When I wrote this, I was in the final rehearsal push before going on a mini-“tour” during the first half of April, ending up at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Last year played 9 live events, traveling to each one individually; I’m seeing if I can be more...
I’m fortunate to have had two lives in music: one from the 1970s through around 2000, and then again from 2015 to the present. What’s even more fortunate is that I still have some of the artifacts and instruments from that first life today – although they’ve needed a...
When we’re connecting together other audio gear, we know we need to pay attention to whether a given signal is at microphone, line, or professional level – and even then, we may need to tweak the levels to get the signal in the sweet spot between noise and distortion....
For the past couple of years, I’ve been trying to morph Learning Modular from learning how to make sounds with modulars, to how to make music with them. 2022 was a pivotal year in that progression, as I spent most of it performing live under the name Alias Zone with...
I had two gigs in October, and then two medical procedures – including long-planned hand surgery – in early November. Combined with the upcoming holidays, this all means I’ve decided to roll the November and December newsletters into one, and will then resume my...
I recently attended the Knobcon show, which was their biggest one yet – in terms of exhibitors, live performances, and attendees. I spent most of my time focusing on the live music side, but I did get a chance to go around the show floor, and noticed what I consider...
