Acoustic guitar. Scatter.
Just an improvised bit of solo acoustic guitar playing after I found a sound I love.
The time for reacting is over. It’s time to act.
The system is burning. We must stop clinging to what’s already on fire and start planning for what can be built from the ashes. It’s up to us to imagine the government we want, and to take action, over and over again, to make it a reality.
For the 4 people with Faderport Classic using Bitwig on Linux
I have a Faderport Classic. It’s the PERFECT transport device — small, with only what you need to survive, and fits in my keyboard drawer beside my keyboard and mouse. But alas, it’s pretty old-fashioned, and isn’t supported in most places. Bitwig has never liked it, even on Windows.
But as of today, it’s working with Bitwig in Linux!
The Sign of a Teaspoon: Magical Realism in “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes”
I’ll never forget hearing Paul Simon’s album Graceland for the first time. As a kid growing up in West Texas surrounded by country music and perpetually drowning in the blood of Christ, the South African musicians on that record blew my world apart. At the same time, Paul Simon’s songwriting pulled my world together. I … Read more
Studio POV: Organizing my DAWless Setup
I needed to do a little housekeeping on mah banks before some upcoming performances, so I strapped a little gimbal camera to my chest and talked my way through it. Come for the rambling, stay for the Clark Kent drinking game.
Further Than The Eye Can See
I just came across this video on the DECtalk, an early and famous speech-to-text synthesizer. And then I wondered if I could use it on my modern, decidedly-not-Windows-NT computer. And the answer is: yes! Huzzah!
Annual Studio Revamp: 2024 Edition
In a fit of personal nostalgia, I’ve been looking back at previous posts, journals, and spreadsheets recently. One pattern that has emerged: once every year in the early summer, I make major changes to my studio in an attempt to fix things that have been driving me crazy.
Live at the Ambient Grill
Last weekend, Greg and I made some completely unplanned…err, improvised ambient music at my house. He played for several hours during the party, and I joined in a bit. The release is the stuff we played together. You can listen and download the audio for free if you’re into that kind of thing. It was … Read more