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October 16, 2007

Sonicbids EPK

OK, so at long last I have signed up for a Sonicbids account so I can enter "12 Good Bars and True" into the International Songwriting Competition. At Big Sound I met Ford Englander, who is Sonicids' Director of Operations....
Posted by Hughie at 1:04 PM | Comments (0)

July 26, 2007

GBs in Japan

The CD has arrived in Japan - got an email from the Yellow Beat people to say they had received it and would start playing it in about a month and a half - they've programmed up to then. Happy...
Posted by Hughie at 5:11 PM | Comments (0)

July 11, 2007

Little catching up to do ...

Ok, so, here's where we're at: Recording: The album is made, being reproduced at home and pre-marketing has begun. I currently have 70 saleable copies sitting on my kitchen table and could have more except that the supplier of the...
Posted by Hughie at 11:38 AM | Comments (0)

June 2, 2007

Not quite all the materials ...

The Ink and Paper didn't show up on Friday - or, at least, if the delivery guy showed up he didn't leave them for me. Still, I have now mixed, remixed sand mastered a version of the album and am...
Posted by Hughie at 6:38 PM | Comments (0)

May 30, 2007

Great to have Big Phil back.

So far, in two days I have mixed 5 songs roughly - found out that I needed to do a lot of work on "Astral Traveller". Having said that, I have decided that the mixing and engineering part is one...
Posted by Hughie at 10:28 AM | Comments (0)

May 28, 2007

It had to happen ...

I really needed to get the album mixed this week, so it was no surprise that my sound engineer friends are unavailable ... Phil has found some paying work and Adam is in hospital. I'm doing my best to mix...
Posted by Hughie at 3:53 PM | Comments (0)

May 16, 2007

The most frustrating day so far ...

Yesterday was a shocker! I was planing to finish a large slice of the vocals on several tracks - with Big Phil's help - but my daughter started vomiting first thing in the morning. In between movies, cuddles and clean-ups,...
Posted by Hughie at 10:54 AM | Comments (0)

April 26, 2007

Widget development

Got a response from Zadar this morning, wanting a spec and offering to provide a detailed quote. I told them I'd decided to proceed with someone who responded more promptly. Mahmoud says he will begin work today (his time). I...
Posted by Hughie at 11:05 AM | Comments (0)

April 25, 2007

Developments

Several things to report. 1) Response to my requests for a programmer were varied. Ian Pirrie from Advanced Database said the project was not really suited to them as they only use Access to migrate it to something larger and...
Posted by Hughie at 1:02 PM | Comments (0)

March 28, 2007

Developments

Couple of things to report before I hit the studio again. Played Steve the latest versions of 12 Good Bars and True, Mighty Fine Day, Heart's With You and So Far Away yesterday. He thought So Far Away was the...
Posted by Hughie at 9:56 AM | Comments (0)

March 19, 2007

Coming along slowly

Didn't get much recording done at the end of last week but the guitar parts for So Far Away are getting there. Spent yesterday afternoon rehearsing with Pete Baker on sax for Long for the Day, which we'll look to...
Posted by Hughie at 10:28 AM | Comments (0)

March 8, 2007

Not quite what was expected

Spent most of yesterday recording keyboard parts for Mighty Fine Day and 12 Good Bars with Kathy Hirche. She's a great player and we eventually got enough down to be useful - really fills the songs out. If I have...
Posted by Hughie at 8:23 AM | Comments (0)

February 28, 2007

Damn guitar sounds!

The trouble with an instrument that can make so many different sounds is figuring out which one you want to use ... I've learned that now. I've been trying to get the right guitar sound for Dirty and it's very...
Posted by Hughie at 4:28 PM | Comments (0)

January 22, 2007

Moving ahead

OK, I have sent some early drafts of the confirmation document to Steve - awaiting his feedback. It's coming on OK - fairly well structured now but needs fleshing out. Especially in a few places. Today I have to supervise...
Posted by Hughie at 9:26 AM | Comments (0)

December 5, 2006

Software failures!

