Ok, so it all started when my original band broke up. I was the lead singer/guitarist for Sweet Nothings (formerly Kamikaze Proposal) until the members went their separate ways. I started recording independently, and took on several different instrumental roles. I am technically not a band, but I play all of the instruments in my songs. All the lyrics and music are written by me, and all sound recordings were produced by me in my basement. In case you couldn't tell, I have a very strong d.i.y. ethic, and I encourage others to take music into their own hands. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!
since i missed ur show at the relay 4 life im gna make it up 2 u...whens ur next show??? preferably closer 2 keytesville but id say up to 50 miles is good
ok, u have got to tell me when ur next show is and where it is.....some of this stuff ur doin is, well...amazing 2 say the least...the number of instruments and the vocals and puttin it all 2gether so it sounds good? by urself? holy cow, this shit is awesome.
I'm not sure. Pretty much all of them. Even the punk thing was really just a bunch of rich city kids trying to pretend they were "from the streets". I'm sorry. I have a pretty cynical view of music anymore. It's a love/hate relationship if you can't tell lol.
True that. I'll let you in on a little secret, though. Most rock stars come from wealthy families. It's very hard to become famous without some kind of nepotism/ family wealth/connections etc. Not to say a lot of them don't deserve their fame. But the whole rags-to-riches story really isn't as common as it's made out to be, even in indie circles.
Wow, amazing! You are so talented. I can't play one instrument let alone 5 (or i'm guessing even more ;) Live shows must get tricky though, huh? ~Michelle
Hey! That video is badass! Thanks for that. I've never heard of Little Boots before.
Bob Moog didn't invent the synthesizer, he perfected it, and everyone has copied him since. There is an awesome documentary about him called Moog: A Documentary Film. I think youtube has a clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTTNnqXHIww
As for that instrument Liitle Boots was playing, it's called a Tenori-On (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTTNnqXHIww). I saw the prototype of it a couple years ago. Basically it's a 256 button matrix midi controller and sound generator. It's all digital (not like the Moog synthesizers, which are analog). It looks like a lot of fun, but at $10,000, it might be awhile before I get to try one lol.
Well if you ever do, look into playing Cafe 9 in New Haven. They have all different types of bands there. My cousin Jae and I play there in a duo. You could play there too.
Oh. I've given up on audio engineering, for now, and I'm going back to school for the other engineering degree. I want to build studio gear and electronic instruments. That way I can still be involved with music, just not as many of the people! I really admire what Bob Moog did. That man is kind of my idol in a lot of ways.
You know, I really should back up a bit. I worked with a lot of great musicians and real nice people too. I can't say it was all bad. I was just talking with one of the members of a band I worked with today who were a great bunch of talented guys. I guess that's the main problem I had. The good ones were just too few and far between. For every good band like The Goldbugs, I got a dozen butt-rockers like Pierpoint. Bleh is right.
No. That's partially the problem. The studio I worked for was kind of like a vanity publishing company where people with enough money can come and record themselves an album. We made 'em feel like important rock stars during the whole process and then they left with this over-polished turd to give to all their friends! It was a really depressing job. Some people can bullshit others and lie to their face and say, "Yes, you have soul!" or "Wow! you are an amazing songwriter!" just to stroke their egos, but I'm no good at that. I found out the hard way that skills are only a small percentage of what's needed to be a well-paid recording engineer. The most important skill is being able to kiss people's asses and bullshit them! It's like they say: it's not what you know... LOL I know I may sound bitter, but I really am much happier not recording a bunch of butt rock everyday!
Oh man, don't get me started! It's all about context, you know? If you want to sound like Nickelback, wrong notes don't work. The problem was a lot of the bands I worked with wanted to sound like Nickelback, but they couldn't play their instruments very well. They were basically in a band just to get laid, not for any particular affinity for artistic expression. And a lot of them were lazy. Which is fine. I'm lazy too in my musicianship as you can hear. But I just choose not to try and hide it with technology. A good example is when you hear some band live and they play terrible compared to their CD. That's how they really sound, before the engineer "fixed" everything. I guess I just like a lot of music that isn't over-fixed :) It always has a certain charm to it when you hear people coughing and kicking the mic stand and it's all being recorded too loudly through a tube preamp and sounds all fuzzy. It sounds real. But like i said, it's all about context. Oddly enough, I also still love 80's dance music. That shit was way over-produced.
Yeah, briefly. I tried to make a career out of a hobby which didn't really work out. I worked at a relatively large studio in the area and recorded a lot of music I wasn't really into. Most of my job entailed auto-tuning vocals, beat-mapping and time-aligning drums, and fixing wrong notes! It was the wrong job for someone who likes imperfect music so much lol.
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.....whens ur next show???
