[Dream Guitars]

Seagull's are awesome guitars, some of the Norman guitars are really lovely too. Godin and all of the brands they produce/distribute are probably some of my favourite guitars.

[What Mics Do You Use?]

Good call Tom! Hope you like yours as much as I like mine!

[Traditional Vs. New Media]

I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing to reevaluate those places though. with the rise of new media we're seeing definite changes in traditional media, I don't think this makes traditional media any more or less relevant than it was before, but I think it very much changes the scope of expected gains through solely relying on it.

[What Mics Do You Use?]

been messing around with a pair of Audio Technica at4041's at work the last week or so... They sound really fantastic. we've been blending them on acoustic guitars with the performers pickups, works really well for our room.

[New Video!]

Thanks guys!

[Why Do Songwriters Feel The Need To Explain Their Songs At Shows?]

I know a few guys who do this because it makes them more comfortable playing the songs. It also gives them a little break, if you know you get nervous when performing sometimes it's good to take a second to get back in the moment.

[Traditional Vs. New Media]

oh no! I love it here! Got a good chuckle out of me though David.

[Traditional Vs. New Media]

Thanks John! This is what I was looking for. I've been reading a lot about new VS old, and it's kind of concerning that it's being approached this way. Lots of people are saying that traditional media is going the way of the dinosaur, especially when aimed at a younger target market. But we see constantly that this isn't the case. 

[Traditional Vs. New Media]

I've been thinking a lot recently about traditional media vs. new media as platforms for marketing music. I'm working on a Marketing plan for an album set to be recorded this time next year.. Just wondering what everyone here thoughts are on the topic. 

 

In what ways have you all used traditional media since the rise of new media (traditional media being things like newspapers, TV ads, posters, etc. and New Media being things more based in e-Marketing like facebook, blogs, site ads, etc). Just looking for some discussion on how to apply different marketing techniques to the music industry I guess? Even the painfully obvious ones, any discussion is good discussion right?

 

[A Fair Music Industry?]

I was thinking a bunch of points on some dumb facebook app or something

[A Fair Music Industry?]

I think David wins!

[The Line You Wish You'd Written]

"threw stones at the stars and the whole sky fell" - Gregory Alan Isakov "The Stable Song"

[New Video!]

Damn good. 

 

Thanks! woot!

 

Way cool Layne.... just posted to my FB page

You're a champ Mike! Thanks muchly!

[New Video!]

Another vid from the same session for anyone who's interested

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIf5d4xFews

[Pick Vs Fingers]

Well said Rory!

[New Video!]

Thanks! It was a blast to film!

[New(Ish) Ep]

Congrats on a great release ! Yeah Working Man is my fav too, I am so glad you included that one. It really resonates somehow. I think it reminds me of my grandpa.

 

Inflation,  that guitar work is so good I missed all the words the first time I heard it.

 

I love the art you did for the cover....really rocks.

The guy who does all the electric work for me is a brilliant player. very humbling for me to get to play with him all the time. Glad you liked it! 

[Album Art?]

I think album art is super important. I've gone home and looked up bands solely because an album cover really caught my eye at the cd store.

[What Mics Do You Use?]

DAWs and computers!

Oh no. Abandon thread..

[What Mics Do You Use?]

I'm hoping it'll be more civil here than on gearslutz and I'm hoping we can keep brand loyalty out of it and just talk about what we like. Gulp.

[What Mics Do You Use?]

Hey all, just wondering what kinds of mics everyone's using, what you're using them for, and if you might have any unconventional tips or tricks up your sleeves.

 

 

I'm using a Rode NT1-A for vocals and acoustic guitars, as well as a few mics from the venue I work at on the odd occasion they let me in to do some demos.. I really like the Apex 215 ribbon we have in the mic closet at the venue, sounds great on guitars and whatnot.

[Favorite Bass Solo?]

John Patitucci's solo in "My Funny Valentine" from Wolfgang Muthspiel's "The Promise" album. It's probably one of the most melodic solos I've ever heard.

[What's Your Practice Regiment?]

 

 

Like for example if I'm learning a new scale I will find a backing track in that key and just learn the scale and then just mess around with it and find some licks on my own. I don't even really memorize the scale to much because I find you can find some cool licks that go against music theory if it's not written in stone in your mind.

 

 

Theory isn't a set of rules telling you what you can and can't play though! Once you get into it enough it's more of a language used to convey ideas.. There's theoretical ways to explain pretty much any lick, and there's lots of different types of theory..

[What's Your Practice Regiment?]

I try and put in an hour a day when I can. First 15-20 minutes is usually working out voicings and running over some scales. Recently I've been trying to work more on arpeggios though and connecting ideas over different changes. After that (I guess it's mostly for warmup...) I'll work on parts for tunes or try some new ideas in context. and sometimes I just play really badly and loudly just for fun.. why not eh?

[New Video!]

Hey all, 

 

I work at a venue as a sound tech over the summer, they let me use the space for a day when no one was around. Here's a vid we did, got 3 more on the way in the next little bit!