I'm getting rather pissed off with my Pro Tools setup, which keeps crashing for no apparent reason. It works very nicely for a while and then just has a massive system failure and dies for no reason - usually in...
Posted by Hughie at 10:11 AM | Comments (0)

November 30, 2006

Happy St Andrew's Day

Today I'm off to Tweed Heads RSL for a Bunnies gig. This will take all day (hours drive each way plus a 3-hour show) so won't get much else done. Last night I got a call from my former music...
Posted by Hughie at 7:53 AM | Comments (0)

November 29, 2006

Third-party Technical failures

Today I realised that expecting my ISP to fix the damn spam problem is futile. Consequently, I have begun re-contacting people about the media release and invitation using my QUT student e-mail address. Arguably, this was a better practice in...
Posted by Hughie at 10:10 AM | Comments (0)

November 27, 2006

How 'bout that!

Just rang my ISP (again) in frustration and discovered that one of their e-mail servers has been on an anti-spam blacklist ... meaning that at least some of my messages have been blocked. I got worried when my message to...
Posted by Hughie at 2:45 PM | Comments (0)

November 13, 2006

Recovering and reinvigorated

OK, I've played in the Masters Games and taken posession of a 5-string Banjo. Today's mission is to recuperate and get my head around playing banjo. Essentially, I want it for the Heart's With You Hillbilly version, so it's not...
Posted by Hughie at 9:28 AM | Comments (0)

November 6, 2006

Better than expected

Spent today recording string parts for Lullabye with Focksy. After a great deal of stuffing about and getting close, it's one of those rare pleasures when you listen back to what has been done and it's BETTER than you imagined...
Posted by Hughie at 4:54 PM | Comments (0)

October 27, 2006

Wouldn't you know it??

Soon as I get in a position to get stuck back into it all, my poor little daughter gets a gastro bug and has to stay home ... Still, at least she'll probably sleep/rest a lot and I'll be able...
Posted by Hughie at 10:13 AM | Comments (0)

October 24, 2006

Getting there slowly

Spent most of yesterday tidying up loose ends like marking, looking after kids on a day off and paying family bills and that sort of thing. Very frustrating, that. This morning I have reworked my QUT Postgrad conference presentation (an...
Posted by Hughie at 11:21 AM | Comments (0)

October 23, 2006

Missing in action

Just realised I've only posted once in October! That's not good. However, it's because of the number of other things that have been happenning: kids' school holidays, conferences, teaching and marking, flu, a glitch with my anti-virus software and also...
Posted by Hughie at 1:20 PM | Comments (0)

September 26, 2006

Lacking progress

Between my son's birthday and a funeral in Tewantin for my dad's oldest friend and a pillar of my existence, I got very little done yesterday. I did, however, manage another draft of the ACID funding application thingy, which is...
Posted by Hughie at 12:51 PM | Comments (0)

September 22, 2006

Genre Benders missed out

Missed out on the Q-Music Showcase gigs. Got an e-mail to that effect on Wednesday PM. Really, that just takes pressure off. We can continue rehearsals towards some live shows and recordings later in the year or early next year....
Posted by Hughie at 11:49 AM | Comments (0)

September 20, 2006

Genre Benders progress

A note on the progress of Genre Benders' rehearsals. We have met up twice for a jamming of like-minded souls and, apart from some scorching blues jams, have worked through the tunes with which I want to open and close...
Posted by Hughie at 10:23 AM | Comments (0)

September 17, 2006

Caught up with Linus

Drove into South Bank yesterday on my way to the Bunnnies gig at Nambour and caught up with Linus. Gave him the demo CD and a revised biography - with him in the drumming spot and his entry pretty blank....
Posted by Hughie at 6:34 PM | Comments (0)

