the new demo
Working on a song and trying to not sound like me. I recorded a young woman doing the lead vocal, then added a drum pattern that is far from anything […]
Producing
Have You Ever Been Experienced?
They care less about trying to control what’s going on and are more appreciative of the effort happening on their behalf. That’s the great thing in general, about being in […]
watching the wheels
The guy from the record label admires me, talks about how many things I’m associated with that move him and says other flattering things. I play him the two people […]
cloying
Jon Stewart spoke up to ensure the 911 first responders still get taken care of. Then, because of the spotlight, they changed the law like a pack of cowards. Then […]
impeachment
Two or three updates ago some essential components ceased to work and I was in the middle of jobs that had to be finished. Would have ruined what other people […]
A&R motto
There was this one record company whose A&R department’s motto was “cacophony forever”. Supposedly this was closer to perfection than live off the floor.
now the hendersons have the bomb
I was in a music industry meeting and I made a critical remark about the all pervasive drum machine sensibility in popular music. My colleague became a little on fire […]
pretend it’s your movie
Nobody is right or wrong, taste is opinion and opinions change. That’s what is so awkward about writing music for a film or producing another artist’s music. Is it about […]
close but no sitar
I’d like to pitch a radio show where me and a millennial play music to each other each week to try and blow the other away. Started making a pilot […]
the predictable
ghost: what did you expect? writer: this. ghost: exactly. writer: at least one can hide irrelevant comments. ghost: exactly. writer: it triggers people. ghost: […]