2005Archive

So I finally got around to writing some sort of summary of the two week retreat – which was almost four months ago.
Just to refresh your memory, I went away for two weeks to a cottage on a hill,…

I’m still working on ‘Fiftieth Anniversary Edition’ (aka ‘I’m back’).
I spent most of the day testing out the mic at various settings before starting to record, in order to avoid the previous problems with ‘pop’ (”time to put that…

While you’re waiting for me to redo ‘I’m Back’ (looks like I need to re-record the vocals), and finish the ‘Keep On’ dance mix before going back and finishing ‘Keep On’ proper – not to mention the other 6 or…

So, the 51st birthday approaches, and with it, the question ‘what do I want for my birthday?’.
Well, in a lame attempt to catch up with the rest of the world, I’m considering an iPod. I mean good Grief, I…

Well, worra larf.
I spent the weekend starting from scratch, and remixing ‘I’m back’ from the bottom up. In particular, I wanted to make sure that the bottom end was heavier, the vocals more upfront in the mix and that…

Anyone else remember that quaint term for those of us who prostitute ourselves through our skills for the price of a cup of tea?
The weekend job that couldn’t be done over the weekend got finished tonight. I used Garageband…

OK – I haven’t posted in what… two weeks?
I now I find that I’ve got a month left before the 50th Anniversary Edition is suddenly history.
Well, I always work better with a deadline anyway, and having invested so…

A couple of comments on the draft mixdown of ‘I’m Back’ (I’m-back4.mp3) have started up a whole internal debate in this little late night studio.
I first started playing rock music because it was wild and exciting and LOUD. It…

While things may seem to be quiet on the 50th Anniversary Edition, there has been some noisier bustle elsewhere.
In short, I’ve been involved as a web designer in the launch of NedFodder.com and as a result I’ve been invited…

A few months ago, I tweaked the Wordpress admin css file because I wasn’t keen on the Georgia typeface and disliked the menu styling (Wordpress admin CSS – geek alert!).
Well it broke under the strain of Wordpress 1.5, so…