"Mankind's greatest achievements have come about by talking, and its greatest failures by not talking." - Stephen Hawking
Building more web sites:
Art fans will appreciate that I'm finally working on a web site for Sheila Wyne. It's nearly ready to launch, and will be a great showcase for her work. Sheila just returned from a trip to Germany, and we'll be finishing it up and making it public soon. Stay tuned! Following that, I'm doing Lawre's artwork site, Franny Orphee's site (New York-based artist) and the commercial site for Alaska Minerals, Inc.. (They set up remote camps in the Alaskan bush, for drillers, scientists, etc..)
One of my best friends, Buzz Schwall, does set design and set-building work at times, for the Performing Arts Center, Cyrano's Play House, and the Anchorage Opera. This job (May, 2008) was to build a temporary, floating "dock" for a fashion photo shoot, which was done up at Knik Glacier. Photographers in the tropics, take note. This is how we do it in Alaska!.
And, if you're a Mac fan, you have to see this video. Amazing.
For many years, I've had an interest in 3D modeling and animation. A couple of years ago, I published a tutorial CD called "CAD for Modelers".
Now, I'm finishing "CAD for Modelers", Volume Two, and it will be released this summer. You can view a preview movie on my imaging-related site, www.mikejamesmedia.com.
Latest musical projects:
A series of articles and notes for those of you with an interest in arranging, transcribing, and composing music. Click here for the intro. (or click the "Writing" button at the top of any page)
Click here for a brief series of articles for drummers, including Drum "tuning", Musical forms, Transcribing, reading, and writing drum parts, Improvising, etc..
Click here for a brief series of articles on the subject of live recording.
Episode #01 of my Podcast series is available now! Featuring an exclusive interview with Donny Osborne, comments by Cathy Rich and Beverly Getz, an article by Fred Marcin, and more.
Click here for the Podcast Index. This Podcast is also available direct (free) via Apple's "iTunes", by clicking here. Or, see my new News page by clicking the "News" button at the top of any page. (Go to "Podcasts" and click "Subscribe".) I'll be doing another one this spring or summer.
Enjoy, and stay tuned for more!
Mike James
Visit www.nasa.govYou can buy the stock version of the (Flash) MP3 player on this page, at www.e-phonic.com. It's fully customizable, (I designed this one) and they have great customer support.
In support of two special friends' events:
My Blog, which you can access by pressing the "News" button at the top of any page, does what it's supposed to do, and keeps the latest items at the top, pushing others down the list. But there are a couple of events I'd like to keep "at the top", by posting them here, along with links to their sites.
Donny Osborne - Rob Cook's Show in Chicago
The first one will be Rob Cook's Vintage Drum Show in Chicago, where Donny Osborne will appear. (See my Podcast Index page for info on Donny, and an interview with him.) You'll hear Donny in a clinic and master class setting at the show, May 17th and 18th. Then, Monday night, May 19th, hear Donny with a Pete Petersen's Porkpie Septet at Fizz Chicago. Tickets are only $10. (!) You can find all the info on Donny's site (www.donnyosborne.com) and also on his MySpace page. (www.myspace.com/donnyosbornemusic).
Buddy Rich Memorial Concert
Coming in October, and co-produced by Cathy Rich and Neil Peart, the next Buddy Rich Memorial Concert. To keep up with the latest additions to the roster of guest stars, etc., visit Cathy's MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/polobabe1.
