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Neil Swanson – Guitar

By On November 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In art, home recording, music, video

I shot this a few weekends ago and finally got the edit done. Neil asked for a documentary-style approach, where he could talk about his passion – what he does, how he picked up guitar, and how he makes a living doing it.

I’m happy with the way that this piece turned out. The color [...]

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Hallelujah (arr. Reeltime Travelers)

By On May 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In audio, home recording, music, portfolio

Hallelujah (arr. Reeltime Travelers)

Performed by Ben Smithson & Bill Sinclair

Sunday April 26, 2009 at Saint Andrews Christian Church – Carrollton, TX
Recorded on Canon Vixia Hf10 mini shoe-mounted shotgun mic.
Special thanks to Bill Sinclair for accompaniment and vocals help.
(My mic on the sound system was turned off for [...]

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Runnin’ All Over This Town

By On May 22, 2009 · 7 Comments · In audio, home recording, portfolio

I made some play time for me tonight. It’s my first GarageBand project.

So I sat down with my new mic, cobbled together some chords – a la blues style – and threw some lyrics on it. Total time – from blank page, to lyrics, to guitar chords, to recording, to mix down: 1 [...]

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