On the Turntable
The Ache of Your Touch
Just got back from the wonderful @hawaiisongwritingfestival on the Big Island of Hawaii. It`s always great to see old friends and make new ones. I come home inspired and in awe of the amazing talent out there. Much Aloha to the wonderful Brotman family who pour their hearts into this event. Mahalo nui loa!

Just built a ribbon microphone from @diyrecordingequipment. It was an easy build with only eight solder points, but but getting the end caps off and the electronics in the housing was much harder than I expected. Only limited time to play with it, but it sounds good to these ears. I can see blending the guitar sound with a dynamic or condenser mic. It`s s my first ribbon, so it will be fun to experiment with.
#homerecording #diyrecordingstudio #diyrecordingequipment #ribbonmicrophone

New song just dropped. Collab with mighty @charnel_veil. Check it out. It`s HEAVY! "The Four Horsemen Ride" by Martyr of Morality.
#ɴᴇᴡsᴏɴɢ #metalmusic #heavymetal #deathmetal #bigloudeguitarsjustthewayilikethem

I upgraded my monitors to @ikmultimedia iLoud Precision MTMs. I have to say I`m impressed. Crystal clear mids, solid bottom end, and clean high end. The built-in room correction works like a charm. I was worried that it wouldn`t live up to the hype, but it sure did. I do have some treatment in my studio area, but there is a lot I cannot control. The room correction made a world of difference. I can`t wait until my next mixing session.
#homestudio #producer #musicmixing #homerecording

New build from @diyrecordingequipment. Put together two EQP5s (based off PulTec EQ) and a two space 500-series rack. Put it after my Colour Duo in the mix down chain. Sounds amazing! I`m looking forward to playing with it more on some upcoming tracks I`m working on.
#mauimusic #musicproducer #diyrecordingequipment #diyrecording #diyrecordingstudio #homestudio #musicproduction

Hanging at the #taxiroadrally with @chiarelli_rob listening to his sage advice and reminiscing about my track that got played at last year`s closing pitch panel when @charnel_veil jumped on stage and started free styling to my track, which Rob called "the best thing he`s seen in his 27 years of attending the Taxi Road Rally." BTW, KP and I have completed the track and hope to release it soon. Keep your eyes open for The Four Horsemen Ride!

So I got to play onstage with @jakeshimabukuro at the @mauiartsculture (along with about 50 other people) so that was cool. Then he put on an amazing show. I never would have imagined hearing Jeff Beck on a ukulele, but OMG that was unreal! The whole ukulele festival was amazing as always. Too many amazing performances to list them all.
#ukulele #jakeshimabukuro #ukulelefestival #roysakuma #roysakumaukulelestudios #mauimusic

The Hellcaminos, Gauze, and the Centipedes @paiabaycoffeeandbar. Hellcaminos made my ears bleed 😱
