I love when someone visits the studio. See what went down.

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Every now and then you have to exhale a bit and remind yourself you are not a failure... just a slacker

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Upgraded the HD on my mbp. Had to do some kung fu, but it worked out well.

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self explanatory

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Request a song or a ton of songs for the event this weekend.

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Microsoft has decided to dump all of the DRM agreements with people who purchased music from the MSN music service. So what now, well I have an idea...

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With less than 20 days left on my 40 days to an album project, I thought it was more than time to release an instrumental, or a piece of an instrumental.

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• Lab Report
 
• MPC
 
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We recently celebrated 35 years of Richard and Dianne Ferguson's marriage. This entry took some time to get out because I didn't know where to start.

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• pictures
 
• flickr
 
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I often get into arguments about the fastest route to and from a location. I am usually right... but now when Microsoft gets the new service out, I will have evidence.

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• phone
 
• car
 

The goal, 1 album within 40 days. I find that inspiration is never something that I am short on. In the recent weeks I have been part of many things that have inspired me. Additionally there have been changes that have led me to look for new avenues to express the art.

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• production
 
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Local artist Joe Black graced the lab this weekend after I returned to the city from my holiday break. It started as a conversation about making music and led into watching magic happen in front of me.

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Visiting artist Billi D. hit the lab for a hot second and worked on a track that was sitting around waiting to be "molded".

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• The Bees Knees
 
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Another piece that we started a few nights ago, there are more edits of this track coming.

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This is one of the tracks that I started on the new treatment "The Love Letter"

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• The Love Letter
 

Before the end of each month I am publishing any song that was not completed, as long as the artists involved have agreed. This month I have 3 tracks to put up and 3 more that are being withheld. Enjoy

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• stuido
 
• blkfate
 
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• JoeFergOnTheTrack
 
• BlackRobBase
 
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Do you sue Fedex for sending stolen merchandise through the mail ? Do you sue AT&T for getting a telemarketing call ? So should an Internet Service Provider (ISP) be in trouble for allowing illegal activity to go down on the pipes they run? I think not, but I know there is more to it.

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• law
 
• piracy
 

I have always wondered how the rules go for other types of music. I still am not really sure, but here is what I have found. Hopefully it can shed some light.

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• music
 
• production
 
• sampling
 
• reggae
 

Hip Hop's most important element, with a deeper look, its more than just a 1,2,3,4.

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• music
 
• production
 
• MPC
 

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• comedy
 

I remember seeing videos of sessions from other artists and always wanting to do that. Well working the boards and a camera and editing, sucks! So here is all I can offer until I build up my patience.

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