September 15, 2006

Moving ahead-ish

Wednesday was hell. Spent all day re-submitting my request for ethical clearance and then re-submitting the re-submission (twice) into the approved forms. Hope it gets up. Wednesday night was the GBs' first rehearsal - and the potential drummer, Gil, rang...
Posted by Hughie at 3:14 PM | Comments (0)

August 11, 2006

Growing frustration

Yesterday was more or less wasted riging people, missing them, waiting for calls back, arguing with thecomputer about why it had or had not sent an e-mail ... And then there was a leak in a pipe in the roof,...
Posted by Hughie at 9:55 AM | Comments (0)

August 9, 2006

Presenting at the Institute

Most of today will be taken up with attending an Institute of Creative Industries seminar at which I'm obliged to talk about what I'm doing. The seminar addresses multi-disciplinary approaches to things, which is, of course, exactly what I'm doing....
Posted by Hughie at 10:11 AM | Comments (0)

August 8, 2006

Starting work today

Teaching at UQ this afternoon. This is the job I didn't want - got talked into teaching it - but we could certainly use the money. Yesterday was spent on odd jobs like preparing for today's teaching and setting up...
Posted by Hughie at 9:35 AM | Comments (0)

August 3, 2006

Back to it

OK, back to the studio today. Late yesterday I had a good chat with David Kay in Creative Industries in the Department of State Development - they had completely the wrong idea about the project. They thought it involved drafting...
Posted by Hughie at 9:58 AM | Comments (0)

August 2, 2006

Bit more positive today

Had a great chat to Steve yesterday. He said these obstacles were a good thing and I should be greatful I've encountered them early in the process not later - excellent point! Further, he suggested I contact Greg Dodge, who...
Posted by Hughie at 9:30 AM | Comments (0)

July 31, 2006

Losing the plot ...

OK, I'm so frustrated at all this waiting around for bureaucrats and lawyers to ring me that I'm losing motivation. It's really pissing me off beyond reason. I've also had to reinstall Norton Internet Security for some strange, unexplained, reason...
Posted by Hughie at 6:08 PM | Comments (0)

July 28, 2006

Frustration!

Just got a reply from the Premier's Smart State Awards organiser to the effect that the people in the Department of State Development don't get my proposal and are scared by the IP stuff. They wanted to refer me to...
Posted by Hughie at 11:03 AM | Comments (0)

July 27, 2006

UPgrades and other distractions

Changed my CMS to Moveable Type 3.31 today - which has taken all day but seems to e working. This is something I have been avoiding for some time but the volume of spam is just killing me and MT...
Posted by Hughie at 3:20 PM | Comments (0)

July 26, 2006

Flat

Feeling singularly flat and unmotivated right now. So much so that I haven't even posted the fact until today. This often follows big trips like the Bunnies' trip to Rockhampton last weekend so it's no surprise ... it's a pain...
Posted by Hughie at 11:07 AM | Comments (0)

July 20, 2006

A first time for everything

Well, today's the first day I've gotten up and not felt like working on the music. That could be because I've just spent two days talking to various peple about funding, legal implications, organisation of stuff ... or it could...
Posted by Hughie at 11:05 AM | Comments (0)

July 17, 2006

Starting to wory now

Looking ahead, I'm starting to wonder whether I have time to do everything I have to get done. It's just not happenning as quickly as I would have liked. Having to write that second document and being sick didn't help,...
Posted by Hughie at 12:23 PM | Comments (0)

July 12, 2006

It is Done!

