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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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, … Continue reading
Playing the guitar (or any instrument) is like learning to speak a language. At first, you only know a few words or phrases. But the only way to get better? Say What You Can. I had a downer feeling yesterday … Continue reading
Well, yesterday I received my new audio interface, Echo AudioFire4, and today I plugged it in…. and it sure works. The installation process was a no-brainer, giving me confidence about the supposed good reputation this company has on their drivers. … Continue reading
What a way to start working in the new year! Apparently my MacBook’s hard drive just up and died on me on the night of Jan. 3rd. I thought it was a simple software glitch (I was using the Google … Continue reading
So, here are my goals for 2010: To write, record and release 4 songs, To revamp AriKoinuma.com so that it better establishes myself as a recording artist/Renaissance man, To blog here at AK.com on music, life and web, To set … Continue reading