just kinda stumbled back onto this but here's a link to a ton of DJ mixes that i did back in the day that i posted. free listens, downloads, whatever. they're mostly electronic downtempo and house stuff.. this was all pre-serato and ableton so they were "live to tape" or cd recorder. these were all back in my "cherry" days DJing weekends there. that was a fun time....
http://www.obpmusic.com/mixes.html
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Monday, September 15, 2014
Streaming songs for pennies
don't know too much about http://rumblefish.com/ but apparently they don't pay very much. from the looks of this screenshot we got about $.0003 per play from them. by comparison an itunes download gets you $.70 ... it's kinda funny to look at that bottom line and say "wow we got 5379 plays!" and then look just a little left and say "whoa we got $1.86 out of that?"
guess it's the nature of the new music game. 20 years ago if i wanted someone to hear something i did i would have to bust out the cassette, so i guess it's a decent trade-off. i think i'm gonna re-invest that $1.86 in some new equipment.
guess it's the nature of the new music game. 20 years ago if i wanted someone to hear something i did i would have to bust out the cassette, so i guess it's a decent trade-off. i think i'm gonna re-invest that $1.86 in some new equipment.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
Sunday, August 10, 2014
"El-Oh-Vee-Eee" dj jesster
little beat i made on the plane this morning on a flight from ATL to vancouver CA. had this roberta flack song in my head all week so i chopped it up and made something new out of it.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Quote on Parallel Processing when making beats...
saw this in an article on beatport and copied out what i thought was really good info. dusky was talking about his top 5 tips for production. the last one was especially interesting to me:
Parallel processing
Utilizing effects and dynamic processing by way of sends to bus channels is the way forward. Once you understand the concept and learn to balance the levels appropriately, it will add depth and subtlety to your mixes that can't be achieved with a channel insert. The only way to get good at this is to practice, but here are a couple of key parallel processing techniques we use to get you started.
Reverbs: This works for any instrument, including bass (not putting reverb on bass is a myth). Send the signal to a bus with a reverb insert set fully wet, match the pre-delay time to your tempo, use parametric EQ on the reverb to get rid of any unnecessary frequencies (normally 1000 Hz – 4000 Hz and a low cut), side-chain it with compression if you want it to "pump," then set the level.
Compression: Works especially well on drums if you want to add subtle "punch." As before, send your drum signals to a bus, add compression with a high ratio, fast knee, very slow attack, and very short release. Then bring down the threshold until you start lose a bit of volume. Add an EQ with a bit of low cut, boost around 100 Hz, and a high frequency shelf with a low Q setting around 12000 Hz. Set the level to add the necessary required punch
Parallel processing
Utilizing effects and dynamic processing by way of sends to bus channels is the way forward. Once you understand the concept and learn to balance the levels appropriately, it will add depth and subtlety to your mixes that can't be achieved with a channel insert. The only way to get good at this is to practice, but here are a couple of key parallel processing techniques we use to get you started.
Reverbs: This works for any instrument, including bass (not putting reverb on bass is a myth). Send the signal to a bus with a reverb insert set fully wet, match the pre-delay time to your tempo, use parametric EQ on the reverb to get rid of any unnecessary frequencies (normally 1000 Hz – 4000 Hz and a low cut), side-chain it with compression if you want it to "pump," then set the level.
Compression: Works especially well on drums if you want to add subtle "punch." As before, send your drum signals to a bus, add compression with a high ratio, fast knee, very slow attack, and very short release. Then bring down the threshold until you start lose a bit of volume. Add an EQ with a bit of low cut, boost around 100 Hz, and a high frequency shelf with a low Q setting around 12000 Hz. Set the level to add the necessary required punch
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
what i do for work
i work at turner studios in the creative services department. i work on turner sports properties about 99% of the time.. i love it. one of our bigger projects is the nba on tnt.
our most recent look has involved compositing within time lapse HDR photography. i recently cut an edit of some of the highlights of some of the shots and comps. thought i would post it because i'm pretty proud of all the work. if you're an nba fan perhaps you've seen some of this stuff air.
our most recent look has involved compositing within time lapse HDR photography. i recently cut an edit of some of the highlights of some of the shots and comps. thought i would post it because i'm pretty proud of all the work. if you're an nba fan perhaps you've seen some of this stuff air.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
new from the "beats on a plane" series
two new beats on soundcloud from the "beats on a plane" series. one is a dedication to paloma...
Monday, February 24, 2014
2 bets on the World Series 2014
our homegirl Erin went to vegas.. while she was there i had her put a few bets in for me.. 2014 world series winners one on the braves and one on the sox.. not that i need any additional motivation.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Paloma's First Beat
here's paloma's first beat. she was in the lab while the beat was being made and her voice is on the track... she wasn't in the best mood but i felt like it would be cool to have her voice on there either way... documenting this period of time.
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