It’s been quite a while since I’ve updated, but for good reason. I’ve been focusing on my professional life, and trying to get a resume done and sent out to a few places. I’m short on time now, but eventually I’ll come back and leave some more detailed information on what I’ve been up to.
For now, if you’d like to check it out, here’s my LinkedIn profile. Tell your friends.
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/scott-danielson/14/327/30
~TheAudiophile
I wish that it was as big of a deal when Apple released a new version of Logic Studio as it is when they update their iPhone software. There was no big announcement, or keynote that Gizmodo began live blogging 3 hours before it started. But within the past few days, Apple has released what they’re calling The New Logic Studio, which includes Logic Pro 9 and Mainstage 2, which is very exciting for me.
The new version of Logic Pro adds many new features that I wish would somehow materialize in my Logic Pro 8 rig, but alas. New features like improved comp swiping, Flex time (Pro Tools’ elastic audio? Anyone?), and improved editing and production tools, as well as Amp Designer and Pedalboard Designer, all of which will make editing and recording a lot more awesome. Because as Barney Stinson might say, “Whenever my editing and mixing starts to suck, I just stop sucking and start being awesome again.”
Ahh a How I Met Your Mother reference. Awesome.
Seriously though. I only have so much money. Which isn’t very much money at all. I was eyeing a new pair of reference monitors or a rack-mount audio interface for my home setup, but with the release of Logic Studio 9, who the hell knows now?
For 5 years I’ve known about Lost. I have the kind of mind that is entertained by a show like Lost. I regret having not played the Lost Experience ARG prior to the pilot episode. I’m a creative kind of person who loves puzzles, and if you’ve seen Lost, you’d agree with me that it’s my kind of show.
But for 5 years, I managed to avoid Lost altogether.
Not by choice, so much as by chance.
So this summer, a few of my friends who watch the show pretty regularly convinced me to come watch it with them. And now I’m hooked. I’m skeptical about the things that JJ Abrams has a hand in, but to date, Star Trek and Lost have not disappointed me.
I’ve been told that there’s somewhat of a ‘lull’ in the second season, but that it gets a lot better in Season 3. And I’m prepared for that. Because I just had a conversation with a friend of mine about how Number 2’s of things are typically weaker than the rest. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as well as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom come to mind, followed closely (if not more so) by Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones. So I’m fully prepared to plow through Season 2 and onward to the rest of the show.
My goal: Watch all 5 seasons on www.abc.com before January so I can watch Season 6 (the final season) live.
Here we go!
~TheAudiophile
It’s something eerie that celebrities seem to die in groups of three. Months ago it was Bernie Mac, George Carlin, and Heath Ledger. Now it’s Ed Mcmahon, Farah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson. All three instances are tragic. My respects to Farah Fawcett and Ed Mcmahon, but this is a music blog. And Michael Jackson is the King of Pop. Michael Jackson was an incredible icon and a landmark musician, redefining the genre, if not music entirely, for most of his career. There was the dark side that most of us will never truly know about, but Michael and his larger-than-life personality will be missed.
Now you wanna talk about people who suck?
Perez Hilton made fun of Michael Jackson AS HE DIED the other day, in a very tasteless move. However, being a tremendous douche has come to be expected of Perez, after the incident with Will.i.am, in which Hilton said some hateful things, talked trash, and called the Black Eyed Pea a ‘faggot,’ and was then surprised when he got PUNCHED IN THE FACE.
If you enjoyed the cinematic abortion that was Borat, and think that the exact same socially-handicapped character might be funny if he’s German, then you might be planning to go see Bruno. In a move that gives me just a little glimmer of hope for humanity, the Cohen brothers decided, almost immediately after his death, to pull a squirm-worthy section of the movie dealing with Michael Jackson jokes.
Good move.
It’s time for me to rock some Guitar Hero 2.
~TheAudiophile
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Fucking finally!
It pleases me to see music artists disgusted by the RIAA tactics and the things they consider a “victory.” It’s important that this kind of extortion not be tolerated. I mean…$2 million for 24 songs? Are you serious?
It just doesn’t make any sense to me. My friend and I were having a discussion about the death penalty the other day, and the veracity of the “eye-for-an-eye” argument. The outcome is largely irrelevant, as we decided that sometimes that kind of punishment is appropriate and other times it’s not. But the important thing is that going beyond eye-for-an-eye is never appropriate. Therefore, the punishment must fit the crime…
…and 24 SONGS DOES NOT EQUAL $2 MILLION!
~TheAudiophile
Hey there Internet.
I came home for my younger brother’s high school graduation and I had a few minutes so I figured I’d post a little somethin’ somethin’ for anyone who still reads. The summer is approaching, and with the summer comes more free time. More free time to blog. So if all goes according to plan, you’ll start to see me around here more often. Which is a good thing. I should be making videos again, too, which is positive.
So in the spirit of leaving you with SOMETHING of some substance, here’s a few things:
MUSIC I’M LISTENING TO:
The Field – Yesterday and Today
Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul
The Rolling Stones
SOFTWARE I WANT TO COME OUT:
New Twitterific for Mac
The Hit List for iPhone
iPhone 3.0 software
Awesome.
~TheAudiophile
There are only so many hours in a day. Unfortunately, this means that for me, something needs to be put on the back burner. And for the time being, it’s going to be my web presence. You may have noticed the lack of videos being posted. I’ll post videos and update this blog as often as I can, but please understand that it’s not really a top priority at the moment. Thank you for continuing to check in, and hopefully you’ll see me soon.
~TheAudiophile
My aplogies for my neglect. Starting spring quarter is somewhat hectic, but as I settle into a groove, I’m looking ahead to more videos and general spring fun. If spring ever actually decides to stick around. There should be a lot of news to talk about over the next few weeks, so stay tuned!
~TheAudiophile
Hey everyone. Sorry for my week long absence. The men’s choir that I’m a member of here at OU, The Singing Men of Ohio, went on tour this past week and I was painfully without Internet access the entire time. I’ll be posting a video sometime tomorrow, if all goes according to plan. See you soon!
~The Audiophile
