Earlier today I went to House In The Park in Perkerson Park here in ATL. As it is every year, it is a musical & dance celebration featuring some of the best ATL dance music and DJs. The crowd seems to keep getting bigger yet the energy is always positive. As I left the party …
I have been in tech world for the past few days (details later, have to run out and pick up a power supply). But in doing a bit of research on installing operating systems (I think I want to swap out my Windows server with one based on Linux but I am still not up …
In my home I developed two spaces devoted to audio production, along with a practice space to play my piano. One is a bedroom with the typical electronic musician stuff. The other space in the basement was devised as a place to make noises. Drums, guitars, sample stuff, etc. Since I have been playing with …
I have to applaud musician Wyclef Jean’s aspirations. And maybe his most recent move is an attempt to keep Haiti in the news. How else can I rationalize his desire to run for President of Haiti? In light of his tax issues (I read that he currently owes the IRS around 2 million USD), and …
Earlier today my county had a bulk trash day. You could get rid of old computers, electronics, paper you might want to have shredded, stuff like that. I went to the location across from the skeet shooting range. Its kind of disconcerting to hear guns going off as you drive past but you keep driving. …
Dr Ben in Bklyn Originally uploaded by uegmusic We are thankful to have been able to share some joy with Dr. Ben. Unfortunately, its now a month later and his wife of over 50 years has made her transition. Sending condolences and love to the Ben-Jochannan family. Here are a few pictures from a happier …
Originally written for Get On The Bus, I feel this song against domestic violence needs to be heard. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Click here for Chord Chart I Love My Woman (Jones) Brian has some problems And he doesn’t know just how to solve them And so, In his rage his fist …
I thought the next music essay from me would be about the NYC Dr Ben Fundraiser. The thing is, I got emotionally caught up writing about that life affirming night and have to get back to that essay (along with going through the photos taken/sent and video that will be coming shortly from my niece …
Part of the reason for working on my basement was to have a home for my vinyl albums, cassettes and older synths. The albums have fared well. The cassettes are still being sorted but my synths are another issue. Unfortunately, most of them (modules and keyboard units) have some serious issues (power supplies burning out, …
Yesterday I was in an Advanced Users Training class for Logic users (sponsored by Apple). It was in-depth and very useful helping me understand some of the new features in Logic 8 and 9 (emphasis on 9). The class was set up with stations of Macbook Pro computers and Apogee One audio interfaces which feature …