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Microphone Preamp Question For Big Al

By Big Al on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 | No Comments

I received an e-mail from Mike today with a great question… “Would you have any suggestions on a good pre amp in the 500 dollar range? I use a Shure SM-57 and a Korg D3200, mic all my guitars and bass. I just can’t afford the computer and software setup just now.” With all the [...]

The Power Of The Word “NO”

By Big Al on Monday, November 22nd, 2010 | 1 Comment

Brian Stephens (@brianstephens) speaks live to the members of the Georgia Music Industry Association on The Power Of The Word “NO”: Reworking Your Music Business Career. Recorded at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, GA on November 14, 2010.

What If You Want MORE Vuvuzela?

By Big Al on Thursday, June 24th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Can’t get enough of that angry-swarm-of-bees sound that is vuvuzela? What’s that you say? You wish you could add vuvuzela to EVERYTHING you watched? YouTube to the rescue! In honor of the World Cup’s signature sound, YouTube has added a vuvuzela button to its online videos. The circle-shaped button, which appears at the lower right [...]

fMRI Studies Show Music Is More Emotionally Stimulating When You Listen With Your Eyes Closed

By Big Al on Thursday, April 15th, 2010 | 2 Comments

This 60 Minutes segment explained how the use of the FMRI can actually “see” what people are thinking. (Note: Speed of video has been increased so that the full video could fit on YouTube.)

Bohemian Rhapsody…With A Bluegrass Spin!

By Big Al on Friday, January 15th, 2010 | 1 Comment

This is a music video from the upcoming Hayseed Dixie album, “Killer Grass,’ to be released February 2010. It’s from the included DVD included. Here’s a cool twist…the DVD also contains all of the multitrack WAV audio files for the complete album (over 2 Gigs)! It also contains a bonus song, “Love Cabin,” which must [...]