| I
love making music. I have been spending every minute of my free time
working on this EP. It takes a lot of time and energy to get good
recordings. I have really fallen in love with the process. Pushing
buttons and twisting knobs is a blast. I have learned that I need to
take breaks often to keep from getting ear fatigue. I have to listen to
the recording on many different speakers when I 'm mixing. I seem to
forget that sometimes and I'm surprised when I hear farting bass coming
from the laptop speakers. Oh well I'm learning. Essential Machine is applying for NXNE and we will let you know as soon as we find out if we get in. We are also in the planning stages of a small east coast tour this summer. We will tell you more about it as soon we finalize our plans. That's what I've been up to. My vacation was awesome. I had a great time with my family. We played lots of games and had lots of treats. I miss all of my friends and family whom I didn't get to see this holiday. Love and peace, RJ |
| It was really cold today. It felt like it was in the twenties all day. I was freezing my fingers off. I read an interesting article about what to do with the U.S. automakers. You should check it out. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-neil2-2008dec02,0,7103298.story More later Love and peace, RJ |
I have been on quite a roller coaster ride these past few days. As you all know I thought my Mbox was deceased. Shortly after I wrote last nights blog I needed to charge my camera. I plugged it in to the usb hub to charge it and it didn't work. I thought wow first the Mbox now the camera. So I started checking all of the usual things. First the cable then the hub. I noticed that the hub didn't have all of the lights on. So I started messing with it. Then it hits me, what if the hub is unplugged. Sure enough I ducked my head under the desk and there it was: the usb plug on the floor. After I plugged it back in the camera started to charge right away. I then realized that my Mbox doesn't work right if there is an insufficient power supply. I plugged in the Mbox for a quick test and BAM it worked. So all of that crying for nothing. Crisis averted.
Now we have to finish our recordings. We are going to apply for the NXNE showcase in Toronto. So we need to get this EP finished!
Love and peace,
RJ
