Subject: What a Day
What a Day
September 18th, 2016 at 9:28 pm EDTHey Friend, My apologies... I didn't forget about our daily chat, I got waylaid. I was expected to do some work at a client this morning - nothing crazy, mind you, just setting up some computers that had been moved from another office across town. I ...
Proper Prep Prevents Pain...
September 17th, 2016 at 12:13 pm EDTHey Friend, Okay, maybe "pain" is a bit dramatic, but you'll get the idea... I got an early start today on trying to wrap up a home improvement project, and it pretty much took over once I got into it. We've been operating with a jury-rigged clothes ...
Quality Sound
September 16th, 2016 at 8:35 am EDTHey Friend, I was thinking about the examples I suggested yesterday that demonstrate using sound effects in music to help set the mood. Well, not exactly the songs, but the quality of the audio. Anything we watch on Youtube and much of the recorded m ...
Natural (?) Effects
September 15th, 2016 at 8:39 am EDTHey Friend, Adding subtle instrument parts to a song recording isn't the only way to make music more interesting to our ears or affect the vibe. You can also place sound effects on tracks to manipulate the end result. These effects can have a profoun ...
Musical Subtleties
September 14th, 2016 at 8:38 am EDTHey Friend, Regarding mood and music, I've been having an interesting conversation with my buddy Ian S. He made mention of listening for the elements behind the music that may be having a bigger influence on you than you realize. If you listen closel ...
Music Does Move Us
September 13th, 2016 at 8:39 am EDTHey Friend, The response I got yesterday from the morning email tells me we're a lot alike. You, too, will listen to music based on how you're currently feeling. I got a lot of great feedback from y'all! It's as if we just know what style of music wi ...
Music and Mood
September 12th, 2016 at 8:41 am EDTHey Friend, Thanks again for your support as I sort out the direction of Learn To Play Rock Guitar. I have a question for you. When you select music to listen to, how do you choose what to listen to? Do you pick based on mood? Or are you more of a " ...
Finding Clarity
September 11th, 2016 at 1:59 pm EDTHey Friend, Brain waves smoothing... blood pressure normalizing... heart rate leveling out... It was good to get away yesterday. It was a beautiful day, relaxing, just chilling with my homies in the little burgh of Saint Simon's Island. There was an ...
Side Trip
September 10th, 2016 at 8:41 am EDTHey Friend, The fam and I are taking a little trip up the coast today for a little getaway. It's kind of a last minute thing, as I really thought I'd have to work today... We're traveling to St. Simon's Island, where my wife spent a few years growing ...
Brighter
September 9th, 2016 at 8:38 am EDTHey Friend, I sat down this morning with a riff going through my head, which prompted picking up a guitar and playing through it. It's from a song by Paramore called "Brighter." I'm sure I've mentioned it in the past. Brighter is from one of the ea ...