Some New ProjectsMarch 13th, 2010

As my first quarter as instructor at the Institute of Art winds down, I have some new projects started that I am excited about.

I just started designing my new site at www.mixmethods.com.  This is going to be a very involved project with many YouTube videos.  My goal is to provide a place where people interested in home recording can learn the process in a simple and easy to understand way.  I’ll be starting serious work on it during the last week of March.

Also, I just recently finished a new song!  It’s a bit late for the season, but here it is:  Cold Winter

The dB OlympicsMarch 2nd, 2010

Forget Vancouver, the real action is at the Institute of Art in Schaumburg where students have been competing every week for great prizes such as microphones or a recording session with our academic director.

Some students put together a great promo radio spot for the event:

During the fierce competition, I went head-to-head against fellow instructor (known as Mr. Black), to see who could be victorious in a microphone set-up and tear-down speed competition.  Here is the nail-biting video: