Back in December 2021, I was interviewed by Bing Kimpo for The Bing Kimpo Show podcast, and got to talk about ’80s musical influences with a fellow music enthusiast and schoolmate. These are the best types of interviews, when it transforms from a dry Q&A into a real flowing conversation. But what do you expect… Continue reading My Interview On The Bing Kimpo Show
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2021 Was a Year of Collaborations
I’ve purposely tried to get out of my shell, musically, and collaborate with others this past year. And I figured I ought to tell you about it. Why waste the opportunity to get more listens on projects I spent so much time on, after all? Here are just some of the ones I can actually… Continue reading 2021 Was a Year of Collaborations
How Music Saved Me from the Behavioral Anhedonia of the 2020 Pandemic
By focusing on music I could take my attention away from the virus ravaging the land. And I could create something tangible and beautiful, and stop feeling sorry for myself and the world.
On New Tools, New Sounds, and Enough Synthwave Tunes to Release an Album
At the start of the year, I thought the Acid42 project was dead. Turns out all I needed was a new set of sonic tools.
Music for Dream City Podcast on Filipino Migrant Workers
Glad to have contributed some background music for a podcast telling the story of one Filipina migrant worker who became a captive domestic helper in New Jersey. And how she was able to escape in the back of a Dunkin’ Donuts van. This is what podcasts *should* be like.
The Last 4 Tracks from My Dead Workhorse Laptop
My workhorse laptop from 2002 is now dead. Thanks to my stupidity. But it served me well. And much longer than I thought it would. Here are the last 4 tracks I ever made on that machine.
How Synchronicity Delivered Me Projects, But I Dropped the Ball
How once I decided I wanted to create more music, I suddenly got handed two remix projects, but then… I dropped the ball. Epic fail? Nah. I still learned good lessons.
Stuck in a Creative Hole for 3 Years
It’s been a long time.Probably about three years (or more) since I last produced a new Acid42 track.Here’s how circumstance and collaborators brought me out of the creative hole I was languishing in.
I Have 28 Days to Record a New Album
Back in 2010, I joined a month-long music challenge: to produce and record an album within the 28 days of February. The result was my third full-length album, Experimentum Crucis, which I am mighty proud of. I’ve decided to join the fray again this year and align myself with other crazed musicians squeezing their creativity out in a month of quick decisions and quick edits that we call the RPM Challenge 2013.
A Season of Protest
This March is #BLACKMARCH. Join others who will STOP buying products from big media and instead, will purchase from independent producers, from netlabels offering creative commons music, from websites with open source materials, from the artists themselves.