The (Guitar) World Around Me
Guitar, gear, music, life, observations, commentary.
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Patsy recordings
Welcome readers!
In truth I finished up last Saturday, 25 Patsy Cline tunes for a recording project on C6 lap steel.
My takeaway - Jerry Byrd was a genius.
M
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Final week for Fun Home at Salt Lake Acting Company, it's been great. Underline, underline, UNDERLINE!
Monday, January 22, 2018
Long time no see!
Did a gig at the Grand with Dee-Dee, what a pleasure that was. Great crowd and really fun music.
I've got 3 musicals this semester, oh yeah.
M
Did a gig at the Grand with Dee-Dee, what a pleasure that was. Great crowd and really fun music.
I've got 3 musicals this semester, oh yeah.
M
Monday, January 30, 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
NAMM you to heck
First of all it was a blast - great to be away from Ogden for a few days and very cool to attend classes and demonstrations/discussions by some of the most enlightened people in music. Education, technology, career paths, and more!
A few things specifically:
- Jeff Baxter is pretty easy to spot even for someone with low vision. He's sounding great BTW.
- The John Lennon Technology bus is amazing AND it's staffed by people with a passion to work with young people and to serve the underprivileged.
- The exhibit floor is like a musical war zone. I did not touch one guitar - sad but true.
- Mike Beigel founder of Mu-Fx is a great guy. He even gave me a banana sticker featuring his new phase shifter.
- No one really knows where iZotope booth #109 was.
- Jeff Kiesel is a busy. I did get to visit with Mark Kiesel (his Dad), what a great guy. He knew every Carvin guitar I own - he designed them.
- A lot of hair and leather and nasty looking girlfriends. Was I like that once - maybe I wish I was. I'm sure they were looking at me and thinking "another educator".
- Once in a lifetime - if I go again it will be as a presenter or product specialist/shredder. All true.
- Picture at the right - me really tired and hungry.
Thanks for checking this out. Feel free to send me a note or leave a comment.
Cheers all!
Best from Mark
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Fall semester done.
Smooth for the most part. A little tricky balancing "The Last Ship" and my classes, but without a doubt totally worth the time and effort.
I have become an expert at using UTA. FrontRunner to the Blue Line to the Red Line, and then the reverse.
Looking forward to a little time off and then we'll see what comes in 2017.
Milestones in 2016:
Ramping up and maintaining a daily practice schedule
Deep sea fishing with my Dad, Bruce, and Micah
"The Last Ship" at Pioneer Theatre Company - making new friends there!
Meeting Sting
Happy New Year to anyone who happens to read this.
Mark D. Maxson, December 20, 2016
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