October 14, 2009
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I took this video of Chimicum Rain at Linda Perhac’s first ever concert at Redcat. It was such an amazing concert with many performances by other LA artists covering her songs. Unfortunately, I didn’t capture any others.
When she signed my LP, I think she read my wavelengths because she almost immediately launched into an explanation [...]
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October 14, 2009
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Fender sells the “official” case for their Mustang/Bronco/Musicmaster bass, but guess how much it is? $150. For a case. Hellz naw. While I was shopping for a Mustang bass this year–2009–I also noticed a crazy price jump. It was $650 one night, then $850 the next. I looked around and noticed Fender had upped their [...]
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March 2, 2009
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Here are some very wise words about recording drums I found on this website.
Cymbals
You want to know one secret to the huge drum sound of Led Zeppelin’s drummer, John Bonham? Finesse. He understood that the drums sound louder and bigger in a mix if the cymbals are quieter in comparison. So he played his cymbals [...]
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