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By Blairntcentral, 2009-11-27

11-27-09 - Well I haven’t updated the info here in a while so I figured I’d write a little bit about what has been happening in the last couple of months. Namely the Dr. Mumbai recording project and the upgrade to the recording studio. First of all things went horribly wrong in the hardware dept. so I was forced into a computer hardware upgrade which complicated things even more because the software I knew and loved<img src="http://www.blairntcentral.com/scheila-billy.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="350" height="263" align="right" /> for so many years just would not run reliably on the new hardware so I was also forced into a software upgrade too. Which by the way I am still in the process of learning. Much time was taken up doing these things which really isn’t as fun as doing music. So after that not so fun interruption I was able to start tracking some parts. So when I say something that sound funny I’m likely referring to a song title such as “trout bum” OK, so it has been a flurry of overdubs since the rebirth of Blairntcentral Music. Arthur Barrow ex Zappa bass man has finished up bass parts for My Brain, Boot Device Not Found, and Double Plus Good. Arthur also plays Hammond organ on Trout Bum and has finished tracking in his Lotek studio which despite the name has recorded many notables such as Martha Davis of The Motels, Robby Krieger of The Doors, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bruce, Walt, Tom, and Steve Fowler, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick, Chad Wackerman, Tommy Mars, Ike Willis, Ed Mann, ok, ok you get the picture it’s a cool place to record. Dave Meros from the great progressive band Spocks Beard has finished recording bass tracks for Alternate <img src="http://www.blairntcentral.com/petergriffin.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="350" height="263" align="left" />Agenda and Poker for Plastic Turtles. I’ve also been working with Billy Hulting finishing up marimba overdubs for My Brain, March of the Neocons, and Alternate Agenda. Also on My Brain Alan Morse of Spocks Beard makes a mysterious appearance on lead guitar. My Brain also features the indescribable trombone wonders of the one and only Eric Jorgensen. Billy Hulting also filled the engineers seat and helped track a bunch of overdubs by Scheila Gonzalez an saxophone and flute as well as some electric fretless bass played by Pete Griffin. The internet can work great for remote producing indeed! I should take this moment to also give a big congratulations to Pete, Scheila, and Billy for winning a Grammy award this year for “best rock instrumental performance” for Zappa’s Peaches en Regalia you should check out the video because unfortunately they don’t show the good stuff on TV. It’s truly a lot of fun to<img src="http://www.blairntcentral.com/scheila-billy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="350" height="263" align="right" /> work with such wonderful musicians on this record. Bryan Beller will also be doing some bass tracks in December so more on that to come. So folks that is it in a nutshell, I’ll not bore you with all of the details because many, many details lurk within the making of this record. On top of all of that I have managed to hold down a full time computer business, record guitar parts, record keyboard parts, edit a whole bunch of stuff and generally maintain the ship here at Blairnt Central Music. Oh, I forgot to mention the 3 storms and power outage but I’ll save that one for later. So until the next update take good care of yourselves out there in music land.  Bill Here are some videos of a few of the personnel on the new record. Enjoy!  <embed width="560" height="340" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WmWJPJUdPkA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></embed>   <embed width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Fpl-Ldtlpw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></embed>  <embed width="560" height="340" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z6UyeV5b8qM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></embed>  <embed width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Oq7jH56QD3A&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></embed>  <embed width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RZvFoSI5VN8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></embed> <hr /> 9-18-09 - The official Dr. Mumbai band website is up and running. This will be a temporary website until the new one gets designed and built but it will serve until then. If you would like to put your name on a list to pre order the CD email me at the link above and I will put you on a list and notify you when the CD's are ready for shipping. Thanks. <a href="http://www.blairntcentral.com/drmumbai.htm">www.blairntcentral.com/drmumbai.htm</a>  <hr /> 9-17-09 - Just finishing up some Synth and re amping an acoustic guitar track... very interesting sound and doing a little editing on the tune "My Brain". Then I think I'll back up my system just in case lightning strikes twice with a crashed hard drive.  A big welcome to Bryan Beller who has joined Dr. Mumbai in the World Watches TV recording project. Bryan will be playing some bass on a tune or two. Bryan is currently on tour along with Mike Keneally with the Heavy Metal band Dethklok and will be tracking some bass sometime in December. Thanks Bryan and talk to you soon. Ty Tabor has finished tracking some great guitar solos for the project so a BIG thanks goes out to Ty Tabor and Alien Beans studio for all the hard work. Hopefully we will see you sometime this winter to do some mixing.  