Final RPM Challenge Track
Feb. 26th, 2012 04:05 pmBecause I wanted to do one track more than the minimum requirement (which is 10 tracks or 35 min of music) I used Leafcutter John's Forester sampling/looping app plus selected annual sampling and fx to create a "track of tracks" containing all of the 19 instruments I used:
The Loog guitar people love me :)
Feb. 17th, 2012 06:36 pmSomeone at Loog Guitars really liked my RPM Challenge piece #2 on which I used my Loog, and wrote a VERY complimentary blog about it and me:
The Loog Guitar Goes Pro
So thanks Betty for your awesome work and for showing just how versatile the Loog is!
And if you’re in the Boston area, you’re in for a treat: Betty will be performing in Cantab Lounge & Club Bohemia on Friday, February 24 in Cambridge at 8:00 PM. Tell us if you’ll be there in the comments (we seriously want pictures).
For more updates on Betty’s work, check our her soundcloud or follow RPN on Twitter.
The Loog Guitar Goes Pro
So thanks Betty for your awesome work and for showing just how versatile the Loog is!
And if you’re in the Boston area, you’re in for a treat: Betty will be performing in Cantab Lounge & Club Bohemia on Friday, February 24 in Cambridge at 8:00 PM. Tell us if you’ll be there in the comments (we seriously want pictures).
For more updates on Betty’s work, check our her soundcloud or follow RPN on Twitter.
RPM Challenge #8
Feb. 16th, 2012 10:05 pmGuitar and pennywhistle. Recorded on a multi-track iphone app via the iphone's mic, because I wasn't feeling like going to my studio or setting up gear in my BR. I may re-record the guitar track later because I used the Loog but then this morning remembered that I have another small guitar I've yet to use for this month.
RPM Challenge Soundcloud set link
Feb. 7th, 2012 01:08 pmFFR here's the Soundcloud set to which I'm adding RPM Challenge tracks as they are created. New one today (so four so far), plus bonus draft album cover!
And for bonus geekery: since free DW accounts only allow one cross-posting account, I'm testing cascading: my![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
rpnband DW account x-posting to my bettyw DW account, which is x-posting to my ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bettyw LJ account >;-0
And for bonus geekery: since free DW accounts only allow one cross-posting account, I'm testing cascading: my
rpnband DW account x-posting to my bettyw DW account, which is x-posting to my bettyw LJ account >;-0
RPM Challenge 2012 3rd Completed Piece
Feb. 6th, 2012 01:23 pmThis was interesting to do - I now own a full electronic drum set so that Ginger Ibex can practice in my Malden office/studio, but I have never done kit drumming. So of course I don't start out with a basic 3 or 4 beat, but with a pattern of 7/8-7/8-7/8-5/8! It didn't take too long to get into the stick groove, but after a test track of kick drum I decided not to try to add pedal work for now.
And my harp skills consist of 6 group lessons at CCAE 15+ yrs ago, plus 4 yrs attending Deborah Henson-Conant's Celebration Barn workshops (not playing harp myself).
And my harp skills consist of 6 group lessons at CCAE 15+ yrs ago, plus 4 yrs attending Deborah Henson-Conant's Celebration Barn workshops (not playing harp myself).
Recent Output
Feb. 5th, 2012 06:55 pmIt's RPM Challenge time again - write and record a 10-song album entirely during February. This year my theme is "use ALL the instruments!", i.e., the wide variety of sound-making gear I don't normally use on stage. I'm off to a decent start with two already in the can:
I will also be an officially published writer! Some of my lyrics (for "Amiga Pesadilla") are included in the soon-to-be released anthology "Census 3" by Irish publisher Seven Towers Agency. Too bad I won't make the launch party Feb 22 in Dublin >;-0 But I'll probably have a free download opportunity once I learn which were included.
- Bliptronic, Stylophone, toy keyboard snare button:
- Kalimba, soprano recorder, Loog 3-string guitar:
I will also be an officially published writer! Some of my lyrics (for "Amiga Pesadilla") are included in the soon-to-be released anthology "Census 3" by Irish publisher Seven Towers Agency. Too bad I won't make the launch party Feb 22 in Dublin >;-0 But I'll probably have a free download opportunity once I learn which were included.
