The live sound course

So I was thinking about how to write something about what goes on in the current course.
Next thing you know, alchemea posts this video online as to make my life too easy:

Alchemea Live Audio Diploma moves to the Village Underground from Alchemea Audio College on Vimeo.

Don't try to spot me, I'm not in the clip as it was shot when the class was divided into 2 groups.
Still, Darryn and Marcel (from Holland :), unmistakable accent), are in it, they are the people who keep the course together. Nice folks.

(-this post was written very late/early in the morning, spelling mistakes will be taken out tomorrow-)

Music?

Sometimes it's all about the music.
Most of the times it isn't,
But sometimes it really is.

(to be played LouD)




Side note:
Thanks for the beer and biscuit smuggled past the UK border.

the uselessness

the uselessness' latest rehearsal recording.
Mix still a bit rough but usable.

BeautifullGirl Nuttelozen v2 by JudasProost

Available for download to get your day started on a bright note!

Belgium

I've given up on trying to explain the current situation in Belgium without using this clip in proper "hitchhikers' guide to the universe"-style.



Even for me it's hard to keep track of what's actually going on. Outside of Belgium nobody seems to know about the Belgian crisis.

http://blog.katania.be/2010/10/the-breakup-of-belgium/

Going on

To give an idea of stuff going on.
F.e the last few days:

• Sunday: 9am-5pm monitors lecture + practice at the Village Underground (north London)

• Monday: 9am-5pm monitors practical live band at the Village Underground, 8.30pm-late going out to see 'climate chaos in the south' with L at the Austrian Cultural forum (west London). www.climatechaos.be, nice but not super.
  

• Tuesday: 9am-5pm 'putting is all together' at Islington (Angel), 7 pm-late going out to see 'Flanders remembers concert' at the Royal hospital chapel with posh reception afterwards (Chelsea). String quartet + singers + a lot of Flemish people.
  
• Wednesday: 9am-4pm 'faultfinding' at Islington (Angel). 6pm-late Work experience at Alexandra palace with AbbyRoad liveherenow (have had better ones before)
• Thursday: visitors! from Belgium the Haa! Bringing adapters, beer and ginger bread! Spend the whole day running 'round London like mad men (Baker St, Camden, pub, f&c at Islington, Thames South bank walk, Brixton..), rather tiring.
  
• Friday: getting up early to go and have a walk at Hyde park with Mr and Ms C. Getting lost in the park. Rushing into practice time at Alchemea, rushing on to do work experience at The jamm in Brixton 'till late. We got thrown in, had to build the PA and mix 2 bands all by ourselves, Very stressful but worthwile.
  

• Today: Getting up early for practice session at Islington, grocery shopping, getting home and crashing on the couch. Watching TV and writing blog..
• Tomorrow: ....rest?...

It's not always like this, but overall pretty busy. You know when sometimes it all seems to be relentless and you can barely remember what you did the day before but you know you had a good time?

Next time I'll try for more details and less boring listings. I have to get the camera up and running again as well because this macbook thing isn't up to scratch.

Reboot

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End of blog part I
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Update

To keep things short:

It's all OK, but I'm Really busy.
A lot of juggling, still finding my feet: full schooldays, cooking, new flat, new area, people to visit, tons of books to read, school stuff to do, work experiences, guitar, mixing, jogging.

Myes.

Preparing yet again!

This Friday I'm leaving for the big smoke!

Preparing to do things right, big plans, small plans, exercise plans, the works.

We'll see, fingers crossed.

Update

Preparing for move-out,
preparing for storing my stuff,
preparing for playing music,
preparing for final theoretical at alchemea,
done final practical at alchemea (78%! on the euphonix CS300 + tape + pro tools),
preparing final alchemea assignments (2 down, 2 to finish),
preparing summer job (learning C++... oh my),
preparing lunch,
preparing gigs for the fellows,
preparing to pass on my flat,
preparing..


I'm in a preparing state of mind really.
So much things to do, time seems a hard thing to get a grip on.