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07 May, 2009
30 April, 2009
for the iReport project
"All Shook Up" is the musical that was performed at Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, VT over last weekend. The Thursday through Sunday performances were rough, but overall manageable.
This video is an interview done after the Thursday night performance. A couple issues the musicians encountered were dealt with, and the final product was released. It was very much the same situation as when a video game console company releases their latest child to the world only to have to do tech support for the re-releases. The following shows went over much more smoothly. The more the band worked on a song before and after performances, the more we understood each others' roles.
Chris was very pleased with his first show, "Could not be more proud of my performers, this was my first time conducting and my shoulder hurts... we had a few bumps, but we really did well tonight" he says with a poorly lit smile on his face. "Gazelle" as he's more commonly known, was a focused, coordinated, and very direct conductor. He helped tune the instruments, create riffs and lines for the band in those "hard to learn" areas of the music, and even kept the energy and attitude positive throughout everything. The band pulled together and knew their individual places during the shows. Everybody had their time to shine, whether it was Sonny's drum solos, Linda's piano only songs, Dave's classic blues ending for some songs, Iain's crazy riffs he laid on top of it all, or Josh's bass holding the instruments together. Overall, everybody had fun, from the band, to the players, and especially the audience. It was also brought to our attention that the donations we received for this performance outweighed any record set in the last few years. There were reasons to feel good all around, and we hope to have shows in the future that are equally as successful and enjoyable.
~Josh
This video is an interview done after the Thursday night performance. A couple issues the musicians encountered were dealt with, and the final product was released. It was very much the same situation as when a video game console company releases their latest child to the world only to have to do tech support for the re-releases. The following shows went over much more smoothly. The more the band worked on a song before and after performances, the more we understood each others' roles.
Chris was very pleased with his first show, "Could not be more proud of my performers, this was my first time conducting and my shoulder hurts... we had a few bumps, but we really did well tonight" he says with a poorly lit smile on his face. "Gazelle" as he's more commonly known, was a focused, coordinated, and very direct conductor. He helped tune the instruments, create riffs and lines for the band in those "hard to learn" areas of the music, and even kept the energy and attitude positive throughout everything. The band pulled together and knew their individual places during the shows. Everybody had their time to shine, whether it was Sonny's drum solos, Linda's piano only songs, Dave's classic blues ending for some songs, Iain's crazy riffs he laid on top of it all, or Josh's bass holding the instruments together. Overall, everybody had fun, from the band, to the players, and especially the audience. It was also brought to our attention that the donations we received for this performance outweighed any record set in the last few years. There were reasons to feel good all around, and we hope to have shows in the future that are equally as successful and enjoyable.
~Josh
29 April, 2009
final project
Hey Dan,
For the final project I will be working alone. I think I will make a video about me and my musical friends. It should be fun, hopefully. Talk soon. ~J
For the final project I will be working alone. I think I will make a video about me and my musical friends. It should be fun, hopefully. Talk soon. ~J
14 April, 2009
iReport reviews assignment
Bully don't bother me
This is a very stern report. I really felt where this man was coming from. Although I find that the students who were responsible for Columbine were not in fact the product of bullying but rather the product of Nazism and personal hate, I still understood his position. I too have been a victim of bullying. I've always been the odd man out in everything in life. I've hated being different and I've hated being singled out. I terrifies me to know that it probably will not stop no matter how much progress we accomplish. The report itself is well worded, heartfelt, and a little controversial. This man has been featured on CNN many times, and rightfully so. He speaks softly and powerfully all at once. He seems to be a good person to listen to casually and feel what he's feeling.
Pirates vowing to kill U.S. Soldiers
This iReport lacks structure. This man spends too much time making noise. I'm not referring to how much he talks, but rather how much time he spends making noise that is not talking. "uh"s and "um"s occupy far too much space in this video. In addition he does not grasp that the tone he is taking is too bland, there is no feeling in his voice. He seems to be too close to the camera, which makes him come off as overpowering and in your face. His message is clear, but it is jumbled. He says that these pirates are not terrorists but they are despicable and comes to the conclusion that we must do what Thomas Jefferson did and blow them out of the water. He ends his iReport with "Our technology is much more advanced" which is ambiguous and is not really an ending. It's more of a general statement that belongs in the middle or beginning of someone's monologue and it should be followed with an explanation of what the person speaking means. It would have been better if he had ended it with "Thank you for listening" or something to that effect.
