After three long years, the NAMM Show returned to Anaheim. I had the pleasure of reconnecting with old friends, make new ones, and check out some excellent products and presentations. I’ve written about NAMM before and what it’s meant to me over the years. NAMM-thrax Became Real It’s not that NAMM has been completely missing … Continue reading The NAMM Show 2023: The Return of the Biggest Music Instrument Trade Show
Music
My Musical Journey: Analog to Digital to Analog
Music has always played a major role in my life. It was with me in middle school and high school as a school bus took me away from Los Angeles daily, I was robbed for my Walkman on Sunset boulevard, and I've caught live music all over Los Angeles from Staples Center to the Great … Continue reading My Musical Journey: Analog to Digital to Analog
Music During Quarantine
It's funny how much my music habits have changed since the pandemic forced me out of the daily commute. Thankfully, I have the ability to continue working from my dining table. My 17-year-old daughter sits across from me working on her final semester of high school. Meanwhile, the little one, the four-year-old, is bouncing around … Continue reading Music During Quarantine
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach
The text came out of the blue: "I have an extra ticket for Trail of Dead performing 'Source Tags & Codes' in its entirety. Would you be interested?" Trail of Dead is short for the band, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. Their album "Source Tags & Codes" got me hooked … Continue reading …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach
A Night on the Town
At 38 with one teenage and one toddler daughter, it takes some effort for my wife and I to arrange a night out in Los Angeles. On a clear evening in October, we had one opportunity to do just that. It was a night of dinner and dancing for my sister-in-law's birthday. She didn't plan … Continue reading A Night on the Town
How Modular Synths Rekindled My Love of The NAMM Show
It’s strange how even something you are passionate about becomes boring and tiresome as it transforms into part of the monotony of life. The NAMM Show in Anaheim had become this way after many years of participation. Working for one of the exhibitors, it became more about the work needed to pull off the show … Continue reading How Modular Synths Rekindled My Love of The NAMM Show
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