[…] By the way, 5am has been designated as Request Hour. Now, it’s not going to be anything as thrilling as the request hour from last year, but that’s because each song required a lot more planning this year. Essentially, last year i could just sortof stand in front of my monitor and belt stuff out. This year i have to decide how to amplify everything into the mixer, and then EQ it all, and then set levels, and then mix into the computer, and then i have to go stand in some awkward position somewhere to sing into a precariously placed microphone. Sound fun? So, there were a couple suggested covers that were sadly vetoed because i simply couldn’t learn them cold quickly enough. But, rest assured it’s still going to be fun, and they’re honest to goodness requests. In thirty minutes. Be there. […]
[…] By the way, 5am has been designated as Request Hour. Now, it’s not going to be anything as thrilling as the request hour from last year, but that’s because each song required a lot more planning this year. Essentially, last year i could just sortof stand in front of my monitor and belt stuff out. This year i have to decide how to amplify everything into the mixer, and then EQ it all, and then set levels, and then mix into the computer, and then i have to go stand in some awkward position somewhere to sing into a precariously placed microphone. Sound fun? So, there were a couple suggested covers that were sadly vetoed because i simply couldn’t learn them cold quickly enough. But, rest assured it’s still going to be fun, and they’re honest to goodness requests. In thirty minutes. Be there. […]