Monday, March 08, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Friday, November 20, 2009
2001 Macworld about the Digital Hub = iPhone 3GS
linked to this video:
Starts around 3min 10seconds
Cell Phones + Portable CD Players and MP3 players + Digital Camcorders + Portable DVD Players for playing video + Digital Still Cameras + Handheld Organizers = Some of the things the current iPhone 3GS does.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Google story in 2 minutes while I work on a 10 year old Mac
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
An unexpected email leads to a course correction.
Subject:Hey Guys
I've been giving this a lot of thought and have come to a big decision. My days with Marqui Adora are over.
The fact that it doesn't bother me that we haven't done anything in months, tells me my heart is not in it anymore. For months I've been debating whether or not I should do this and I guess certain things have happened lately that have made me realize there's too many things I sacrificed for music. It was fine to sacrifice them at the time, but now I feel I need to move on.
I got a job in Spain, so I'm leaving right after Christmas and will be there for most of, if not all of 2010. Not sure if I'll be coming back to the States though... at least for a while.
It's been great working with you guys but after 20 years of playing music I'm officially ready to concentrate on a new career, new experiences and new goals.
I wish you both the best with the music and if at any point you want vocals done for the songs we haven't finished, let me know.
Take care,
This is Danny Ashe signing off...
So there you go. Joe and I hope Danny does well in everything he chooses to do in his life. (For my part I hope he falls back into making music someday since he is one of the most talented musicians I've ever worked with.)
Thanks for all the good times and good tunes Danny.
-John Tooker
Marqui Adora
Monday, October 19, 2009
Tweaked Walk Away for a few hours today.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Trying out an iPhone blogger App
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
New lessons added to Garageband Store. This one could not be resisted.
And when I finish that one...
Hope they add bass guitar lessons soon.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
My happy moment of the day.
Monday, September 14, 2009
I learned something today... (From a gay fish)
Monday, September 07, 2009
The dead whale carcass of the music could feed a lot of smaller fish and a few sharks.
Related video:
(The sharks would be ticketmaster and livenations 360 deals in this case.)
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Only six songs remain in the drums folder onto the Bass folder!
So I think my next plan of attack will be to move the songs in the bass folder forward until most of them are ready for guitars. Some of them might not even require much to move onto the guitar folder. Here are the ones currently in the 02 Track Bass folder:
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Things I've noticed about Logic 9 while getting my oil changed and tire repaired.
Also tried out the Flex time on this song slowing the tracks from 77bpm to 65bpm and the results did impress me. (Though I will be re-tracking the parts for performance reasons.)
The new groups floating window is very useful.
I like the new zoom commands even though I will have to retrain my hands. They are more useful and I don't have to twist my hands into bizzare shapes just to zoom in or out. If you've used a previous version you have to choose the defaults since it doesn't automatically replace them when you upgrade.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
My new trick for programming Hi-Hat parts
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Moved a few songs up the ladder.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Tweaking drums and sorting files...
Saturday, August 15, 2009
These things make me so damn happy. Baptazia-Super Sunday
Baptazia - Super Sunday - Master x / Rhymes & Noisia
These things make me so damn happy. Baptazia-Super Sunday
Baptazia - Super Sunday - Master x / Rhymes & Noisia
Friday, August 14, 2009
For my dead homies...
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Make noise keep clean keep busy
Keep clean!
http://mashable.com/2009/08/13/iphone-soap/
I might try this one out...
https://www.rescuetime.com/
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Dog in a swing and more!
Maxim rarely does something well but this appealed to me.
http://www.maxim.com/humor/stupid-fun/83547/hipster-douchebag-soundboard.html
I still don't really understand Furries.
http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2009/08/when_furries_attack_the_furry.php
Girlfriend Doesn't Realize Boyfriend is on Vacation - CollegeHumor video
It's a little long but stick with it 'till the end.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip 'The Beat That My Heart Skipped'
I do love the crusty loopyness of the tune.
Monday, August 10, 2009
The new-new-new plan of attack for the Marqui Adora recordings.
The one thing I've changed today is I've created several numbered folders that show the songs current progress by showing what is needed to be finished.
01-Track Drums
Means a recording that needs the drums to be finished.
02-Track Bass
Drums are finished now the bass needs to be.
03-Track Guitars
Drums and Bass finished but not the guitars.
04-Track Vocals
Drums/Bass/Guitars are finished needs Vocals.
05-Track BG Vocals
I think you can guess this one.
06-Mix
Means all the recording should be done, including any Keyboards, and it should be ready for editing and mixing.
07-Master
Mix is approved by everyone else now it will wait until it is joined by others so it can be mastered and released with them.
08-Finished
Song is released or about to be released.
I decided against a dedicated keyboard section since we add those at will though the whole process.






