Okay, I’ll admit it. Dee Long and Terry Draper were my idols! This Klaatu song is very good!
Living in the past: Silly Boys
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The Real 21st Century Schizoid Man
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In the Court of the Crimson King
A Foot in Cold Water
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This was one of the great rock tracks of my youth. I am pretty sure they played at my junior hight school, and being in the front row, I was blown away by the sound of their instruments. It was spectacular.
My Synthesizer of the year at NAMM 2014
February 7th, 2014 § Comments Off on My Synthesizer of the year at NAMM 2014 § permalink
Richard and I were walking through the keyboard area at NAMM a couple of weeks ago, when we were suddenly halted by the sight, and then the sound, of the Schmidt Synthesizer! And the sound of it cut through everything in that huge noisy hall!
The Schmidt Synthesizer is $20,000 of the best virtual digital analogue synthesizer you’ve (n)ever had! The video is slow to start, but this is a fantastic machine, that sounds really fat, and feels great in your hands! I think $20k is cheap!
Wham, bam, thank you NAMM
February 1st, 2014 § Comments Off on Wham, bam, thank you NAMM § permalink
An interesting time was had by all at the Anaheim (home by the Santa Ana river) Convention Center last week at the annual gathering of the roadies!
But seriously, the NAMM show is always a great opportunity to meet friends and colleagues and to see the latest instruments and assorted equipment made for producers, engineers, musicians, and their entourages.
I’m going to rate my show experience like this:
1 – I found parking on a nearby residential street. The same spot each day, thanks to a pin drop.
2 – I was there with exhibitor Prism Sound. Very British, and the acting “AIR Studios of Oxford Street” booth, thanks to Frank Oglethorpe.
3 – Friday NAMM is my yearly evening with Shirlene and Chris and Sabian at the Sheraton. This year it was small and cool, with Marko Mendoza, a certified revelation, who amazed the audience, inside and outside the building, with his craftsmanship. What an awesome musician!
4 – Steve Ferrone turned up at midnight with his luggage for a quick Drumroll reunion after the party! (old drumroll page)
5 – Thanks to friends on the many floors, and to Steve Postell, Jeff Pevar, Steve Cooke, Richard Martinez, Jeremy Stappard, Alan Clarke, Neil Dorfsman, Steve Churchyard, Stevie Wonder… for making it fun!
Here is a slideshow of photos and videos that I took this year at the 2014 NAMM show.