Pudgetunes

I've never really felt that interested in celebrating the new year. It's ... tomorrow! Hooray! So, trying to find some meaning in the occasion, and noticing there are not that many songs about this widely celebrated holiday, I wrote a song of my own. I wanted to make sure I got it done in time for this year's New Year celebration, and I believe I accomplished that goal. Yep, I did.

The aforementioned Porthos wrote some lyrics to a song he was working on and posted them, wondering what sort of music they might evoke in others. So me and Drewsef and (the aforementioned) Hobbes, that very night, all recorded our own versions. As they were all done in an evening or so, they are not well-polished, but the results are good. Go to Porthos' Tetelestai page to find out more and hear the other versions.

A song I wrote in high school and recorded in college, and have now re-recorded. It's very different for me, as it is entirely electronic, except for the vocals, which have heavy electronic effects too. I booted up the song on an old LCII in EA's Deluxe Music Recorder, exported the MIDI, plopped it on a floppy disc, and then imported it into Logic. Then I re-recorded the vocals, tightened up the MIDI, and kept tweaking the sounds and effects until I was relatively happy with it. The track uses lots of Logic plugins, including the EVD6 (clavinet, for harp), EVOC20 (vocoder, for robot voices), ES2 (synth for guitar and lead) and EXS24 (sampler for bass, strings, drums), and Space Designer for various reverbs (I especially like the metal room sound on the chorus).

An update of "Johnny Got Suspended" by The Zambonis, substituting the Yankees and Red Sox for the Islanders and Rangers, which I wrote because I was very angry after the Yankees won a thirteen-inning game where the Sox scored in the top half of the 13th. I know there's quite a bit of clipping, and that frankly some of the playing sucks, but a. my US-122 is in the shop so I recorded with the built-in iMac mic, and b. it was 2 a.m., and I didn't feel like redoing it. I kinda like how raw it sounds.

This is just vocals and piano, in an unauthorized performance of Randy Newman's classic. I wanted to mess around with recording the Yamaha digital piano, and vocals, so this was the result.

Three loops of the blues standard Crossroads, to compare old Epistrat sound (in the left speaker) to new (in the right). I like the new one better. Drum loop, and MIDI for electric bass.

Baby on vocals, Daddy on guitars and harmonica. MIDI for bass and cowbell. Loop for drums.

Just playing around with the built-in loops and amp and synth. Before I had the Oxygen8 and Tascam US-122, so used Yamaha YPR-9 for MIDI and iMic for guitar.

A lament about people who refuse to do some research before asking questions.

A dirge about the futility of life.

I hate spam.

Disciple was the band I was in, in the late 80s and early 90s. We played a bunch of shows in the Livermore/Pleasanton area in California. Disciple was Chris Wilson (Hobbes) on guitar, Robbie Miller on drums, Ian Shaeffer on bass, and me on guitar. This track was recorded in a studio for a compilation tape for the Valley Musicians Network (VrMN). Track #2. It's the only Disciple recording that I am not on; I was in Houston for the summer. Hobbes is on lead vocals and my guitar part is simple, so they didn't need me anyway! You can see videos of Disciple too!

Disciple was the band I was in, in the late 80s and early 90s. We played a bunch of shows in the Livermore/Pleasanton area in California. Disciple was Chris Wilson (Hobbes) on guitar, Robbie Miller on drums, Ian Shaeffer on bass, and me on guitar. Who Will Save the Children? is a cover of a song by Randy Stonehill (with Phil Keaggy), and has me and Robbie on lead vocals. You can see videos of Disciple too!

Disciple was the band I was in, in the late 80s and early 90s. We played a bunch of shows in the Livermore/Pleasanton area in California. Disciple was Chris Wilson (Hobbes) on guitar, Robbie Miller on drums, Ian Shaeffer on bass, and me on guitar. Unconditional Love is a cover of a song by Donna Summer (as covered by Altar Boys), and has me on lead vocals. You can see videos of Disciple too!

Disciple was the band I was in, in the late 80s and early 90s. We played a bunch of shows in the Livermore/Pleasanton area in California. Disciple was Chris Wilson (Hobbes) on guitar, Robbie Miller on drums, Ian Shaeffer on bass, and me on guitar. This is just me and Hobbes on guitars. You can see videos of Disciple too!

Disciple was the band I was in, in the late 80s and early 90s. We played a bunch of shows in the Livermore/Pleasanton area in California. Disciple was Chris Wilson (Hobbes) on guitar, Robbie Miller on drums, Ian Shaeffer on bass, and me on guitar. Runnin' has me on lead vocals. You can see videos of Disciple too!

Disciple was the band I was in, in the late 80s and early 90s. We played a bunch of shows in the Livermore/Pleasanton area in California. Disciple was Chris Wilson (Hobbes) on guitar, Robbie Miller on drums, Ian Shaeffer on bass, and me on guitar. Quite Enough is a cover of a song by Rez, and has me on lead vocals. You can see videos of Disciple too!

Disciple was the band I was in, in the late 80s and early 90s. We played a bunch of shows in the Livermore/Pleasanton area in California. Disciple was Chris Wilson (Hobbes) on guitar, Robbie Miller on drums, Ian Shaeffer on bass, and me on guitar. Look has me on lead vocals. You can see videos of Disciple too!

Disciple was the band I was in, in the late 80s and early 90s. We played a bunch of shows in the Livermore/Pleasanton area in California. Disciple was Chris Wilson (Hobbes) on guitar, Robbie Miller on drums, Ian Shaeffer on bass, and me on guitar. Living the Good Life has me on lead vocals. You can see videos of Disciple too!

Disciple was the band I was in, in the late 80s and early 90s. We played a bunch of shows in the Livermore/Pleasanton area in California. Disciple was Chris Wilson (Hobbes) on guitar, Robbie Miller on drums, Ian Shaeffer on bass, and me on guitar. Light of My Life has Hobbes on lead vocals. You can see videos of Disciple too!