Finally got the extra stuff QUT asked for prepared and submitted via e-mail today. Extra big thanks to Rhonda for her considered advice on the legal issues stuff and to my beloved Angie for help with the Risk Analysis part....
Posted by Hughie at 5:58 PM | Comments (0)

July 7, 2006

Sick as a dog today

Will just try to keep this neat and tidy. Answer a few e-mails, add things to the spreadsheet, etc ......
Posted by Hughie at 2:44 PM | Comments (0)

June 19, 2006

How things happen

Jimmy Webb's book is a source of all sorts of revelation. Last night I got to the bit that discussed the way sleep can assist the creative process. Although I have always been sort of aware of this phenomenon, knowing...
Posted by Hughie at 9:28 AM | Comments (0)

June 15, 2006

Leaps forward

Got all but one of the Bunnies' guitars done now - at least the first draft. Had a frustrating day with lots of nothing quite working but at least the guitars are mostly down. Also got the invoice from UQ...
Posted by Hughie at 10:10 AM | Comments (0)

June 7, 2006

Contrasting fortunes

Yestrday went brilliantly. Everything I tried worked (eventually) and I made great progress with Bunnies' Roaring Jelly set and With Dancing with the Stones. Also met a guy who heard me on Triple M, got more money from CDBaby Digital...
Posted by Hughie at 9:32 AM | Comments (0)

June 6, 2006

Deficient software

Had a frustrating day yesterday. Managed to learn a lot about the need to keep an eye on software upgrades and updates. Also spent a lot of time reading the Pro Tools manual thoroughly, which gave me some nifty tips...
Posted by Hughie at 11:10 AM | Comments (0)

June 2, 2006

Reorganising

Got a sick boy at home this morning. Apart from that, just doing some tidying up, re-organisation and administrivia. Backing up the ProTools, still image and video files I compiled for "Long for the Day" to DVD-Rom and tidying the...
Posted by Hughie at 11:03 AM | Comments (0)

June 1, 2006

What a day!

Yesterday was one of those truly developmental days. Many things progressed in my head and towards the completion of my thesis. 1) Gave the final presentation of the project for my classmates. This was not exactly satisfying because I (once...
Posted by Hughie at 10:21 AM | Comments (0)

May 30, 2006

A steep curve

Well, I've gotten the song fully recorded but I hate it. The intro is ... tentative ... and, as Angie said, "It doesn't grab me". This is, of course, pobably partly due to the pain in my shoulder whenever I...
Posted by Hughie at 11:38 AM | Comments (0)

May 25, 2006

Further distractions

Have to go to a funeral at West End today, which will put a big hole the the middle of my day. Hope to be back after 14:00. I have broken the back of engineering the bagpipes on Bun' Ber...
Posted by Hughie at 10:24 AM | Comments (0)

May 23, 2006

Moving sort of forward

Got nothing done yesterday on account of spending all day fixing Endote problems. Literally took all day to find and fix! And then the problem came back in the evening. But now it's right (I hope). This morning I've been...
Posted by Hughie at 2:25 PM | Comments (0)

May 22, 2006

More pain

Saturday night was the most painful gig ever - even more so than the one I did with 14 blisters on my hands after spending a day digging postholes. At least it was short and comparatively easy work - only...
Posted by Hughie at 12:31 PM | Comments (0)

May 18, 2006

Recovery

Well, I've had two days of comparative rest. Shoulder is getting better but the physio says minimum two weeks before I might start getting silly again ... Noty Happy, Jan! I hate this! Still, it gives me an opportunity to...
Posted by Hughie at 9:54 AM | Comments (0)

May 16, 2006

Typing one-handed.

Managed to have a large person fall on top of me last night at touch football and have hurt my shoulder. Can't play guitar or even sleep ... Hence, today I'll be organising things, doing this datagathering stuff and so...
Posted by Hughie at 10:02 AM | Comments (0)

May 12, 2006

Moving along

As you might tell from recent postings, I spent lots of yesterday catching up on my mail and other sources. Consequently, the resources list on this blog has grown a lot and will continue to grow. Unfortunately, all I've done...
Posted by Hughie at 10:12 AM | Comments (0)

May 11, 2006

Refocusing

I had a lot of fun the studio on Monday and Tuesday and have gotten the percussion and Mandolin parts down as I want them. However, the guitar part continies to frustrate - I keep wanting to change it! Yesterday...
Posted by Hughie at 9:57 AM | Comments (0)