This project seems to have taken on a life of its own and so far the recording project will include performances by: Bill Pitts - Guitars, Keyboards, various noises, the blame for all of thisMarco Minnemann - DrumsArthur Barrow - BassTim Pitts - GuitarBryan Beller - BassTy Tabor - GuitarDave Meros - BassJohn Novello - Hammond B3Alan Morse - GuitarJason Turner - KeyboardsPaul Hyde - Sax More guest musicians to come so check back to find out who... <hr /> 9-14-09 - The "Dr. Mumbai / World Watches TV" recording project continues. So here is a good one... Tim Pitts and Pete Ross are coming to the studio Sunday to do guitar overdubs and review some stuff so I go out to the studio and boot up the computer to find that the hard disk has failed! Dead! Again! Does any brand make a decent hard drive these days? I've been through Seagate, Seagate Enterprise, Samsung, Maxtor, Western Digital, and Fujitsu to name a few (I work in the Computer Business) and they ALL fail. Luckily I had a backup of everything but what I had recorded the previous day on Saturday so Saturday didn't exist. You can't let these things go for even a day. So after recovering Tim got some guitar overdubs done. We messed around with sounds for a while first using a Stratocaster with a humbucker for some BIG chords. Then that wasn't ballsy enough so we switched to my Stratocaster that also has a humbucking pickup in it but only a Gibson pup and that definitely did the trick. Yikes a Gibson pickup in a Fender guitar, that's like a Ford with a Chevy motor. Some things just aren't standard around here. In other news Dave Meros of the band Spocks Beard will be joining us for one or two tunes. This is turning out to be one heck of a Super Group for the recording. This project definitely has taken a life of it's own and I am amazed and humbled at the guest musicians involved. Not so many months ago I would listen to these guys in total admiration and now to be working with them on a record is just fantastic. Thanks Ty, Arthur, Marco, John, Dave, Alan, Paul and Tim for breathing life into this music. <hr /> 9-12-09 - Recording guitar overdubs today... fun! <hr /> 9-11-09 - John Novello has just completed a Hammond B3 part I will be loading into the computer for overdubs tomorrow. Sounding nice so far, very nice indeed.  Please visit Blairnt Central Music on the Myspace Music pages at:  <a href="http://www.myspace.com/blairntcentral">www.myspace.com/blairntcentral</a>  <hr /> A Special Announcement! 9-7-09 - Well, it's nice to have a few days off of the day job to work on the new record "The World Watches TV" Now that I have got the record well under way I can feel free to tell everybody a little bit about it. It is a very exciting project to say the least. I've managed to assemble some of the finest musicians on the planet to take part in a project group called "Dr. Mumbai" tracking is being done mainly on the weekends but I manage to slip in a few hours here and there during the week. I'm no longer a full time musician so these things tend to take a little longer then usual. As far as I know this will be the first time this combination of musicians have ever recorded together and it should be very interesting indeed. I plan to take this thing on the road at some point. The touring lineup will be announced at a later date. So far recording is going great having captured some fine tracks by Marco, Bill, Arthur, Tim, and Paul. John Novello, and Ty Tabor are currently tracking parts at Alien Bean studio and Studio 2B3 and word has it that <a href="http://www.myspace.com/alanmorse">Alan Morse</a> of the progressive rock band <a href="http://www.spocksbeard.com/">Spocks Beard</a> will be playing on the project as well so stay tuned for more news as things develop. The World Watches TV including performances by: <a href="http://marcominnemann.com/home">Marco Minnemann - Drums</a>Marco Minnemann is no stranger to eclectic and instrumental music having recorded many solo records such as "The Green Mindbomb" and "Comfortably Homeless" to name just a couple. His work covers everything from big band jazz to heavy metal punk. He has some amazing instructional <a href="http://marcominnemann.com/shop_dvds">DVD's available</a> as well. Marco has played and recorded with with Eddie Jobson (current lineup with UKZ), Paul Gilbert, Illegal Aliens, Freaky Fukin Weirdoz, Paddy Kelly, Mike Keneally, and the legendary <a href="http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/marcominnemanntimecheck.html">Buddy Rich Big Band</a>.<a href="http://home.netcom.com/~bigear">Arthur Barrow - Bass</a>Arthur Barrow is best known for his work with Frank Zappa having played and recorded in one of Franks many lineups. Arthur has graced such Frank Zappa records as Joe Garage, Tinseltown Rebellion, Man From Utopia, and Shut up and Play your Guitar. Arthur has played and recorded with Billy Idol, Diana Ross, and Joe Cocker to name a few. He has also worked on numerous movie soundtracks such as Scarface, Top Gun, and The Breakfast Club as well as many others. <a href="http://www.tytabor.com/">Ty Tabor - Guitar</a>Ty Tabor is a legend among rock guitarists with his signature sound and soul rocking tone. Ty has recorded over 14 records with his band KingsX and has played on side projects such as Platypus, Jelly Jam, and Xenuphobe with Wally Farkas. Ty still finds time to record solo records as well as play on projects like this one so while you wait for the record to get finished check out Ty's sixth official solo release "Balance" at his website <a href="http://www.tytabor.com/">www.tytabor.com</a> and don't forget to see KingsX when they come around. <a href="http://keysnovello.com/">John Novello - Hammond B3</a>John Novello is perhaps best known for his work with the band Niacin along with band mates Billy Sheehan and Dennis Chambers. These guys really burn with this rocking organ trio. Novello is a master at the Hammond B3 / Leslie speaker combination and is currently touring with his group B3 Soul. John has played and recorded with Chick Corea, Andy Summers, Gloria Rush, and Mark Isham to name a few. <a href="http://www.blairntcentral.com/">Bill Pitts - Guitar, Keyboards, Various noises</a>Bill is best known for his work with the 80's rock band Sabre and top 40 band Nykko. In other words unknown. His demo works can be found on this website and numerous places on the web. Bill: Having played music all of my life I have produced and arranged this project band called Dr. Mumbai and assembled this amazing cast of musicians to work on this recording project. A big thanks to all of you! I can't wait to hear what happens. Tim Pitts - Guitar<div>Tim has a musical mind of his own. Recording in his personal studio, Nooginbar Recordings, his projects include Sticks-n-Moles, Turnow and his current Progressive Rock project Stillwaters.</div><div>Tim: I thought taking my old band to a new progressive level was interesting! Playing with the likes of these giants is truly humbling. This will most certainly be a historical musical event!!</div> Paul Hyde - Saxophone Additional guest players will be announced soon so stay tuned...

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Bass overdubs

By Blairntcentral, 2009-12-02

Recording with Bryan Beller this friday dec. 4th... stay tuned!

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