One way to be a big fish is to swim in a small pond. I have to admit that this was what the cover blurb on my copy of Back Up by Paul Colize brought to mind: “the bestselling Belgian … Continue reading
8 February 2018
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Month: February 2018
7 February 2018
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Pipeline
The RPM challenge means I’m learning a bit more about my audio software (Ableton and Logic as my main DAWs and Audacity as a handy utility tool) but, with a recent spate of rehearsals and gigs meaning I need to … Continue reading
6 February 2018
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… and the Cursed Child
Recently I spotted Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in the library and couldn’t resist picking it up. It revisits the characters from the Harry Potter series, with the titular hero and his friends now responsible adults (and his friend, … Continue reading
5 February 2018
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Recording Rather Than Recording
That means no new recordings published from me tonight; I had a meeting followed by a rehearsal with the Kitchen Funk Experiment. However, I did capture the rehearsal on my Zoom H1. Most of that was just a way of … Continue reading
4 February 2018
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Don’t Fret About Football
Another day, another track for the RPM challenge. Three tracks and twelve minutes in, I’m about a third of the way through although it isn’t so much that I’m aiming to over achieve as that I’m simply aware that I’ve … Continue reading
3 February 2018
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In Between
Years ago, when I was first getting into music, I remember making a couple of mix-tape cassettes which I think I entitled ‘Jazz, Rock and the Blues’. My second track created with the RPM challenge in mind was originally intended … Continue reading
2 February 2018
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This Year’s Artichokes
This morning I did a few chores in the garden: the regular task of shuffling firewood round my ‘seasoning system’ and the annual one of harvesting my artichokes. Last year, I left it quite late (possibly March) and there wasn’t … Continue reading
1 February 2018
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Jus’ Made It Up
February – the shortest month – has become the time of year when the RPM challenge runs. Record Production Month is an annual event that invites musicians to get round to compose, record and release an album of at least … Continue reading