With 2012 in full swing, I’m starting to work on putting together my convention schedule for the year. This is a list of possibilities for the year: Katsucon, T-MODE, Anime USA, Otakon, Intervention and Balticon. Other conventions may be possible depending on various circumstances. If you’re interested in having BS/OD come to your convention, please use the e-mail link above to let me know or you can respond to this post.
The only one on that list that we are confirmed with so far is Katsucon and that’s next month! So, we will be at the Gaylord in the National Harbor on February 17-19 with all the typical stuff that we tend bring when we go to conventions. Since attending MAGfest a few weeks ago, I’ve grown to love this hotel quite a bit and I look forward to seeing you all there!
Since I’m in the middle of various projects as well as my orchestral class, I’ll probably be making a weekly post on what I’ve accomplished in the past week. If anything, it’s good for me to reflect on milestones as a way of self motivation. Also, I do take pride in the work that I do. Even when things don’t go the way I want them to, I’m happy that I’m becoming a more productive musician.
This week, my orchestral class is focusing on notation. While I can read music, I don’t have a lot of experience reading full scores. Most things that I’m learning seem pretty logical, though, and much of the new material will become second nature as time goes on. Transposing certain instruments will most likely take me the longest to memorize since I’m not well versed in stringed instruments such as violin and viola. I’m hoping that having a better grip on these things will make me a better composer in general.
I spent a good portion of my weekend working on my Keith Courage remix. There were some initial setbacks with what I was trying to do but I then had one of those moments where the lightbulb came on and everything came together. It’s still far from finished but the sonic landscape is starting to fill in. The ‘Overworld’ section of the song is nearly finished and I hope to start working on the ‘Underworld’ section soon. The track below is the most up to date version of the song.
Oh! I almost forgot! It seems that I got nominated for a WATCH award for my work on Moonlight and Magnolias last year! This is my second time getting nominated but I’m hoping to come home with the award this time. I guess that I’ll just have to wait and see.
As I was shopping at the grocery store during the holiday season, I came across Mr. Beer. Basically, it’s an all in one solution for brewing your own beer. For $40.00, everything you need is in the kit to make your first batch. I couldn’t pass up the chance to finally make my own brew.
Since Kate and I were not feeling all that well today, we decided to take some time and get our first batch started since we were planning on being home all day. All in all, it takes about 30-60 minutes to go through the first part of the process. The instructions that came in with the kit were quite simple to follow and I’m curious to see how things are going to turn out. Either way, Kate and I have a fun new hobby that we can work on together.
Below are some pictures that show what the process is like. Once we’re ready to do the bottling, I’ll get another post up with more fun pictures! Let me know if you have any questions!a
