http://underthebigtree.com/wp  Vintage Keyboards and the Art of Recording Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:57:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After reviewing the Nord Electro 3 for Electronic Musician magazine, I liked the keyboard so much that I decided to buy it. As mentioned elsewhere, it is the perfect vintage keyboard emulation for gigging - lightweight, portable, with a good action and decent sounds. What's not to love? Well, the color, ... http://underthebigtree.com/wp/?p=157 So, I used to be completely insane. I carried the following with me to gigs for years: Hammond B3 chop Leslie 122 speaker Rhodes or Wurlitzer electric piano Hohner Clavinet E7 Pedal board Fender Twin Reverb amp There was indeed a method to my madness. I wanted all those sounds, and I had enough friends and van ... http://underthebigtree.com/wp/?p=98 Editor's note: I wrote this thesis fifteen years ago, as the senior project for my B.A. in Electronic Music from San Francisco State University. The paper is an in-depth look at the orchestrational techniques used by Rick Wakeman in the music he has created with Yes, and on his own. It also includes a ... http://underthebigtree.com/wp/?p=76 On Saturday, September 13, 2003, I was playing my trusty Hammond chop at my 20 year high school reunion. The greatest hits of the 70's and 80's were flowing freely from the band, and everyone was having a great time. I started playing a wild, roaring solo over the rock chestnut ... http://underthebigtree.com/wp/?p=72 If you are into DIY and have some facility with a soldering iron, building one or two clones of the famed Teletronix LA2A tube compressors can be a fabulous way to burn up six months of free time. I really love all this stuff, and am endlessly searching for ways ... http://underthebigtree.com/wp/?p=62 Originally published in Onstage Magazine, Dec, 2001 issue Sooner or later, everything old becomes new again. During the past few years, more and more keyboard players have followed in the footsteps of their guitarist compatriots and replaced contemporary instruments with gear made in the '60s and '70s. The reemergence of electromechanical ... http://underthebigtree.com/wp/?p=39 Hi, and welcome to a page showing my musical history, evolution, and growth over the course of my life. But before we begin: lest ye consider this merely a narcissistic journey into dig me-ism, let's ask one question: Who am I? Nobody important. Nobody famous. I suppose I am (or ... http://underthebigtree.com/wp/?p=34 Music is a rather unique art form in that it can be an unstructured, collaborative process. Writing, poetry, painting, and sculpture are solo arts, in which the artist succeeds or fails based on their decisions alone. Group art such as theatre, dance, and filmmaking tend to have a codified structure, ... http://underthebigtree.com/wp/?p=16