My grant project for 2022 was very successful. Ultimately it resulted in the recording, editing, and mixing of 33 tracks, three more than was proposed. Seven of these tracks were recorded by Michael DeQuattro, five were recorded by Carl Bugbee, and two were recorded by Dustin Patrick. All of the synthesizer, guitar, and bass tracks for the project have been recorded. It should only take one more grant cycle to complete the project. Four of the movements have only one track left to record, another four only need two more tracks for completion, while five have three tracks remaining. I plan on taking 2023 off from the project, but hope to return to it in 2024. In the meantime, I leave you with a fresh mix of Landscape 13: River that includes Michael DeQuattro’s drum set recording and my bass part in addition to Carl Bugbee’s guitar recording.
Landscape Update: December 3rd, 2022
November has yet again been an unproductive month for me, but Michael DeQuattro recorded two drum parts this month: Landscape 9: Desert and Landscape 10: Rocky Coast. I hope to at least one more recording in during this calendar year. This month I’ll leave you with an updated version of Landscape 11: Farmland which includes my harmonica and bass tracks.
Landscape Update: November 12th, 2022
October was not a very productive month for me. However previously I had rewritten the piano part of Landscape 2: Snow as a vibraphone part. Percussionist Dustin Patrick made a great recording of that vibraphone part. That recording also means that I reached the quota, that is I’ve had 30 tracks recorded for this grant cycle. In the month and a half that I have left on the grant I hope to get at least two more tracks recorded. On my end that will likely mean that I’ll record some harmonica tracks. This month I’ll leave you with an updated version of Landscape 4: Sand Dunes including my bass tracks and a new recording of the drumset part from Michael DeQuattro.
Landscape Update: October 9th, 2022
October was a more productive month than September. Michael DeQuattro recorded the drum part for Landscape 4: Sand Dunes. I managed to eke out a harmonica recording for Landscape 11: Farmland. I’m hoping to get one or two recordings of harmonica parts recorded during the remainder of October. Until then I’ll leave you with the current realization of Landscape 2: Snow, now featuring my bass part, and Michael DeQuattro’s drum part.
Landscape Update: September 4th, 2022
As I mentioned a week ago, August was an unproductive month for me in terms of the Landscapes project. I have a modest goal for September, namely to record one track, possibly a harmonica track. That being said, despite my lack of productivity, I am doing well in terms of my quota for the year, thanks to my work over the summer.
For this update, I’ll leave you with the latest realization of Landscape 9: Desert. This includes Carl Bugbee on guitar, and myself on theremin, synthesizer, & bass.
Landscape Update: August 27th, 2022
So, I’m pretty behind on my update for August, but I’m still sneaking it in under the wire. July was a very productive month for me. In fact, I lost track of everything I accomplished. Suffice it to say I got a lot of theremin recording done. Also, in early August Michael DeQuattro finished recording the drum part for Landscape 13: River. Honestly I won’t be accomplishing anything more in August, hopefully September will give me a bit more time.
For August I’ll leave you with the current realization of Landscape 1: Forest. This one is nearly completed, the only thing that hasn’t been recorded yet is the piano part. It features Carl Bugbee on guitar, Michael DeQuattro on drums, and myself on theremin, bass, & synthesizer. Musiversal’s Lisbon Orchestra (https://www.musiversal.com/) recorded the orchestral part.
Landscape Update: July 3rd, 2022
In terms of Landscapes, June has been perhaps my most productive month yet. In fact I have kind of lost track of all of the individual accomplishments of the month. However, globally speaking, thanks to Carl Bugbee and Michael DeQuattro, I have accomplished 2/3 of what I hope to accomplish for the year. Likewise, all of the guitar, synthesizer, and bass parts for the Landscapes project have now been recorded. During July I hope to record some harmonica and theremin parts. I also have another set of drum recordings on the way from Michael DeQuattro.
I’ll leave you with the updated version of Landscape 10: Rocky Coast. This updated realization features Carl Bugbee’s guitar part while I’m playing the trombone and bass parts. I also realized the musique concrete part, and have updated the orchestral parts provided by the Musiversal Budapest and Lisbon Orchestras (https://www.musiversal.com/).
Landscape Update: June 5th, 2022
May was a much more productive month than April was. I was able to record the bass and synthesizer part for Landscape 9: Desert. Michael DeQuattro was able to record the drum part for Landscape 7: Mountains. Thanks in large part to Michael and Carl Bugbee, I am halfway through what I hope to accomplish on the project this year.
For June I hope to record the bass part for Landscape 11: Farmland as well as some other tracks. I’ll leave you with an updated recording of Landscape 7: Mountains . . .
Landscape Update: May 8th, 2022
Well, April has been busy for me. I’ve accomplished nothing on the project in the past month. My hope for the remainder of May is to record the bass part Landscape 9: Desert, or perhaps more. However, to tide y’all over until June, here’s the current realization of the final piece in the series, Landscape 13: River, with the guitar part played by Carl Bugbee of Rhode Island’s premiere cover band Take it to the Bridge.
Landscape Update: April 3rd, 2022
Well, I got more done than I expected since the last update. I recorded both the synth (on a Moog Mother 32) and bass part for Landscape 12: Autumn Forest. Also, Michael DeQuattro recorded the drum part for Landscape 2: Snow. I hope to record the bass line for Landscape 9: Desert this month. I’ll leave you all with the current realization for Landscape 12 complete with guitar, synthesizer, and bass parts.