The Blairnt Central Studio Log

5-7-08 - I've been having a lot of fun goofing around with this silly Microsoft Movie Maker program. It seems pretty cool for making home movies and slide shows of home videos and photos etc. Here are a few slide shows of some fly fishing trips to Montana featuring Blairnt Central music.

Poker for Plastic Turtles - Montana 2006

Did it Again and The King - Montana 2007

Trout Bum - Montana October 2007 Part 1

Double Plus Good - Montana October 2007 Part 2

4-30-08 - Here is a new tune to check out while the new CD gets put through the artwork ringer.

The New Freedom

This tune is dedicated to Aaron Russo (February 14, 1943 - August 24, 2007 - RIP Aaron)

and Ron Paul (for being a true patriot).

3-17-08 - Here is a little test mix of a yet to be completed, yet to be named song from the yet to be titled CD to be released on some yet to be announced date.

click to listen -->> Untitled <<-- click to listen

2-4-08 - On the upside... the new yet to be named CD will be released in a month or two, stay tuned.

2-4-08 - Arrgg... Is the US Media fair and balanced? Just look at these poll results and tell me that we don't have a media blackout. This is a poll taken right after the CNN debate where Ron Paul was snubbed and given only a fraction of the time that every other candidate got. I know this doesn't have much to do with music. But I'm mad as hell and am not going to take it anymore. Go Ron Paul!

Click the thumbnail above to take a look at the poll.

12-10-07 - I plan on doing a lot more music with other musicians around the world so I've created a new page called "The Collaboration Corner" this is where I'll be posting incomplete songs, rough mixes, music idea's, stupid riffs, and other stuff for collaborating with other musicians around the globe. So... lets make some music!

11-12-07 - Well, The World Watches TV has grown into a beast that likes company so I'll post this rough mix version for those who need a copy to work with... ok the technical stuff is that it's basically 4/4 at 120bpm. So that wasn't so technical after all. Oh yes I will indeed go all around the beat at moments but the parts of concern will be within those parameters. Good luck musical brethren...

BTW, I hope you have broadband access! So far the song is nearly 26 minutes long and is still evolving.

The World Watches TV (working mix 2)

10-16-07 - One mix of a couple of versions...

Double Plus Good  -  By Blairnt Central

9-28-07 - Part one of the new project, likely this will end up slightly different so this will be mix number one.

The World Watches TV  ---  By Blairnt Central

9-28-07 - Just another little update, I got an email a while back about a review of the Organic CD on the UK Music Journal Metal Haven, seems like they like it OK. You can read the review at this link: http://metalhaven.livejournal.com/22297.html

9-28-07 - I just unleashed this new tune to the public and Nexus Radio has picked up the tune for airplay... Hmmm... I never knew anybody listens to this stuff. Click here to read reviews on this song.

Click here to download and listen to "I Do Not Recall"

9-17-07 - Back from the land of many fish. This is the latest tune... enjoy!

Not Much Sense  ---  By Blairnt Central

8-14-07 - I haven't updated this page in a while... this always happens about this time of year. Montana's fly fishing streams call me away from the studio. Well not totally but my trout chasing exploits tend to slow down the recording process. However I'll leave you with this demo mix of one of my latest tunes called trout bum, just click on the link below to listen to the mp3...

Trout Bum

5-1-07 - Of course recording continues on the new CD, and another CD is in the process of getting prepared for mixing and will soon be shipped off to Brazil. I've had a request to post some BP history in the form of the first song I had ever recorded... So with a borrowed 4 track, borrowed bass and no idea what I was doing I made up this song:

1st 4track tune

4-13-07 - Yikes Friday the 13th. Actually I feel pretty lucky. I forgot to post this song the other day.

If I Was a Band  (demo mix)

4-11-07 - The new CD is in the final recording stages before it gets sent to Geraldo Darbilly's studio in Brazil for mixing. Here are a few more demo mixes:

WTC7 (alternate mix)

Iraq For Sale

Mr. Bill

3-17-07 - The new progressive instrumental "WTC7" is finished and a demo mix is posted for all to hear. One of these days I'm going to quit posting complete songs so somebody will buy some CD's... But until then... Ha, ha, ha... ya hooooo... 

3-7-07 - The new sustainer guitar (a stunt guitar outfitted with a fernandes sustainer unit and kill button) is finally finished, the ol' Ibanez Roadstar II aka Mr. Bill lives on! So I had to go home and record this tune after work yesterday...

Texas Toll Road

You can read about the Texas Toll Road (Texas Corridor land grab) by going to the video from the link below. I do not live in Texas but I do not want to see this sort of thing happening in our country...


Watch the video and learn more about Gov. Perry and his schemes to take a HALF MILLION ACRES of Texans homes, via eminent domain, so foreign corporations can profit. Gov. Perry is also forcing tolls on freeways we’ve already paid for all across Texas!
 

3-2-07 - I spent the day finishing guitar, bass, and keyboard parts and gave these tunes a rough mix...

