Author Archives: Fresh

About Fresh

Mac Fan/Sys. Engr - NASA planetary missions. guitarist/producer/AFOL/fitness fan/film+TV+sndtrk composer/podcast host/Python newbie coder. Music by me: http://SFTF.bandcamp.com. Mellowly Cool. Find me on X and Bluesky

Attachment to Tech

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Fresh

When’s the last time you noticed you were attached to a tech device? Whether it’s of the latest and greatest to hit the market or something used for years, I think we’ve all experienced it to some degree at some … Continue reading →

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Forward Motion – The WIP Rescore of a Dune 2021 Battle Scene

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Fresh

Greetings all, thanks for stopping by. In my quest to become better at composing music-to-picture (film music composition), I set out to find a short film clip to compose to. The exercise was two-fold in that I had small Logic … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Writer’s Block – An Effectual Approach to Writing Music for Film, Television, and Related Media

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Fresh

Greetings all. This year, I’ve decided to focus my efforts in one of two areas of music production: 1 – Composing music for film/TV/media 2 – Sync Licensing The first item I have some experience with, coming from scoring the … Continue reading →

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Quick Portrait (2022 Update) – Studio A

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Fresh

Greetings all and Happy 2022. I hope this new year is starting out well for you and will continue in that fashion. Back in November 2021, I posted an quick portrait about the main studio space I work out of, … Continue reading →

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Quick Portrait: The Lab – Studio A.

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Fresh

Studio A on The Lab. This is where the heavy lifting happens. The central recording and music production tool is Logic 10.4.8, with Native Instruments Maschine and other NI products integrated into the music production workflow. The computer – a … Continue reading →

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Vintage Apple Memories (Macs, iPhones, and other Apple products)

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Fresh

Greetings and thanks for stopping by. Recently I came across a photo of an old ad (ten years ago) for the iPhone 4S. This was the model that introduced the world to Siri. It was also the second iPhone that … Continue reading →

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“It’s been a long time…”

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Fresh

Greetings all. It’s 7am on a rainy Saturday morning. I’ve been up for an hour in a quiet house, The title of this post is part of a bar (lyric) from one of my favorite hip-hop rappers, Rakim. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Music Monday – 28 Dec 20 – Actively listening to music: Is it passe’ ?

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Fresh

Greetings all… I hope all is well with you as we head to the closure of 2020, and also hoping it ends in the way that you desire and 2021 begins the same. For the last few months, especially as … Continue reading →

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Music Monday – 30 Nov 20 – The Journey Continues

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Fresh

Greetings all. I’m back with another edition of Music Monday. This series was supposed to be weekly, however, habits only stick after consistent application of them over time – something which didn’t happen from the get on, BUT, I caught … Continue reading →

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Thankful.

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Fresh

A small micropost, if you will. Home alone (wife at the mall with her Mom, probably), daughter out, gorgeous day out, but super quiet solitude as I type this. #thankful. Enjoy your day.

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