Diary of a Rock n' Roll Doctor — where rock music meets marketing strategy and AI. By Dr. Mike Carr, PhD — musician, professor, and Cincinnati's One Man Electrical Band.
Fun Fact: The mortar holding together the Great Wall of China is made of a combination of lime and sticky rice. The complex carbohydrates in the rice greatly improve the strength of the mortar, makes it water resistant and rivals modern concrete!
I've had this idea for a parody in my head now for a few years. However, the lyrics were ever evolving and felt forced. Last week these lyrics came to me in a dream and I wrote them down as soon as I woke up! I recorded, mixed, mastered, filmed and edited this video in a single day.
Regardless of your political views this parody is meant to be apolitical. For the most part I try not to take sides because I'm very centrist. I do think a lot of the hate surrounding the man is a little obsessive and silly, but I can understand why some loath him.
The only thing I want people to take away from this is a good laugh. I think that is the problem with the world today, people have forgot how to laugh and have fun. So let's start a campaign called "Make America Laugh Again". Trust me, you'll feel better after a good laugh!
I was skeptical of buying these. I had a cheap guitar that I was upgrading I didn't want to spend $200 for a set of pickups. Guitar still has the stock pots, which are garbage, that I have yet to change.
I recorded these examples with a Fractal Ax8 into a single channel Audient interface. This is exactly the tones as they came out of my Fractal.
NOW... let me say, I've only played these in a studio setting at this point. I'm very curious to hear how they are in a live setting with actual speakers vs recording direct. I'll plan to take this guitar to a show soon and give them a 'live' test. For now, I would give these 10 stars if possible. More to come!
Electric Guitar Pickups Zebra Faced Humbucker Double Coil Pickup 1 Set
Godzilla has always been one of my favorite songs to play live. It's been part of the #OMEB set since day one. When I heard a new #Godzilla movie, #KingofMonsters, was being released this summer I knew it was the right time to record my take on one of my favorite songs.
This is the first song that I've fully recorded using my new #Fractal #AX8. I used the Marshall 800 #34 model with a #RichardFortus impulse for the guitars. You'll notice there is a very subtle low octave double on the leads. The drums were written by me in ACID Pro and ran through Superior Drummer 3 by Toontrack.
Upon finishing the recording I wanted to really expand upon the Japanese speaking that was in the original song. So I message two of my friends in Japan, Masami Hara and Patrick Dills. I gave them three separate 'news reports' to read that would be placed strategically in the song. I'm really pleased with the impact these had on the track. What do you think?
The Godzilla cover art was created by my dear friend, Vincent DePorter. Vincent is a world-renown comic artist who has drawn for DC Comics and most recently Spongebob Comics. The mixing and mastering was done by JR Taylor of Taylor Audio. JR is a gifted engineer/producer who works with many talented artists, most notably Todd Sucherman of STYX.
The video was created using clips from the old films that I found only using Magix Vegas Pro Suite.
This was such a fun track to put together. About a year ago I reached out to STYX drummer, Todd Sucherman, via social media to ask if he would put drums to my song. After listening he agreed and would let me know when he had a break to do the recording. You can check out Todd's website here http://www.toddsucherman.com/
I had the basic track recorded, but had the idea to add piano to the song. Not wanting to program it I found a gentleman on the site Fiverr called SpeedBuffalo, or Dennis Palitang. I told him what I was going for and he delivered. If you need affordable piano tracking, he's a pleasure to work with. https://www.fiverr.com/speedbuffalo
June 21st, 2018 I received this picture from Todd saying he had finished tracking my song, Raindancer, with his engineer, JR Taylor. JR also served as engineer for mixing this song and performed the acoustic guitar track in the song. I loved what he added to the track. JR is one of the most talented producers I've ever met. He took my song to the next level with his production and mix. If you need industry-standard, professional mixing at an affordable price check out his website https://www.jrtaylormusic.com/
Next came the artwork! I reached out to my good friend, Vincent DePorter. Vincent is a world famous comic artist who is most notably known for his work with DC and Spongebob Comics. His art really captured the feel of the song! Thanks Vince!
The last step of putting this piece together was mastering the track. I wanted to work with someone new and was very impressed with the work Dave Collins did on the most recent Metallica album. He's worked with some of the biggest names in the business and was a complete pleasure to work with. I accepted his first master because it was SO GOOD! http://www.davecollinsmastering.com/
Hey all! People know me as the One Man Electrical Band (OMEB) but I also play in a group called, Supertzar - An Evening of Black Sabbath w/ Vinny Appice. So I have to get Tony's tone right. Here's my recreation of the later Iommi sound heard on the album "13". Hint, hint... the key to Iommi's sound is the Treble Booster! Let me know what you think in the comments! Thanks to David Gadomski for listening to my recordings all day and offering feedback to help me dial it in for that last 10%!
Song: God is Dead?
https://youtu.be/OhhOU5FUPBE?t=385
Played on a JayDee Tony Iommi Custom 'Old Boy' Relic
