October 2008
42 posts
“As a Bodhisattva of the Earth you don’t choose what you can easily do; you...”
– Art of Living Issue Oct 08 Isssue no.88
I found this in my inbox on Myspace. he’s got to be kidding me right? Begging letters on Myspace???? I don’t know, you go away for a few months and all hell breaks loose.
It's going to be a good day!
I’m waiting for my friend the London based artist, Sumiko Seki. Her show is coming up soon (November 3rd) and I’m getting a sneak preview of her new pieces. Sumiko’s one of my favourite artist as she seems to think along the same lines as I do with her work. Something interesting is going to happen. I’ll keep you posted.
Why do I do this to Myself. I have an exam coming up that I haven’t even started studying for. It’s my school days all over again. I used to leave everything to the last minute then and now I’m doing it again. Argh!!!!
I am Reliable!
I was watching an interview featuring Paul Smith the other day. He was talking about how he used to play with train in the middle of business meetings when he was bored. He said ”it didn’t matter, because I was reliable.”
This got me thinking. I’m not sure if people could describe me as reliable. I mean Idon”t always do what I say I’m going to do and I...
WOW!!!! USB Lead Changes Morni's Life!
This USB to MIDI cable has changed my life. I have no idea how I’ve coped for so long. (actually I didn’t know you could even do this). I had literally resigned myself to the fact that I could not use my old Yamaha keyboard with my computer as it predates USB, but low and behold, finally there is a solution. I do have other keyboards but it is not the same. I plugged in this cable a...
This does seem to work as it doesn’t really distort in playback. Well onwards and upwards.
The Official way to increase recording levels in...
A couple of days ago I came up with my DIY method of increasing recording levels in Logic. But I have been told the official way of doing this, is to use the velocity box in the left hand corner. Ok, I didn’t see you there….
“The resolve to accomplish your goals is what counts. If you earnestly put your...”
– Daisaku Ikeda
I recently upgraded my phone to the Blackberry curve a few months ago and the Bam! They bring out a new one. I really want it but, I’m going to have to wait. I decided I’d get it for my birthday next April. That way i can justify ditching the Curve. This seems to be happening to me a lot lately.
WatchApplestore One to One Personal training- Logic Plug-ins Compression
Teacher Wins Emmy Thanks to One to One Training at...
See, training can be a good thing. This Teacher won an Emmy on his first go at filmmaking after doing a few sessions.
Applestore Personal Training.
I recently signed up for Applestore’s One to One personal training. As I’m a bit of a know it all, this was a huge step. I thought they would just repeat things I already knew, but it’s been a life saver. There are things you just will not know unless some one tells you. So I took the plunge and brought up the dreaded subject of compression. Right near the end of the session, it occured to me...
Photo of the Day/ Week or possibly Year.
I recently visited Hackney Town Hall and discovered this treasure chest of former Hackney Councillors. It was like they had their very own Hall of Fame. This was one of my favourites. Miss Lillian….
New MacBook pro
A few weeks ago I made a the decision to finally get a laptop (my first ever). Up until now I have had no need for one. I bought a new iMac last year and still couldn’t find a reason to buy a laptop. But after making the decision to go totally Mac, (I’m upgrading my old PC) I will only use Mac computers. Am I crazy?????? Lucky for me the new MacBook pro looks sexy and the LED screen...
“There is no need to be impatient. Anything that is accomplished quickly and...”
– Daisaku Ikeda
Logic Hell !!!
Yesterday I spent the best part of my day stuck in my studio trying to work out, how to increase the recording levels when recording in Logic pro 8. 5 hours later, I came up with this neat solution.
I just copied the track 4 TIMES , (only needed 2 but just to give you options). This just amplified the sound. This trick never used to work. With previous versions of logic it sounded too...
Wonder Cream!
This cream really works. Yesterday I blogged about my skin being awful this year. I have been enduring an outbreak of rashes across my face for the last two weeks. I put this down to the antibiotics I was taking when I had Viral Bronchitis. But last night I was staring at this pot of on my medicine cabinet and decided to give it a try. I smothered it across my face and went to bed with the face...
Jason Calacanis rocks the stage of Open Coffee...
I love London I really do and at 18 I made a conscious decision that this is the most creative place to live after toying with the idea of heading for Paris and New York. granted we are innovative but why do lack the entrepreneurial drive found in a America.
Jason Calacanis rocks when it comes to inspiring people he’s in London. I trying to find out where but for now check out this video.
How to get Published
Have you ever wanted to publish your own magazine? This is a great way to start getting stuff out there. I used issuu.com to publish the artwork for Flawed EP.
Fundamental Darkness
I’ve woken up for the last two days wondering what I’m doing. This is a strange time to suddenly lose your way. I don’t, and have never really felt like a musician. I feel more like an artist who uses music as a medium, but how do you explain this to people? It’s been bugging me because I’m back in the studio working on songs. I had a moment yesterday when I was...
“You create this movie called your life, you are the screenwriter, producer,...”
– By Linda Johnson.
Camera Shy??????
I would say overall that I’m the shyest person when it comes to having my picture taken. In fact I have never seen a picture that’s been taken of me that I really liked. With the one exception of an artist I dated a couple of times who picked up a camera and just started shooting. I loved the shots and then managed to lose most of them when I moved out of my last apartment and...
I pledge.....
It’s 7 am and I’ve been up since 5. The reason for this craziness is that there is simply not enough time in the day anymore. I had this notion to start a blog. I thought it would be easy but the truth is finding the time to do so is quite difficult and also finding fresh new ideas to write about. So I’ve decided to start afresh. From today….
I pledge to update this blog...
WatchMe Today. Am I A Cheat? My first video blog on Viddler. I thought i’d be shy but apparently not so much.