What's Going On? » Songwriting http://bobbyoster.com/blog A blog about music, sports, business, technology, culture, life, food, and other random subjects. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:02:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Rain Clouds in the Summer http://bobbyoster.com/blog/rain-clouds-in-the-summer/ http://bobbyoster.com/blog/rain-clouds-in-the-summer/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:46:00 +0000 http://bobbyoster.com/blog/2009/07/17/rain-clouds-in-the-summer/ I haven’t been able to record in a long time because my TonePort UX2 isn’t working and the phantom power on my EMU (for my condenser mics) isn’t working either. I finally bought some external phantom power supplys, but haven’t tried them yet. I’m looking forward to giving it a go this weekend. I desperately … Continue reading »

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]]> I haven’t been able to record in a long time because my TonePort UX2 isn’t working and the phantom power on my EMU (for my condenser mics) isn’t working either. I finally bought some external phantom power supplys, but haven’t tried them yet. I’m looking forward to giving it a go this weekend. I desperately need to get these tracks finished and start working on the production.

With regards to my other side projects, I’m still heavily looking into some type of app (leaning towards game) development for the iPhone/iPod Touch. The only problem here is the capital investment of buying a Mac. I’d probably get an 13-inch MacBook Pro or a Mac Mini if I wanted to save some $$$.

The other project is a website focused on NBA statistics. I can’t talk about too much yet, but I plan on launching it in the very near future.

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]]> I finally got my computer back up and running. That means more music production (I’ve also kicked my buddy who I’m collaborating with on a hip-hop project in the ass to start finishing his lyrics). I can’t wait to get back going. I was in the process of finalizing the demos and getting recordings laid down. I’ll post more stuff as it progresses and make updates to http://arisingforce.com/

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]]> http://bobbyoster.com/blog/all-systems-go/feed/ 0 Top 5 Concept Albums Of All Time http://bobbyoster.com/blog/top-five-concept-albums-of-all-time/ http://bobbyoster.com/blog/top-five-concept-albums-of-all-time/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:04:00 +0000 http://bobbyoster.com/blog/2009/04/27/concept-albums/ I really like the idea of concept albums as a creative outlet. Putting one together requires much more planning versus a single song (in my opinion). There have been quite a few that I’ve liked over the years, so I thought I’d list them out starting with the one that inspired me to write my … Continue reading »

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]]> I really like the idea of concept albums as a creative outlet. Putting one together requires much more planning versus a single song (in my opinion). There have been quite a few that I’ve liked over the years, so I thought I’d list them out starting with the one that inspired me to write my own concept album:

Top 5 Favorite Concept Albums
The Mars Volta – De-Loused in the Comatorium
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Deltron – Deltron 3030
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon
Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

Honorable Mentions
Cursive – Domestica
The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
Gorillaz – Demon Days
Lupe Fiasco – The Cool
Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral
The Mars Volta – Frances the Mute
Pink Floyd – The Wall
David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Kate Bush – Hounds of Love
Coheed & Cambria – In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
Styx – Kilroy Was Here
Green Day – American Idiot
Saul Williams – The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!
Mastodon – Blood Mountain
My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade
Queens of the Stone Age– Songs for the Deaf
The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come for Free

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]]> http://bobbyoster.com/blog/top-five-concept-albums-of-all-time/feed/ 0 It’s been a while http://bobbyoster.com/blog/its-been-a-while/ http://bobbyoster.com/blog/its-been-a-while/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:58:00 +0000 http://bobbyoster.com/blog/2008/07/27/its-been-a-while/ Wow, it’s been a while since I wrote here. I’ve updated my site http://arisingforce.com/ with the beginnings of what it will become. I need to add a lot more functionality in the way of feedback. I’ve decided to release all of the music/lyrics/songs/recordings I’ve done up to this point and continue to release tracks while … Continue reading »

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]]> Wow, it’s been a while since I wrote here. I’ve updated my site http://arisingforce.com/ with the beginnings of what it will become. I need to add a lot more functionality in the way of feedback. I’ve decided to release all of the music/lyrics/songs/recordings I’ve done up to this point and continue to release tracks while I finalize my album release.

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