Due to an emergency with his day job, Robert couldn’t make it to the Valentine’s Day gig, so I called in Amy to build an impromptu Simon & Garfunkel duo (with different originals & some love songs for Valentine’s Day). With only 4 days to learn about 24 songs, she did a good job, with… [Read more…]
February 16, 2012
February 12, 2012. 198 pounds. Still yo-yoing around 200 pounds. I know I’m really going to have to pour on the discipline – be tougher on myself in exercise. I will have to really push to get over what has turned into a serious plateau and I have not yet really found the motivation I… [Read more…]
February 8, 2012
Okay, now we’re getting somewhere. I’ve said I need 10 different acts to ensure enough gigs to turn into my goal ($1K gigs/month). Cathy & I: Jazz Standards act; Soft Rock show. Robert & I: Simon & Garfunkel Tribute; Originals show; Modern Country act. The Future Retros: Classic Rock (‘60’s-‘70’s) act; ’80’s/Alternative act; Originals show… [Read more…]
February 8, 2012
February 5, 2012. 202 pounds. Starting to feel very stuck right around 200 pounds. Which is far more than I intend to weigh the rest of my life. I can’t say at this point that I’m exchanging fat for muscle either as my waist size is unchanged for the past 3 weeks. It is a… [Read more…]
February 1, 2012
1.31.12 Compared with April when I became a full-time professional musician, improvement has been exponential. But to really succeed I’ve found I need an Extreme Makeover. The music business has 3 parts: Performance (songwriting, band leading) Production (recording, web) Promotion (venue contact, lining up stores & gigs) Few people are gifted in all three areas;… [Read more…]
February 1, 2012
January 29, 2012. 198 pounds. Back down below 200. A pair of black jeans I could barely squeeze into 3 months ago have become handy for fitting loosely over my suit pants to protect them from roadsplash when I’m biking to and from work. Last entry I wrote about needing to find more inspiration. As… [Read more…]
January 24, 2012
My favourite kind of recording is live in studio. The energy is incredible, and it captures the feel of a performance better than the track-on-track recording. The downside is bleed, esp. if multiple live mics are in the same room. And engineering is a nightmare due to live dynamics. But perhaps the most challenging aspect… [Read more…]
January 24, 2012
January 22, 2012. 202 pounds. And I’m back over 200 – it’s going to be a struggle to get under and stay under. I want to talk about motivation now as getting the last 35 pounds off is going to take a supreme effort of will. My body has now adjusted to a smaller calorie… [Read more…]
February 16, 2012
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