While on a I roll this AM I meant to mention in the previous post but Paul Muller and I are working on our next podcast featuring the music of composer Steve Moshier. This episode should be published sometime in March.
In the interim give a listen to our last episode which featured the music of micro tonality Peter Thoegersen. This cast is on Soundcloud at http://soundcloud.com/jimgoodinpaulmuller/jim-goodin-paul-muller-podcast#share, come follow us.
I’m making good progress on my release for the February RPM Challenge. I’m doing a long overdue guitar based record with so far a mix of 12 and 6 string improvisations and a couple of wild hares. I have around 8 pieces done and hope to do a couple more before packaging. This will both a physical CD and online distribution through Bandcamp.
One issue that is fighting me a bit is I’m using a Fender 12 I was given several years ago. Though the neck is not great it was settled enough to begin the project however I’ve had some drift. I tried a neck tweak a couple of times of the truss rod but so far not there.
This records has spurned my interest in working with the 12 string so probably another instrument is on the radar.
Tentative title will be Burst from the Sky, Take Flight.
Later…
Online music colleague Paul Muller and I kicked off a new podcast for the year. This episode features the music of micro tonal, poly tempic composer, drummer, doctoral candidate in composition, Peter Thoegersen.
This one hour plus cast, published this last weekend Feb 4th 2012, was quite innovative for Paul and I to produce in that we plus guest commentator Chris Vaisvil we’re all live to hard disc recording via Skype.
Check out the cast on Soundcloud at http://soundcloud.com/jimgoodinpaulmuller/jim-goodin-paul-muller-podcast#share.
Next episode slated for sometime in March will feature experimental composer and leader of the Lizard Skin Ensemble, Steve Moshier.
I’m way behind updating this page but that doesn’t mean my music hasn’t been flowing and inactive, quite contrary. I will say over last year I’ve been launching a new direction in mobile app development and in Oct. released my first app for Apple devices. For info on that visit my page woodandwireware.wordpress.com.
On the music front for last several years I have experimented with a number of instruments in my work with many being fretless. In recent weeks I have been experiencing a return to the solo fretted guitar, a foundation I pursued for much of my musical adult life. I’m playing a lot of 12 string guitar currently and am participating this month in the RPM Challenge an online event that celebrates the spirit of encouraging musicians to release a cd of their work all done and produced in the month of February. I have been part of this event since 2007.
I’m excited about the prices and sound that at coming together for this record, it’s been a while since I hav put out a focused body of work and I’m excited about doing that.
Stay tuned for news on this new release.
A track titled Grapes of Wrath from my recent NinJam collaboration with Steve Moyes was added to the Post-Whatever SoundCloud group.
Steve and I, musical collaborators since meeting via the ReUse project, a CD I produced for the CT-Collective online community, are part of the band Digitsignal. Steve lives in England and we have recently completed two NinJam sessions with the first yielding a three track EP titled Growing Towards the Sun, available on Bandcamp.
Wood and Wire Music is pleased to announce a new EP release by Steve Moyes and Jim Goodin.
The EP titled Growing Towards the Sun with a lovely photographic image by Luis Argerich, features song titles all inspired by plants. The three songs are ‘Cactus‘, ‘Money Tree‘ and ‘Aloe‘. The EP digital download is available on Bandcamp.com at a ‘name your own price’.
Moyes who lives in England and Goodin in the United States collaborated live for this recording through the real-time audio streaming software NinJam. Moyes performed on electric guitar, effects and computer and Goodin, electric violin, effects and loops.
Download Growing Towards the Sun at http://stevemoyes.bandcamp.com/album/jim-goodin-steve-moyes-growing-towards-the-sun.
Goodin and Moyes are part of the virtual web streaming band Digitsignal, ImprovFriday and Loopers-Delight.
I don’t keep enough posts going on with my personal blog here as I’m in heavy production often on the WhatsNewAtImProvFriday blog so please follow my thoughts on that one. However this all said I do want to pass on that a piece of mine, Window, was chosen for Alt-Classical.com. It’s a looped violin piece that I did for a previous ImprovFriday thread. Here is the link to my piece which special thanks to ImprovFriday colleague Paul Muller who nominated my work. Window.
