The being ready is important and the delivering the best you can is even more important.
Shock Proof
June 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Rock icon Alice Cooper isn’t as devious as his image would lead you to believe—and he’s OK with you knowing that
Ten things I've learned from working for a dance music record pool
August 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Note: shout out to Richmond Records. If you are a DJ, sign up for this record pool. DJs are peculiar people. They are usually some combination of super cool, charismatic party machines, and nerded out tech/music geeks. On the cooler side of the spectrum, the DJs tend to be more aloof and, often, intimidatingly attractive. [...]
Ten things I've learned from playing in a band
June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
NOTE: I used to play in a band called Broken Falls Community Hall Band. We played a bunch of gigs in Vancouver, made a CD, never made much money…and loved every minute of it. This is a page with a song on it (right-hand side): http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Broken-Falls-Community-Hall-Band. Here’s us playing on a ridiculously small stage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHxyiT5omYU Try [...]
Ten things I've learned from running sound for my dad's jazz band
May 15, 2011 By 1 Comment
Everybody wants something different, which makes it impossible to keep everybody happy. With live sound, it’s not always a question of volume. You can often do more to highlight and clarify an instrument or vocals with EQ than with volume. You can have perfect levels, but once the musicians start playing and singing, they are [...]
“When I went to forgive those who had bullied me in school, they had no idea what they had done to me.”
This is a comment by Anonymous on the post “Should We Forgive Apologetic Bullies?”