Or maybe not..

So I thought about it...maybe I should keep the blog around, if only for jotting down a few thoughts and keeping my mind on music.I've been considering my goals for the next album. Aside from the usual 'pushing myself artistically' and so forth, there are some things I'd like to do that are more about process than art. There are some tools in my studio I'd like to find a way to shoehorn in to this process.First and foremost, I'd like to make a lot of use of the hours and hours of audio I've been capturing on my field recorder the last few years. I've got gigs of back yard recordings, walks in Chicago, construction sights, coffee makers, garage noises and every noisemaking toy my son has received since he was 3 that I can draw from. All of it is poorly cataloged and completely unorganized. That actually might be a good thing, since not knowing the source of a sound makes it easier to divorce your mind from that source and to think of the sound as something else. I'll be making heavy use of Adobe Audition for this, which I didn't have the last time I did an album.Another thing that needs to make it into the workflow is the iPad. Ideally, I'd like to start a track on it, or develop assets for a track using the various apps on it. I'm sure if I put my mind to it, I could do an entire track in Korg Gadget and Akai iMPC Pro. Samplr and probably the Thor app by Propellerheads would probably be a good fit.I'd like to find someone who plays hand drums to work with. A drummer would be really cool. Vocalists, obviously. I wish I could find an actual writer to help with the lyrics/thematic material.That's just a few of the points I'd like to hit. Obviously, there are modular workflows i'd like to explore as well. I've never really done percussion on the modular, and maybe that's something to be explored as well.I'm not going to guilt myself with deadlines or promises that I may not be able to keep, I'll just say that I'm going to make progress, steady progress, and it will be done when it's done.Do you want to contribute to my next album or broadcast? Contact me, and let me know what you have in mind.