Mobile Sound Lab

Episodes

1. 21

   Airtime

   I made this tonight in the air en route from Tulum, Mexico to Charlotte, NC. Equipment: Garageband on iPhone 4S. Recorded 9/25/12. Remixed and remastered on 8/13/26. No AI was used in the creation of this work. ℗&© 2012 and 2026 Control Mouse Media, LLC. Published by Control Mouse Media, LLC,...

   Aug 13, 2026

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2. 20

   Shoreline Sounds at Friar's Bay, St. Martin

   French side of the island.

   Oct 29, 2015

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3. 19

   Shoreline Sounds at Mullet Bay, St. Martin

   Dutch side of the island.

   Oct 26, 2015

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4. 18

   Shoreline Sounds at Mt. Desert Island

   Sand Beach in Newport Cove, Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island

   Oct 16, 2015

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5. 17

   Stop Stalling

   Creativity can be fickle. In the times where it’s flowing, you feel unstoppable. But when it's not, the blinking cursor is insufferable. Writer’s block is an excuse, though. You have to come up with strategies for how to push past it. *** Equipment: Fender Jaguar, Garageband for iPad © 2015…

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   Aug 6, 2015

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6. 16

   Shoreline Sounds at Akumal

   Shoreline Sounds at Akumal by Michael Boezi

   Aug 20, 2014

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7. 15

   Detractor Beam

   Stop listening to the negative drone of derision emanating from the Defenders of the Status Quo (DSQ). It’s harmful to the ears. I would share examples, but I don't want to do them the favor. You know their song, though—it goes like this: "You're no good. You don't belong here. You're not a…

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   Aug 7, 2014

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8. 14

   Out of Curiosity

   Let's take this phrase out of context for a minute. Let's take it as if curiosity is a currency, and your bank account is depleted. What happens when we run out of curiosity? Is there a finite supply? Can we, as a culture, run out? Curiosity leads to learning. The opposite is true, too. No...

   Jul 21, 2014

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9. 13

   Shoreline Sounds at Fisherman's Cove

   Shoreline Sounds at Fisherman's Cove by Michael Boezi

   Jun 24, 2014

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10. 12

    Clamshells & Candybars

    Equipment: Garageband for iPad Copyright 2014 Michael Boezi This content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 4.0) U.S. License. Published by Control Mouse Media, LLC, Boston, MA http://controlmousemedia.com Some rights reserved. Unauthorized use is a...

    Feb 22, 2014

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11. 11

    System of Saints

    Every field has its own system of saints, the luminaries who are revered and held up as the experts on a particular topic. Often, these "patron saints" have earned their place in the field. Sometimes, the status is afforded to them. Though they are mere mortals, it sometimes seems like they can…

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    Feb 13, 2014

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12. 10

    Make Yourself Scarce

    As a kid, your mom may have told you this you were getting in her way. It was her way of saying, "please go away." Make yourself scarce. I take this to have a different meaning now. In every realm that digital has touched, some aspect has become a commodity. It's hard to monetize things that are…

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    Aug 9, 2013

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13. 9

    Defensive Indifference

    In baseball, "defensive indifference" is ruled when the defensive team is indifferent to the actions of the offensive team. Go ahead and steal second. You won't get credit in the box score, however. The team in the field didn't try to defend it. I've been thinking of the term in a different way,...

    Jun 29, 2013

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14. 8

    Keyless Entry

    Equipment: Figure and Garageband for iPhone 4S. Recorded on 6/19/13. Remixed and remastered on 8/13/26. No AI was used in the creation of this work. ℗&© 2013 and 2026 Control Mouse Media, LLC. Published by Control Mouse Media, LLC, Boston, MA https://controlmousemedia.com. All rights reserved....

    Jun 18, 2013

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15. 7

    Corporate Offset Credit

    Aren't carbon offsets just a way to sweep the problem under the rug? "More convenient alternatives to reducing one's own fossil-fuel consumption" sounds like permission to keep polluting, right? Source: Carbon offset entry on Wikipedia. I think the same way about companies that have a...

    Jun 2, 2013

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16. 6

    Downshift Dub

    The pace of today can get the best of even the best of us. The need to be connected, to be always available. It's an expectation that we can't live up to. James Gleick calls it "hurry sickness" in Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything (though I don't think he was the one who coined…

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    May 18, 2013

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17. 5

    Cataclysmic Converter

    "Endless economic growth" as a goal makes it easier to embrace technologies that "cure the worst effects," like the catalytic converter. Source: A Deeper Shade of Green by Bill McKibben. "Although catalytic converters are effective at removing hydrocarbons and other harmful emissions, they do not...

    May 11, 2013

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18. 4

    Some Settling May Occur

    A commodity product, machine packed. It's not quite a lie, but it's not quite the truth either. Or at least it's a phrase that covers up the truth. "Some settling may occur." It lives on the edge of acceptability. It sets your expectations. It says, "get ready to be disappointed." So who's...

    Apr 7, 2013

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19. 3

    Robotica

    Made with found sounds in a "storyhack" session back in 2012. No AI was used in the creation of this work. ℗&© 2012 and 2026 Control Mouse Media, LLC. Published by Control Mouse Media, LLC, Boston, MA https://controlmousemedia.com. Some rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication or distribution is…

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    Sep 28, 2012

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20. 2

    Lazy Tech

    Equipment: Gretsch Power Jet thru Swart STR. All other instruments are provided by Garageband for iPhone 4S. Copyright 2012 Michael Boezi This content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) United States License. To view a copy of this license,...

    Sep 27, 2012

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21. 1

    Shoreline Sounds at Bahía Punta Soliman

    Shoreline Sounds at Bahía Punta Soliman by Michael Boezi

    Sep 24, 2012

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