May 3, 2006

Interference

A projectile-vomiting child has forced me to change my plans for today. I didn't get to submit the paper version of my Stage 2 because of a broken-down car and was planning to do so today, but now that won't...
Posted by Hughie at 10:04 AM | Comments (0)

April 11, 2006

Done and dusted

The KKP601 assignment is finished. It has been read and commented by its eventual assessor and those coments built into the next draft. Most of them were rather favorable, so I'm expecting to pass. In other news, CDBaby have been...
Posted by Hughie at 4:17 PM | Comments (0)

April 5, 2006

Continuing progress

The assignment is about 2/3 done, now. Will send it for some more fedback ahead of today's meeting with Steve. However, before I can do that I will have to get some kind of respnse from my e-mail programs. When...
Posted by Hughie at 10:00 AM | Comments (0)

March 31, 2006

Back on deck

Haven't quite finished the course for UQ but I've put the ball in their court so I'll have some time to get back to this. Feeling much refreshed after hitting the wall yesterday. This morning was devoted to the UQ...
Posted by Hughie at 1:45 PM | Comments (0)

March 28, 2006

Damn distractions

Finding it hard to get on with things while this course design is hanging over my head. Having a sick daughter at home with me is not helping. [Grumphh!!]...
Posted by Hughie at 3:13 PM | Comments (0)

March 17, 2006

Other occupations

Haveta spend most of today and tomorrow on performing at St Paddy's Day celebrations around town. Gigging! The forgotten art of the musician (from where I'm at, anyway). Won't get the chance to do much in the next little while...
Posted by Hughie at 8:06 AM | Comments (0)

March 16, 2006

I'm back!

Right! I'm back online (Thanks, Ozemail!) after a week of withdrawal symptoms. However, most of today so far has been devoted to catching up back e-mails and sorting out my new Norton's Internet Security installation, which I put on just...
Posted by Hughie at 11:14 AM | Comments (0)

March 13, 2006

Annoying complications

Just when I thought things were getting more straightforward, two things to piss me off: 1) Telstra disconnected my phone! I spent a day talking to my ISP about why there was no connection before figuring out that (although there...
Posted by Hughie at 2:11 PM | Comments (1)

March 9, 2006

Horror from within!

I have just been brought to the realisation that my research is largely informed by critical theory. That is, I want to use it to change the world (well, one step at a time). :-) This is rather personally confronting...
Posted by Hughie at 8:59 PM | Comments (0)

March 2, 2006

Endings and beginnings

Today's mission is to finish and lodge the AIRS assignment. I have to spend some time acclimatising my daughter to her new day-care facility and sorting out a few other organisational things, but it will be a relief to have...
Posted by Hughie at 8:15 AM | Comments (0)

March 1, 2006

Family dramas

Well, today's progress is being severely affected by our nanny's withdrawal from active duty after 2 days. This means that I have spent most of this morning so far organising a daycare centre for our daughter (which, fortunately, has been...
Posted by Hughie at 9:55 AM | Comments (0)

February 22, 2006

Disappointments and promising things

Right. Still haven't knocked over the AIRS assignment. It's fiddly and time-consuming. Simple, but time-consuming. Of course, it's probably going to help turn up lots of great literature on various subjects, but right now I'm swimming in good stuff to...
Posted by Hughie at 9:48 AM | Comments (0)

February 21, 2006

Tuesday lecture

OK, got most of yesterday's list done. Didn't quite finish the AIRS assignment - will do so today - and still haven't found an IT supervisor. Very disappointed to discover that the eBook of the mVine case study costs money...
Posted by Hughie at 8:25 AM | Comments (0)

February 20, 2006

Monday soreness

Right. Big weekend of football and coastal holidaying. Got nothing PhD-related done. Still have several admin things to take care of: 1) send MOU to UQ co-supervisors (Phil and Rhonda) so they can officially come on board. 2) continue the...
Posted by Hughie at 8:12 AM | Comments (0)