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sromusik: the story of sroM
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012. The story of sroM. As many of my friends know, I'm releasing my first solo album next week, on October 17. The following is the backstory of the album and my journey into electronic music. Get up for CLASS by 8 am? You’re kidding, right? The second factor (that’s right - I said there were two! I had two rehearsals. Then the premiere. It lasted five minutes. The audience clapped, and I stepped on stage for a bow. With synthesizers, I hate presets. Sure, they’re user-...This wa...
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sromusik: what you see isn't exactly what you get
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Thursday, January 24, 2013. What you see isn't exactly what you get. But still you’ll find no lines in the ladies’ rooms at most shows while the men’s room line is around the corner. I have also dealt with sound guys and audience members who wouldn’t believe that I was in the band, as “chicks can’t play metal.” Yes, and this has happened in the 21st century! Nothing was open except for a few taco stands that served double-duty as gang hangouts. Charming. I went to bed hungry. February 15, 2013 at 12:20 PM.
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sromusik: lessons from the road 101
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Monday, April 29, 2013. Lessons from the road 101. As many of you likely know, one of my many jobs is as a college professor. I’ve been teaching at the college level now for about twelve to thirteen years, and for the past eight years have even held a full-time, tenured position at a community college in California. Teaching is a big part of my life, but not ALL of it. Don’t get me started! Then I joined a metal band, and the rest is history. 2 Part of “livin’ the dream” is being able t...4 Roll with the...
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sromusik: November 2012
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Livin' the dream, part 863. One of my biggest pet peeves is when people say to me: "Oh, you're SO lucky to do what you love! In a gushy, goopy, dreamy voice that insinuates how much harder they have it because they sit behind a desk all day and how easy I must have it, not having to work until the nights and playing beautiful music day in and day out. It's not "work" after all, right? And now it begins. Then we waited. And waited and waited. And waited some more. And how these...
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sromusik: May 2011
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Sunday, May 22, 2011. Were you really waiting around for the skies to open on May 21, and judgment to rain down from the heavens? It's astounding how much press a ridiculous prediction, made by Harold Camping of Family Radio, was able to get. Well, I guess anytime someone has millions of dollars - and supposedly nothing to lose - that person can rent thousands of billboards worldwide to literally "scare the hell" out of people. Productive? Many said yes. Inspiring to an artist? Thanks, Family Radio.
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sromusik: the latest and greatest
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Friday, June 24, 2011. The latest and greatest. As a musician who works with technology, there are interesting parallels, accessibility for one. I can go into the studio, day or night, and record almost anything (well, with the exception of screaming guitar leads…let’s be honest! I sat down at the piano and just played through everything. Talk about liberating! June 25, 2011 at 11:21 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The mad metal prof! The sroM page on facebook. The latest and greatest.
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sromusik: April 2011
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Sromusik podcast episode 1. Just uploaded my first podcast episode! This episode features music from and information about my current projects, including the music theatre work "Serena in X-tremis." Listen, enjoy.and consider subscribing. I'll be featuring information on music, experimental noise and theatre, and music production tools in future episodes. Podcast Powered By Podbean. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The mad metal prof! The sroM page on facebook. View my complete profile.
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sromusik: MIDI tutorials: string writing 101
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013. MIDI tutorials: string writing 101. One of the most enjoyable gigs I’ve had in recent years is arranging/writing “orchestral” backing tracks for my west-coast band, Helsott. Much of my formal musical training (AKA “schooling,” which I find accounts really for little in the real world, but hey! Was as a composer. However, I don’t think I’ve touched a piece of manuscript paper to compose in almost 15 years now! And here is my first installment.enjoy. 2 Understand typical voicin...
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sromusik: June 2011
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Friday, June 24, 2011. The latest and greatest. As a musician who works with technology, there are interesting parallels, accessibility for one. I can go into the studio, day or night, and record almost anything (well, with the exception of screaming guitar leads…let’s be honest! I sat down at the piano and just played through everything. Talk about liberating! Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Jumping off the cliff. The past eight years have gone something like this, in fits and starts:. After eight years, I̵...