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Today I taped an episode of the Indie Music Show.

Last week they invited me to come on the show and perform a couple original songs, so I gladly took them up on it. I was pretty nervous, but Mark and all the crew were incredibly nice, professional and patient with me as I settled in and performed “Something About You” and “Honey Wine” while the cameras rolled. It wasn’t my best performance ever, but the atmosphere was pretty laid back and I had a lot of fun with it.

Lisa took lots of pictures during the recording session.

The show will be edited in about 6-8 weeks and should air on Channel 17 sometime then. I’ll post a link when it goes on YouTube around the same time.

Next up: Busking at the Comic Con! In a couple days I’ll be leaving for San Diego where I’ll be playing the ukulele for the crowd as I sell my comic books.

I wrote my first love song today and recorded a demo of it. It’s called “Fear”.

I still think it needs work and I may revisit it later. (This has now become my standard disclaimer.)

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Here’s another of my ukulele recordings from the Beatles catalog.

It’s been said that George Harrison’s music is easily translated for the ukulele (and he loved playing the uke), and I have taught myself a few of his songs. Personally, I favor Lennon/McCartney compositions and I think they’re quite fun to play.

This one is stripped down to just the basic tracks with no reverb effects. I think it’s more up-front and personal that way.

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My latest recording on the Zoom is one of my favorite Beatles tunes. I recorded it in my car in a restaurant parking lot while waiting for some Italian take-out.

I really just wanted an excuse to double-track my vocals.

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Recently I got myself a Zoom H4 portable multi-track recorder so I could start recording the progress of my ukulele playing. It’s really slick and is really easy to use.

I tested it out by recording my rendition of Eric Clapton’s “Wonderful Tonight”. I think the quality of the Zoom sounds pretty darn good.

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