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Jun 7, 2023
Lost, Hope & Longing
It's about time I wrapped this one up… after much deliberation, I decided that the ‘Lost’ piano piece really did belong with the fuller ‘Hope & Longing’ recording as there are common roots.
Needed to spend some time tuning the…
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Jun 3, 2023
More gear photos…
Ready for a 5th-fret power chord ?? - Taking some more aesthetically pleasing gear photos over the next few days, plus an update on some new gizmos in the collection… view here
Mar 19, 2023
Get Up - again!
I recently took an online course run by a professional producer - it covered all aspects of taking a tracks from its raw recording through compression, EQ, gain-staging, reverb, saturation, balancing, mastering and more! I was never quite happy with…
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Jan 3, 2022
It's Been A Long Time... Get Up!
wow - that took a while! Here's a track I started on back in early 2020. It's been through various iterations - acoustic, heavy solos etc and I couldn't seem to get them all together. So over the last couple…
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Sep 13, 2021
Getting the band back together...
We have a new drummer!! - John (sure that won't get confusing 🙄)
So, with Bill on bass and Wayne on vocals that means Almost Famous IV is up & running!
I've just been playing around on some tracks for…
Read moreAug 15, 2021
Inspirations (1) - Lindsey Buckingham
Fleetwood Mac - can divide opinion in a room. I’ve met my fair share of haters but ever since hearing ‘Rumours’ as a young teenager - their music has captured my musical heart. Clearly Stevie Nicks appealed to the teenage…
Read moreJul 21, 2021
New Guitar
Head over to the Gear ‘n Stuff page for some info on my latest purchase. Plus, click here for a small demonstration on the Vision page.
Jul 13, 2021
Studio Practice
Jun 17, 2021
Acoustic in the works
working on our acoustic setlist - here's an impromptu recording on my phone, taken in Bill's front room yesterday evening. Certainly not the finished article, but shows promise - I think ;)