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[This is a series of posts that I am doing to expose you to great talent in the music industry. Check out other posts from this series!]

When we returned to our hometown of Waco, TX after the final DC*B show at Passion 2012, we immediately began construction on our new studio, Asterisk Sound. Little did we know that converting a dirty, sweaty gym into a classy recording studio would be such an undertaking. Between ripping out ceiling tiles and building walls, we discussed how we weren’t cut out to be construction workers and how much we were ready to start playing music again. As soon as the main tracking room was completed, we moved in all our gear and started making noise. While we were rehearsing, we began getting emails and tweets from people wondering what we sound like, so we decided to document the process. We’ll start posting these “rehearsals” regularly. Enjoy!

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[This is a series of posts that I am doing to expose you to great talent in the music industry. Check out other posts from this series!]

[This is a series of posts that I am doing to expose you to great talent in the music industry. Check out other posts from this series!]

I know that I haven’t posted anything here in a while so I wanted to at least share something with you all. I invite you to take a visual walk through my life the during past few months or so.

 

I am tired of people using their phones constantly during mealtime.

I have been just as guilty of doing this as you have. I check my phone constantly even if there aren’t any notifications on the screen. Oftentimes I just pick it up, play with it, and then place it right back down on the table. This obviously does nothing to build relationships with those around me, and my friends who are also messing with their phones..same story there as well.

With that being said, I’m taking the stance to stop using my phone during any meal that I share for the next month. We’ll see how long this lasts. The notifications, texts, emails, whatever, they can WAIT!

Also, it’s so much better to have conversations with people, instead of your friends via these devices. Trust me on this, it’ll be better for you. You might even learn something from TALKING verbally to your friends.

Will you join me? Let’s start a revolution!

[Image: Via Anthony Sigalas]

I decided to change up my desktop background rotation a bit recently. I am rotation quotes from Blaine Hogan’s latest “Untitled: Thoughts on The Creative Process.” I read this book a few months ago, and really loved the authenticity of it. Check out my review if you have not done so yet. You won’t be let down.

Below is the most recent in his Walpaper Wednesday series of posts at Blainehogan.com. What do you think?

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[This is a series of posts that I am doing to expose you to great talent in the music industry. Check out other posts from this series!]

4AD and Jagjaguwar have collaborated on a live session that captures a truly unique Bon Iver performance, featuring Justin Vernon and Sean Carey. On recent tours fans will have become accustomed to seeing Vernon flanked by an eleven-piece band, with the swell in numbers lending a grandiose element to even his most delicate songs. Sidestepping expectations, the idea Vernon presented for this session was to provide a wildly different experience.