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Surviving the zombie apocalypse step 1: cooperation

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Created: 31 August 2020
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We're still a fundamentally cooperative species, that counts.
Take the heat out of it and that's what we are. Like dolphins. Ok maybe not like Dolphins, work with me here...
and by doing so help me accidentally make the point.
For some reason, some folk want us to be angry & afraid.
Not good reasons and not great emotions.
There's still some basic human decency out there, even if it seems in short supply, even if it seems only on one side of the line.
The only ideology that lives on that other side of the line is Fear. It makes people crazy.
And it's not true.
This Fear they ask you to experience requires a belief that there is something different between you and me.
And there isn't.
Not in any compelling biological way.
Not in any way that an Alien coming to earth could pick up.
We abide what we walk past.
Our first duty is non cooperation with evil.
That can be expressed in cooperating with good.
We hope you find that goodness in your neighbour, your friend, and that you realise that there are more people who want peaceful change than those who want war and the same again.
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Stormcellar joint SBS Members Choice award winner for 2020!

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Created: 30 August 2020

Just found out Stormcellar is 2020 joint winner of the Sydney Blues Society Members Choice awards. Again...
Congrats to the award sharing Milena Barrett Band, the Foreday Riders and Shane Pacey Trio.

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Recording, tech gremlins, ep 10, Twitter twooting and facebox sopabook.

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Created: 29 August 2020

No hang on I mean facebook soapbox.

I am trying to grow our tweeter twoot thing cos I am trying to keep weaning us off FB for talking to our mates but our mates have habits of using the platform so it's a thing. Working on it.

I am not sure whether I am an appropriate twooter but I'm no worse than...anyway.

So yeah. Recording huh?

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Coggers added a 12 port Digital Audio Converter and some new mics, we can split the audio mix for a signal send to the stream and one to the recorder. That gives us the ability to tweak the mix a bit if we want to get all High Fidelity.

It means if we have a good moment, we can capture it well, mix it and um...err...stuff. But good stuff.

Of course, challenging the gods of Tech may lead to some smiting.

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Midway through ep 10 the Mixer unit just plain disappeared from the mixing software. wham gone. Have no idea how I did it. Not sure if it was me. Got it back reasonably swiftly but that was a new one for me. 

The recording system also had a momentary hiccup and we need to adjust the mics a bit - all of which is consistent with doing this gradually and step by step.

It is a lot of wires and software. All things considered, it was acceptable chaos. Mind you, when Fox started acting out the migration of Ducks in the backyard I lost it and was not sure I was going to get it back. You had to be there. 

In short - UP YOURS FACEBOOK (still my position, yes I am still using it for marketing, yes I am conflicted, then again it is the end of the world so not sure really where to go from here)...where was I? Oh yeah BOOOO!!! I mean...

Cheers to Colin who is now our first twitch Mod. Cheers to Bec for the latest in What Next Tech To Blow Up and to Mr Coggins for excellent tech bits.  Oh also song development is back on and you know how I like that. So. yes. end of world. Meanwhile, this.

 


Also also: www.paypal.me/stormcellaband is the place to send us energy, cos that's the way things work these days

 

 

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Video retrospective 18 - Heavy Weather

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Created: 28 August 2020

Video retrospective #18 - we wrote this in Indianapolis in 2016, so freaky how relevant it still is. Yikes. 'Heavy Weather' 

 

 

 

 

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Downtime episode 10 - thurs 27 7:30 central

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Created: 27 August 2020

We added more things that can go wrong to the audio chain, today. We will find out if it all works...
Tomorrow.
When we do Episode 10. Think it's crazy out there? I have a rhythm section in my garden.
catch it in the studio audience on discord or at twitch.tv/stormcellarband. 10:30 am Friday sydney time and 7:30pm central US time. Downtime. All the time. Sometimes. These times.

 

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MJEB Video Retrospective #16 - Sail Away

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Created: 25 August 2020

Ahhh so calm.

Filmed one man guerrilla style on the street near Central in downtown Sydney, with a line in from the guitar, a Zoom HN6 and a Random Red Haired 'Adult Beverage' Influenced Rando who sat down to watch. We couldn't make this stuff up.

 

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  3. Downtime ep 9 - The Smile Episode US time Thursday 20 Aug 7:30 central
  4. Video Retro #14 - Matt Southon at Crab 1
  5. Next tech steps for Downtime.
  6. Happy Birthday Sam! Video retro 13
  7. #11 in the MJEB video Retrospective - Chase the dragon
  8. MJEB retropsectivideo #10 We the people!
  9. Unexpectedly swift progress towards new recordings
  10. MJEB Video retrospective 10! Documentary
  11. Epsiode 8 - a different day, no, literally.
  12. Downtime Episode 8 this Wednesday 12 aug (US time).
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