On 'Socialists' in Congress
This man, better identifying himself as Joe Puente, has either good editing skills or a good editor. His video was well put together. It had different shots, different tones, and even parts where he brings himself up to the camera to speak directly to the viewer. He addresses the ridiculous notion that there are socialists in Congress. The furthest left anybody in a position of power has reached is middle, and we call them liberals. In short, Joe has a point he is trying to get across and does it interestingly, rather than boringly with just a monologue in front of a camera. In addition, he has links in his story to articles with direct definitions of the terms he's using so there is less confusion as to what he means. I must say bravo to this man for knowing how to make a decent informative editorial video.
This is a very stern report. I really felt where this man was coming from. Although I find that the students who were responsible for Columbine were not in fact the product of bullying but rather the product of Nazism and personal hate, I still understood his position. I too have been a victim of bullying. I've always been the odd man out in everything in life. I've hated being different and I've hated being singled out. I terrifies me to know that it probably will not stop no matter how much progress we accomplish. The report itself is well worded, heartfelt, and a little controversial. This man has been featured on CNN many times, and rightfully so. He speaks softly and powerfully all at once. He seems to be a good person to listen to casually and feel what he's feeling.
Pirates vowing to kill U.S. Soldiers
This iReport lacks structure. This man spends too much time making noise. I'm not referring to how much he talks, but rather how much time he spends making noise that is not talking. "uh"s and "um"s occupy far too much space in this video. In addition he does not grasp that the tone he is taking is too bland, there is no feeling in his voice. He seems to be too close to the camera, which makes him come off as overpowering and in your face. His message is clear, but it is jumbled. He says that these pirates are not terrorists but they are despicable and comes to the conclusion that we must do what Thomas Jefferson did and blow them out of the water. He ends his iReport with "Our technology is much more advanced" which is ambiguous and is not really an ending. It's more of a general statement that belongs in the middle or beginning of someone's monologue and it should be followed with an explanation of what the person speaking means. It would have been better if he had ended it with "Thank you for listening" or something to that effect.
On 'Socialists' in Congress
This man, better identifying himself as Joe Puente, has either good editing skills or a good editor. His video was well put together. It had different shots, different tones, and even parts where he brings himself up to the camera to speak directly to the viewer. He addresses the ridiculous notion that there are socialists in Congress. The furthest left anybody in a position of power has reached is middle, and we call them liberals. In short, Joe has a point he is trying to get across and does it interestingly, rather than boringly with just a monologue in front of a camera. In addition, he has links in his story to articles with direct definitions of the terms he's using so there is less confusion as to what he means. I must say bravo to this man for knowing how to make a decent informative editorial video.
24 March, 2009
My toolbox
Hello all,
I just thought I'd let people know that I am a musician. Of course I have neither a band or enough background to start recording, but still I practice and learn and create. As a person who had a minimum wage job, I know what it's like to be on a limited budget, thus I have my collection of low-end instruments as pictured above. I figure the only time one needs a flashy nice instrument is when they actually want to impress their audience after they have won them over to come to their concerts. I use my cheaply made instruments the same way people who buy shiny ones do, but I didn't waste large quantities of money on mine. Instead, I have a small beat up electric guitar from '95 that was a hand me down from my sister, a Squire J-Bass, and an Ibanez acoustic (non electric) all of which are th only things I need to thrive and learn things in the musical world. I would just like to emphasize the difference between wowing everybody with your nice things, and wowing them with creativity. I feel the latter is more important.
~J
10 March, 2009
03 March, 2009
Interesting podcast
There's a little guitar shop in Milwaukee that likes to have fun talking about what they know best over coffee while recording themselves. It does not update very frequently, but these guys make it lengthy, entertaining, funny, and informative. Episodes range between 40 minutes and 1 hour and 20 minutes. They also divided a video podcast and audio only podcast for those without interest in downloading entire video files.
http://www.wadesguitarshop.com/Podcast/GuitarShopPodcastHome.html
enjoy,
J.
http://www.wadesguitarshop.com/Podcast/GuitarShopPodcastHome.html
enjoy,
J.
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