March 2010
7 posts
old apartment/old life
Ever go back to an old apartment you once lived at, even just passing by? I think in L.A., with everything so spread out, it’s easy to never do that.
But today I had rehearsal w/ some friends for the upcoming show and we did it at my guitarist’s place, in the same apartment complex I once lived in for three years. Tough three years, those. But also some very meaningful times, as...
so much inspiration, so little time
Spent last week rushing to get the last song of my set to my band for an upcoming show. Now fleshing out the arrangement in the scarce hours between dinner and bedtime. Being a musician in one’s “off-hours” is not for the faint of heart. (I was going to write “lazy” there, but I am in fact lazy sometimes. So I can only assume I’m just motivated beyond...
Getting ready to finally play out again...
… starting next month. Adding back-up vocalists and my beloved old iBook to my set. We’ll see how nicely that all goes down haha. Alhambra, downtown L.A. and more. Stay tuned…
New music is up: “The Second Time.” ...
OK...
I love Apple, but these old iPod earbuds just constantly slay me. And not in a good way. Mixing a song with monitors or over-the-ear studio headphones and then listening back to the same mix with iPod earbuds is like watching Avatar with one eye open. And without 3D glasses.
These cute little white buds may as well be marshmallows when I stick them in my ears, that’s how bad my mixes...