I wrestled with this question while working on my next album. CDs have been dead to me as a consumer for a couple years now, but I realize that's not the way everyone feels. Not having a CD at all would be a weird barrier to many people in the really real world.

A lot of media are hesitant to write about anything without a CD (unless you have a super strong hook) and selling digital files at shows is still hard to do. CDs still give your music the stamp of... [more]
posted to MeFi Music by frenetic at 4:07 AM on July 23, 2008

It seems impossible to decide.

I guess I'd pick radio and TV, tied. Video Hits with Samantha Taylor got me obsessed with pop music. Local late-night alternative college radio got me obsessed with electronic and industrial music.

But I'm sure the biggest influence was the classic rock my dad played around the house and the little kids' turntable and throwaway disco records I was allowed to ruin. Everything else just steered that foundation in... [more]
posted to MeFi Music by frenetic at 12:55 PM on July 13, 2008

I should probably also give a shout out to song lyrics. Long before MP3s came along, as a broke teenager music was scarce. I'd buy some, copy some from friends and tape a lot off the radio.

There was an FTP site of lyrics (and I can't remember the name) that I regularly swiped lyrics from. Besides getting the words to songs I had, I'd grab the lyrics for songs and artists that I thought were cool and read them. There are still tons of songs I've read but never listened to.
posted to MeFi Music by frenetic at 6:33 PM on July 14, 2008

Thanks dan. It's weird, even though the changes were subtle, this was the hardest track on the album to mix. Mostly getting the big electric guitars to sound right (they sound thin and awful in the demo).
posted to MeFi Music by frenetic at 8:06 AM on July 14, 2008

I wish there were more decent recording sites/magazines. Most seem to be 90% gear advertisements and 10% worthwhile information. Lately I've been experimenting with keeping an audio forums page in Netvibes as forums seem to be the best place to keep your finger on the pulse.

Here's what I subscribe to, though I'm looking to diversify a bit (and many good forums don't have RSS which is SO annoying):

KVR Forum: Effects
http://www.... [more]
posted to MeFi Music by frenetic at 2:23 PM on July 13, 2008

I don't pre-process at all. But I have problems with commitment.
posted to MeFi Music by frenetic at 2:14 PM on July 13, 2008

snsranch: Beer song is sorta what I'm looking for at the end. Big sloppy crowd thing.

Thanks guys, glad you like the song. (PS: I've extended the deadline.)
posted to MeFi Music by frenetic at 7:01 PM on October 13, 2007