Blue Guitar

Love Somebody

Billy Ray (remix with new guitar)

Red Button

3-2-07 - Hello everyone... well it's friday evening and I'm waiting for a Dr. clinic to close so I can work on the computer network so here is a little update. I've been playing lately with an un orthodox drum setup that works really well actually, figured I'd post a photo. The guitar work always continues. Some solos on the end of Billy Ray have been re-recorded so I'll have to remix the tune sometime. I also finished a song called "Red Button" which contains some great ripping slide guitar solos done by my buddy Don Stone. Don also recorded some great slide guitar solos on another yet to be named tune. As an interesting little side note the cool guitar sound on the second half of the song Love Somebody played by Don just may have a sound and tone you might recognize if you are a KingsX fan. Ty Tabor the guitar player for KingsX used the very guitar amp as one of two setups he used to record "Out of the Silent Planet" and "Gretchen goes to Nebraska" and parts of "Ear Candy" as well as a lot of shows on the road. Don bought the setup from Ty, he's also got a really cool certificate of authenticity signed by Ty. So a little piece of KingsX history continues to thrive at Blairnt Central. Aside from the music production side of things I've been having some fun tearing apart guitars... sizzling wire and the smell of the dremel on guitar bodies have permeated the air at Blairnt also with the help of cohorts Don Stone and the soldering wizardry of Steve Brown who btw is also a great musician and guitar player himself. It's been a bit of a tone quest lately around here. So I started out looking into a Fernandes sustainer and what I found was this used Fernandes guitar on the net with one installed for the same cost... bingo. Not sure what to do with the guitar now but the electronics are way cool. The guitar was not. I also burned through an Ibanez RG370 trying to make it work for my sustainer guitar... almost but not quite. I needed a locking tremolo system and this one I just couldn't hang with for some reason. Guitar number 2 will likely end up with a blocked tremolo and a raised nut to make a great open tuned slide guitar. I quickly snatched my mid 80's Ibanez roadstar II back from the music store that my good buddies run. It's a good thing that they are good buddies and hadn't done anything with the guitar yet as I had previously traded it to them. So now the stunt guitar customizing continues with the good old tried and true platform of the roadstar II. Kill button, locking trem, and infinite sustain. YES! My fondness for the Gibson Les Paul double cutaway finally got the best of me and let me just say this... TONE! TONE! TONE! That's what I'm talkin" bout! OK, gotta get to work now. More to come...

2-18-07 - A song I recorded for dear ol' Dad - Billy Ray (this is the 1st mix, 2nd mix with new guitar parts coming soon)... many more tunes to come...

1-22-07 - ORGANIC now available on apple iTunes just click on the icon...

1-21-07 - I finished tracking the horns and guitars on Thanks Frank. Here is a demo mix.

mp3 download: Thank Frank (The Deathless Horsie Rides Again)

1-20-07 - I just started tracking a new song dedicated to Frank Zappa called "Thanks Frank" got drums, bass, and synth parts recorded today... we'll see what happens tomorrow. After watching the dub room special I just had to do it.

Music Is Best ~ Frank Zappa.

1-17-07 - just made this one up yesterday. New Tune: The Last Travan

1-11-07 - ORGANIC is finally available at cdbaby.com and soon to be available at itunes, amazon music, msn music, music match, sony connect, napster, mp3tunes, music now, music net... etc. etc. you get the picture. Please go buy a few hundred copies and mail them to everyone you know. On a side note drummer Colin Black from the band Burncell was out to Blairnt Central to do a little preliminary work on the new yet to be named CD we'll see how things work out in the coming months.

1-3-07 - I hope everybody had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year! I'm home today not feeling the greatest so I figured I'd post a little update while I was listening to the news and not working like I probably should be. Oh well back to the grind in the morning. I just finished a new song titled "Friendly Recruiter Guy" You can click on the following link to listen.

Friendly Recruiter Guy

The new CD ORGANIC is finally finished and in slow production. Organic will be available in another week or so on www.cdbaby.com as well as outlets such as amazon, itunes,  and msnmusic to name a few. If you would like to check out the CD you can listen to low-fi 128kb mp3 files by clicking on the titles of the songs listed below.

12-3-06 - Re- Recorded the organ part on the song Poker for Plastic Turtles on Saturday evening. Thanks to Gary Evans for playing the great organ part & solos. Sorry no remix for now... too many things to do. Also recorded drums, bass, and organ on a new yet to be titled blues song.

11-19-06 - I just finished recording "Bring Em' On" and have posted a demo mix of the tune... you can listen to it by clicking right here.

Warning This Song Contains Adult Language!

11-18-06 - Coming your way soon.

11-5-06 - After a couple of months off from the studio to do a little fly fishing in Montana I finally have had a few days to mess around recording. This is the latest offering it is a test mix of a song called "Poker For Plastic Turtles" you can click here to download. Stay tuned for the new CD "Organic" due out late next month.

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