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

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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

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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

1. Expect nothing other than a long litany of suffering. You’ll be less disappointed. In fact, soon you’ll learn to LOVE the suffering, and will become, for all intents and purposes, indestructible.
2. Attach some sort of price to EVERYTHING. Things that don’t have a price attached to them are usually perceived as worthless, no matter what their ACTUAL value is. It’s human nature.
3. Realize that, with the best of intentions, the nicest people in the world will hurl you under the bus if they have something/someone else who holds more REAL (usually $$$) sway over them. Get over it. Get used to it. Cover yourself accordingly and feel no guilt for doing so.
4. Assume the worst at all times…then multiply that by 3.
5. Expect that, when the brass tacks are down, your worthy competition, often posing as good friends… are going WILDLY out of their way to trash talk you and your work. Ignore it and refuse to return the favor. Let your work do the talking. You will suffer IMMENSELY in the short run for doing this. Refer back to #1 and #3.
6. In the words of the immortal Rev. Billy Milano: “If yer doing me a favor… you’re NOT doing me a favor”.
7. Stop expecting to like your own work in the long run. If it ever happens, be very concerned. It usually means you’ve peaked, and worse yet…yer probably in decline.
8. Everything matters. Everything. HOW MUCH it matters, and what you do with that hard earned knowledge is what separates you from the rabble.
9. Everybody knows a little bit of something. We’re all pretty silly and small in the face of God. It’s a good thing. Your failures, and HOW YOU DEAL WITH THEM DEFINE YOU.

   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:

10. Accept all the above and refuse to let it alter your basic love for the craft and your desire to better yourself and your works. The fricative elixirs that surround you in the course of doing this as a LIFE PURSUIT will either be allowed to pool around you and EAT YOU AWAY as a corrosive agent…or you will learn to BURN THEM AS FUEL. It’s your choice. There are no victims who didn’t cast themselves in the role, knowingly or unknowingly.

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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

Barbara Dennerlein - B3 Master

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.

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.

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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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Check out Stephen Colbert’s pinstripe suit jacket hoodie…OH SNAP!

Last night he had Alicia Keys on the Colbert Report, where the two of them performed a special rendition of Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” (Upper Middle Class Remix).

Check it out. Full lyrics from Stephen’s rap are right below the video.

Yeah, yeah, yeah
I love New York, King of all the Cities
Lived up by the Guggenheim, ’til I got some kiddies
Moved to Connecticut, ‘bye George Pataki
Volvo to the dry-cleaners, pickin’ up my khakis

Shoppin’ mall is close, my community is gated
My shorties are all private school educated
Home theater system, 60-inch plasma
Clean suburban air, much better for my asthma

Still hit the city, Times Square, keep it real
Hard Rock Cafe for the appetizer deal
M&M Store, Disney Store, I’m in heaven
I own this town from 41st to 47th

Take you to The Lion King, that show is fantastic
Leave half an hour early so I can beat the traffic
I can get home really fast, driver rocks an E-Z Pass
Land of cheaper gas and the upper middle class

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