Recording: Sor Studies
I want to make a point of recording myself more often and getting comfortable in front of a mic, so I am planning to record something at least once a week when possible. Today, I sat down with my book … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Recording: Sor Studies
I want to make a point of recording myself more often and getting comfortable in front of a mic, so I am planning to record something at least once a week when possible. Today, I sat down with my book … Continue reading
Some thoughtful quotes from an interview with a horror writer
This is from an interview with Thomas Ligotti, a modern horror writer who’s one of my favorite authors. I think that what he has to say about writing a story applies just as well to the process of composing or … Continue reading
Some thoughts on interpretation
I’ve been playing Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Prelude 3 for about 3 months now. You can hear this morning’s recording of it in my previous post; usually I play it twice (as written) but it’s a tricky piece to pull off that … Continue reading
Something different: recording the guitar at home
I felt like I needed to do some recording, to try to get more gigs, so I started working on that this week. Recording guitar is tricky, especially at home and on a limited budget. I record using my Edirol … Continue reading
Something different: recording the guitar at home
I felt like I needed to do some recording, to try to get more gigs, so I started working on that this week. Recording guitar is tricky, especially at home and on a limited budget. I record using my Edirol … Continue reading
Recent gig post-mortem
I gave a couple of solo performances this past weekend, for the first time in a few years. They went great! The first was as background music for a reception at my local library. It sort of fell out of … Continue reading