RoughMix 100 -
This episode takes highlights from the first 10 episodes of RoughMix and mixes them to give a taste of the beginnings of the cast.
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RoughMix 099 - In the Darkness
Sometimes a lick will do it. I played this chord and then added some rhythm to it, and I had the beginnings of something.
Hi, and welcome to RoughMix 099 which is called "In the Darkness".
This episode focuses on a clip I recorded on my Palm Tungsten, which only records in mono - you do not get much rougher than that.
I was in particular playing around with arpeggios and then some tapping trying to create a sense of rhythm that almost made it sound like more than one instrument was playing. It was all recorded on the fly - what you hear is the first time I played any of this. The words are merely there to try and capture a potential melody line.
In this case the guitar is more like percussion than anything else in particular.
And this brings me to my tip for this episode - feel free to do strange things with your instrument - you will get results that can be surprising and whether good or bad it will teach you something that you can put to use later.
So enjoy this clip, complete with ambient background noise.
So there you have it, play around yourself a bit, and feel free to share your results with us here at http://RuffMix.com
Special hellos this time around to listeners in the Dominican Republic, Vimont, Quebec (please forgive my pronunciation, I speak German, not French) and central Mexico and in the US the cities of Denver, Tampa, Lynchburg and somewhere near Sharonville, Maryland. Thanks for listening and please drop a note, audio or otherwise.
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RoughMix 098 - For Sure
Inspiration comes when it comes - it cannot be controlled. At least that is my experience. I often sit at the guitar play a few notes and Boom! The muse is there.
When this happens, I need to grab my Palm Tungsten and get it down, because I know with absolute certainty that if I do not, it is gone forever - and good or bad if I do not capture it I can never again use it or refer to it.
As in many of my recordings I am in my real life and that includes background sounds, interruptions, distractions and the like.
Embaressment is a part of the process only because I choose to share it with the public. I have released material that has been slammed by people because they do not get the fact that this is intentionally released in the roughest of rough formats. But when you do it it can be like a diary that no one ready but you. You hold the only key to the lock that holds your musical secrets - so record like crazy and make the most of what you do - it is after all yours!
In this episode I remain rough and record embarresing material and I am glad. I have a growing alphabet of material which I am creating which allows me to make references to my own material in a code that only I understand (I added more about this to a comment on RoughMix 097 at RuffMix.com that you can access there.)
Songwriting is an adventure of discovery that never stops. I would not be a guitarist if I were not a songwriter. Unless I am playing with a band for a particular purpose I virtually never play music others write. I am always experimenting and creating. It is to me the only real reason to play - and I love it!
Listen in as I tell myself what I am doing in this rough which is called "For Sure".
AFTER THE MUSIC
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Photo: RoughMix 097 - Look Up Jam
Often a good tool to get the juices flowing is to take what you know as a start and work from there. It is even better if it is your starting point is your own creation.
In this episode I take a tune from episode 01 of RoughMix (now available at http://feeds.feedburner.com/RoughMixOnVume) and do just this.
Enjoy!
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RoughMix 096 - Dancing Tigers
RoughMix 096 - Dancing Tigers
Often clips and licks lead to greater things. In this episode of RoughMix Brian explores a bit of the process in some more detail.
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RoughMix 095 - Warm Breeze
RoughMix 095 - Warm Breeze
A warm melodic instrumental exploration of material that shows the step-by-step process of songwriting.
This tune can also be found here:
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RoughMix 094 - 1-3-5
RoughMix 094 - 1-3-5
This episode refers to some music theory related to Major Chords. A lot can be learned by applying what you do to what you know.
The episode where this tune was originally mentioned can be found here:
http://Vume.com/audio/view/521
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RoughMix 093 - Scratch Voice
RoughMix 093 - Scratch Voice
The question came by email from Facebook, the social networking site from someone thinking about adding their songwriting process to the podcast.
Do you mean...
He sounded a bit shocked that the idea would really be to share raw, unfinished music as it was being written showing all of the unglorious warts of the creation process. Yet that is what this podcast is about, and this episode highlights it, complete with an interruption in the middle of recording the rough - making it even rougher!
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RoughMix 092 - Echo
RoughMix 092 - Echo
This episode experiments with a USB stereo input and how to use progressive playing around to get new ideas. Songwriting tips can also happen after the recording is done. Check out this episode to hear how!
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RoughMix 091 - Lüterbach Chill
RoughMix 091 - Lüterbach Chill
What do you do when you are at a business seminar for a few days in Switzerland when you finally get some time off? You borrow a guitar and record some rough music!
