April Through May

It's early and I have been saturating my brain throughout the day with digital info. I have tweeted, MySpaced, blogged, updated, downsized, G-chatted, and just about every other form of digital communication I understand. Point is I am getting tired.

So what's new?

No Address is busy, busy, busy. We had rehearsals all weekend long, which coincided with my birthday, and even managed a photo session. We have a show coming up in May (see below).

Oh yeah, I had a birthday. So I am 25 AGAIN! Funny how that happens.

More to come. As I mentioned earlier I am tired.

January & February / Sessions & Such

Hello.

It has been 2 months since my last blog and I have been keeping pretty busy. Here are some things that I have been working on.

NO ADDRESS - If you don't already know it, No Address is alive and working again. The band had another writing / recording session in February and we wrote 4 new tunes. We do have another session booked for later this month. Hopefully we will have enough songs for a new record this year. We also have a YouTube page with various videos from the past and present. I invite you to check it out. www.youtube.com/noaddy09

SESSIONS - In addition to the session with No Address, I recently recorded 9 songs for an Australian duo called The Red Hot Poker Dots. http://www.redhotpokerdots.com/

The group is affectionately dubbed as "Swampy Tonk". I had so much fun on this session. The songs were fantastic, funny and well crafted. I am excited to hear the finished album.

DRUMS - Wow! I have been using my 1964 Ludwig's on the last 2 sessions, as well as various gigs, and I absolutely love them. They are vintage 3 ply shells mahogany/poplar/mahogany and sound amazing. The engineers and producers have all commented on their "vintage" sound. Below are some pics of the drums in different studio/microphone configurations. Sorry for the dodgy photo taken from my Blackberry.

NO ADDRESS SESSION

VISION SOUND STUDIOS - ORANGE PARK, FL

Bass Drum – Shure Beta 52
Snare Top – Shure SM57
Snare Bottom – Shure SM 57
Toms – Sennheiser 421
Overheads – AKG 414
Room – Blue Blueberry
Cymbals – Neumann KM 184

RED HOT POKER DOT SESSION

OZONE STUDIOS - JACKSONVILLE, FL.

(notice the blanket on the bass drum used for isolation purposes)

Bass Drum – Shure Beta 52
Snare Top – Shure SM 58
Snare Bottom – Sennheiser e604
Toms - Sennheiser e604
Overheads – Sennheiser c1000

2009

Happy New Year.

So here is a short re-cap of the last few weeks for me.

December is a big month for me. Before I have a chance to recover from Turkey Day, my wife's birthday starts off the month. A week later is my father's b-day. Then I get a couple of weeks before what Fred Sanford would describe as "the big one". Well kinda...I think Fred was speaking of a heart attack, but you all know what I mean. Then I have a few days off before New Years Eve, (which ALL musicians are required by the law of the universe to work).

I hope I am not coming off sounding grumpy. What I am trying to say is I had a wonderful holiday and hope you did too. I thank everyone who sent me holiday wishes with cards and the "new hottest" method of text messages. I also got a new fishing pole for Christmas (thanks Aunt Cathy). Oh, and a new (old) set of 1964 Ludwig's.

Lately I have been gigging with a guy named Mike Lyons. I will be doing select dates around Jacksonville with him while the season is slow.

No Address is really happening. It is truly an exceptional thing. The band should be doing more writing / sessions this month.

Ben Lauren's solo record is coming right along. He has some wonderful musicians playing on his record. Check Ben's blog http://www.benlauren.blogspot.com/ for updates.

Other than all that, the Jaguars had a horrible season and are not in the playoffs. Oh well, I suppose neither is Dallas!! (that's for you Jerry)

I hope everyone has a wonderful new year ahead of them. Please tell someone everyday that you love/appreciate/like/ them. And try to walk at least 10,000 steps. Oh, and don't worry about the economy or your own financial situation/ disaster......everyone is in the same boat!!!