Month: October 2007

  • I’ve got a plan

    In fact I have several; one for each planable part of my work. This is necessary for me to organise the tasks, their order and priorities and how long they take. Particularly since I have to fit these tasks around my day job and other chores and with whatever energies I have left at my…

  • Independent musicianship v. weekend warmongering

    I took to the epithet “Independent Musician” with gusto. I like the rank of “Weekend Warrior” less. Still, if the cap fits… Each term can have a slight air of the derogatory about it, depending on context, and both are used with a perceptible virtual sneer by some professionals – particularly in online engineering and…

  • A Task Facing Me

    The bulk of the songs for Uneasy Listening is sitting on the hard-drive of my DAW (Digital Audio Workstation or Discount Analogue Workaround, depending on age and prejudice) awaiting editing. What does this comprise? Well, as far as the guitar parts are concerned, it involves editing out the occasional (I insist) fluffs from the selected…

  • Those two weeks away from the guitar…

    …when I was in Italy have not done my chops any good. Indeed, picking up my (new) guitar again after returning made me wonder at how easily and quickly technique can fall off. I recall reading somewhere that Segovia opined that technique never stands still; it either improves or deteriorates. I dunno, I normally do…

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