This episode was recorded in Luterbach Switzerland on my Palm Tungsten. Listen to how the flowing of the waters influenced this creation.
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RoughMix 090 - Uke
Sometimes new musical ideas come about when you switch up the instruments a bit. In this episode I play around with a uke - sometimes called a ukelele or even a ukulele.
A uke is indeed a real instrument!
I am posting older episodes of RoughMix over at http://Vume.com - pay a visit there and get a blast from the earlier days of RoughMix
I am also looking for other songwriters willing to share the "roughness" of their process. Drop a note at nlnnet+roughmix@gmail.com or skype me at briankelley
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RoughMix 089 - Listen Now Finito!
The genesis of this tune goes all the way back to RM 010 - some music takes longer to gestate than others. This episode explores how this can be done, and offers a live version of the tune with a band as well!
Enjoy!
I am in the midst of posting older episodes over at http://Vume.com due to bandwidth issues - feel free to check out the RoughMix tunes there as well.
RoughMix 088 - Humbled
RoughMix 088 - Humbled
This episode had me trying to get a song written for a church service, but we ended up not having the rehearsal time necessary.
Listen to this as I did three takes over about an hour to hear how the stuff got changed in the process.
See if you can tell which parts were recorded in a car traveling on Swiss highways.
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Feed SharkRoughMix 087 - Green and Blue
RoughMix 087 - Green and Blue
Green and blue - I guess I saw something on the floor with these colors as I picked up the guitar. Who knows why really?
In any case it is being made up on the fly. Enjoy! and drop a note!
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RoughMix 086 - Wandering Thoughts
RoughMix 086 - Wandering Thoughts
This rough was recorded in the living room with ambient sound of some children on occassion.
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RoughMix Episode 085 - Happy Birthday Electric
The cast about how music is made.
RoughMix Episode 085 - Happy Birthday Electric
Listen in behind the scenes as music is created!
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RoughMix 084 - Electric Airs
RoughMix 084 - Electric Airs
This cast is again with an electric guitar. I am convinced that a different instrument brings with it different creative abilities as the artist works in symbiosis with the guitar itself.
My preference is still acoustic, but new stuff arises when one takes chances.
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RoughMix 083 - Marble Stairs
RoughMix 083 - Marble Stairs
Clean and solid. What more can I say. the card on which I record my rough music got fried and I needed to fix it. I tried to do so at no cost but I eventually had to give to the forces of commerce to get what I had there back.
It is music that cost me real cash to recover so I hope that you enjoy it! Let me know what you think.
RoughMix 082 - Tia Barbie Song
RuffMix 082 - Tia Barbie video
It was shortly after Christmas and we discovered Tia singing while playing with her new dolls - the dolls that she received for Christmas. It took too long to grab the camera and get it all ready so we only got the last 20% or so of what she created.
This is to me however the purest form of Rough music. Truly created as it goes along without worrying about form or sense. If I could only find my way back to such a lack of self-consciousness when I try to create music I think my music with be much better, and certainly the lyrics would be much more authentic and closer to the heart.
It is my hope that this episode helps to convince the other songwriters out there to share their music in its roughest form right here on RuffMix.com.
I love to create music. It is I think about the truest way of expressing one's heart. I am getting closer to being able to be open with it myself even with myself. I fear that I do not yet have the ability to be as rough as I can - but I am working on it. And I am learning from my daughter.
Jesus said, "unless a man become like a child ..." [also applies to women ;-) ]
Where do you stand?
Be brave enough to let me know. You can leave a message at my Skype address: briankelley or an email to brian@ruffmix.com Stop lurking and begin to participate. God bless you!
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Thanks for listening!
RoughMix 081 - December Return
RoughMix 081 - December Return
It has been a long time coming, but as I said in the last episode, I was inable to post while being away from home and guitar. Now I am back with more roughness for your listening pleasure! Sweet!
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RoughMix 080 - Train to Glory
RoughMix 080 - Train to Glory
This was recorded on a Palm Tungsten from a very limited set-up including an old Gibson electric guitar and a 10 W practice amp. I have not played electric in a long time, and I never recorded it before on a Palm. The result was more distortion on the recording than I like by a lot, but in keeping with the roughness of RoughMix I decided to release it anyway.
This cast is recorded as I am traveling, so I have to work with what I have. I will not likely be making another episode until November because of this challenge.
Please send in your comments. You can reach me at http://RuffMix.com or Skype me at: briankelley
RoughMix 079 - Cables
RoughMix 079 - Cables
This is a music driven episode. The title is only there because it was the most memorable of unforgettable lyrics.
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We welcome your feedback and want to include it in future casts.
