Bonus Skill

February 29, 2012

Surprise talent leftover from my days as a radio announcer at WGBH: rap karaoke. I can read copy (and karaoke lyrics on a TV screen) quickly and fluidly. Never mind how I figured this out.

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April 26 is #TheDayThatMusicCares - a chance for us to get together and give back to our communities. My son and I regularly volunteer at our local animal shelter, so I stopped by today to walk this lovely lady. Butters is a young pibble/bulldog mix,

Mastering studio build update: We’re... not done... yet! But we are inching toward a finish line that I can’t quite see. Truly, my construction team, helmed by contractor Loren Moore and foreman Win Walker, have been outstanding, thorough

Everything seems to be “the last thing we do” in construction. Tile - the last thing we do. Painting - the last thing we do. Staining the window trim - the last thing we do. We’re in the last stage, and it feels like we are crawling

My before / after @recordingacademy pics! You can put me in a dress and (very low) heels but I’m still more comfortable posing in front of DTLA graffiti than walking the red carpet. More about the show, the celebrations, the joy, the MUSIC late

Grammy week photo dump #1:

Photo #1 - the annual Biltmore Hotel elevator infinity selfie
Photo #2 - posing with @heiditrefethen, @frickinanna and Nick Sullivan at the @prodengwing and @songcompwing celebration of craft, honoring our own Leslie Ann J

Each day brings us closer to the end. We’re 9 months into construction and - thank you, Loren Moore Construction! - pretty much on time and on budget. The cedar shingles on the exterior are exquisite and smell delicious when it rains. I’m

I'm honored and grateful beyond words to be part of the team preserving the Louis and Bebe Barron tape collection. The Barrons were seminal tape-based composers, working on experimental 1/4" tape recordings back when Bill Haley was still rocking

These are spectral view screenshots from @izotopeinc RX 10 of newly digitized recordings created in the 1950s and 1960s using custom designed and built circuits. They were recorded onto 1/4” analog tape, mostly at 7.5 and/or 15 ips. When I say

Mastering studio build update: we have walls! The center wall has offset studs. The front walls (between the storage closet and machine room) are angled. The ceiling is 10 feet tall (before flooring and tongue and groove). Rough electrical started th

Handsome/derpy picture of my dog, Rooster as a Friday palate cleanser. Sometimes I wish he was chill enough to be a good studio dog, but he barks and zooms and destroys all his toys. Still love him though! #studiodog #underbite