Big update coming soon
Tons of new stuff going on, I finally have a space to work, I have been finding time to play music. Huge update coming soon.
More logo design and showbills
I recently got a commission to create a new logo identity for Rittenhouse, an organization that works with both criminal offenders and victims.
I also created the day one flier for Rock The Coliseum, a free music festival and craft fair in Mississauga Ontario, Canada.
Many more updates coming soon…. here is a hint.
Logo Design / Artwork start for The Underground Garage Sale
I have been working on some artwork and design for a new client that runs an art exhibition in Mississauga Ontario called The Underground Garage sale.
Earlier options include:
as for the content of the flier, the art is in the early stages.
I will update more as this project comes together.
Busy, Busy, Busy
It’s been a hot minute since last I updated this blog. Tons going on around here. I interviewed for a Job with the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce and after nearly 2 months of interviews and waiting they let me know that they decided on a “last minute applicant” who had worked with them before. Rough. I had and interview with Mt. Mansfield Media this week though, I felt it went fairly well. I hope to hear back from them early next week. I’m thinking positive thoughts.
My band settled on a name; Lark. We have been jamming for 2 months now and are making some good progress. I’m currently working on some art direction for a logo. The following is a list of ideas I am looking at for logo inspiration. We are looking for an updated look on a vintage late 60’s style experimental psyche logo.
Abaddon
I built a Fuzz distortion stompbox this week.
Innocuous package
Bag of guts and a box.
This is what a fuzzbox is made of
The deal with this is that I bought an “almost complete” Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi kit with plans to modify the circuit to make it more like the Sovtek produced pedals of the late 80’s and 90’s. That fuzzed out Dinosaur Jr., NIN, Smashing Pumpkins tone.
They sent most of the extra parts I ordered. I was missing 2 capacitors and a resistor, just enough to halt my build until I could get to radioshack. Seeing as I worked on this late at night, it ruined my evening.
Pictures of the build:
Mostly Completed PCB and Semi-wired Knobs and Jacks.
Snakepit.
Actual build time on this was not more than a few hours, with the worst part being the last bit of wiring. Lots of soldering in tight spaces. However due to the missing parts and everything start to finish time was about a week. I finished it tonight around 7:00 EST.
The thing sounds absolutely gorgeous on a bass. Smooth fuzz distortion, all the low end intact, really good note clarity. On a guitar with humbuckers this thing rips. You can go to a sludgy stoner metal tone on the bass end of the tone knob, roll it up to about 11:00 and you have that fat Hendrixy tone, at 1:00 you start getting into some trebley buzz, think any Dinosaur Jr. solo on You’re Living All Over me, and when its maxed in the treble position you are into industrial tones similar to those found on NIN’s Downward Spiral.
Here it is chillin’ in its new home.
First effect in the chain after the tuner
I love my pedal-board
I plan to make a few of these for my friends in the coming weeks. Hopefully I can figure out some manufacturing techniques to make the next couple of builds a little faster.
I foresee myself building quite a few more stompboxes.
Some New Drawings
Nothing special just some patterns I intend to use on some upcoming projects.
Drawing One
Drawing Two
Drawing Three
That’s it for now.
Happy Halloween
So for Halloween our boss let us dress up. So I went as Shooter, simple good ol’ boy from Georgia. basically i was rocking this hat, this awesome Adirondack moustache, a flannel shirt, and jorts (those are cut off jean shorts for those of you who don’t speak hipster). Good times. I need to shave this off quick, before i get attached to it’s redneck charm…
