Showing posts with label current music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label current music. Show all posts
Friday, 21 June 2013
MAKE STUFF! NANOSTUDIO + THUMBJAM
Made this with Nanostudio, and Thumbjam, and a real Bass plus a real guitar. Mixing it all up. Thats the way to go.
Really excited about the possibilities of making music with mobile Apps!
Thursday, 1 November 2012
Using Apps with real instruments to create music
Ok, here is a brief look at how I am using IOS apps such as Nanostudio, Thumbjam and Beatmaker alongside traditional instruments such as guitar, Bass etc.
I can go into this process a little deeper if people are interested.
Nanostudio: http://www.blipinteractive.co.uk/
Thumbjam: http://thumbjam.com/
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Friday, 19 October 2012
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Thursday, 8 December 2011
Monday, 21 November 2011
Penthouse: Lonkys message
Lot's of unusual Bass stuff going on, with me and my band, performing "Lonkys message". I will be teaching this line soon. Filmed and Directed by Neil Gregory.
Neils youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/neilg78?blend=1&ob=5#p/u/0/bNxur4AaZiE
Purchase song here: http://www.reverbnation.com/store/store/artist_838751?item_type=music
Bass/vocal: Kris Rodgers
Guitar: Phil Hall
Keys: Bryan Orwell
Drums Gary Smith (Wayne Castle in studio)
Backing vocals: (Matt Clubb in studio)
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Saturday, 16 July 2011
Penthouse have a new blog!
That's Penthouse as in my band, and not the porn leader. Ahemm...
Yes, its up and running, designed by me. A wordpress blog this time. I'm pretty happy with it, what do you think?
It'll be updated frequently, as I won't be the only person running it, ha ha ha!
Check it out: PENTHOUSE THE BAND
Yes, its up and running, designed by me. A wordpress blog this time. I'm pretty happy with it, what do you think?
It'll be updated frequently, as I won't be the only person running it, ha ha ha!
Check it out: PENTHOUSE THE BAND
Friday, 8 July 2011
20 thousand thankyous!
Well, I've hit 20 thousand subscribers on my main channel! I wrote a little ditty, thanking people. The comments on this video make me proud. Sometimes, it's easy to become apathetic to online comments, etc. Text kinda merges together. But reading those comments has reminded me I am doing the write thing, and am on the right track.
Thankyou!
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Thankyou!
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Monday, 6 June 2011
A day of Cake and songwriting with Penthouse.
A few of us got together, yesterday to do some creatin'
We wrote about 6 songs in about 2 hours. That's the ease with this bunch of musicians. It all flows nicely.
We now have a Facebook page, by the way. Don't forget, I'll be teaching the Bass lines of this band in my Bass lessons (The Penthouse project), so it's worth looking at: Penthouse Facebook.
And here is a video of what we got up to yesterday:
We wrote about 6 songs in about 2 hours. That's the ease with this bunch of musicians. It all flows nicely.
We now have a Facebook page, by the way. Don't forget, I'll be teaching the Bass lines of this band in my Bass lessons (The Penthouse project), so it's worth looking at: Penthouse Facebook.
And here is a video of what we got up to yesterday:
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Penthouse in the Studio!
Well, my band Penthouse, that explains what goes on in The Towers was in Anchor Baby studios on Sunday.
It was a great day. We recorded everything "live", which meant we did the whole thing together, at the same time. This would be simple, but each piece of music is about ten minutes each! So, as you can imagine, there are plenty of opportunities for people to mess up.
But here is a lesson learnt. PRACTICE before you go in the studio. We got both pieces of music down in about four takes. That's pretty good.
Dan Lucas from Anchor baby was very professional. This was great, as most people we have recorded with in the past had been idiots, to be honest. Computers crashing. Un-saved work. Bad sound, etc. This was a pro enviroment. Of course, you pay for that, but it is totally worth it, and I can't recommend a quality producer, enough. Especially one that isn't scared of speaking their mind.
Once these little beauties are mixed down, we will have them mastered. After that, they'll be ready for human consumption!
Anyhow, here is a video of the day. Hope you enjoy the humour, and the taste of songs:
Penthouse are the musical voice of my concept website 'The Towers', which you can check out here:
And here are a few pictures from the day:
It was a great day. We recorded everything "live", which meant we did the whole thing together, at the same time. This would be simple, but each piece of music is about ten minutes each! So, as you can imagine, there are plenty of opportunities for people to mess up.
But here is a lesson learnt. PRACTICE before you go in the studio. We got both pieces of music down in about four takes. That's pretty good.
Dan Lucas from Anchor baby was very professional. This was great, as most people we have recorded with in the past had been idiots, to be honest. Computers crashing. Un-saved work. Bad sound, etc. This was a pro enviroment. Of course, you pay for that, but it is totally worth it, and I can't recommend a quality producer, enough. Especially one that isn't scared of speaking their mind.
Once these little beauties are mixed down, we will have them mastered. After that, they'll be ready for human consumption!
Anyhow, here is a video of the day. Hope you enjoy the humour, and the taste of songs:
Penthouse are the musical voice of my concept website 'The Towers', which you can check out here:
And here are a few pictures from the day:
Monday, 7 February 2011
The Towers. What is it?
I get asked this a lot, and it's actually quite hard to explain when you're trying to explain to people right in front of you!
So...it's easier to blog about it.
What is it? It's a cartoon website, created by me. A cartoon Tower block, with lots of different rooms inside of it. Inside these room are characters. The music written in the Towers (by myself, and my band Penthouse)
Visitors can click around the Towers by literally clicking on the room they would like to visit. It's as simple as that!
It is also a story, told through the eyes of a character called "The Crackerjack girl". Click here, to listen to the first part. Visitors of the Towers, are looking through the eyes of this character as they walk through the Towers. A modern day, interactive fairy-tale, if you wish.
It's also an advertising opportunity for people. There are placeholders set up throughout the Towers, which can hold adverts. It is a live show, a hub of music, a radio show, an educational facility and much more as well.
I hope that clears things up!? Eeek!
Saturday, 5 February 2011
Music: Dmanlamius: Reginald Jones (putting last Bass track down)
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Friday, 4 February 2011
Music: Solo piece: Rolling the dice.
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This, is what finally happened to Disco Ted.
All these characters, live in a cartoon Tower block I created called The Towers.
This song can be purchased here.
Current Music: The Towers: Part one: The meeting.
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