if you're in denver, come say hi! http://www.larimerlounge.com/event_details.cfm?blogid=1199

- I've been writing a lot of chamber music this year. Most exciting is a ballet, the National Ballet of Canada are performing it in November. Orchestra + solo soprano + harpsichord. Anybody who'd like to hear MIDI and see PDF can PM me about it.

- It seems I am writing a vocal piece for Hilliard Ensemble with another ILXor on the words and I bet you can guess who

- Diam4nda Gal4s played a festival that I curated in Lausanne. Unfortunately I could not attend because I am busy in Montreal. But: I got word from my friend doing her makeup that aside from being a lovely person to work with, she is a fan of Mariah. "I love her," she said, when looking at some Mariah brand nail polish. How about that? It's like *sigh of relief*