May 6, 2021
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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 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.
April 26, 2021
HH Musical
- Began recording Phase 2 demos.
- Phase 1 was extremely crude and quick recordings on my phone so I don’t forget how the songs go.
- Phase 2 is with nice mic and guitar pickup that I’ll be able to share with cast and band.
- Phase 3, I guess, will be in prep for album recording (a waaayyys off)
- In recording demo for 1st song I realized that I need a woman singer to help me find the proper key and record demos. Hmm.
April 24, 2021
HH Musical
- This past week has been focused on two of the three remaining songs.
- Greg and I carved out the best lyrics for each and did some rewriting as needed.
- They’re both more focused now. They just need music (which will pretty much just be rhythm-based).
Uke Skywalker
- The video has been released. Get down with your bad self.
April 18, 2021
HH Musical
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Uke Skywalker
- Watched Mr. Skywalker’s proposed video for track I remixed last month. Brilliant job. Can’t wait for him to go public with it.
HH Musical
- Work continues apace on cuts.
- Script topped out at 180 pages. I’m hoping to bring it down to 120. That seems insane – cutting literally 1/3 of the script but I’m most of the way there and I don’t feel that the story has been compromised.
- If anything, the real story is being revealed through this process.