So many wonderful things are happening in my musical life right now. After two solid years of being absorbed by online classes I have taken this semester off and it has been amazing the opportunities that have opened up once I began putting my time, energy and enthusiasm into seeking them out. I used to procrastinate about sending emails and pursuing musical opportunities but I have been spending a chunk of my mornings arranging lessons and jam sessions for the next week and it has all been paying off.
What's Goin' on:
First off, I have been playing music and gigs with numerous lovely musicians in Boston. I am playing the JP contra dance this Saturday and am super excited to be playing NEFFA in a week!
I joined a pop band for one gig. It was a dance marathon and we had a slot at 2:30 in the morning... It was really fun to play in a band setting with lead sheets and a drummer. And the best part was playing the cool synth patches on my keyboard!
I have taken on the ambitions project of creating a sample library of Celtic instruments... Will explain more about that later. Short version: many hours recording every single note of an instrument at different velocities and with different articulations. Then comes the hours of processing all of those recordings and mapping them to a keyboard. If I want to achieve the next level of realism I will have to delve into advanced scripting...but I haven't decided if that is the best use of my time or not.
There is so much more but I have to go and I know that if I don't publish this post now then I won't get to it later.
Best,
Clayton
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