Had a weird dream last night that I was producing Kelly Clarkson. I was helping her rerecord her "My December" album. I was in the process of getting her to redo he vocals for the "Never Again" single. I told her that we're going to amp up the guitar crunch, so the best effect would be for her to sing the way she normal does, without any grit ( Read more... )

Well, after a good 10 month run, "The Geoff Howe Special" came to an end on December 19, 2006. Due to various circumstances the Serious Coffee in Oak Bay can no longer house live music, so both my show and the Open Stage on Wednesday night had to bow out. My final performance was a good one though. The setlist was diverse and I was in great voice. ( Read more... )

Ladies and Germs,

My journal is now set to "Friends Only". That is all!

P.S. Man...the Jam are soooooooooo good!!!!!! Why did I not listen to these guys before?

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Played @ the Open Mike tonight. Before the show we filmed some TV spots for a local channel, advertising the Open Mike at Serious Coffee. They were Christmas themed so I sang an abridged version of "Needles and Pine", the old Smidgen song. Later, when James (the host) was being interviewed, the cameramen asked Sophie and myself to sing some ( Read more... )

Hmmm...this is weird

Here's a new recording of me covering "You Can Close Your Eyes" by James Taylor. It's for Alanna's birthday, as it's one of her favorite songs. It's also given me the chance to expirement some with my new microphone and new recording software. As it stands, it's probably my most professional sounding home recording yet. Give it a listen:

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I've attended Open Mike two weeks in a row! Go me! I spent all day recording and then right before shuffling off to Serious Coffee I wrote a new song called "What's Wrong With Me". It's very upbeat musically (folky and rocky at the same time, with just a touch of melancholy) and "accessible" according to Alanna. Also very Ryan Adams inspired... ( Read more... )

Played at the Serious Coffee Open Mike. There was hardly anyone there, audience-wise and performer-wise, so most of us just performed really random songs and quite a few improvised ones too. I did a cover of "Like A Virgin" in Aminor, which I think works quite nicely! However, I think that last night was most notable for the first ever live ( Read more... )

Describe yourself using one band and song titles from that bandChoose a band/artist and answer only in song TITLES by that band::The Beach Boys Are you male or female::Male Ego Describe yourself::I'm In Great Shape How do some people feel about you::I'll Bet He's Nice How do you feel about yourself::I Just Wasn't Made For These Times Describe your ( Read more... )