what is going on in your musical life

the album comes out on tuesday, i feel slightly detached from it since it's been done for awhile and my newer tracks are better produced imo, but it hangs together as a record better than anything else i've done, and i'm proud of it.

thx y'all!! really happy about it i can't lie.

Jordan, surm, I am playing the full single on Spotify right now and holy fuck this is great.

the Sleepy Lesbos Remix is stunning

thanks dan, i love that one too, and it's the one i play live (works the best for living drumming). i don't know why it's gotten the least shine out of all the remixes.

It may be because it's called "Sleepy Lesbos Remix" ;-)

I would love to see you play a bill with CREEP.

very well done all around

LL, if you want to send me one of your beats feel free

lawrence_kansas @ hotmail

I would love to see you play a bill with CREEP.

I WOULD ALSO ENJOY THAT

It may be because it's called "Sleepy Lesbos Remix" ;-)

heh you'd think that would help. dude is super talented, i play drums in his live band occasionally.

<3 DJP

how the hell did I lose my pitch pipe the week before an a capella caroling gig?

someone in our spiritual ensemble stole my wife's pitch pipe

Someone asked a question
Why it is we sing
I sing so I can meet chicks
And steal other people's things

Launched our EP last night. Here's a track:
http://soundcloud.com/misskate28/just-be

my new album is out today :)
http://hushhushrecords.bandcamp.com/album/i-feel-like-i-feel-it

if you don't feel like listening to it, consider this -- it's short.

and ramzi/surm is on the first four tracks.

I'm very much realizing I'm only an effective live singer. Solos usually come across as mechanical when I record them (cuz I'm thinking too much), but at least they're ok. if I do vocal harmonies, I think so much about getting the notes perfect that nerves make me screw up (whereas live I'm rock solid).

oh well. any singers have tricks for getting through that shit? I can only imagine what my roommate thinks after hearing me sing the same 3 seconds over and over for a half hour.

Just got my album back from mastering, currently going insane trying to compare it to other records and decide whether the EQ is right and if I need to ask for changes

xp: the only thing that gets me through shit like this is rehearsal, so that by the time I get to the recording phase I'm not really thinking about it anymore

I might have a caroling gig next month that will result in free food at a great restaurant that will be closing next year

^pretty much the main reason to play music

i just have to do it over and over again, on my own. helps to use a DAW and loopback so you can just keep doing it over and over.

I HAVE LOST MY DAMN VOICE.

Got layrngitis, know smoking doesnt help, that aside pls does anyone know how to fix this? I sound like Marge simpson singing Bonnie Tyler which has its own amusement but ffs I cant stand this.

For everyone holding their breath since my last post (lol) I did two more rounds of mastering changes and now have a finished record. It's hard to sum up my feeling towards it at this point, you know, but I think I'm really happy with it. I'll be sharing a track soon.

Trayce - for one, don't talk or sing (lolz), but humming scales quietly is usually good. vocal rest is key.

I usually drink multiple cups of throat coat tea with honey/lemon juice added, and also plenty of water to stay hydrated. but really, your voice just needs rest, and that's the best solution. hope it comes back soon, I know what a pain in the ass that is.

congrats steve.

i bought one of these http://www.sonicstate.com/synth/casio_sk5/ just for fun. gonna spend my musical time alternating between fucking around with that and doing interminable guitar fingerpicking exercises to see if i have the innate ability to do that to any reasonable level.

7 minutes until Coltrane

poster my bandmates made for a show we are playing next week. so proud. so beautiful imo

https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/1441429_10151850251455345_282120105_n.jpg

First half of the Coltrane gig was pretty dope you guys

That is a cool poster, very primitivist or something

DJP, what was the Coltrane thing?

It was this: http://friendsofjcmc.org

Oh man, that looks amazing!

It was pretty out of control fantastic. Hope we get access to the archival recording

Okay I didn't even notice the update flyer with the recent rehearsal pic of us, lol

Guess it's time to get in a gym

congrats dan, i'd like to hear it. what did you think of that max roach record?

I am listening to it now (ps: holy shit)

collaborating with a couple different companies on a couple different pedal designs. which i guess i do in between endless hours at the shop, during the busiest year we have had since 2006. and having a baby. so idk, tired and happy? i know my kind of musical life is a little different wrt doing the shop owning thing, but feeling really proud about steering my business into not only success, but hands down the best pedal shop and biggest selection by far (and imo best guitar shop/selection but i dont wanna go all braggin 2013) in a pretty major music market. the last 10 years have been a fuckton of work but its all been worth it.

haha, well at least for now.

i spent a bunch of time over the weekend making beats for a rapper who i'm really excited about working with. got to try out my new Arturia Microbrute synth and i love it, it's not too complicated but seems very flexible. glad that the last few years of learning software synths have translated to more or less knowing how to dial up sounds on an analog one.

now i'm just trying not to get anxious about this collab -- the dude loved the first two beats i sent him and we had a bunch of emails, but i've been sending more beats/emails and haven't heard anything back for a week. feels like dating. :(

DJP that is fucking awesome fyi

Thanks all, I was very trepidatious at first because I don't do a lot of jazz stuff (and half the music we were doing with the band wasn't done until we showed up at the first joint rehearsal Thursday) but the entire experience ended up being wonderful.

FYI I have heard "Troubled Waters" before, it's just been years (21 to be precise)

that is very precise! definitely post recordings if you find any.

my anxiety above was for nothing, the project is on (and i'm very excited about it), i just need to chill the fuck out.

I handed James Murphy a copy of my album tonight and that's something I feel good about

awes!

some dude came into the synth shop where i was working and offered me a job working for one of my musical/artist type heroes, so i'm getting paid to play with synths and lights and make things in max/msp. still pinching myself when i wake up every day. also occasionally getting to play drums/guitar/whatever on pop songs n that at the studio where i'm working. will prob get to do a major tour next year. musical life = good!

Just made a huge milestone in learning how to mix and arrange guitars. Feel so proud!

xpost Crackle - that's so great!

Just made a huge milestone in learning how to mix and arrange guitars.

What was it?

Well I doubt it's anything revelatory for the majority of people here but I had 2 layers of guitar that were fairly complicated, moving from rhythm to lead on an arbitrary basis. Had them panned hard left and right and it sounded really confusing. Ended up creating 4 channels in the end, two hard panned in which the more rhythmy bits went and two slightly more central as I had twin lead lines playing together. Worked really well and I'm amazed at how much more focused it all sounds after a couple of overdubs to fill out the gaps.

Also trying to get my head around output bussing and parallel processing. Using Reason 7 atm.

Ah yeah, it definitely makes a difference when you start thinking about arrangement and mixing as part of the same process like that.

a key is stuck on my new synth and it's driving me batshit and i have no idea how to fix it

now another key just doesn't play at all

this is the greatest thing i've ever owned and it's falling apart :(