Category — My Music
It’s a bit politically insensitive…but…funny
So I wrote a little chord progression for a song, and my boys Ben Smith and Matt Parmenter decided to make it happen one night. They just slapped some stuff on top of my riff and this is the result.
I laughed my ass off when I heard this. No, it’s not PC. So what? It was pretty funny considering all they had was the piano track. I am not sure, but that may be me playing the drums..
Enjoy “Shake for Me” ’cause I know I did.
April 26, 2009 No Comments
Benjamin Smith – “Missed Connection”
I met Ben Smith and Matt Parmenter, two dudes from out of state that now live in Austin, when Matt purchased my two Vocal Booth sound isolation booths last month (sorry about the missing parts guys!). I just didn’t have room for them anywhere.
Now – I am starting to work on music with these guys and I got to tell you it’s a blast. Both are very talented musicians in their own right, and I’ve been lucky enough to get to remix some of their stuff.
Matt plays bass in a great Austin banned called Quite Company – they also have a myspace page.
Matt and Ben both also play with James Kinney, a local Austin musician. I am going to see them at Speakeasy on April 30th, time permitting.
This song is fully realized on Ben’s myspace page, but here’s the acoustic version I whipped up last week. Just Ben and his guitar. His vocals and songwriting talent really shine on this one.
April 26, 2009 No Comments
A Logic Remix – “Around The Block”
I added a little instrumentation and remixed this years-old Acid track in Logic Pro. Used the opportunity to learn about FX automation (note the vocal delays) – so it was a good learning experience.
April 13, 2008 No Comments
Production work with Logic – Jon Mellen’s “How Do I Get Through?”
This was an experiment I did last weekend. Jon Mellen and I modified the lyrics and music to one of his tunes, just coming up with a verse and a chorus. We then recorded it over a piano and a click.
I then used Logic 8 and an assortment of plugins and virtual instruments to test a full production. Turned out ok, considering it’s the first time doing this on the Mac and with Logic.
I did get to use some cool tools while doing this, including:
- Softube’s Amp Room (on rhythm guitars) and Acoustic Feedback (on the lead guitar)
- Steinberg’s Virtual Guitarist 2 (acoustic guitars)
If we were going to finish this, we’d obviously write a couple of more verses, but you get the idea. Repetitive, but hey, it was a test project.
April 8, 2008 No Comments
Comping Old Tunes With Megan Fong
Megan and I worked on some more tunes last night. Other than a misdirected mic (don’t ask!), no more tech woes. This is a song I wrote about fifteen years ago. Megan picked it up and comped on the keys while she sang. With a little work I think we’ll have a pretty nice track.
March 27, 2008 No Comments
Megan Fong – Demo “Same Look Twice”
After we got over some of our technical issues, we recorded this through a Neumann TLM 103 into a DBX 586 tube pre (not my favorite pre, I am going to get an Avalon soon I hope). One mic, ambient, just a songwriter and her craft. Next time I capture this talented singer I will do a much better job (probably a different mic) but one can still hear the potential on this track. She’s awesome.
March 12, 2008 2 Comments
Lamour
A little techno-house something something I did. Can’t remember when.
January 6, 2008 No Comments
Foolish
January 6, 2008 No Comments
Friendly Fire
Written after the first gulf war. Another one of those sequenced keyboard things with just a mic and cassette player.
January 6, 2008 No Comments
A Classical Christmas
Recorded in 1992, this is a sequenced, semi-classical track that I wrote around Christmas in 1991. Just a keyboard.
January 6, 2008 No Comments

