Performing
Continuumusic Live PA Hire Department Goes Digital!
Continuumusic is excited to announce that we have upgraded our mixing technology for our PA hire department. We’ve gone completely digital on all our hire systems….. and wireless! (*except for the smallest rig which is just designed for a single mic and an iPod connection. It’d be overkill to change that so we are keeping…
Read MoreThe Pay to Play Argument
The internet can be a harsh place if you have an opinion. The short answer to it is not to have one I guess and I do try to do that most of the time. Especially on Facebook. Some of my biggest regrets have come from commenting on Facebook. I’m sure I’m not alone in…
Read MoreThe Cavern Mirror
I got asked again the other night whether the mirror in The Cavern (our most popular rehearsal studio) was actually two way glass and if there might be a secret room behind it. I wish! Wouldn’t that be awesome? If it was some secret place where high level record company execs hid out and watched your…
Read MoreSinging lessons with no singing required?
I wear a lot of hats. Sound Engineer, small business owner, studio manager, musician, songwriter, performer, video editor, author, web designer, graphic artist, blogger, electrician, carpenter, plumber, painter, gardener and cleaner. I’m also a father and husband. But I think the hat that I wear that brings me the most joy (other than the father/husband…
Read MoreClover Moore’s 57 point plan to revive the live music scene.
We’ve been doing live sound for venues for almost 20 years. Sometimes we’re contracted by the venue, sometimes a promoter, sometimes the band. Other times we have actually run the live music portion of a venue for them, including booking the bands, handling the promotion, dealing with the ticketing and, of course, lugging in the…
Read MoreReal Estate and the Alpha Experiment
My apologies for not writing a blog in a few weeks. It’s been pretty hectic in my household recently and blogging has been something that has just been beyond my ability to get my head around. First of all we were looking at buying the house we are currently renting. We put in an offer…
Read MoreMusicians are getting better, even if music isn’t.
I could be just getting old and jaded but I’m rarely wowed by a new song these days. What I am wowed by though is the level of musicianship I’m seeing from young people. As I’ve mentioned before, I am one of the judges of Warringah Council’s “Northern Composure” band competition. I’ve been doing that…
Read MoreFour reasons we strive to better our musical performance
Why do we strive to better our own musical performance? I can think of four reasons other than economic ones in the following order of importance. To get increased emotional enjoyment from hearing things that are pleasurable to our ears So we can demonstrate our abilities and/or be relied upon to satisfactorily perform with others…
Read MoreStardom: You’re doing it wrong.
All of these things I have done. ….and I am not a star. They are the stupid things that have held me back. I have done them and am now listing them so you don’t have to. I give you permission to use this list. Pin it on the wall next to your bathroom mirror…
Read MoreNorthern Composure
Warringah Counil’s “Northern Composure” youth band competition is rolling around again. Continuumusic has been a sponsor of the band comp since its inception and I’ve been one of the judges. I’m also the house sound engineer at Yo-Yo’s (the venue that the competition is run from). I’ve had the pleasure of mixing some of the…
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