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Episode 023 – Day 30 – With A Voice Like This Who Needs Instruments?

On this episode of With A Voice Like This:

A Poll update, Making the choice to not let things affect you, heavy weights and dishware, Debuting We Three Kings in its finished form, talking about how I did what I did with it, Releasing it on the Podsafe Music Network, Comments from the Podcast Gallery (Where do you think I came up with the title of this blog entry, hmmmmm?) and News about this project and where it goes from here.

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Episode 022 – Day 29 – More Kings Than You Can Shake a Stick At

On this episode of With A Voice Like This:

Update on the voting, We Three Kings… the first verse and working through how I got to the point of the getting that done, from a musical perspective and where I’m heading with the rest of the song, Comments from the Podcast Gallery.

I have:

  • THe first verse done of We Three Kings and will probably have it completed for tomorrow night’s update.

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Episode 021 – Day 28 – We Three Kings and Hot Chocolate

Topics for this episode of With A Voice Like This:

Vote in My Poll!, The great folks at pdinfo.com, how I’m doing We Three Kings with a brief snippet of the song, Coventry Carol and a brief snippet, the caroling gig tonight and all that goes with it.

I have

  • My PD copyrighted copies of 8 songs
  • A start on We Three Kings and Coventry Carol
  • A great gig tonight

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Episode 020 – Day 27 – Ducks in a Row

Topics covered in this episode:

Poll for rounding out the songs on the CD, Purchasing ‘Proof of Public Domain’ copies from pdinfo.com, List of known songs to be included on the CD, The Way I’m thinking of handling ‘We Three Kings’ and ‘Coventry Carol’ and of course, Comments From the Podcast Gallery.

I have

  • Eight (8) Public Domain copyright songs on their way to me, should arrive tomorrow
  • A poll to let my listeners/readers/Podcast Gallery help decide what will go on the album

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Episode 019 – Day 26 – Copyrights, Sonny Bono and Public Domain

Who would have thought Sonny Bono would have anything to do with my Christmas CD? Not me. Topics included: Copyrights, Public Domain and Royalty Free Music and how they are related and affect each other, How long it takes for a song to age to the point it’s in the Public Domain and Comments from the Podcast Gallery.

Here are the links for tonight’s show:

Proof of Public Domain at pdinfo.com [link updated 2014-09-20]

Confirming and Documenting Public Domain Status at royaltyfreemusic.com

List of public domain Christmas songs at pdinfo.com [link updated 2014-09-20]

I have

  • A list of the rest of my music to choose from
  • The ability to poll and see if there are specific songs people would like to see on the CD

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Episode 018 – Day 25 Weekend Wrap up

This weekend’s wrap up covered the week on Christmas Angel, which is now out on my Podsafe Music Network profile and my performance over the weekend as well. You can listen to Christmas Angel, the version that’s available to podcaster’s to use on their shows, jsut not as high a quality because it’s in mono and the version on the Podsafe Music network is in stereo. and of course, Comments from the Podcast Gallery.

I have

  • Caught up with the blog and podcast postings I needed to do
  • Fixed the muffled sound I was getting to the point that I find it acceptable
  • An almost completed song that once done, It will be Tweeted that it’s out!
  • A homemade Lemon meringue pie waiting for after the show.
  • Relieved some of the pressure I’ve put on myself
  • An edit ready recording of Christmas Angel
  • A mixed version of Christmas Angel available online at the Podsafe Music Network

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Episode 017 – Day 22 – Look Deep Inside Yourself Luke, There’s Music

The funny thing about brainstorming for me, is that I usually get insights in other areas as a side effect to the brainstorming I did. There are many ways you can limit yourself and one of those ways kept me from doing what I knew I could when recording Christmas Angel. hear the difference between last night’s tracks and the first one today and then again between that one and the final recording tonight prior to any post production. You’ll hear the difference, for sure. and of course, Comments from the Podcast Gallery.

I have

  • An edit ready recording of Christmas Angel

There will be no podcast tomorrow, Friday November 23 or Saturday November 24… as I will be appearing in A White Christmas Holiday Revue at 7:30 pm (both nights) at:

Stone Harbor Resort (links to Resort’s website)

107 N. 1st Ave

Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 (links to map of Resort location)

Tel. 877-746-0700

Come on out and see the show and look for me afterwards. I’ll be the one with the Goatee.

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Episode 016 – Day 21 – ‘This is my Brain’…storm

This episode is a personal brainstorming session. As part of this session I play three different recordings of Christmas Angel and discuss the differences in the recordings as well as what lead to those differences and rate them. Also: Art on a schedule?, Redefining the project? or shelving it?, relieving pressure, having fun with the music, giving myself a break and Catharsis and getting back into the groove. comments from the Podcast Gallery

I have

  • Relieved some of the pressure I’ve put on myself

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Episode 015 – Day 20 – Self-critique

This update pays the latest version of Christmas Angel and I talk about what I do and don’t like and play it a second time after discussing it. Other topics: What I do when my voice gets tired, The Vocal Fry, A Stanley technique, Sports drinks vs. energy gel packs, my old friend water, taking a break and coming back, thoughts about Bobby McFerrin and Comments from the Podcast Gallery.
I have

  • An almost completed song that once done, It will be Tweeted that it’s out!
  • A homemade Lemon meringue pie waiting for after the show.

