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Well, here we are with just two days to go before the end of the 2011 RPM Challenge and I’m basically done. It’s been a really difficult month for me with the stuff going on in Wisconsin, and honestly this contest was a great way to escape. When I couldn’t sleep, I worked on music. [...]

I’m participating in the RPM Challenge in February. I’ll be working hard to complete an album’s worth of material in just 28 days. I haven’t had much time over the last few years to work on my music, so this is my chance to “put up or shut up.” in regards to my music. I [...]

I got a new toy for my birthday this year, and have been spending a little time getting to know how it works. Shuffling on the Kaossilator from Brian Hogan on Vimeo. The Korg Kaossilator is a really simple device with only a few buttons and a touchpad. It’s a blast to play with and [...]

Really cool and fun… First, download the 360 drivers for Windows. Install it and accept all the defaults. Next, grab this nice driver for the drum kit. Save it to your hard drive, plug in your drum kit, and tell it where the drum kit driver is. Finally go and get the drum machine. It’s [...]

Dad and I went out to the Battlefield Band concert last night. He’d been wanting to see them for quite a while and I figured I would go. It was a chance for us to get some quality time in, and I figured that I would enjoy the show even though I’d never heard of [...]