Very possibly our most controversial and divisive podcast yet, we explore what to some (if there are any others like me) is beautiful and cool and to others may be absolutely hideous garbage: music played backwards and/or sped up just for the fun of it.
I specifically request your opinion on this one, so please leave a comment! And don’t just respond if you agree with me! My wife will be your friend if you don’t. (I will too, I promise.)
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No, I’m not mad. I’m talking about the celtic-american-folk family group. I spoke with Dad Marco and one of the three daughters, Liz. Very interesting family and they’ve done some great things musically. And they’re actually pretty good about getting their music out there (unlike some people I know). Listen to this stuff. If you like, go to www.fiddle-sticks.com. They’re also on iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, and Deseret Book.
At the very end that’s me imitating a song of theirs on piano. |
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R Ahrens, currently a family man and an attorney living in New Jersey, had a band in college called the Ahrens Band. As it turns out, he’s the brother of my wife’s former missionary companion, so I feel we’re pretty close. Seriously, we’ve enjoyed his CD for many years and I regard him as a great songwriter. And very funny. See if you hear what I hear. |
Me playing with a cassette tape deck, seeing what it does to the sound to overdrive it. Some of the distortion is from overdriving the input, probably, and some from analog tape saturation. Either way, it sounds coooool! I explain what’s going on in dumb-person terms.
I really do have some real podcast episodes coming up.
…for a real episode, here’s a spontaneous recording of So Fine, an old Sibling Revelry classic, and one of the first songs I wrote, in a different feel than the original, which only exists on our first album, which was a tape, and which is a little hard to come by. Enjoy!
It’s been a little while but it’s good to be back! This is another in-between episode where I basically play some neat music while playing with a toy I’m borrowing from the custodial manager guy I know from work called an Aural Exciter. I forgot to mention that plugin versions of exiters exist, some of them free (the free ones don’t sound as good as this hardware one, however–the non-free ones probably sound quite good, including one I’ve demo-ed, “Character”, by TC Electronics.) I also play a new recording of one of my songs. Enjoy!
On this day of love, we explore some great love songs, some well-known and some never before heard until today! Have a great Valentine’s Day!
Not wanting it to get lost in the shuffle of the Christmas season, we now bring you our Christmas episode to kick-off the new year! Chris, Clayton and special guest Courtney (another of Clayton’s talented sisters) try to get to the root of what makes Christmas music Christmas music. So grab yourself a glass of eggnog (check the expiration date first) and some leftover Christmas cookies (oh, who are we kidding), and settle in for what could be our funnest episode yet!
Be sure to check out Courtney’s website at www.courtneyatack.com to learn more about her and her music.
Here’s another “in between” episode. I share a couple of nerdy engineer tricks. (1) How to fatten a vocal sound (one method), that I learned from the mixing engineer of InsideOut, and (2) Overdrive, on a piano. Also, my new favorite song, well, at least a catchy one I was listening to the other day–a remix of Umbrella, a song by Marie Digby. Enjoy!
–Clayton
If you enjoyed Episode 3 where we introduced you to the amazing A Cappella sounds of InsideOut, you’ll love our interview with Kimball Brown. Kimball gives us the insight into how they put together the talents of group members and come up with the finished products.
Enjoy! And don’t forget to send us leads on musicians you think Should Be Famous.
Link: www.insideout-acappella.com
In between episodes sometimes I’d like to do what I’ve done here–post some music I or maybe Skye or somebody has done recently that’s neat, even if it isn’t a complete, polished recording. Here are a couple of kids’ songs I tailored for Halloween this year (sang them at a neighborhood Halloween party)–Itsy Bitsy Spider and If You’re Scared and You Know It. Also a cool thing on guitar in Open D tuning, and another guitar/voice thing I’ve meant to turn into a song. Enjoy, and tune in next time for InsideOut A Cappella Part 2!
Should Be Famous Episode 3.5: Musical Interlude--Haloween and Drop D Guitar [11:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (372)Who needs instruments when you can do things with your voice that normal humans can’t? InsideOut, a wicked-cool A Cappella group, certainly don’t need instruments. In this podcast, we introduce you to this group who’s talents you’ll have to hear to believe. Ever curious about what drives musicians to do what they do, Chris asks the Pixton duo if they’d let personal stances get in the way of a chance for nation-wide exposure. And don’t forget, we’d love to hear about people you know who’s musical talent might be rotting in obscurity. Send us an email or leave a comment. Thanks, as always, for listening!
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Should Be Famous Episode 3: InsideOut A Cappella [28:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (431)If it was your 35th birthday and you could have anything in the world, what would you want? If you’re Clayton Pixton, it’d be to be featured on the hottest new music podcast – Should Be Famous! Co-hosts Skye and Chris pulled a few strings and made that wish come true for Clayton’s birthday. This episode features some of Clayton’s music as well as an interesting discussion on a music hot-button topic: freebies. Hear what these three have to say about free music downloads. Thanks for listening, and don’t forget to send us your input. We’d love to know what you’d like to hear on this podcast.
Should Be Famous Episode 2: Clayton's Birthday Episode [28:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (405)The best thing to happen to music has finally happened…Episode 1 of the long-anticipated Should Be Famous podcast is live for the world to hear. On this inaugural episode, you’ll meet your hosts Clayton, Skye and Chris. We get things started with a dramatization of the struggle of one would-be musician. And as if that weren’t cool enough, they’ll introduce you to special guest Ethan Okura. Sit back, enjoy, and remember that this is our first go at it.
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Here’s a link to Ethan Okura’s Japanese Love Song.
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