It’s Easy to Love the Developed, but It’s Better to Develop Because You Love
::: Feb.05, 2010
Today is a day to celebrate. We finally launched the film web site I’ve been working on for the last 6 month.
Ladies and gentlemen, drum roll please…. LostInSunshine.com!
It’s a brainchild of the writer/director Jentri Chancey and producer Lorie Marsh. And kudos also go to the web designer Shad Chancey, who did the graphic design for [...]
Event EMP-1 in the House
::: Jan.29, 2010
A new mic preamp just arrived — an old Event EMP-1 that I bought on eBay for $71.
The reason I got this is kinda long-winded story. My Firewire audio interface, Alesis IO14, bit the dust (which may not be its own fault — more on this later) so I bought Echo AudioFire4 to replace it. [...]
The Order in Which to Record Your Masterpiece by Yourself
::: Jan.28, 2010
Well, even in a recording session, being a one-man act is more of an art than science. While I know how to sequence life-like drums and play (or pretend to) all other instruments well enough to create full-band recordings on my own, doing it well is definitely not an easy affair.
One of the things I [...]
5 Things You Can Do While You Wait for Your Remarkableness to Arrive
::: Jan.26, 2010
So, I still feel like a man who hasn’t quite “arrived” yet. My time, which always seems like it’s just around the corner, still remains in the future. Though it always seems like it’s getting closer — I don’t know if it’s true, but it certainly gives me hopes.
Perhaps you are in the same boat [...]
What, If Any, Is Remarkable about Me?
::: Jan.25, 2010
I just commented on Derek Sivers’ recent entry, a quick questionnaire to the marketer-extraodinaire Seth Godin.
I won’t repeat what’s been said there, but it got me thinking about the term Remarkable that Seth Godin coins. I can’t remember which book that was — I’m not a fanatic follower of Godin, just followed his blog for [...]
A Public Library Is a Musician’s Friend, pt 2
::: Jan.21, 2010
I’ve said this before and I’m sure this won’t be the last time, but I can’t believe how many people don’t really use their public libraries.
It’s free, people! Your tax dollars are actually doing something good for you.
As a person who listens more than he reads, I love to browse through the CD section of [...]
Freeing Myself of Deadlines
::: Jan.20, 2010
Recently I had a deep conversation with my wife, which led to some revelations. I realized that I was setting myself up some deadlines because I believed that I wouldn’t get anything done without them.
Actually, the opposite is true here: if something requires a deadline to get done, then that something isn’t something I want [...]
Demand Me, Producer
::: Jan.19, 2010
Today I was working on a film web site I’ve been working on for the last 6 months. It’s going to be awesome when we finally launch it.
Anyway, I was IMing with its producer Lorie Marsh and enjoying our collaboration. Then I thought, “gee, won’t it be great if someone demanded me to work on [...]
6 Reasons Why Chickenfoot Is a Success (Joe Satriani’s Sigh of Relief)
::: Jan.18, 2010
I had heard of Chickenfoot before, but I never thought to check them out, until recently.
Upon checking them out on YouTube, my first impression is that it’s not the type of music I am really interested in.
But then, I couldn’t help but perceive how much fun they seem to be having.
On a quick glance, I [...]
The Blessing and the Curse of Seeing the End at the Beginning
::: Jan.12, 2010
Today I found the drum samples I was missing and listened again to this prog rock opus I had started almost a year ago, this time with drums. It still sounds terrible.
Sigh.
I never enjoy listening to seedlings of songs, because it never sounds good. It’s missing too many parts, and parts that are there are not [...]
