New Mexico Hispano Music Awards. Monitoring the record feed and the playback feed to FOH.

A four hour event. Aye. Turning into five.

Mixing on the amazing analog Mackie 402.

So here I am in the second of three services. The one for broadcast later tonight. Finding that delicate balance of live and tv mix.

This has been relatively an easy mix. Skip, a short video, solos by Nick , Jenn, and Kenny. A small black gospel choir. A kids choir. The worship band. And a partridge in a pinon tree.

So I am grateful for a job. A staff that is grateful for me. And I hope and pray many lives are touch today and tonite from all over.

Merry Christmas

So this is my winter wonderland...I know. Not a lot it. But enough to cancel schools around here. Wimps. When I was a kid...2 feet...uphill..yeah yeah. Seriously you don't want to drive around Burque with all these drivers who don't know how drive in the snow. And unfortunately work is only on a two hour delay. Sheesh.

So as usual, everything melted, and I made my way to the chapel, and sound checked a guest band for tomorrow night. Celtic bluegrass folk music. Hammered dulcimer and all. Should be a good night for all. Speaking of HD, has anyone mic'ed up a hammered dulcimer?

No? Oh well. Lucky for me, she has pickups, so I plopped down 2 di's went on my way . I'll let you know how it went.

Later

A few changes....

Ok. I am going to change the direction of this blog. I want to use this one to talk tech. More gear. Reviews. Rants. Raves. Observations. And such. For more on my personal life and thoughts, I am posting on a new blog call Me Myself I. I know, really original. It will change at some point. So for audio, video, lighting, production stuff, hang out here. For the other side of things, be sure to check out my other one.

Thanks

I'd like to give a shout out to the man with guit fiddle. Mr. Del Puckett.
Carrying his computer around with a web cam, interviewing me like a rock star. Check it out.

And so it begins again...

Another weekend of being a sound victim.

Going to Redding California and Gilbert Arizona with Jeremy Riddle and his drummer Brandon McCoy.

The victimization started early. After having to get up early, my door knob came apart walking out the door. Then I ended up behind one of ABQ's finest and couldn't make up time. Check in was smooth. Thank you Southwest Airlines. Security was packed. 4 lines going to 3 checkers. Then I forgot about a pair of wire strippers in my backpack. Under 7 inches got to keep them. My flight is rapidly approaching. Rush to the gate. And waited for ten minutes to embark. Small passenger count. Ahh. Get to stretch out and listen to music. But wait. Ipod out of juice. Oh well. Sit back and watch the Arizona landscape pass by. Definitey the victim.

So what does the media think of our candidates....

Here's an interesting study about the negative coverage of
the presidential candidates. Wonder who they want to win?!?!

Undecided

Experts say that this election is going to be decided by the "undecided voters," the seven percent of voters, who after two years of this campaign, are still undecided.

Scary to think that the future of this country is going to be decided by people who just can't make up their mind. Is this wise?

- Craig Ferguson