Good Ol’ NaNoWriMo
Funny, I linked this all sorts of places, except on my own sites.
My First House Filk
There is a story I relate about my wife talking to a Malaysian woman. She was shocked to find out that Keren was married to a Filipino male. One of the reasons was the amount of people Filipinos liked to have over every weekend. According to her, no white woman would stand for that. But my Dove is a very… Read more →
FKO20 – Noob at a Filk Convention
This past weekend, I attended Ontario’s Filk convention. Filk is a music genre, mostly folk music, dedicated to fantasy and science fiction. However, one could write and sing about any obsession that spans the geek spectrum.
Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale
World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo. Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus. Very cool
50/90 – Write 50 Songs in 90 Days & how I am not doing it
Mid June has not been productive. Neither has early July. But 50/90 has started up and I am remembering the energy of FAWM. “This is the club. Each summer, 50/90 forges a collaborative community where musicians of all walks and skill levels write a slew of new music material (50 songs) in only three months. That’s roughly one tune every… Read more →
I can’t help myself
About three days ago, it was two days before I left for Germany. Dove, my wife, was busy getting ready for the trip. I don’t know what she was doing, I think she was buying stuff, or cleaning, or maybe doing adult responsible things. What was I doing? I was video taping myself. Many times. I couldn’t help it. Not… Read more →
Charlie Cheney’s Music Exam – Interview with Errol
Allo! During FAWM.org, Charlie Cheney had a nightly radio show where he would play music from FAWM, and people would call in and we’d have all sorts of fun. Lately, he’s been doing shows focused on just one person, and last night was my turn after me harassing him everyday. I warn you, this thing is 45 minutes long. Charlie… Read more →
Ooooh! Someone may make a 3d music video of one of my songs!
So I wrote this cute little children’s song called The Chicken and the Alien with Nancy Rost, who was also part of FAWM.ORG (and also has like a million songs). Anyway, I get an email from someone who wishes to get into the 3D business and wants to build up his portfolio, so he wants to make a 3D animated… Read more →
Why My Daughter Deserves a Pony
There comes a time in a man’s life when he has realized that whatever goal he has unconsciously set out to complete has finally, unequivocally been accomplished. That occurred a few days ago. Life has been busy. I’ve had a flurry of crazy jollity with FAWM, which I could blog about because it was so insanely fun, but this touched… Read more →
Yay Internets. It’s teaching me the Blues…
The internets is teaching me the Blues, albeit with limited success. Someone from FAWM wanted me to do a jazz piece, which I can’t play. So I went onto youtube and found how to play the blues. This led me to Expert Village. Where you can learn everything from folding laundry to building atom bombs: http://www.expertvillage.com/search.htm?s=blues+piano+lick+easy Three levels. There are… Read more →
