Martha Graham Cracker
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Transcription of Kirsty MacColl’s My Affair – Bass Break by Sal Cuevas
I’ve been obsessed with My Affair and the bass break in it since it came out in 1991. This was my real introduction to Latin Jazz. I’d played Bossa tunes from the Real Book before, but didn’t know anymore than that. It sent me on years of listening and later really trying to learn how to play it. I’ve been working on the transcription on and off over the years and in the last couple years finally figured out what…
1812 Productions’ I Will Not Go Gently Opens Tonight
I played bass and synth on a super fun soundtrack written by Christopher Colucci and Jen Childs for 1812 Productions’ I Will Not Go Gently. Buy the CD here: Soundtrack Options A phindie article is here
90’s Notation Software – Encore by Passport
This is an installer for the last beta (as far as I know) of Passport’s Encore music notation software. They sent it to me for pointing out a glaring bug in their lower level program whose name I can’t remember. The full release for this beta was never released (again, as far as I know). I got Sibelius and moved on. I used it a few years ago to export my old scores as MIDI. Worked well enough to not…
StageCaller OSC Monitor and Cueing Patch
Updated 10/2/15 – Has MIDI trigger to broadcast status; Now accepts OSC commands, e.g. from QLab 3, to configure settings for ease and reliability. I recently found this great app, StageCaller, to make your iPhone or Android ring when triggered by MIDI or OSC commands. It also has a heartbeat function for monitoring. I made a monitor to listen for the heartbeat using Max 6.1.9. I added a simple cue start/stop firing option and an arm/disarm option. I also added…
Ampeg B12-N Tone Modification
Been meaning to reformat this page for a while, but in the interim… Modifying my circa ’66 Ampeg B-12N to add the ultra hi and low switches.
unRealBook Real Book Index Files
I’ve been using this incredible program, unRealBook for displaying sheet music on my iPad. Aside from the convenience of being able to take every PDF’d chart I have to any gig, it also supports annotations and exporting with such for other band members. I also made a Bluetooth page turner on the cheap based on this plan: https://www.instructables.com/Bluetooth-page-turner-pedal-for-sheet-music-apps/ with this at its heart: https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing-bluefruit-ez-key-diy-bluetooth-hid-keyboard/pinouts Another really cool thing it supports is using index files to make your Real Books searchable…
Martha Graham Cracker and a String Quartet from the Philadelphia Orchestra!!
A string quartet of members of the Philadelphia Orchestra will be playing Rich Hill’s and my arrangements in accompaniment of Martha Graham Cracker on Sept 5th, 11:30pm at the new FringeArts venue located at Delaware Ave and Race St. The event is free and open to the public starting at 10pm. Doors to the theatre open at 11. http://fringearts.com/event/martha-graham-cracker-cabaret-with-members-of-the-philadelphia-orchestra/ Needless to say we are thrilled beyond belief, not mention a bit nervous, at such an opportunity. Updated: The show was…
FDR Park Picnic Sites
I can never find a map online, so I decided to post this one: Download a permit application here:http://www.phila.gov/ParksandRecreation/programsandactivities/Applications/Picnic%20Application.pdf This is accurate as of at least 2014.
Repaired Broken Cry Baby 535Q – Extremely Loud Static When On
I bought a broken Dunlop Cry Baby 535q Wah Wah pedal recently to re-purpose as a teensy controller or passive volume pedal. When I tried it out, though, it worked perfectly. Later it started making really loud static noises whenever it was engaged. I figured it had a loose component or one that was overheating. There was an easy fix, and one I did not find anyone mentioning online, so if you have a noisy 535Q, try this. After taking…