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Nine Oh Nine!
I love love LOVE 909s. I don’t own one obviously, but I’ve used so many hardware and software replications over the years. Something about that snare – punchy AND snappy – that gets me every time. Here’s a cool video by Doctor Mix showing some famous 909 patterns. Most are obvious, but at 1:23 –…
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Writing Funding Bids (The Writing bit).
Today I submitted my second application to Arts Council England’s Developing Your Creative Practice programme. It’s really great opportunity for artists to develop work without a lot of the pressures that traditional project grants involve. Crucially, there is no Match Funding needed, and no Audience. An Arts Council grant requires both of those things: you…
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Hold Your Kiss – Demo May 2019
So obviously, I’ve been super busy performing live. For 3 years. I haven’t recorded anything meaningful in years. Kinda fell out of love with it. So I’m breaking the silence in about the most low key way: with a demo. This is super rough, guide vocal, not mixed, just a microphone and a laptop. It’s…
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Glimpses At Retro Future.
There’s a lot to say on the subject of recording. I haven’t released any in a long time, have I? The irony is amazing to me; I thought I could only realistically progress as a Recording Artist; live music was so inaccessible. Now, my life has been about playing live for so long, I can…
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Tic Tac No. White on Purple.
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Photographic Sequence: Warning Signs On Aircraft.
My sons love it here. They’re fascinated by big *stuff* – and big aircraft are proper stuff. While they’re noticing the big stuff, I notice something smaller. I’ve always been drawn to typography. Relaying vital information through design choices is fascinating. The Exit Sign cannot be in Zapfino. There’s something particularly ominous about these warning…
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Email Subscriber Error Forward Slash Oops.
Me mucking about with publishing settings of older posts last night caused email subscribers to get BOMBARDED with emails. Firstly; massive apologies! Thanks for those of you who pointed it out. And secondly; thanks for subscribing! I really hope this is proving to be an interesting/useful… In the meantime, and to make this post more…
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Tic Tac No: v2487
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Blank VHS Covers Were Kinda Beautiful.
A synthwaver’s dream!
