This is a music video from the upcoming Hayseed Dixie album, “Killer Grass,’ to be released February 2010. It’s from the included DVD included.
Here’s a cool twist…the DVD also contains all of the multitrack WAV audio files for the complete album (over 2 Gigs)! It also contains a bonus song, “Love Cabin,” which must be mixed by you to be heard. Sweet. 
For more, visit http://Hayseed-Dixie.com
Back in October one of my favorite acoustic room treatment gurus, Ethan Winer of Real Traps, conducted a workshop at the New York AES convention. The topic? Common audio myths.
Today I received a note from Ethan about a video from the event. Here’s what’s in the video according to Ethan himself:
For copyright and other reasons, Part 1 of this video includes only a portion of the live event that also featured James Johnston and Poppy Crum. Parts 2 and 3 present a more focused recreation of my presentation, including many topics we didn’t have time for at the live show.
In this video you will hear what phase shift sounds like, compare high- and low-end converters, learn about proper test methods, understand why hearing is not as reliable as test gear, and much more. So set aside an hour when you won’t be disturbed, and enjoy.
The original high quality example .wav files mentioned in Part 3 can be downloaded from my web site here: http://www.ethanwiner.com/aes
If you’re thinking of hiring out the services of your home studio, then this post will be a combination of humor and stark reality.
This was just reposted on the Womb Forums by Otek and is a sage piece of prose by none other than industry pro and audio poet laureate of the audio engineering community, Slipperman. Enjoy.
Slipperman’s 10 Commandments of AE Beatdown
Nobody ever learned SQUAT from THEIR OWN successes. Resist the impulse to examine them…they are nothing but smoke and mirrors. In the same respect, feel free to make as many mistakes as you like. It’s all about graceful recoveries and a steadfast determination to not make the same mistakes again.
And finally, and MOST IMPORTANTLY:
I’m running a Hammond B3 gauntlet, and I can’t stop! It must be Hammond B3 Organ Month here at Home Studio Guru.
Today I want to introduce you to one POWERFUL woman that sits behind the keys. Her name is Barbara Dennerlein, and she will RAWK your SAWKS off! I know players that would love to play as well with their left hand as Barbara does with her left foot. She’s the kind of player that makes you think about quitting in a pool of quivering despair.
Here’s a little bio info from Wikipedia:
Early Years
At age 11, Dennerlein began playing electronic organ. After starting organ lessons, she learned to play the two manual organ with a bass pedalboard. After one and a half years of lessons she continued to study without formal instruction. At age 15, she played in a jazz club for the first time. When leading her own bands, Dennerlein was often the youngest musician in the group, and she learned to cooperate with more experienced musicians. Her local reputation as the “Organ tornado from Munich” spread after her first TV appearances in 1982.Barbara Dennerlein - B3 Master
Recordings
When her third LP “Bebab” was issued, Dennerlein established her own record label in 1985. She received the German jazz critics award. Next, she did three recordings on Enja Records and three on the international jazz label Verve Records. On these recordings she worked with Ray Anderson, Randy Brecker, Dennis Chambers, Roy Hargrove, Mitch Watkins, and Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts.
Performance Set-up
Dennerlein’s performances on the Hammond organ include solo performances as well as quintets (e.g. her “Bebab” band). She has MIDI interfaces and triggers built into the pedals and manuals of her Hammond B-3 organ, which allows her to add synthesizers and samplers to her sound.
I want to share two videos of Barbara with you. One is just a cool live performance on a TV talk show with the house band, the other a hard core jazz performance with some stunning pedalboard work.
First, here’s Barbara on what looks to be a German version of a David Letterman type talk show. She’s playing Swing The Blondes, one of her own compositions. (Check out the gear, especially MIDI’ed up Porta B!)
In this second video, Barbara tears up the hard core Jazz, BIG TIME. Check out her footwork right from the get go. You’ll notice that she has the pedalboard MIDI’ed up to a sample of an upright bass for a more authentic jazz combo sound.
A couple of weeks ago I posted about the Hammond B3’s place in popular music history and why it’s considered so special and powerful.
Today I simply bring you a pretty cool example. Here are four B3 playin’ heavyweights led by Mr. Hip himself, Paul Shafer. The other three are Joey DeFrancesco, Doug Riley, and Dr. Lonnie Smith.
And don’t miss Paul Shafer’s new book! Click here to preview “We’ll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin’ Show-biz Saga”
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