RoughMix 078 - That's Not Love
RoughMix 078 - That's Not Love
Take a look into the past at a rehearshal of the band "Pacific". Here we are practicing a new song getting ready for I think a tour in Spain.
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RoughMix 077 - Wisemen
RoughMix 077 - Wisemen
This is a rocking tune I wrote back in the 1980s. It is a Christmas tune about the so called "wise men". I am proud of these lyrics and I think they really capture what I intended.
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Voicemail is welcome as is all feedback!
Special greetings this week to my friends in Berlin. If you send me an email by 20 September I will send you free songs.
RoughMix 076 - Daily Diary
This is a podcast that takes what I record on my Palm Tungsten over a 24 hour period and post it. It shows what happens in development over what amounts to about 12 hours.
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If you like, contact me at nlnnet at gmail.com
RoughMix 075 - Chopping Wood
RoughMix 075 - Chopping Wood
I am back from my trip to Benin in West Africa and here is a tune in progress still working with a dropped D in the bass. I am enjoying this! This is actually more of experimentation, but regular RoughMix listeners get that already.
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I am still looking for artists who would like to share their roughs with others. If you are one, let me know!
As is usual this is recorded on my trusty Palm Tungsten, complete with ambient noise.
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RoughMix 074 - Guitar Smack 02
RoughMix 074 - Guitar Smack 02
I am back from my trip to Benin in West Africa and here is the continuation of Guitar Smack.
See Episode 073 for more details.
NOTE: I am looking for artists who would like to share their roughs with others. If you are one, let me know!
As is usual this is recorded on my trusty Palm Tungsten, complete with ambient noise.
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RoughMix 073 - Guitar Smack 01
RoughMix 073 - Guitar Smack 01
I am in between international trips. Late last night I got back from Nottingham, England. Tomorrow morning early I head to Benin Africa. I wanted to try to slip in one episode as I will not likely get to another for over a week.
As is usual this is recorded on my trusty Palm Tungsten, complete with ambient noise.
I am eager to hear from you and tell me what you like, what you would like to change etc.
I have lots to do before I get on the plane, so I end here.
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RoughMIx 072 - Dropping DD
RoughMIx 072 - Dropping DD
Dropping Experiment
In this episode of RoughMix I take my guitar and drop both E strings down to D and then make up stuff on the fly. It is only an experiment, and when I do this I never have any idea if the experiment will work out to be anything. I try NOT to limit myself to sounding good, but to playing around as much as I can and to be "in the moment". I will likely never be able to re-create this this, but it will also likely serve as inspiration for something later. We will see.
As nearly always I record this on my Palm Tungsten sitting on a table nearby me somewhere. The audio quality is not good, but then this podcast is called RoughMix - and the roughness comes at no extra charge!
I will likely not be able to podcast for a few weeks as I have some international travel and will have no guitar (and quite possibly also no internet connection.) I first head to Nottingham, England. Come home to Germany and the next day head out to Benin. I hope to post more shortly thereafter, but no promises. Please stay subscribed. I have not stopped podcasting!
I want to greet some new friends over at Podomatic and from songwriting groups - thanks for being a part of the discovery process together with me!
I am also eager to try and see if we can expand this podcast to include how other songwriters do their stuff. If you are such a songwriter get in touch!
You can contact me best by visiting RUFFMIX.com and choosing a contact means best suited to you.
Thanks - and now the extended drop D experiment.
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RoughMix 071 - Thanks for Listening
RoughMix 071 - Thanks for Listening
Total creation - sit down on the couch with nothing more than a phrase and a guitar and see what comes out.
I also send shoutouts to some friends who have posted comments on previous episodes of RoughMix on the shownotes.
I hope you enjoy my embarressing openness as I share the screw ups as well as the stuff I like. It is all about the process. Here we keep it rough!
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RoughMix 070 - Hold My Hand
RoughMix 070 - Hold My Hand
This clip was recorded very quickly. It was recorded while I had 5 minutes of downtime waiting for my computer to work again, and while copying a wedding video for a friend, which inspired the lyrics.
In this episode I also mention Podomatic.com, blubrry.com, new usage from I-tunes and a shout to nes friends in N. Ireland, Italy and Mexico.
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All I have too say is...
wow. I love your podcast! You're an extremly talented artist and a podcast is a great way to expand your fanbase. I will be sure to advertize it on my podcast frequintly. I was wondering what you thought of my podcast but please, feel free to email me at videogamecomedy@gmail.com. That you and please, keep it up!
