El Musikero
Yesterday, I paid a visit to Mark Escueta's place (Rivermaya). He still mans his recording studio; wasn't able to ask him of the rates, though.
We just had a short meeting. He was finishing up on a recording session with one of the bands there. When I saw the members of the band, they had art all over them. Tie-die clothing, bushy hair, earrings like that of Brandon Boyd (of Incubus -- you know, that coin-in-piercing thingamajig), all that stuff -- something I've never done.
It made me think... can I be a musician without having to go through that? Some parts say "yes", some parts say "no". Ever knew an artist without a tattoo? Or at the least hip and trendy clothing?
But music is also a science. Just now, I checked out http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FastTrackUSB-main.html because Mark was recommending this to me. It's an effects pad that I can plug to the USB port of my laptop. Cool! Sticker price is $129.95. Cool! Translate that to our crappy currency, and it's Php7307.08 without shipping costs. Not bad... not bad at all.
So how will it be for El Musikero here? We'll soon find out.
By the way, if you know a site where I can post mp3's for free, let me know. I'm thinking of a music-for-free project right now. It's the digital age. I gotta use it.
Yesterday, I paid a visit to Mark Escueta's place (Rivermaya). He still mans his recording studio; wasn't able to ask him of the rates, though.
We just had a short meeting. He was finishing up on a recording session with one of the bands there. When I saw the members of the band, they had art all over them. Tie-die clothing, bushy hair, earrings like that of Brandon Boyd (of Incubus -- you know, that coin-in-piercing thingamajig), all that stuff -- something I've never done.
It made me think... can I be a musician without having to go through that? Some parts say "yes", some parts say "no". Ever knew an artist without a tattoo? Or at the least hip and trendy clothing?
But music is also a science. Just now, I checked out http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FastTrackUSB-main.html because Mark was recommending this to me. It's an effects pad that I can plug to the USB port of my laptop. Cool! Sticker price is $129.95. Cool! Translate that to our crappy currency, and it's Php7307.08 without shipping costs. Not bad... not bad at all.
So how will it be for El Musikero here? We'll soon find out.
By the way, if you know a site where I can post mp3's for free, let me know. I'm thinking of a music-for-free project right now. It's the digital age. I gotta use it.
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