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Episode 014 – Day 19 Update

Topics covered:

Editing and updating the blog, Work on Christmas Angel, moving past Christmas Angel if needed, resolving my muffled output, remembering to turn off phones during recordings, working until you’re tired, The Christmas Angel mp3, Comments from the Podcast Gallery.

I have

  • Caught up with the blog and podcast postings I needed to do
  • Fixed the muffled sound I was getting to the point that I find it acceptable

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Day 18 – Sometimes I forget…

When I’m in the middle of a project like this or I’m singing a lot, like the Christmas caroling work, sometimes I forget to listen to music. I’m not one of those people who can have music playing in the background when I’m doing other things, there are some exceptions to that rule, but not many. And a part of me sometimes wishes I could, but I wouldn’t have it any other way, if I had the choice.

I used to explain away with my music education, always having to analyze and critique but it’s really more than that and part of the reason I got involved in music at all. Music grabs my full attention… it doesn’t wait for me to listen and pay attention, it takes it. And that’s what appeals to me about it. And it works for listening to or making music.

The reaction is different for different pieces. Sometimes it’s being moved to laughter, sometimes to tears and sometimes to that slight smile of something remembered. Sometimes to dancing, sometimes to silence and sometimes to awe. And sometimes…To everyone and everything around you disappearing.

It’s not always dramatic, but it’s always something…It’s always there. And that’s why, especially when all the music is flowing out from me, that I have to stop and remember to listen to music, to get some of that back.

Episode 013 – Day 17 – Weekend Update and Coder’s Challenge

Day 17 topics:

First Caroling gig of the season, the idea of a “Gig Map” for this blog where I’m appearing and here’s the Coder’s challenge:

Using the Google Maps API and an XML file ( basically, an adapted KML file) that would list the gig’s information in a chronological order with aging map markers and a indicator of some type of whether the gig was a public gig or a private gig, with these parameters.

Markers

  • Over thirty days away – first type (color) of marker
  • one week to thirty days away – second type of marker
  • Under one week away – third type of marker
  • Day of gig – fourth type of marker
  • Past gig – drops off the gig map

Two types of gig

  • Open to the Public – shows address in list
  • Private performance – only shows Gig date and time, no address in list

Here’s an example of my XML [Edit:file was removed from MediaFire site] File I built, it contains actual gigs performed two years ago, as an example of the type of information for the map.
I have

  • A better guide for the song Christmas Angel
  • Two shock mounts for my condenser microphones purchased.
  • A new e-mail address [email protected]
  • A much better way to lay down tracks that makes it easier for me to sing
  • A way of being able to do post production that makes sense to me
  • A way to remix the song A Round for the Holidays
  • A computer issue I get to work out or see if it simply disappears (not a bad thing, just something to be done)
  • Some advice on how to resolve the issue and keep it from happening again
  • A renewed appreciation of equipment that works with no issues
  • Resolved the memory issue with my computer from yesterday
  • An interview tomorrow night on the Indigo Room: Creating Our Reality

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Episode 012 – Day 16 – Interview Part 2

The conclusion of My Guest stint on The Indigo Room: Creating Our Reality

What I’ve learned to This point, Talking to the virtual world, Susan Reynolds, “Jim’s 17 seconds on steroids”, The Podcast Gallery, More than 60% Mouth, Self promotion and honesty, looking forward to the rest of the project, Q&A, Rights to songs, an impromptu singing of ‘A Round for the Holidays” and Comments from The Podcast Gallery.

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Episode 011 – Day 16 – Interview part 1

The first part of my Guest stint on The Indigo Room: Creating Our Reality with Sydney Chase and Diana Kessler. Original air date November 16, 2007.

My background and experience, My Holiday performances and other shows, Common Time: The Aural Report, My education in music, publicity, The first verse of Christmas Angel (at approx. 14:50), Overview of the “With A Voice Like This” and the Christmas project, an abbreviated daily update, motivation and inspiration, How this interview came about.

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Episode 010 – Day 15 – Recording Underwater

Well, I got my memory issue resolved… Yay! Now to tackle the sound quality issue that developed as well. I talk about the frustrations of that and everything I tried to resolve it. If anyone has any suggestions or recommendations for things I either didn’t try, didn’t think of or just didn’t know after listening to the podcast, drop me a line at either [email protected], leave a comment in this blog or a voicemail at 630.492.0487, I’d appreciate it. I use analogies galore in explaining the quality (or lack thereof) in the recorded sound, what I’ve done and what I’m going to do. Comments from the Podcast Gallery that are helpful and bring some new insight and more excitement about tomorrow’s appearance on The Indigo Room: Creating Our Reality with Sydney Chase And Diana Kessler and their exciting news about streaming their show in Second Life.

I have

  • Resolved the memory issue with my computer from yesterday
  • An interview tomorrow night on the Indigo Room: Creating Our Reality

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