Archive for July, 2009

No need for “making of the band” when the band is made.

« 28 July 2009 | 20:43 | The Music Industry | 6 Comments »

Crew… Hello. I hope this post finds u well. Over the last year or so, I’ve been having more and more discussions on the evolution of music, specifically commercial music, be it pop, urban contemporary, hip-hop, and the like. Many of you know I am a musician, and have been one since I was a […]



Location Awareness – GPS can be cool but…..

« 24 July 2009 | 18:49 | Life Slots, Social Networking, Technology, Uncategorized | 6 Comments »

Technology…the continuing boon of mankind, especially in the advent of wired AND wireless communication. I use four primary wireless communication devices: A Mac G5 Dual processor desktop and/or Mac G4 desktop, a laptop (Toshiba Satellite and Powerbook G4) with built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, my Blackberry Curve smartphone, and an iPod Touch 2G. The creation of the […]



Welcome To The Sunday Soundtrack – 19 Jul 09 (UltraChilled)

« 19 July 2009 | 22:17 | Sunday Soundtrack Podcast | No Comments »

Welcome listeners…. I hope this blog post finds you well. It’s a mellow Sunday evening here, nice way to round out a busy day. In the background, here in studio, is the latest mix from fleep, Summer, some very soulful global deep house….definitely suitable vibe for me any day of the week. Speaking of week, […]



Workin’ it Out In The Lab (AfterSix Productions)

« 19 July 2009 | 20:54 | Music Production/Studio Recording | 1 Comment »

Fresh and Solo reviewing the vocal track Photo credit :DBassist Hey people… Hope all is good, and that is including your weekend. My partner and I had a recording session, more so a work session for one of the tracks from our upcoming last night. In studio was one of our vocalists, Solomon “Solo” Parker, […]



Feenin’ for my satellite radio…ugh

« 15 July 2009 | 20:42 | Life Slots, Technology, The Music Industry | No Comments »

It’s been a while since I wrote a blog post, so….hello! LOL. For the last week or so, I’ve been in a rental car while my regular ride is in the body shop. While I miss my regular auto and all the amenities therein, I really miss my satellite radio. Mannnn….with the variety of programming […]



Welcome To The Sunday Soundtrack – 12 July 08

« 12 July 2009 | 23:25 | Sunday Soundtrack Podcast | 1 Comment »

Photo Credit: Sandy Betts Good day listeners….welcome to another edition of The Sunday Soundtrack. It’s a gorgeous day out (which lets u know I am actually doing this Sunday afternoon…ha!) In any event, I will definitely be partaking of some of this sunshine. I hope things are well were u are! I’ve got a good […]



Welcome To The Sunday Soundtrack – 05 July 09

« 5 July 2009 | 22:41 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Photo Credit: 2Serenity Hello listeners…. Happy Independence Day weekend for those stateside. I hope it was and will continue to be safe. Welcome to this edition of The Sunday Soundtrack. I hope all is well with u. This edition of the podcast brings an eclectic mix of ambient, electronica, latin vibes, and classic jazz onto […]



The Session…Jazzy vibes in The ‘Lab

« 2 July 2009 | 23:15 | Logic/Logic Pro/Logic Pro 8, Music Production/Studio Recording | No Comments »

So….I had a recording session tonite at The Lab. A fellow musician, friend, and talented keyboardist came by to record some original material he records live when we do sound checks early Sunday mornng…so much so, that he has 4 CDs of various musicians (including me) improvising over very nice arrangements he just comes up […]