Make This Yoda Doll, You Must!
For all you arts and crafts types out there (who happen to like star wars too), here's a site on how to make your own Yoda Doll.
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Guitar Shred Show.
Three words: Guitar Shred Show.
Six words: The Mountain of the Tapping Dwarves.
I haven't laughed this much since watching Spinal Tap.
Alex Acuna style!
On Sunday I'll be playing at Chapel Hill Bible Church once again and this time I've decided to try and implement the church's congas into the regular drum set up. At rehearsal I tried a few different ways of integrating the congas with the drum set...I guess we'll see how it goes on Sunday.
Fun with Photoshop
I like messing around in Photoshop. I wish I didn't. I can waste so much time just tooling around trying out different ideas. Here is my latest creation...I spent most of this morning working on this page/ background image for my new home page. When I tried to integrate the image into my current site, I had some troubles...so for now the page exists as wallpaper at best.
Ah Saturdays...
Just hanging out with my kids on a Saturday. I had a good experience feeding my daughter, thanks to my son. He actually got her to take the bottle. Nice work son!
We've been listening to this Charlie Hunter live CD that a friend from pre-school burned for me. It's been fun listening to the rhythmic modulations they do and I've enjoyed hearing the stellar conga and percussion playing by Chris Lovejoy (I think that's who is playing on this disc).
I think I'm going to go see Stomp tonight in Raleigh with my son. Should be fun...thanks Mark and Christina for the ticket connection. Hopefully the roads don't ice up and foil our plans. At some point today I need to go out and get my son some proper ear protection...I'm going to try and see what Wal-Mart has....I don't go there much, but they seem just the right place to find ear protection.
Have a good weekend.
Your First Chance
Tonight is your first chance:
- to see Michael W. Smith act in a feature length movie
- to see the film President Bush recommends (it's true, though I can't find a link to the quote)
- to support Steve Taylor's lastest project.
- to "send a message to Hollywood" - because if enough people see this movie tonight, the movie will be released to a larger number of theaters.
- to see a good film that's sure to spark some discussion.
For a list of theaters showing the movie, click here.
For more info about the movie see the official Second Chance website and check out this great article about the movie in the Nashville Scene.
"Litigation is not Artist Development"
Way to go Terry! Nettwerk has always been one of the few companies I've respected in the music business and the actions that Terry McBride is taking I think are admirable. Read the full article (plus a response from one of my current heroes, Bob Lefsetz) at the link below:
my current mix tape
So I was needing some new music to listen to the other day and decided to create a mix CD for the car, and this is what I came up with:
- Control by Mute Math (I don't have their new album yet, so I'm using a track from their ep.)
- XXXXXX in the Bushes by Oasis (a really cool drumbeat...)
- This is Your Life by Switchfoot (I like the programming and the melody on this song)
- Teardrop by Massive Attack (One of my favorite songs of all time)
- OK by Mute Math (I thought this song would work well before the Sigur Ros tracks)
- Glosoli by Sigur Ros (As it turns out, the bells on the end of this song transition seamlessly into the next track)
- Saeglopur by Sigur Ros
- Nothing Hurts Now by Magnet (one of my favorite albums from last year - thanks Nathan for turning me onto this)
- On Your Side by Pete Yorn (I love this song...I thought it was perfect for those Red Cross Commericals)
- Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez (Have you seen that Sony bouncing balls video? This song was perfect for that video)
- Slow Moves by Jose Gonzalez
- Crosses by Jose Gonzalez
- Stay in the Shade by Jose Gonzalez
- Lovestain by Jose Gonzalez
As you can see, I included a fair amount of Jose Gonzalez. I picked the songs I liked best from his latest album and picked them up from iTunes. He reminds me of Red House Painters a little bit.
As I was picking up Jose Gonzalez, I also picked up the new Iron and Wine/ Calexico EP, which I think is a pretty amazing little album. I look forward to hearing more from them.
And as luck would have it, right after my mix tape ends, the next CD in the changer is the Iron and Wine/ Calexico compilation and immediately following that CD is my Emiliana Torrino (sp?) disc. The transition from CD to CD is beautiful. It sounds almost like I have a seamless mix going on between the 3 CD's.
