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Switching Distribution?

For awhile, I have been considering this concept. It is coming within the next few months or so.

With that in mind, “At The Stroke Of Midnight” will be the first to switch. This is currently in process, and may take up to a month. This process, once completed, should post everything equally to the releases tab on YouTube, among other things.

But what about the singles between ATSOM and Run The Test Sequence? Well…

Since I plan to switch everything, I am going to bundle everything as a collection EP. I am considering the possibility of glossing over each one and improving upon what is there mix and master wise. At least two of the singles are guaranteed to receive this treatment. And this to me is important before I resume any other work at this point, before resuming other writing or recording duties.

For those who have purchased any of the singles on Bandcamp, or have purchased anything in general from Bandcamp, this EP will be free with a code. I will be looking at all the data there when the time comes, and will generate up to a finite amount of codes to merit, along with perhaps a few additional codes for multiple reasons.

Until then, I hope your 2024 has treated you well up to this point, and continues to treat you in a positive way.

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Mechanically Separated Coughing

While handling a couple of small things, I ended up with Covid recently. Went without getting it for 4 years. Impressed, but inevitable.

In the wake of that, most of what I was doing has been put on hold until I have gotten better. As of today, I still feel a bit like shit, but better than having a fever and other symptoms that kept me tied to my bed for the majority of the symptoms. It may partly affect my studio plans this week for the album material, but I have doubts that it’s going to be heavy by then. I have tested negative as well today, so hoping to continue the streak.

I am itching to get back to my work as soon as everything clicks. If things permit, I will probably also be looking at replacing my audio interface real soon. I’ve had my rack for several years by now, it’s time to consider either downsizing or upgrading.

Until then, it’s still a bit of bed rest and keeping it together. Again, I’m ready to work on stuff as soon as I can, just needs a little more rest.

I would yield additional information for other things that have been going on, but I am withholding that for now, as it may merit among future updates, or hold some significance in said future updates.

Treat yourself to something special and be kind to yourself today.

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Freeze, Thaw, Winter LUFS

With the last couple days being a frozen wasteland in the area, I’ve been lucky to continue doing some stuff and not lose power once for an extended period of time. I do however feel for the many who have lost power and still as of this writing are suffering from the effects of that.

We thaw out in a few days or so, and sort of return to normal.

On the back of everything, I’ve been studying more that I need to know and trial-and-error with writing and recording at home. The amount of stuff I’ve searched for and have found is quite literally a godsend as of the last 3-5 days (bear in mind, I’ve been looking around for the past 3-4 months). Learned a bit of a new synth and sample engine, learned some new mixing tricks, and starting to push myself to develop a better ear on things.

Also, I plan to begin doing work on this website starting this week. What’s up and on here now is where things will remain until I’m ready to launch the remainder of the site content after it is developed.

I believe more that I will probably use this blog space more to keep anyone interested up to date on things. Social media is very restrictive in how you can express yourself now, and while the way I do express myself may not always be within the terms of service, my intent is never ill.

This post also serves as a test for connect-push, now that I’m getting my bearings with things.

Be safe and do what makes you or others happy, as long as it does not involve harming them.

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Ready To Get On

Spending roughly the past 4-7 days mixing a 2nd version of a client project has been an interesting ordeal, compared to the first version.

I’ve reamped 14 channels of guitar DI through the Quad Cortex, created a custom cab IR for this project, took a few tips from another friend who mixes and masters their own work, and have worked on correcting any errors to the best of ability to create a much better version of the song.

I am one instrument away from finalizing the entirety and that requires automating and balancing volume, before hitting the inserts and sends.

Confident that this is probably the start of getting a better grip on home demos.

But at the same time, writing this as I’m tired from a mini food coma and a long day of banging 4kHz and up into my ears and getting enough fatigue that I needed to rest them for a bit.

Once rested, the final stretch begins to wrap this up. I’m ready to get on with my own work at this point.

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Facepalmed Coffee

I’ve just rolled out of bed a bit ago, made a quick large cup of coffee, and have begun the day with a job for a client.

As I study what I’ve done so far, I’m starting to realize that I’m getting better with finding some common issues and fixing them a bit in Cubase. I regret not dumping more time into this DAW until the last couple years or so.

Once the client job is done, I have a folder with about 72-74 files, majority of them considered demo phase old or new, a couple that have been released even. My goal this year is to add more to that same folder and re-record a lot of it, then distribute it. I came into this year with the “I don’t care” attitude about my old songs or some of the newer ones. I’ve been sitting on well over 16 hours of demoed material since 1998, and I believe it to be in my best interest to do all of it with all that I’ve learned over the last 20 years, and publish it. Whether I get a “this is amazing” or “this fucking sucks” from people, I do not honestly care starting this year. I’m my own worst critic and I’m holding myself accountable for that.

In between, I still have my first released album from 2008 (since removed from all platforms that I am aware of) to get finished with the more modern stuff. That, I do hope to wrap up and release later this year as well, especially since I will be pouring what I can into promoting it.

For now, I have a day ahead of me. Balancing DI levels into reamping, customizing a cabinet IR for the project itself that sounds appropriate, and then using all my notes from a previous mix so as to improve what I attempted on the last run. Once it is completely done, a day or two to organize more files of my own and continue setting up the folder that will house all projects for the year and beyond, then start tracking every single until I cannot do more.

Let’s get this day going!

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THe Unfiltered Mind

As I am in the process at this point of landing where I want and need to be, I have begun preparing myself for pushing my brand more throughout the year and improving upon what’s there already. More investing into myself to do more and bring more to the table. It will take the entire year to find firm footing, but I’m determined more than ever to push hard.

With that, for the time being, the website will take a bit to be organized and developed.

All the old data I had before will take a bit of sorting out, and I’m ready to take that on and add more throughout January.

February and forward, more will come as time progresses.

Blog posts will be more frequent here than posting on other social media accounts perhaps. I still plan on using them, but will work towards a solution to unify as appropriate, if such a solution exists.

And for those who do wish to hire me for work, I will share more on this in the near future. All current clients’ rates are honored, new ones are subject to new and non-negotiable rates.

In the meantime, hope your New Year is off to a solid start!

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