Mike McGee’s Podcast: Episode 14
Theme: Bryce Dumont – “Raincoat”
Interviewee: Joshua Walters
(http://www.joshuaawalters.com)
Song/Track: Joshua Walters’ “To Feed” (used with permission)
Closing music: Guitar by Jimmy Newell
Notable links: San José Poetry Slam
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This entry was written by Mike McGee, posted on 15 January, 2009 at 6:54 AM, filed under Personal Updates, Podcast and tagged episode, joshua walters, mike mcgee's podcast, Podcast, recording, san josé poetry slam, sweetness. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Shane, C.R. and I went into a studio this week to record our second, as yet untitled album. It took us about sixteen hours to lay down 11 basic tracks, with four of them being pretty much done as is.
We were there for the majority of two days, unlike the week and two studios it took to create our first album.
This one’s gonna sound pretty sweet, pretty, and sweet. Certain tracks are going to bump, others will lull. The rest are very much T.O.F.U.
Mine and Shane’s work on it is done; now it’s just up to C.R. to bust out his producer wand and make it all gibe and jam. He and I will be at Lime (formerly Rime) on The Drive this Monday night.
So, I am just relaxing in Vancouver through the weekend. It’s great, but cold and wet.
Got to hang out with K80 F-S and a whole slew of Van peeps. I’ll see Alvin Lau this weekend, and then I’ll see Miss Knowles for a couple of days. Man, is she ever missed…
Oh! This is pretty sweet too…
Word to the nerd.
2007: Go For It!
This entry was written by Mike McGee, posted on 14 December, 2007 at 8:47 AM, filed under Uncategorized and tagged alvin lau, c.r. avery, indiana jones, k80 f-s, miss knowles, new album, recording, shane koyczan, sweetness, tons of fun university, Vancouver. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Shane, C.R. and I went into a studio this week to record our second, as yet untitled album. It took us about sixteen hours to lay down 11 basic tracks, with four of them being pretty much done as is.
We were there for the majority of two days, unlike the week and two studios it took to create our first album.
This one’s gonna sound pretty sweet, pretty, and sweet. Certain tracks are going to bump, others will lull. The rest are very much T.O.F.U.
Mine and Shane’s work on it is done; now it’s just up to C.R. to bust out his producer wand and make it all gibe and jam. He and I will be at Lime (formerly Rime) on The Drive this Monday night.
So, I am just relaxing in Vancouver through the weekend. It’s great, but cold and wet.
Got to hang out with K80 F-S and a whole slew of Van peeps. I’ll see Alvin Lau this weekend, and then I’ll see Miss Knowles for a couple of days. Man, is she ever missed…
Oh! This is pretty sweet too…
Word to the nerd.
2007: Go For It!
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A strange*, productive** December:
*Got mugged with Joshua Walters last week on my way to (and a block away from) the Berkeley Poetry Slam. They took my wallet and Joshua’s cash. Joshua and I were and are fine. Be careful, East Bay. No pity please, we’re seriously fine, but people need to know what’s up around that area.
**Updated http://www.mikemcgee.net to be powered by WordPress. I think it’s looking good, but it will change a lot over the next year.
*/**Deleted my Myspace account after threatening to do so for about a year. I’m a douche, but I feel liberated.
*/**Went through such emotional growth with Miss Knowles that, by almost breaking up, we’re stronger than ever. Anyone else go through something like this?
**Anytime I’ve been in San Jose this year I’ve been very diligent in giving away most of my possessions. I’ve yard-sold my shit at Barefoot Coffee Roasters. I’ve donated stuff to thrift stores. This time, I gave Goodwill a shit-ton of my clothes, mostly stuff a size or two too big for me. I hope to keep only my sports collection and the bare minimum of what I need to enjoy my life of stuffs.
*I’ve been eating too many hamburgers. This unusual craving will not die. Denny’s hamburgers no less.
The rest is re-posted from http://www.MikeMcGee.net:
I used to record quite a bit of spoken word. Taking on my own podcast last year (http://mikemcgee.libsyn.com) has really gotten me back into the swing of recording voices.
Over the last year, I’ve become very good friends with a very skilled singer/songwriter named Travis Bilenski. We hang out at the greatest coffee shop in the Bay Area (maybe even the west coast).
[By the way, my friend and confidant, Ben Henderson, formerly of my favorite San José band – Delta Activity – wanted me to mention that he is standing next to me as I write this.]
Anyhow, TB and I decided to try to make a good record of his tunes. They are lovely and sad and marvelous and need to be heard. So earlier this week, we started some recording test sessions and have come up with some swell results.
Click here to listen to “Church Music” by Mr. Bilenski, or right click the link and download it for your collection. It is not mixed or mastered, but merely a raw recording of one of my favorite songs of his, and I believe others may enjoy it too. These sessions should parlay into a full on live album, as tonight we just recorded seven of his songs in front of a nice crowd here at Barefoot Coffee Roasters in Santa Clara, Calif.
Let Travis know what you think of his stuff at his Myspace profile: http://www.myspace.com/doesntrhymegood
Good things are coming out of this boys hands and mouth and I really hope people tune into him. He’s a very bright light.
This entry was written by Mike McGee, posted on 8 December, 2007 at 2:21 PM, filed under Personal Updates and tagged barefoot coffee roasters, church music, live performance, recording, santa clara, travis bilenski. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
I used to record quite a bit of spoken word. Taking on my own podcast last year (http://mikemcgee.libsyn.com) has really gotten me back into the swing of recording voices.
Over the last year, I’ve become very good friends with a very skilled singer/songwriter named Travis Bilenski. We hang out at the greatest coffee shop in the Bay Area (maybe even the west coast).
[By the way, my friend and confidant, Ben Henderson, formerly of my favorite San José band – Delta Activity – wanted me to mention that he is standing next to me as I write this.]
Anyhow, TB and I decided to try to make a good record of his tunes. They are lovely and sad and marvelous and need to be heard. So earlier this week, we started some recording test sessions and have come up with some swell results.
Click here to listen to “Church Music” by Mr. Bilenski, or right click the link and download it for your collection. It is not mixed or mastered, but merely a raw recording of one of my favorite songs of his, and I believe others may enjoy it too. These sessions should parlay into a full on live album, as tonight we just recorded seven of his songs in front of a nice crowd here at Barefoot Coffee Roasters in Santa Clara, Calif.
Let Travis know what you think of his stuff at his Myspace profile: http://www.myspace.com/doesntrhymegood
Good things are coming out of this boys hands and mouth and I really hope people tune into him. He’s a very bright light.
This entry was written by Mike McGee, posted on at 4:47 AM, filed under Uncategorized and tagged barefoot coffee roasters, church music, live performance, recording, santa clara, travis bilenski. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
