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Little MicroShift
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New Song: Bad Doggie
I’ve had this song floating around for a month or so on sites like Facebook and Google+. Now that I’m pretty sure this is the final mix before mastering, I wanted to share it with the rest of the group!
Time for an upgrade!
After two and a half years of service, my Mac mini has been retired from recording studio service. It is not gone, just going to begin its new life as a home theater PC with my Bose store manager, Chris.
While I am sad to see it go, I’m excited to welcome a NEW Mac mini – complete with i5 processor and an upgraded 8gb of RAM.
After a hot minute with my Time Machine backup, JWR will be back up and running again… Faster than ever.
On Location Filming
Today I’m running sound for Johnny & Eric’s Five Day Film Festival entry. Scenes are scheduled to be inside car, outside car, in kitchen, in bathroom.
Because of tight quarters, instead of using a shotgun mic, I will be using Sennheiser e614 (small diaphragm condenser, hypercardioid pattern).
Levels into Korg D1200 recording interface are good and background noise is surprisingly low. I don’t think much cleanup will be needed in post production.
Back in the Studio
As summer graciously turns into fall, I find myself more often heading into the back room of the apartment that Justine and I share.
Back into the studio.
I haven’t recorded much of anything since February, but two days ago I got the itch. Instead of just picking up the guitar and starting to record like I usually do, I decided to start by putting down a drum track. Even this, I did differently than I usually do. It’s been years, literally years, since I’ve used drum loops but for some strange reason I decided it was time to try them out again.
While I still need to get used to working with a different “musician” playing drums, I’ve already found the way that I play has changed once again. Many of the songs I originally thought of as straightforward hard rockers have slowed down and started to SWING!
Man, it feels good. Hopefully I’ll have the song done and on my SoundCloud page by the weekend so I can move on to the next song!
Happy Boseiversary
Anniversaries are something that people always get excited to celebrate, and I am no exception. Most people think of anniversaries specifically with their spouses, their pets, or their friends.
How many people these days still get excited about anniversaries with the company that they work for? I do.
It’s been a great ride so far – excited to see where else Bose will take me. I’ve worked in a kiosk and/or store location in one of the world’s best-known malls, King of Prussia. I’ve won awards, traveled to conferences, and met employees from many different divisions of our company.
With every milestone, I just continue to get more excited about the opportunities that will become available to me in the future.
So thank you to Bose, to RDG, to Jed Levinson and the North Atlantic district, to the managers and staffs of KOP 351 (where I currently work) and PHL 472 (where I started my career). It’s been a fun two years so far.
