Yesterday, Jane and I had fun creating a virtual choir. With two of us and eight parts in total, I think that means we cubed our efforts (8 = 2 x 2 x 2). We both sang each of the … Continue reading
20 April 2020
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Category Archives: Music
14 April 2020
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Using What I’ve Got
I’m still producing a new worship video for church each week day, many of which involve music. I’m fortunate to have acquired a good collection of tools over the years but I’m better equipped for some things than others. A … Continue reading
3 April 2020
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Out to a (virtual) gig right now
Most of my blogging is asynchronous. It doesn’t matter if you read it when I publish and (confession time) I’m not above stacking up a few scheduled posts when I go away for a few days or if I realise … Continue reading
26 March 2020
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Time and Quality
I’ve done two more worship videos today. I think quality is going up but I have to admit that the time it takes is also going up – exponentially. It has been fun but, even in these quieter times, I … Continue reading
24 March 2020
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Going Live
Following last night’s announcement of increased restrictions in the UK to slow the spread of COVID-19, the plan to open the church a couple of times a week for prayer have had to be suspended. We were expecting this to … Continue reading
22 March 2020
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Nine Songs
Church was different this morning. Because of restrictions due to COVID-19, we didn’t have a service per se but were open for those who wanted to come and pray, with ample space between them. I provided some music for that … Continue reading
15 March 2020
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The Plan (more or less) Came Together
I love it when a plan comes together, even if there are a few fuzzy edges. In this case, it was the plan of using Ableton Live to provide some backing pads for the music at church this morning. One … Continue reading
14 March 2020
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Ableton on
My copy of Ableton Live has been rather underused for a couple of years. Sometime soon I’ll need to decide if I’m going to upgrade to version 10, as the version 9 copy I have will stop working when I … Continue reading
8 March 2020
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Oh yes it was…
I played bass for the three pantomime performances this weekend and it all went rather well. The three session run was perfect – an opening night when it is all fresh, a matinee when everyone is a bit relaxed and … Continue reading
7 March 2020
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Illuminated Loops
This sketch was one of a couple I did at Steve Lawson’s 20th anniversary gig back in December. This was from the second set, the ‘Illuminated Loops’ concept with Poppy Porter. She is an artist who is also synaesthetic, an … Continue reading