So a friend just turned onto Pretty Lights. I dug a little deeper and it turns out you can download their newest double disc for FREE from their site. There is actually a bonus second album on there as well. My weekend party set list is set! Get it here while it last. www.prettylightsmusic.com
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Pro Home Recording
Throughout my music & audio adventures I have always been on the search for the perfect home recording solution. My friend C Low and I have experimented with many light versions from almost all the big name companies like Pro tools, Sonor, Cubase, Bias, Apple, etc. They all have their pros/cons and for the most part you can get the job done.
So say you want to step up to the next level and take your recording or producing a bit more serious and actually try to record a band’s new CD. If you know what you are doing and have a knack for sound engineering you will quickly discover that these light or LE versions aren’t up par. Problems like thinness of the sound, limited track count, no consistency, poor mixing capabilities, limited editing power, will show through your final mixes. The solution… invest a little money and upgrade our software. Details »
Beatmaker! iPhone sequencer and sampler app
Looks like they have taken it to the next level compared to v1. Cost $20 bones now though. Looks like it’s worth it.
Coachella Music Festival 08
I just returned from attending my second year at Coachella. If you haven’t heard of this festival its a gynormus outdoor festival with way to many bands and 183,000 people. They have it in the West Palm Desert CA (by Palm Springs) on polo fields surrounded by palm trees. The fields are covered with a tough grass which makes it quite nice to walk on and reduces the dust. There are 5 stages and a few smurf villages with DJ’s for all night trippers. Also, there are a bunch of art installations to play & climb on or just stare at.
To get to my point it’s all a little overwhelming. Even my second time I still was overcome by the magnitude of this festival. I even had a plan of attack to hop from stage to stage to catch a glimpse of the bands I wanted to see but that fell apart the first day. I maybe caught 20% of the shows on my schedule. It was just to hectic to get to a stage on time. After drinking 3 or 4 $7 Heineken’s you need to find a port-o-potty which is an ordeal. Then trying to relocate your friends can be a whole another mess since there are 180 K peeps trying to text their friends at the same time. The signals were getting all jammed up for sure. After the show you are exhausted and then you need to find your car to wait for an hour to get out of the parking lot.
Anyway, maybe I am just getting older and less adventuress. If I was 18 again I would camp out for the 3 days and stay up all night long. Rave till the sun rises over the misty mountains. Either way it’s a life experience I am glad I have under the belt. I saw a ton of good live music, saw some crazy and cool people and was living and walking on the Earth. That’s what it’s all about.
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