Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Music”
A small sampling of music I’ve madeOut of many songs or audible things I’ve made whilst on our big rock in space, these are a few of my personal favorites. I’m purposely not going to write much here (partly out of laziness) because words are a distraction. This page is about listening.
1920 Gibson A-Style Mandolinhome away from home with fun tools and toys for ears and eyesWhen we moved from Austin, TX to Chico, CA in 2014 we bought a wonderful historic home and it had this cool detached structure that appeared to have been used as a pottery studio (complete with a room for a kiln and pottery wheel). I quickly made the decision to convert this space into a dual puprpose studio space for music/audio and video. Over the …
Analog Vs. Digital – What’s that all about?This is part two of an unnumbered series of addressing the two categories of synthesizers: Analog and Digital. In 2002 I bought my first synthesizer, the Moog Voyager Performer (see the adjacent image). That one purchase fundamentally changed my understanding of music and how it’s made. Bob Moog (pronounced like “vogue” with an M, not “moo” with a G at the end), who is considered to be the grandfather of contemporary synthesizers, unveiled …
Synthesizer Basics | Part 3: Monophony & PolyphonyIn the previous chunk of words we looked at analog vs. digital synthesizers. Now we’ll dive into a the terms that describe the number of simultaneous sounds a synthesizer can produce. Not all synthesizers are alike! The adjacent photo is a Moog Voyager: a monophonic synth. What does “monophonkjnngsfrdqmcvikl” synth mean?Understanding the terms, monophony and polyphony:Like numerous classical musical instruments, Moog synthesizers are monophonic. The distinction between “mono vs. poly” is an important …
Meet Fran and Gin – Two Texas Singers Who Bring People TogetherTwo lovely twins who sing with gorgeous harmonies and bring an entire community of musicians together.A joint production from: Blind Monk Productions Onion Creek Productions Director – Roderick Peterson Editor – Rob Seidel DP – Aaron Brown Camera – Jamie Brown
Iuengliss (aka Tommy Metz) creates some inspirational music A song by Iuengliss (aka Tommy Metz). A video by Roderick (aka Blind Monk). I was inspired by this song the moment I first heard it. I wanted to capture video of something totally freaky to use for this song. So a couple of friends and I drove from Austin to San Antonio (by people who know what salsa is supposed to taste like) and found an abandoned grain silo/warehouse. It was …