May 13, 2021
DonnCherie
- Worked on drum track and (rough?) guitar for “For Keeps”
- Sent rough to bassist for hire who is coming by next Tuesday.
Blog
In the style of the original “web logs,” this blog is a simple record of the various creative projects I’m working on. It’s mainly for my own reference but you are, of course, welcome to read along. Subscribe
May 9, 2021
DonnCherie
- She came over and we hung out like two normal vaccinates people do.
- Worked on song structure for “FK”.
- I just need to lay in a good guitar and piano track this week. DC will work on rounding up a bassist.
May 8, 2021
HH Musical
- Got first feedback on the final script/lyric draft. Very positive and encouraging.
- Worked on music for “LQ.” The music was written but still need refining (e.g. what chord progressions go where).
May 6, 2021
HH Musical
Read moreMay 2, 2021
HH Musical
- Yesterday and today I wrote up a new outline for the final scene
- Filled the plot hole.
- Removed a few threads that, with the new plot hole filler in place, would now be unnecessary.
- I may do actual scripting today.
- I’m curious if length of new content will be longer than what was removed. Might be a wash. I’m very cognizant of the length of the script.
Neb Crabula
- Converted “Charity” video to 16×9 for YouTube (instead of 1:1 for Instagram)
- Used remixed audio from last month. Did I blog about that?
April 29, 2021
HH Musical
- Greg and I put our heads together and found an elegant solution to the script problem we found two days ago.
- We came up with a ton of supporting ideas/rules. I’m compiling them all now into one place.
- I will do the rewrite this weekend.
- Also started writing music for the “LQ” song. Was going to just be a dance tune but now it runs the gamut of styles and time signatures (of course)
April 27, 2021
HH Musical
- Worked on the final song (both the last song left and the finale of the play itself).
- Wrote some decent verses and found ways to incorporate a few of the previous songs in a medley of sorts.
- But the big news was that in writing the verse to explain the fate of one of the characters I realized that it was bad. As in, the way that character was handled was too dark; it doesn’t suit the light-hearted tone of the rest of the play.
- Kate and I brainstormed a few alternatives and I’ve asked Greg to start thinking of alternate narratives for her.
- So, the script still needs a rewrite. The size of which is to be determined.
Studio
- My pal Matt stopped by to lend me a kalimba with a built-in mic and looping circuitry. New musical toy to play with! Let’s see what happens.
- He also asked me to make a recording of the loop that he has stored in there. There will be Radio Shack Frankensteining.
- Coincidentally, I was invited to participate in International Drone Day a few hours before Matt came by. The kalimba could be my way into that adventure. More to come.