Macman
Hi Brian
I just listened to the two most recent episodes of your podcast, and I love it. I used to (and sometimes still do) delve into the world of the lyricist, but I've never been too knowledgeable on actually writing/composing a song. The latest episode was really interesting for me, and made me get my own guitar out and have a strum!
Truly excellent, I hope it carries on! I'll be listening!
Tegan Harris
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RoughMix 069 - Steal My Soul
RoughMix 069 - Steal My Soul
Episode 069 Gives shoutouts to friends in Iran, China and Manitoba. It also highlights a rough which I call at the moment "Steal My Soul". I like the title and this alone will likely lead to future development.
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RoughMix 068 - Three Tries
RoughMix 068 - Three Tries
Episode 068 has three takes of a rough tune. This is songwriting tool - take the material and play around with it. See how you feel about each take in this short tune!
Special greetings to my friends in Tehran, Iran, Chile and Uruguay this time around. If you read this note please contact me, let me know where you are and some details about yourself and I can greet you personally.
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RoughMix 067 - Future Thoughts
RoughMix 067 - Future Thoughts
Two main parts to this episode.
The first is where I talk on a walk about future thoughts, including the possibility of inviting other songwriters to talk about what they do much inthe same way that I do. I ask for feedback about this.
The second part is an extended experimental playing around with an alternative tuning where the bass note is a D and the rest you have to guess.
The noises in the background are of the living room or of a walk - most of this episode was recorded on the Palm Tungsten in true rough format.
Special greetings to my friends in Brazil this time around. If you read this note please contact me, let me know where you are, some details about yourself, and if done before 31 July, 2006 I will send to you a special gift.
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RoughMix 066 - Keaggy 2
I am back from a whirlwind tour of eastern Switzerland where I paid another visit to a Phil Keaggy concert, this time in Chur, Switzerland.
The next day I headed to St. Moritz where there was an afternoon up the mountain at a small cabin where we had a guitar workshop with Phil Keaggy (http://PhilKeaggy.com).
As I mentioned in episode 063, Phil is one of the best guitarists in the entire world as recognized by his peers. It was more than cool to be able to learn from him with no more than 20 others in a very personal time - with the beauty of the Swiss Alps to boot!
In this episode I include some clips from Phil as he shares about his playing and music. Pay special attention to the question I ask about how he saves the stuff he is working on so that he does not forget it.
The noise in the background is of the restaurant help cleaning up dishes! Other noise problems I could not correct, but the quality of the content more than makes up for it.
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RoughMix 065 - Cajon Revenge
RoughMix 065 - Cajon Revenge
I sit again on the Cajon and give it a few smacks using it as a tool to give me some new ideas. It forces me to step outside of my guitar centric music world. This in turn causes me to have some ideas I would otherwise not have.
This episode also audio user feedback from Doctormo.
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RoughMix 064 - You Did Not Choose Me
RoughMix 064 - You Did Not Choose Me
Inspired by a concert mentioned in episode 063 I dipped back into my own recording history and highlight a tune called You Did Not Choose Me. It is not typical of stuff on this podcast, but the tune is mine and it really is me playing and singing!
That it was recorded in 1986 as a demo on a 4 track Tascam recorder explains part of it!
Let me know what you think!
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Now that RoughMix (http://RuffMix.com) has an established audience we are looking to expand it to include other songwriters. Perhaps this is also a tool to help promote your music?
Please, only serious potential partners need apply. If you listen to the podcast you will get an idea of how it works. If you do not stray far from the concept you will likely do well!
RoughMix 063 - Keaggy 01
RoughMix 063 - Keaggy 01
I just saw a concert from who is surely one of the 5 best guitarists in the world today - Phil Keaggy. In this cast I speak about it a bit and what something like this means for songwriting.
I also want to thank for the feedback. One suggestion was that I start doing a guitar lesson podcast - we will see, but I have nothing on the burner just yet. Feedback is however appreciated!
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RoughMix 062 - Bm Exercise
RoughMix 062 - Bm Exercise
Inspired by a guitar student this episode take what was originally intended as an excercise to help him learn to play the Bm chord and work on his rhythm.
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RoughMix 061 - I Lift My Eyes (MPEG)
RoughMix 061 - I Lift My Eyes (MPEG)
This is a re-cast of episode 039. The original was posted in the WMV format which it seems, is not all that helpful to the subscribers of this podcast. I have re-encoded it in a MPEG format so that more can view it more easily.
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Episode 060 was a rough that was begun to answer a need that was addressed too late and therefore never came to fruition.
It is a rough from the Bible about Romans chapter 8. I will very likely re-visit this one as I like the potential of both the music and the lyrics. It is also a topic that I find to be both encouraging and truthful (and how often do both of those things happen together?)
