Easy, affordable web design software

February 2, 2009 @ 2:05 am

If you’re trying to promote your music, it definitely helps to know a little web design. If you think you aren’t tech-savvy enough to make your own website, or you think you can’t learn the software, don’t panic–there are options.

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Recording “live” with Spidermeow

January 31, 2009 @ 10:13 pm

As you can see on Focal’s website, IR101 features photos and interviews with some pretty great musicians and industry people. One of them is my friend and go-to engineer, Ron Guensche, whose New Vintage project studio is based here in the Bay Area. Ron’s recorded drums and vocals on a number of recordings I’ve worked on; he provided invaluable feedback on the IR101 manuscript, and he’s one of the most knowledgeable recordists and engineers I’ve ever met. He also plays a mean bass, as you’ll hear on some of my new recordings when I get them out around March ’09–just in time for the book’s release.

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Backing up your work

December 28, 2008 @ 4:51 pm

No one wants to lose their work because of hard drive failure or losing files, especially creative work like their audio tracks. The inspiration and time are gone.

That said, having a so-called backup strategy is critical, along with the right hard drives and software to do it.

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