Going Live in 11
After years of just plain not being able to grasp anything about the way Ableton Live works, I was finally able to come to some grips with the software.
Blackberry Smoke Keyboardist Brandon Allen Still’s Keyboard Rig Tour
Here’s a dude who still tours with “real” keyboards … well, mostly real. Top notch digital stage piano, Hammond B3, Hohner D6 Clavinet, and a Wurlitzer 200 electric piano. I really dig Blackberry Smoke, and especially like Brandon’s playing — never too much, always tasteful, but still rockin’. This video was shamelessly nicked from their…
Flower Porn
I took these on the front porch early this evening with the iPhone 13 Mini. The camera on this thing is, frankly, awful. You can’t shoot a proper close-up with it and have it come out sharp, unless you use the 0.5x ultra-wide-angle camera, and then everything looks bug-eyed.
And Now For Something Not Entirely Different
Fooled around some with trying to create some ambient/Berlin School music today, and came away with something I rather liked. No name for it yet, and it’s not quite finished, but I thought I’d share since it’s been a minute since I did anything musical besides play cover tunes with the bands. This is kind…
The History Of Electronic Music in Under Twenty-Four Minutes
… here’s a [very] brief history covering 90 years of electronic music through the lens of “popular” music …