An audio event

Here's a little project I did for Production 2 last semester at school. This was the final for the class. We basically had to do a creative project, anything we wanted, the only requirement is that we manipulate recorded sounds and use effects through Pro Tools.

I chose to do a Old Time Radio program (well, inspired by) about zombies. The script is based off of "Dead Record" a film script my friends Chris Olson and Solomon Ayres had been working on (and promptly gave up because they are L-A-Z-Y. Just kidding.)

Well, since I thought the script was rad, I wanted to use it some how, so I rewrote portions of it to adapt it to a radio format. I would like to finish the script and film it sometime next year. I know it would be "B' grade, but I think it could be cool as hell.

Joe "Awesometon" Kelso appears as well playing both Dale and Jay.

Anyway, here's the mp3 of the finished version.

Dead Record OTR

Let me know what you guys and gals think.

(zombie image from www.revok.com)

A picture

Here's a picture from Saturday night courtesy of K.W.

That's right. Bolton rocks the bass.

Last Show

Well, I played the my last show (save for a reunion) with Reptoids at the Red Line Tap on Saturday night. It was a good show. We played our entire catalog (well, recorded that is) and were surrounded by good friends and fun times.

I don't know if it's really sunk in yet that I've left or won't be practicing with them anymore. I definitely have enough going on to fill the gap, but it won't be the same.

We'll see how long I can stay away from some musical project (creative) but I'm guessing it's not going to be long. My cousin and I have been talking about doing a project together, which is cool considering he's literally half way around the world in Korea.

This could be good.

I've become lax

I've been recently rocking some Bloodbath. The new EP, "Unblessing the Purity" is really solid death metal. I'm not too much of a fan of the cookie monster vocals and unintelligeable guitar riffs, so this album is pretty much up my alley. With members of Opeth, Katatonia and another band I can't remember, you know you're going to get good vocals courtesy of Opeth's own Mikael Åkerfeldt and awesome song writing by the other members.

It's basically like listening to Opeth's heaviest stuff with Katatonia type guitar solos and riffs.

They aren't really breaking any new ground, but for an EP it's really solid and I wish it was about 3-4 songs longer. All the songs are pretty short with none over 5 minutes. It's almost primed for radio singledom! Or not.

Download - Bloodbath - Weak Aside

As always, if you like an album, buy it. It helps support musicians and the people who record them (ME).

If you are a band that I post and want your stuff removed, I will do so immediately.

Recording Madness

Last night we found out what song we're mixing for our final...which happens to be the song we've been mixing all semester. That's actually a good thing because we know the song very well and can mix it very quickly.

Also, we found out what we are doing for our one-on-ones and I'm going to totally ace that. So Recording I, you get an A.

This weekend I'm playing my last show with the Reptoids so everyone should come out. Tonight there's a killer show at Sub-T: Sweet Cobra and Yakuza!! It's super cheap and I'm actually going.

Hooray!

Alligator Gun

So I'm currently rocking Alligator Gun's Onehundredpercentfreak album and damn is it rocking. I went and found them on myspace and little did I know they played a reunion show in December of 2006. WHY DIDN'T I KNOW!?!? Plus, they played with Compound Red which is rad as hell (I think when I was in Pulse, we played with Compound Red at Concert Cafe). I remember seeing AG in 1995 at the Concert Cafe...those were the times.

It's actually amazing that Onehundredpercentfreak still holds up after 13 years...so good on them for making an album that stands the test.

I'll put up a a song on the blog page from them next time I post. Then you should try finding their albums.

Don't worry I'm not dead

I forgot to post yesterday. Sorry. HAHAHAHAHAHA. I can't believe I just apologized like it really matters and as if I offended someone (mike) with my lack there of.

Practiced last night with the 'Toids. Ran through some old school material that we haven't played in about 1.5 years...it was SLOPPY!!! But, it'll be ready for the show. I hope they find a good bass player. I hope the tryout candidates actually come out and see us so they get an idea of kind of show we put on.

CTA Fun time

It took 2 hours to get to work today thanks to the CTA and general El awesomeness. Basically, a train malfunctioned in between Grand and Clark/Lake. So that means the 5 cars in between mine and that one, couldn't move (I'm sure people even further north were pumped).

So we get to the Western/Mil. stop and the operator tells us that we will be standing for a bit as they try to fix the problem with the stalled train. Forward to 20 min. later.