Listen to Me Play
My Drumming On CD
Sixpence None the Richer: This Beautiful Mess
The second CD Sixpence recorded was my first with the band. We tracked the rhythm tracks in 4 days at Omni Sound studios in Nashville. Armand John Petri produced and many fans say that this is their favorite Sixpence album.Sixpence None The Richer: Sixpence None The Richer
The Grammy nominated, RIAA Certified Platinum selling album that featured the breakout hit, "Kiss Me." Produced by Steve Taylor and wonderfully engineered and mixed by Russ Long, with additional mixing by Bob Clearmountain. The follow-up hit, "There She Goes" was also later added to this album.Sixpence None the Richer: The Best of Sixpence None the Richer
Includes the hits "Kiss Me," "There She Goes," and "Breathe Your Name" and many other of the songs I played on and helped promote during my 7+ years with the band.Sixpence None the Richer: Tickets for a Prayer Wheel
Out-takes and B-Sides from Sixpence's "This Beautiful Mess" CD. There were some extended jams, a live track, some moody percussion and even a re-mix done by friend and former roommate, Sal Salvador. Not only does this CD feature my drumming, and vocals(!), but I make my producing debut on this album with an angst-filled vibey take on an old Patsy Cline song.Sixpence None the Richer: Mega 3 Collection
Includes Sixpence's first 3 CD's. Of these 3 CD's my drumming only appears on the 2nd and 3rd disc. The first CD featured the drumming of Chris Dodds, one of my favorite people and drummers.Sixpence None the Richer: There She Goes
CD single of the 11th hour addition to Sixpence's self-titled album which helped solidify Sixpence as a legitmate "Breakthrough Artist" according to R&R magazine. The song went on to become a Top 10 Single with an appealing video (featuring "Saving Private Ryan" star, Adam Goldberg), by director and good friend of the band, Brandon Dickerson.Sixpence None the Richer: Breathe Your Name / Northern Lights
CD single of the Top 20 hit, Breathe Your Name w/ non-album track Northern Lights, from Sixpence's Divine Discontent record. Both songs feature my drumming.Sixpence None the Richer: Collage: A Portrait of Their Best
A compilation of the best tracks from the band's REX years. And yes, that's me in the corner with the beard and glasses.Sixpence None the Richer: Kiss Me
Imported Single of the most played song from the year 2000. This song features my drumming and went to the top of the charts in over 10 countries (US, UK, Canada, Israel, Japan, etc...). I also appeared in all the videos and TV appearances that helped promote this song. Interesting side note: this song was chosen by Britain's Royal Family to be played for over 200 Million viewers during Prince Edward's 1999 wedding.Sixpence None the Richer: I Can't Catch You
Import Single of a song from the band's self-titled album. This was one of the songs Bob Clearmountain mixed and it was honor to have him work his magic on my drum tracks!- ...The Basics: Grow
I was really happy how this record turned out. An honest, well produced CD by a couple of North Carolina's (and Northern California's) best songwriters. I also took the photos that appear in the CD booklet. [Various Artists]: City on a Hill: Collection
I played on the first City on a Hill CD as well as a track or two on the second CD.[Various Artists]: Return Of The Grievous Angel: Tribute To Gram Parsons
I played drums with the Rolling Creek Dippers, aka: Buddy and Julie Miller, Victoria Williams, Mark Olsen, Jim Lauderdale.[Various Artists]: Roaring Lambs
I played drums with Sixpence None the Richer, Emmylou Harris, Steve Taylor and percussion with Burlap to Cashmere on this CD.[Various Artists]: Exodus
I played with Sixpence None the Richer, Michael W. Smith, and Kenny Meeks on this CD.Kim Taylor: So Black, So Bright
I played drums on this CD that was produced by Jack Henderson. This is one of my favorite projects to have played on. Some of the tracks feature Linford and Karin from Over the Rhine as well.- Frankly Scarlet: Stories I've Heard
I played and recorded with this band back when I lived in Dallas. We even shot a video...with the Dallas skyline as our backdrop. [Various Artists]: Making God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson
I played drums and percussion (timpani, chimes, beat box) on Jason Harrod's version of "In My Room" for this Brian Wilson tribute album.Rebecca St. James: Transform
I played on a track produced by Matt Bronlewee, that featured the London Symphony Orchestra and some very "Bjork" sounding vocals by Rebecca. I think we did about 40 tracks of various percussion overdubs for this track too.[Various Artists]: Never Say Dinosaur
My first time to work with producer Brent Bourgeois and one of my first times in the studio with Sixpence. I borrowed a whole bunch of percussion from Steve Hindalong and had a great time overdubbing frame drums, rattan shakers and the like. The track ended up sounding very Daniel Lanois-ish with some Peter Gabriel-esq type layers thrown in for good measure.- Phantasmic: Fluffy Vs. Phantasmic
"Rainy Day Assembly" appears on this record. This out-take from Sixpence's "This Beautiful Mess" session was used by Tess Wiley (aka, Phantasmic) and features shaker performed by percussion wiz Lalo Davila. - Honey: Lost on You
I played on two tracks from this record produced by Dan and Steve from Jars of Clay. [various artists]: Here On Earth (2000 Film)
This Soundtrack album features two songs I did with Sixpence, one a cover of a Sam Phillips/ T-Bone Burnett song: "I Need Love" and the other, the opening track ("We Have Forgotten") from Sixpence's self-titled record.[various artists]: Snow Day: Music From The Motion Picture
Sixpence's version of The La's tune, "There She Goes" is on this soundtrack album. And yes, I'm playing drums on that song...[various artists]: Bounce: Music from and Inspired by the Miramax Motion Picture (2000 film)
Another song ("Love") I did with Sixpence from their self-titled album, appears on this soundtrack. Mark Nash and I played a drum duet of sorts to get the primal heavy-handed approach needed for this wonderful song.[various artists]: Dick
One of my favorite tracks. Everytime I hear this song ("Dancing Queen"), I can't help but think of Alan Partridge.Sixpence None the Richer: Divine Discontent
Even though I quit playing with the band in 2001, the bulk of this record was recorded in 2000, and so my playing is featured on more than half the tracks on this record. Produced by Paul Fox, beautifully engineered by Mark Chevalier and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge.Sixpence None the Richer: The Early Years
New Sixpence compilation from the REX years. Includes songs and b-sides from the early work I recorded with Sixpence - pre "Kiss Me" era.Steve Hindalong, et.al: City on a Hill: Reflections on Our Spiritual Journey (Ccm Book)
Okay, this is a book. But I wrote the first essay that appears in the book and took all the photos that appear as well. You can actually read my essay by clicking this link and "looking inside the book." Fun, huh?Various Artists: Pointfolio 1.0
A radio station compilation featuring in-studio and concert live cuts. Includes, Sixpence doing "Kiss Me"(with me on drums), and Fleming and John's "Ugly Girl", Dido, BareNaked Ladies, etc.Plumb
Loops, fragments of songs and lots of percussion is what I remember from this session. Producer Dan Haseltine and Matt Bronlewee made this a fun and creative time in the studio. It was great to be a part of the debut album of such a phenomenal artist (am I gushing to much here?).[various Artists] : Felicity: Senior Year (tv soundtrack)
Features "Melody of You" a beautiful song by Sixpence None the Richer that I played drums on and was featured on the series final episode (I think).
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