I had stopped for a month or so but it's come back. I can only imagine that in a few months, if this continues, I will required dentures.
I'm looking forward to my gig at The Brewhouse on Saturday night. My once-a-day rehearsals have been paying off and I'm feeling really confident that the show will go well. I guess that's the thing about rehearsing. Although the songs haven't changed and my ability hasn't greatly improved, my confidence has and I have no nagging doubts about any of my songs. This should lead to a better, more relaxed performance.
And I still have a week to go through the set and get myself completely prepared for the performance. I don't think I've been this ready for a gig since I started the acoustic music.
I did some more location recording the other day up at Great Woods. I'm not so worried about creating a natural sound scape this time like I did in my last piece, but I'm more interested in just using some natural, organic textures as basic samples to see where I end up. The results so far are encouraging but the actual recording session was an interesting learning experience.
Where's the skill in location recording?
Not in the operating of the equipment and not in the post-production of the recordings.
The skill lies in the ability to scout out the locations. To get yourself to that space, away from other human beings, away from traffic or any other unwanted sound source. To find that location and patiently wait, listening intently to your surroundings to find the sounds you want. The skill lies in your ability to become apart of that location and to submerge yourself within the natural ambiance of that place.
If you fail to do this then you will fail to get good location recordings.
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