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Fricknadorable (yes, that is really how we spell it) is my Americana duo with my wife Audra. Back in 2010 Audra picked up a ukulele in a music store and learned a few chords on the spot. Since then, she has amassed an impressive selection of songs using her already well-trained ...

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Björk... the other woman.

One of the highlights of 2012 so far was our trip to New York to see Björk at the Roseland Ballroom on March 2. I’ve been listening to Björk for years, as a sort of guilty pleasure that not many understand. Bjork has been on my stereo a lot more ...

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UPDATED 1/27/12 – Getting an Akai LPD8 to work with Propellerhead Reason is a challenge to say the least. Earlier, I reported issues with the MIDI implementation chart (Reason compared to LPD8). I am posting the results of my work to help others who may have the found the same ...

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How the idea started… After being a closet electro musician and experimentalist for many years, and after attending electro-music festivals in 2010 and 2011, I decided it was time to find somewhere locally to further explore this side of my creativity. Turning to the Interwebs, I found what I ...

This was composed this evening, 1/13/12. All sound sources except the bass drum were created from objects in my desk (see picture). The objects included: – Arabic bowl from Ebay – Small allen wrench from my bass guitar (used to strike the bowl) – Rubber band type cable tie – Velcro cable tie – ...

Dog Assassin: The Musical debuts March 2012 Book & Lyrics by Stephen Schrum Music by Jeremy dePrisco In this post-progressive rock musical, a young grocery bagger makes extra cash on the side – but when he meets a young woman, his world turns upside down. A tale of spiritual redemption and love. ...

Besides being built like trucks, ElectroHarmonix (EHX) pedals just sound great. They have the perfect combination of quality single purpose and multi-purpose built into each of their pedals, so no single pedal is a one trick pony. My current arsenal for electro performance and recording includes: One of the things ...

Audio Harvest or Sonic Archaeology?

Going all the way back to my first musical experiences, I was always interested in synths, drums machines, etc, but never took time to really dive into that world too far because I couldn’t produce the music live without a large band. Other musicians were not really interested in the ...

1979 meets 2011

“Forget your records and your CDs. Don’t need cassettes or MP3s…” – From the song “8-Track Underground” on my album Cadillacs & Tarantulas. My father recently unearthed two 8-track tapes of his mom, Frances dePrisco, singing some old gospel tunes. Recorded in her living room in 1979, these tapes (which ...

1 Reason RPG8 Experiment – “Hermano” 2 Thorgan (transition) 3 Record Player 4 Somethin Funny (with samples from recovered 2006-07 Minidisc recordings) 5 Ghost Adventures – Are You A Witch? 6 Ghost Adventures – Play With Ya 7 Ghost Adventures – Bass Tuning Weirdness 8 “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe (using material from LibraVox.org) 9 Vampire ...