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2008: A Recap

January 1, 2009 – 2:38 pm
Well the year 2008 has come and gone. Thinking back to all that happened in 2008 I figured a recap of the year wouldn’t be such a bad idea. Family: I love my family. In 2008 Marcia and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary. It is crazy to think that 11 years after meeting two people would love trust and respect each other as much as we do. She continues to make my heart smile. Also our son Gabe turned 3. I never imagined being a father would be as cool as it is, but he has made it a very rewarding experience. The MOB Crew: When my sister’s family moved a mile away that gave me a lot of extra time to spend with my brother-in-law Chrisshon. It also made me realize that we could share our love for music. What started out with the two of us sitting ...

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Recording Studio with a Vocal Isolation Booth

December 10, 2008 – 7:43 am
OK so I have been a super slacker when it comes to updating the blog lately.  I did however launch a new blog for my Hip Hop crew: The MOB Crew. So as you may already assume I have spent a bunch of time with these fellas recording and such.  One of the projects we undertook was building a Vocal Isolation Booth. For those of you who are not exactly sure what a booth does or is used for, let me explain. When recording (especially with a higher quality microphone) you're going to pick up all of the sound that fills the room. Well when you pack 2 to 4 dudes in a room who are all drinking and feeding off each others energy that adds a lot of extra sound. To combat this it is desirable to isolate the performer and microphone from all other sounds. While not a ...

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Busy weekends!

August 18, 2008 – 6:33 am
For one of the first times all year we had a weekend with zero plans. This is really odd for our family, so we take advantage of these weekends as much as possible. These usually end up being great opportunities to recharge the batteries. Well I decided that I would use this time to resurface my blacktop driveway. For those that have never done anything like this here is what all is required: 1. Clean the surface - This is usually a combination of removing all weeds that may be peaking up from the cracks, removing any debris (leaves, sticks, etc.), and removing any grease or oil that may be on the surface. This step actually took the longest, about 3 hours total. 2. Fill the cracks - There are two types of filler I use; a patch kit (looks like little pebbles covered in tar) and blacktop ...

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Tenny the slacker

July 22, 2008 – 8:37 pm
sometimes having a blog makes me feel like a total online slacker.  It is like a constant reminder of how busy real life can be.  Needless to say I have had a lot going on since my last post.  I finished a term in school (woot another A), I am now in a new term (a kinda fun Shakespeare class), I went on a family cruise (with the in-laws), and I have been helping my sister's family move into their new house.  I have also been busy with a side project and still have been making some music.  Here is my newest tunage: Documents. Sorry for those who are checking in from time to time that I haven't been posting more....

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Just checking in…

June 12, 2008 – 7:43 pm
All right I have all kinds of fun updates... For starters I got a couple of new songs I have been working on and surprise surprise I am singing again in them. I have actually had a bunch of fun singing on these tracks so don't be surprised if you see that a lot more in the future. Anyways here are the two new songs that I added. New Music: Consequences - This smooth rolling song just came to me over the course of a couple of hours. I actually wrote tons of lyrics but really enjoyed it more when I picked a few of my favorite lyrics and just repeated them a few times. I hope you enjoy. Sometimes simple is better - I made this song in a night (minus the singing) and the next day I was playing around with some vocals and settled on toying ...

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