Cask

July 1, 2018 – Announcement and release of the first single’s official video August 1, 2018 – Worldwide release date This is the biggest project I have undertaken by myself and I can’t wait to share it with everyone! Stay tuned and keep your eyes on my Facebook page  

Here are a few valuable tips I have used over the last few of music production I figured I’d share. Do what suits you and find your own style, but this is what works for me and I’ll be sure to keep posting various things that I think may benefit aspiring amateurs and home-studioers alike.Continue readingCASK’S AUDIO PRODUCTION AND MIXING TIPS

I’ve been here yearly for the past three years and I think it’s safe to say I’ve adapted to the wonderful Kingdom of Spain, but there are some crazy facts and things I’ve noticed that need to be shared:   Their is at least one night a week when fireworks will go off in aContinue readingAmusing Occurrences in Spain

It was the 14th of April and the Ryanair flight departed at 6am. Edinburgh to Alicante. I was sat on the aisle seat beside two middle age Scottish women with their daughters behind on the opposite side. Within a few drinks (they spent a good £50 in the first go) they laughed and bantered with meContinue readingBucket List:: Amusing Budget Flight with Strangers? Check

The so-called “High Fidelity Pure Audio” HFPA Blu-Ray audio was really exciting for me as I saw it as a potential SACD/DVD-A/HDTracks competitor. Nope, it’s a total disappointment. This, though, was to be expected by Universal Music. They’ve upsampled their remasters of CD’s (where they’d compress everything to hell) and then burned them to Blu-RayContinue readingBlu-Ray High Fidelity Pure Audio – Another Promising Scam from Universal Music

With each new year comes a set of new challenges. It’s not about feeling like you should give up but there’s a tedious amount of worries and hopes. Bills will grow, relationships will shatter and the bed will be your only source of escape. Whether or not you’ll be unable to get into it orContinue readingAnother year, another set

Disappointing to see that Nirvana’s album Nevermind was compressed to dynamic shit with the new Blu-Ray audio format.So your original copy without any interference is way better quality than anything fancified in new formats. No big surprise. http://www.dr.loudness-war.info/index.php?search_artist=Nirvana

Originally published 2010 for a now-defunct Dream Theater fan club Dream Theater’s “Octavarium”: A Lyrical Investigation This took many weeks to complete, and it is a rather nerdy approach, but I hope it solves some of the magnificence of the song – the lyrics are stunning and metaphorically intelligent. UPDATE = I noticed the WikipediaContinue readingOctavarium: My take on Dream Theater’s epic