The train begins to move and then we stop in between Western and Damen for approx. 15 min. We then pull into the Damen station and the operator announces we are going to be sitting for a bit again, because the other train has not moved. 10 minutes later (9:00 am). "Everyone needs to clear off this train. There will probably be shuttles waiting or you can take the #56 bus downtown."

Well shit. So we herd off the platform which takes another 5 minutes as people can't listen and do not get off the train. So at 9:05 am, about 500 people en masse descend from the platform to the North/Milwaukee/Damen intersection. No shuttles and one 56 bus packed nuts to butts (that's for the search engines and porn seekers). So basically all 56 buses will be packed because everyone north of us will have already gotten on them.

So here everyone is waiting for the shuttles. Finally (about 10 min later), the crowd sees the first of the shuttles and in what looks like the L.A. riots sans bricks and semis, run and trample stampede like to the stopped transport. I'll have none of this, so I sit back and watch it go down. I do this for about 4 more shuttles.

I took some photos with my new camera phone. Doesn't really give the size of the crowd, but it was pretty large:





Once the 9th shuttle came around I decided I should fight the crowd and actually get on a shuttle. Can't be passive. But the first 5 shuttles, no way. Those people are assholes. I think pregnant women and children may have died in that crushing "MUST GET TO WORK. BOSS WON'T UNDERSTAND. ME BUSINESS GOOD."

But now I sit here at work looking at design Web sites trying to get some juices flowing and get back on track with my design skills. The rut sucks.

Ahhh...

So I did absolutely nothing this weekend. Ok, I take that back. I took apart my mixing board, cleaned it, broke some stuff, now I have to bring it in for repair. That's fine though. It needs the work. I ended up fixing some of it myself while I was in there. I just have to make sure it's up and running by June so I can record The Unnecessary Gunpoint Lecture. More on that later.

I also bought a glue gun! Welcome to world of arts and crafts for me. Anyone need a fake floral arrangement?

I'm disappointed by the lack of comments from Mike.

Not so interesting fact

I looked at the posts from previous years and it turns out, I'm pretty sardonic and sometimes even, I dare say, witty. Also, I've posted more in the last 4 months than I did all last year. I know most of you don't care, but it's weird. I don't know what else to say. I might try adding music to this thing to. Stuff I like and you should check out, you know, to give this a purpose.

Birfday

So it's my birfday today...maybe I'll post more later.

This is really exciting

SUCKER.

Anyway, today marks the last day of my 20s. I don't think it will change anything, but it still is interesting. Apparently people are supposed to treat me more like an adult, but unfortunately those people keep getting older and the gap remains the same.

Oh yeah, I'm supposed to do something childish to commemorate the last day. Which basically means that I act normally.

Information Age

Today I signed up at Classmates.com. For some reason, I feel the need to get in touch with old classmates that I was friends with in high school that I haven't talked to since then. Nobody specifically...it's just a feeling. Actually, I've been trying to find Zack Dahlman. The last time I checked he was in Spain.

Maybe somebody knows.

Whoa!

So we had the big 3-0 party on Friday night for myself and it was quite enjoyable. I got to see a bunch of people I rarely get to see anymore now that I'm 200 miles away. Overall it was a good night. The food was tasty, so hopefully people ate some and the drinks flowed freely (the root beer for me was fantastic). However it was the cupcakes that were hot diggity delicious. I actually didn't even get one until last night at home.

Go to Cupcakes to check em out.

So I went to the Hu Hot restaurant when I was in town to meet with the guys I'm going to Canada with and I'd have to say it's really not that great. Apparently in GB, people rave about this place like it's the next "insert something huge here that would only appeal to people who live in suburbs with other white people". I'll admit that I've become this food snob since moving to Chicago. I can't help it. Even the littlest ma and pa restaurant here serves better food. They have to, or they go under. So I would recommend saving the $12 you would spend on dinner at Hu Hot, go get yourself some taco bell and maybe go see a movie.

Like Megan said about Hu Hot, it's as if you ordered the asian dish at Perkins.

what's that you say?

I can never think of good titles for my blog posts. Oh well.

I don't really have much to blog about today, but thought I would check in and see how cyber space has been and what it's been up to. So, what's up cyber space?

It's brat thursday at the eatery where I enjoy lunch. I'm going to get one now. YUM!

This birthday celebration is getting out of hand as well...it's going to be a blast.