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Here are a few of the articles and technical guides I've written. Some were originally published in print, others on the web. I tried to come up with a self-description for publication bylines, but they all sounded stupid except: "...is a wiseass music technology know-it-all who has serious issues with thinking inside the box."
A DIY introduction to resources that help you listen and learn about the latest genres of music. All have audio to complement the text, for useful context. In the end, it's up to your ears, so open them up and don't let anyone tell you what to like.
A comprehensive guide detailing the steps to get gigs, record and promote a CD. All of these ideas are free, so save your cash for guitar strings and a real engineer.
Capsule reviews of releases by Ing, Kriya (Michael Smolens Jazz Sextet), Babatunde Lea, The Phenomenauts, Realistic, Virgil Shaw, 20 Minute Loop and Attaboy & Burke.
Dozens of articles with Mac and PC tricks, e-published e-sporadically since early 2001.
A 1999 diatribe on the music biz, predicting the changes that followed and are still coming true...
Covering the unstoppable march of technological progress, dispelling the "classic gear" myth, and how to survive in the industry. All in one big fat long diatribe...
A rant from 1992 against the corporate culture barons who dictate taste, and the loss of our individuality. Little did I know how bad it would get in the years that followed...
An 11,000+ word manual for the DTRS family of digital audio multitrack recorders. A replacement user's manual, in real-world English.
Dozens of guides to using the most popular recording equipment, explaining hidden functions, secret modes and practical how-to tips.
A new site under development... For now it has my picks of the best of streaming radio.
This is a map to ground zero of the new Internet music world. Over sixty net-music companies in San Francisco's Audio Alley and in the Bay Area, with links to their "jobs available" pages, the lowdown on what they do and who owns them.
I called it JamNet, and it was a remarkably forward-thinking Internet and music-related invention. But it never left the drawing board. No, I didn't invent the Internet. But apparently I did invent Rocket Network...
A daydream. Blank checks welcome.
About the Oakland Hills fire, the death of Bill Graham and the tribute concert that followed. A few crazy weeks that affected the Bay Area as much as the '89 earthquake, from the perspective of a wide-eyed SF newbie.
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