Writing a quick entry before what promises to be a hectic weekend.
Courtney Wilson is getting married! This is wonderful! I will be attending the ceremony on Saturday and absolutely can't wait. Couldn't happen to a better person, and I really look forward to catching up with several friends both Thursday night in Birmingham and Friday night in Georgia.
Tomorrow is the last day of my internship at Extreme Writers Group, and Michael, Jason, and Rya are taking me out to Logan's for lunch to celebrate! That was my choice because I haven't been there in so long and its SKRUMPTIOUS.
Back on Sunday. See you then.
Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Sunday, July 20, 2003
Slowly getting prepared to begin tracking my solo project, Maintain Radio Silence. It will consist of 12 instrumental songs, some of which are re-interpretations of JBF500 material, some of which are new pieces, and some of which are cover tunes.
Bradley Hartman will engineer the album, and it will be recorded on a Steinway concert piano in his home studio in Hillsboro.
Tentative track listing:
1. Black and White
2. Before The Day Is Done
3. Maintain Radio Silence
4. Paradox
5. As I Am
6. Happiness in F Major
7. The Way It Is (instrumental cover of Bruce Hornsby's song)
8. War Machine
9. No One Knows
10. Carry On
11. [instrumental medley of 90's covers]
12. Revolution
Art production has begun for "Everything You Know Is Wrong", and its still on time for its release date of 9.30.03. Inside the album liner notes (which will be a booklet, like "one day soon" featured) will be lyrics as well as a statement by Mariner Records condoning piracy. Yes, condoning piracy...more on this later.
My solo album will be released on November 11, with a b-side surfacing on a new webpage sometime in October.
Bradley Hartman will engineer the album, and it will be recorded on a Steinway concert piano in his home studio in Hillsboro.
Tentative track listing:
1. Black and White
2. Before The Day Is Done
3. Maintain Radio Silence
4. Paradox
5. As I Am
6. Happiness in F Major
7. The Way It Is (instrumental cover of Bruce Hornsby's song)
8. War Machine
9. No One Knows
10. Carry On
11. [instrumental medley of 90's covers]
12. Revolution
Art production has begun for "Everything You Know Is Wrong", and its still on time for its release date of 9.30.03. Inside the album liner notes (which will be a booklet, like "one day soon" featured) will be lyrics as well as a statement by Mariner Records condoning piracy. Yes, condoning piracy...more on this later.
My solo album will be released on November 11, with a b-side surfacing on a new webpage sometime in October.
Thursday, July 10, 2003
Back from Dallas in time to resume the good old night job at Measurement, Incorporated tonight. Isn't that the shadiest name of a company you've ever heard?
I sit from 5 to 10:15 (4 to 10:15 today, cause I'm going in early with nothing else to do.) and grade the SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER the whole time. The problem is an open-ended free response math question from the Massachusetts 10th Grade Exit Exam.
Already, someone has gotten fired due to use of a racial slur, the company is running approximately one month behind in a job that was supposed to take 6 weeks at maximum, and half the people there don't even understand the math behind the problem. If it weren't for a good-sized paycheck I get from them every now and then, there wouldn't be much reason to stick around even a day longer.
Fortunately, it doesn't last much longer, as Owen's MBA Orientation begins August 13.
My internship at Extreme Writers Group has been wonderful, but it will be ending within a month as well. Getting to see the insides of the music publishing world, and the great business acumen of the two co-founders Michael Martin and Jason Houser, has been eye-opening and a great jumpstart to business school.
With "Built To Last" just about wrapped up, I have started reading "Don't Know Much About History" by Kenneth C. Davis. It takes American History topics from Columbus' voyages to the Bush/Gore election debacle and goes through them in a question/answer format that makes for really interesting reading.
Being in Dallas with Lori was really enjoyable, even though the Mariners lost last Sunday night when we took in a night game. Her family is a lot of fun to be around, and were really hospitable. I am looking forward to going back!
Only other news is that I cancelled the studio session in Birmingham for this weekend to give me more time to prepare new material for an upcoming mostly-instrumental solo album, tentatively titled "Maintain Radio Silence". I think there will end up being a track on there by the same name, but too early to tell. Everything is still on track for the release of the "Everything You Know Is Wrong" EP on September 30.
Gotta go to the bank before heading out (early) to MI. Hopefully everyone is doing great.
I sit from 5 to 10:15 (4 to 10:15 today, cause I'm going in early with nothing else to do.) and grade the SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER the whole time. The problem is an open-ended free response math question from the Massachusetts 10th Grade Exit Exam.
Already, someone has gotten fired due to use of a racial slur, the company is running approximately one month behind in a job that was supposed to take 6 weeks at maximum, and half the people there don't even understand the math behind the problem. If it weren't for a good-sized paycheck I get from them every now and then, there wouldn't be much reason to stick around even a day longer.
Fortunately, it doesn't last much longer, as Owen's MBA Orientation begins August 13.
My internship at Extreme Writers Group has been wonderful, but it will be ending within a month as well. Getting to see the insides of the music publishing world, and the great business acumen of the two co-founders Michael Martin and Jason Houser, has been eye-opening and a great jumpstart to business school.
With "Built To Last" just about wrapped up, I have started reading "Don't Know Much About History" by Kenneth C. Davis. It takes American History topics from Columbus' voyages to the Bush/Gore election debacle and goes through them in a question/answer format that makes for really interesting reading.
Being in Dallas with Lori was really enjoyable, even though the Mariners lost last Sunday night when we took in a night game. Her family is a lot of fun to be around, and were really hospitable. I am looking forward to going back!
Only other news is that I cancelled the studio session in Birmingham for this weekend to give me more time to prepare new material for an upcoming mostly-instrumental solo album, tentatively titled "Maintain Radio Silence". I think there will end up being a track on there by the same name, but too early to tell. Everything is still on track for the release of the "Everything You Know Is Wrong" EP on September 30.
Gotta go to the bank before heading out (early) to MI. Hopefully everyone is doing great.
Thursday, July 03, 2003
Headed to Dallas to spend the July 4th weekend (plus some) with Lori and her family...back July 9th in time for work at night!
I got to sit in on Shannon Lawson's latest recording session at Omni Studios on Wednesday, and it was great! I got to meet several established studio musicians and watch how long-time professionals go about recording songs they have never heard prior to that day. Fascinating stuff.
I have a long entry I've been waiting to write about my night job grading papers, but it will have to wait. See you next week, and have a great holiday!
Bradley
I got to sit in on Shannon Lawson's latest recording session at Omni Studios on Wednesday, and it was great! I got to meet several established studio musicians and watch how long-time professionals go about recording songs they have never heard prior to that day. Fascinating stuff.
I have a long entry I've been waiting to write about my night job grading papers, but it will have to wait. See you next week, and have a great holiday!
Bradley
