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Happy New Year

Michael Hacker — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:25:54 +0000

In looking back at 2009, a lot has happened. I’ve been laid off twice. I’ve decided to go to grad school. I’ve lost weight, gained it back, and lost (some of) it again. I traveled a lot for work and pleasure. And, I failed to complete my 2009 song-a-week project as it was intended.

But did I actually fail? Sure… in the technical sense I did fail. I failed the explicit goal of writing, recording, and releasing a new song every week. Even the “songs” weren’t really songs most of the time. But the implicit goal was to get myself thinking about music again, to get myself playing and writing again, and to get my ass back into the studio… again. And in this, I have succeeded.

Now I have more skill with my equipment, more skill in the recording and mixing process, more confidence in releasing my stuff out into the ether, and some ideas for new songs. I also have no excuses.

Happy New Year, everyone. May 2010 be better than 2009 was.

Fame and Fortune

Michael Hacker — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:11:34 +0000

OK, maybe not so much fortune. Come to think of it… not much fame either. But, I digress.

I recently had the good fortune to earn yet another mention by one “Big” Al Wagner of Project Studio Network fame… this time, on his person blog: Home Studio Guru. Although I didn’t get the answer I wanted to hear [ahem], I did get excellent information that allowed me to make a better decision. Thanks again, Big Al!

Follow “Big” Al on Twitter: @AllenWagner

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IndabaMusic

Michael Hacker — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:27:50 +0000

“IndabaMusic.com is an online collaboration and networking platform for musicians and music professionals. Members can connect with our international community to create online recording sessions – mixing tracks recorded all over the world using our online mixing software.”

Could be interesting. I just signed up for an account and will review it after I get a chance to play around a bit.

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