“Hey Bro’, I’ve got these tracks laid down. The song is finished, just need to pull it all together and do post-production. Can you help me?”
I cough up the usual excuses; not interested in working on someone else’s recording…
Mar 27 2020
Mar 22 2020
Picking Low Fruit
Some days I find it hard to be inspired. When I reach a point of nothing, which can be alcohol induced, I usually plop down in front of the TV and enter a state of, “Since it’s TV time I…
Mar 19 2020
Get A Clue
As a drummer, my most important function is to keep time. In the 80’s I learned how to play live with sequences, time delay, arpeggiators and click tracks.
In another band, we were recording an album, with out click, and…
Mar 12 2020
The Third Place
There’s your family, there’s your job. In your life, where is the Third place you derive your sense of community?
It used to be church, or civic clubs, some sort of lodge, maybe the library. Nowadays, Starbucks has laid claim…
Mar 6 2020
Getting The Mix
Getting a great mix can be very tough. Recording well requires quality inputs, correct performance, and extreme listening skills. The adage, “It’s not the gear, it’s in the ear” holds some truth. Better listening begets qualitative judgement, which enhances desire…
Mar 3 2020
Steve Smith and The Seattle Drum School: Part Three
Artist Focus
Steve is an intellectual heavy weight; a modern renaissance individual.
Look for Steve’s upcoming book, Keys To The City.
Part 3 of 3Mackncheeze: What inspired you to become an audio engineer?
Steve: I love listening to…
Feb 29 2020
Steve Smith and The Seattle Drum School: Part Two
Artist Focus
Steve is an intellectual heavy weight; a modern renaissance individual.
Look for Steve’s upcoming book, Keys To The City.
Part 2 of 3Mackncheeze: With all that background, how did you come up with your Physics Analogies…
Feb 27 2020
Steve Smith and The Seattle Drum School: Part One
Artist Focus
Steve is an intellectual heavy weight; a modern renaissance individual.
Look for Steve’s upcoming book, Keys To The City.
Part 1 of 3Mackncheeze: Who are you?
Steve: I’m Steve Smith. My lot in life is that…
Feb 21 2020
Absurdity
The times are changing. It seems so much moves so quickly that is getting harder to keep up. Maybe it’s my age, maybe it’s my look of perceptive skills, probably, it’s the alcohol.
Looking for my sunglasses while I’m wearing…
Feb 13 2020
Happy Valentine's Day
My girl friend and I had broken up at the beginning of February. As The 14 th. approached, I grew ever more nostalgic of our relationship. I suppose I missed close proximity with a woman I had spent a couple…
Feb 11 2020
Driving By Braille
Why not drive without head lights? Isn’t that what curbs and side walks were made for? Just kind of feel your way down the street risking flat tires. For a time it seemed to partially work.
Example Number One: I…
Feb 6 2020
Life Is Precious
Back in the day, when gigs were booked by the week, we played a one month stint in small coastal town. Four live music venues, tons of bars, and some pretty good restaurants. The local industry survived on fishing. Quite…