Recent content by Troubador222

I would never discount the idea that there is life on other planets or even that there is intelligent life out there somewhere. I really doubt they have visited us though simply because the distances between stars is so vast that most people have no concept of it. From what we do know about the...

It's a neat version with the minor key melody and the key fits my baritone growl, which was one of the reasons I enjoyed doing it. And audiences really seem to like it. I always tried to mention the origin story, which was told to me word of mouth by the person I heard doing it, which, in a Folk...

Nice sounding delay unit. I use delay a lot in composing. The Post Rock stuff I've been listening too uses it a lot to add to layers in the guitar sound, in their compositions. It's a fun tool.

I picked up an Akaso Action Camera, which is a cheap GoPro type camera. I stuck to the windshield of my truck and got some videos when I was driving out to The Pacific NW. I composed a song on Logic and threw a couple of videos into the editor, just to see what happens. These are a few taken...

Back when I was learning to play guitar when I rode a dinosaur to school, there was a local folkie who would do Amazing Grace to the tune of House of the Rising Sun. The phrasing fits the melody perfectly. Many years later, when I was playing in an Americana band, we would do it as part of our...

It sounds like you have really found a rewarding experience.

I will probably try it out, because that will allow me to work on music on the road. While yeah, the subscription idea bothers me, it's 4 bucks a month. As to an interface I have an IRig I can use now. I have used it to record guitar tracks as ideas to GarageBand while out in the truck. I also...

So about 15 years ago, I discovered the works of Joseph Campbell the Mythologist and did a deep dive into his work and world mythology. There is a problem with what we think of "Legendary" because all those old "Legends" usually end in serious tragedy. The "Legend Hercules" is a great example...

We were members of the on line music sharing site Soundclick, which had its own forum. We were all into rock/ folk based music and we would record our various parts at home. I was pretty new to home recording in those days and knew very little at all about production. I recorded the rhythm...

I guess I should be into spell checkers!

I didn't think you were. I quit watching TV many years ago, and sometimes I miss some cultural things that everyone else knows about. This was one of those times. I think I had heard about the book at the time. It was referring to the way, at the time, doctors seemed to be handing out Prozac...

I had heard of the title but never read it. I was not even aware there was a movie when I wrote the song. The phrase fit the meter and went along with what I was trying to express in a vague way.

Oh yeah, I'm looking at exactly this. Once I started truck driving, I just did not have the chance to play. I went from playing every day to playing once a month and then kind of got to "why bother". I was also reluctant to take a guitar with me in the truck, because it can be hard on them. What...

Another one, that was recorded in the studio of our local NPR affiliate station. They were as huge supporter of us and others in the local music scene. We did some quid pro quo work for some soundtracks to local shows and in return, they gave us some free recording time. It's my composition and...

Before I got into my Electroica, I was into Americana singer song writer thing. This was an internet collaboration based out of the Soundclick music hosting site, back in about 2006 or 7. I composed the song and recorded the rhythm acoustic in my man cave. I also did the lead vocals. The...