Fish(er) Tales

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! These posts will give you a better idea about what this site is about. Start here, then go here, and here, and then here.I get asked by people if they can see my studio. I always counter with this: “Have you seen a computer in a room?” If they answer yes, then, well, they know what my project studio looks...

I’m always on a mission to explore the world of sound. I’ve been at it for a number of years, and it would be oh-so-easy to rest on my laurels and take a business-as-usual tactic. Instead I continue to search for new methods, better techniques, and more useful tools (and that includes software). I’m not one who falls for the false consensus effect. It’s why I don’t use...

Sound is almost like a drug. It’s so pure that when it goes in your ears, it instantly does something to you. And you can tell if that’s working for you.   - David Lynch

Here’s a look at the final cover for my latest book, Soundtrack Success – A Digital Storyteller’s Guide to Audio Post-Production. Huge special thanks to pal, Christopher Bodel, for the design! In the past, I’ve never been entirely happy with my book covers. But this cover is the exception. I’m proud to have my name on it! For more on what’s inside the book, go to...

Four is my favorite number (read here for why). And like what happens when you buy a new car, and you start seeing it everywhere, I always see four all around me (even when and where I never noticed it before). Generally, it’s safe to say, I see the number 4 in a lot of my life. Four instance (see?), the coolest page in a new book I’m reading is 44 (double 4 goodness!). I have four fingers...

Paul McCartney (yes that PM) tells a story about the time soon after he and John Lennon first met when they’d heard about a bloke who knew how to play the B7 chord on the guitar. According to Sir Paul, the two ingénue musicians jumped on a bus and took the journey together to learn the proper fingering for playing that chord. They were so hungry to expand their musical knowledge, and so lacking...

I set a goal for myself to lose weight. Since January 3 when I began, I’ve lost 32 pounds as of May 23, over 15% total weight loss. Originally, I set out to lose 20lbs, and it was going so well, I just kept going. I’m more in a maintenance mode right now, not really trying to lose more, though I might try to drop five more and hit a weight I haven’t been for 20+ years. Pros: Feel...

Here’s a sneak peek at my latest book, Soundtrack Success. It’s the Title Page and Table of Contents shown as page proofs (aka galleys). The pages ship to the printer soon and the book (and DVD) will be available mid-Summer from Course Technology PTR (Cengage Learning). UPDATE: The book is now available. Read about it here. The book and DVD will show you how to make informative and entertaining...