deeje studio

Episodes

1. 14

   Synchronize (2005-11-05)

   I recently purchased Guitar Rig, and want to try it out on a lot of my songs... unfortunately, I recorded many of my guitar parts using a hardware effects box, so I don't have a clean signal with which to work with. Thankfully, Synchronize has a clean guitar track, and so, here's a variation for...

   Nov 7, 2005
2. 13

   Goddess of Pleasure (2005-11-05)

   Here's a version of Goddess of Pleasure with a subtle layer in the high range.

   Nov 7, 2005
3. 12

   Share This Moment (2005-10-24) (acoustic)

   I was poking around this song a bit, trying to find a new sound for the guitar. I started stripping out various tracks, when I realized that I had a pretty good snapshot of what I've been playing acoustically around town. I'd like to clean up the abrupt panning of the guitar, and put some reverb…

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   Nov 7, 2005
4. 11

   Share This Moment (2005-06-18)

   After regularly playing this song for about six months at the Sacred Grounds Open Mic, I came back to the recording feeling like it lacked something. I decided to add an acoustic guitar track to match what I play live, and I completely redid the vocals. The coda still needs a lot of work, and the...

   Nov 7, 2005
5. 10

   Share This Moment (2005-01-30)

   In this second version of this song (from earlier this year) I worked out a set of verses that spoke to growing up, becoming a parent, and growing old. And I started playing this song at a regular open mic event at Sacred Grounds Cafe in San Francisco. The song itself is really working for me…

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   Nov 7, 2005
6. 9

   Share This Moment (2004-07-08)

   I found a chord one day, a funky A where I bar the 5th fret, and only put down my middle finger on the seventh fret. I'm so unschooled I can't even tell you the name of that chord... but I'd strum it with my thumb and clamp and release my fret fingers to create IMHO an interesting rhythm. I…

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   Nov 7, 2005
7. 8

   Synchronize (2005-03-20)

   Here's the third of three versions of a song called Synchronize. Generally, I'm very happy with the song structure and the verses. I've been playing this song at various open mics around San Francisco. For this version, I tried to re-use the end vocals to smooth the chorus parts. Still, I should...

   Mar 21, 2005
8. 7

   Synchronize (2005-01-30)

   Here's the second of three versions of a song called Synchronize. Generally, I'm very happy with the song structure and the verses. I've been playing this song at various open mics around San Francisco. For this particular version, I added a break in the rhythm during the third verse, which I…

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   Mar 21, 2005
9. 6

   Synchronize (2004-10-09)

   Today I offer three versions of a song called Synchronize. This version is from last October. Generally, I'm very happy with the song structure and the verses. I've been playing this song at various open mics around San Francisco, and because of that, i think the song is getting tighter. For this...

   Mar 21, 2005
10. 5

    Goddess of Glory

    This week I'm posting two songs that are based on the same theme. Goddess of Glory is a slower jam, with what Chris Denend calls a "Rocky" vibe. The other song is Goddess of Pleasure, which is much more up-tempo.

    Mar 14, 2005
11. 4

    Goddess of Pleasure

    This is the second of two related postings. Goddess of Pleasure is a much more up-tempo version of a theme I've been working on for a while. The other variation, Goddess of Glory, is a much slower groove.

    Mar 14, 2005
12. 3

    Lennys Blues (2004-07-25)

    This is a guitar lick I've been working on for years now, and finally cut a recording that captures my goal with it. The line from the guitar is a bit hot, which you can hear in the second verse, but otherwise I like the dynamics. Still trying to figure out some lyrics for it.

    Mar 6, 2005
13. 2

    Gone (2004-07-25)

    I had a bad cold back in June of 2004, so I threw a bunch of distortion effects on my mic and recorded the first verse and chorus of this song. When I went back a month later, I loved the texture so much that I had to reproduce it for the rest of the lyrics. Again, the mic was a bit hot, and this...

    Mar 5, 2005
14. 1

    Powder Cruise (very old)

    This is my first post to my new studio podcast. I'll be podcasting my music as I make it, so you'll get a chance to hear all the variations and permutations of my songs. Interesting? Probably not for most people. But imagine if artists like U2 or Lenny Kravitz podcasted their studio work... would...

    Feb 11, 2005