Composer | Creative Drummer | Sound Designer
http://instagram.com/p/tqDloGpsDv While setting up for a drumming session, and a bit under the weather from allergies, this rhythm appeared. It felt odd (as in odd time) while playing it, but, it turns out it is a syncopated 2 bar pattern […]
T-Rex Takes A Nap is a 52 second film that my son and I put together. T-Rex has had way too much bad behavior, has not been listening, and has not been following the rules. So It’s time for T-Rex to […]
Inspired by this silent video that coyote_fur posted on Instagram, I immediately heard a glimpse of what kind of musical climate might accompany such a strange and alien world. This was a quick little composing sketch utilizing sounds […]
Sometimes you never know who’ll meet and work with in the recording studio. The list of people that I’ve worked with over the years is quite large including musicians, music producers, composers, sound designers, arrangers, actors, voice over artists, comedians, and […]
“There’s an upright piano of the corner of your street” Was the text I received from a neighbor who knows that a) I’m a musician and b) I absolutely love sampling and recording strange and unusual sounds. So I […]
My friends Matthew Mcglynn, Ryan Canestro, and Randy Coppinger spent a good amount of time with a LOT of expensive microphones creating The $60,000 Ribbon Mic Shootout for recordinghacks.com. It’s an extensive review covering AEA, Audio-Technica, BLUE, Cascade, Cloud, Coles, Royer Labs, […]
After the Experimental Composer/Percussion Workshop among the massive amounts of drums and percussion, I found a beautiful hang drum sitting there looking lonely. I picked it up, started playing, and some magical sounds came out. I had always wanted to […]
Bang a gong drum? Play Emil Richard’s one-of-kind Stone Marimba? Have your music performed by fantastic Los Angeles percussionists? Count me in. It was called the Experimental Composer/Percussion Workshop hosted by L.A. Percussion Rentals which highlighted some of the unique tuned […]
A Chad Smith drum transcription from the handwritten archives. He unleashes some powerful snare and funk chops on this upbeat Red Hot Chili Peppers track. From the album Mother’s Milk, it’s a force of nature all its own. . […]
Sometimes while editing and mixing, you’ll discover strange and weird images appear. This one is called the Pro Tools Ghost Shaped EQ. [ipic id=”761600944862839449″ size=”420″ link=”1″ ] Don’t be afraid of using extreme EQ settings! Original Instagram post here