http://blog.ben-powell.net Ben's Blog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:15:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Okay, so finally am updating the following site, so direct yourselves there, and update your RSS feeds! | www.starvingartistry.net http://blog.ben-powell.net/2009/11/23/new-address/ So while I was cleaning my room, I was looking through some old folders on my hard disk and found some old LOTC songs that we recorded back in college. And as I was listening to one, I realized it actually matched what's been going on in my life, and how I've ... http://blog.ben-powell.net/2009/11/22/pulling-up-some-old-material/ Still enjoying my camera. I really need a new lens. Like this one: I have a big check coming from my band, so whoooo knows....! Anyway, all I did was carry my cam around with me all weekend last weekend. Spent friday evening editing it. I actually had more footage than ... http://blog.ben-powell.net/2009/11/22/second-canon-vid/ Well, after several months of only writing a little bit, I've finally started writing regularly again. So, I'm going to finish a few songs, and compile them into an album and release it for free on the 'net. I think I'm gonna go with a Sketchbook concept... speaking of concepts, ... http://blog.ben-powell.net/2009/11/18/new-music-coming/ Well, several months ago Orange Line went into the studio to record some new tracks. I wrote these with an emphasis on pop-sensibility, but you can hear how we try to make things interesting with tricky time signatures and whatnot. - I'm finally uploading them so my friends can take a listen ... http://blog.ben-powell.net/2009/09/23/new-recordings/ Well, I'm finally going through the recordings I made of my students at the beginning of the summer, and I thought I'd show off some of my students. \ 9 y/o - [audio:http://powellmedialearning.com/recordings/Clara%20Fontaine/Unknown%20Album/Prelude%20in%20E%20minor.mp3] [audio:http://powellmedialearning.com/recordings/Clara%20Fontaine/Unknown%20Album/Sarabande.mp3] | 12 y/o - [audio:http://powellmedialearning.com/recordings/Wynton%20Cobb/Unknown%20Album/Sonatina%20in%20C.mp3] | 11 y/o - [audio:http://powellmedialearning.com/recordings/Myles%20Cobb/Unknown%20Album/Forrest%20Gump.mp3] http://blog.ben-powell.net/2009/08/20/student-recordings/ So I'm in the process of uploading older music to the site so people can download whatever they want, when they want, for free. Added a "donate" button for good measure. - I'm thinking about adopting this payment scheme for my next project. More info on that in the future. Meanwhile, I've ... http://blog.ben-powell.net/2009/07/27/free-music/ Found this through Digg. Pretty neat, especially if you aren't aware of how Auto-tune works. - http://blog.ben-powell.net/2009/07/05/autotune-in-nova-science/ Obviously those kids could play their butts off... but in this video, they're obviously older. I dunno if Michael woulda sung those notes at that age... maybe. But Jermaine at least would not sound like he was still 14! And he does. Also, notice how they cut the song off ... http://blog.ben-powell.net/2009/07/04/did-the-jackson-5-lip-sing/ http://blog.ben-powell.net/2009/06/26/because-i-cant-help-laughing-every-time-i-see-this/