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RoughMix 059 - Clips
RoughMix 059 - Clips
Episode 059 has vocals I wish weren't there, but then rough is rough - and you get to hear it.
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Vote for this podcast hereRoughMix 058 - Snow Plow
RoughMix 058 - Snow Plow
This title, in summer? Don't ask (but do listen to find out.)
This episode has a greeting from UncleShag as well as yet another rough recorded from the Palm Tungsten. (No, they do not sponsor the show - yet! If they did I would have a link here.) I am just a satisfied user in their product with the built in mike.
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RoughMix 057 - Table for Two
The tune was written for a specific sermon at a church in Neuenburg, Germany. More info iside the cast itself.
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RoughMix 056 - Goodnight My Friend Vidcast (MPEG)
RoughMix 056 - Goodnight My Friend Vidcast (MPEG)
In episode 035 I spoke about a tune I wrote for my daughter called "Goodnight my friend". This episode allows you to see my daughter singing the tune herself. Available in WMV format upon request. If anyone has the tools to convert it to MOV or M4V please do so and send it my way.
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RoughMix 055 - White as Snow
RoughMix 055 - White as Snow
This song was driven by the lyrics, but not the lyrics alone.
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RoughMix 054 - Cajon/Mother and Child
RoughMix 054 - Cajon/Mother and Child
This cast starts with a clip from the Cajon mentioned in episode 53. I give some examples about using a secondary instrument to help break a musical logjam.
Then a rough tune called Mother and Child from sometime in May 2006. It was written driven by a theoretical idea of someone looking at a mom and child in a park - never really happened.
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RoughMix 053 - Dashboard Smack
RoughMix 053 - Dashboard Smack
Rain and traffic jam noise. What better background for a program about songwriting! In this episode I "create" using the dashboard of the car and the Palm Tungsten recording sitting on the passenger seat beside me. I initially removed some of the noise in audacity, but the results were too tinny so put it back in to give that "you are there" feel.
This episode also requests that you send in audio feedback to let me know where you are listening from. I have noticed that there are quite some subscribers from N. America, Europe and China. Where are you? Let me know at nlnnet+roughmix@gmail.com, whether by Audio note of simple text.
Special greetings to friends on Crafty Drive near route 61 and those on E. Chestnut Hill Road and near Twin Lake Canal.
RoughMix 052 - Sly Slider
I discovered the clip in this episode as I was going through the audio files on my Palm Tungsten. I am calling the track "Sly Slider".
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RoughMix 051 - When in Doubt
Hitting a dry spell after a time period where I did not have much time to play guitar let alone write I sat down to a blank sheet and simply played trying to see if some new sounds could be created. Simple roughness!
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The archives of the older shows are now available at roughmix01.podomatic.com
I have had to remove some episodes due to a lack of space on the original podcast feed.
Making Music: Songwriting and Music in progress -see behind the scene, how songs get written and how ideas get developed into songs. It is a site for the roughs of songs before production, usually on a mobile device. Hosted by Brian Kelley
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Mobile version here: http://gcuj3b.mofuse.mobi/
Sometimes a lick will do it. I played this chord and then added some rhythm to it, and I had the beginnings of something.
RoughMix 098 - For Sure
Inspiration comes when it comes - it cannot be controlled. At least that is my experience. I often sit at the guitar play a few notes and Boom! The muse is there.
When this happens, I need to grab my Palm Tungsten and get it down, because I know with absolute certainty that if I do not, it is gone forever - and good or bad if I do not capture it I can never again use it or refer to it.
As in many of my recordings I am in my real life and that includes background sounds, interruptions, distractions and the like.
Embaressment is a part of the process only because I choose to share it with the public. I have released material that has been slammed by people because they do not get the fact that this is intentionally released in the roughest of rough formats. But when you do it it can be like a diary that no one ready but you. You hold the only key to the lock that holds your musical secrets - so record like crazy and make the most of what you do - it is after all yours!
In this episode I remain rough and record embarresing material and I am glad. I have a growing alphabet of material which I am creating which allows me to make references to my own material in a code that only I understand (I added more about this to a comment on RoughMix 097 at RuffMix.com that you can access there.)
Songwriting is an adventure of discovery that never stops. I would not be a guitarist if I were not a songwriter. Unless I am playing with a band for a particular purpose I virtually never play music others write. I am always experimenting and creating. It is to me the only real reason to play - and I love it!
Listen in as I tell myself what I am doing in this rough which is called "For Sure".
AFTER THE MUSIC
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