Imbued Vagary: Creating the Basic Track

Imbued Vagary: Creating the Basic Track

Our plan was simple. Lay down basic tracks of the IV set performance from Ableton Live onto disc. I was able to record all 8 songs from the set. This video is the eighth track from the set.

I kept some MC2P4 asides and commentary when editing this video. I'm tickled by the camera work on this!

Yet another creation by Thee Sub One Genius and Imbued Vagary!

Counting Comets... a solo experience...

Counting Comets... a solo experience...

Some late night solo jamming by Thee Sub One Genius. This video shows exactly how I structure my performances through Ableton Live. A little skill needed here.

Enjoy!

Imbued Vagary set list Briefing...

Imbued Vagary set list Briefing

This is a brief video from this past weekend. As we take a break from practice, we take the time to review a DVD showing video from a previous set performance. We want to make sure that we're doing our songs in the right order as well as understanding what the structure is for each song.

Yes... I know... exciting stuff, eh?

Imbued Vagary - Synth Jam August 6, 2011

Imbued Vagary - Title 4

Over the last year and a half yours truly, Thee SUB ONE Genius, has been working on material with the members of Any Questions?. Calling themselves Imbued Vagary, this outfit consists of Matt Norcross (Ttam Troll) on Synthesizers, Scott McConnell (MC2P4) on synths and effects, as well as my input which includes rhythm, drop-in sequencing using Ableton Live, and various effects. This video is a practice run of one of our songs we will be incorporating into our live set. There will also be a digital release coming in the near future. Stay tuned!

Look at these Long-Haired Hippy Freaks!

Art Institute Days

Ah yes! My youthful college days resting and relaxing in the Philadelphia sun! This picture was taken from a picnic that was hosted by the Art Institute of Philadelphia. I would not doubt at this point during the picnic, all of us were having the most fun that anyone could have during their college days. If you haven't figured out already, I'm wearing the pink tie-dye and doing my best Karl Wallinger impersonation (if you're not sure who that is look up the band, World Party). From my position, clockwise, are: Holland Midyette, Paul "Grink" Ashman, Jeanie Gushrang (I hope I spelled that correctly), Joe Sorbello, Jane Campbell, and David Weiner. Holland was my roommate for several months during my first year at the Art Institute and was the most amazing guitar player I had ever come across. I have not heard anyone play like him before or after. I met a lot of incredibly talented people during my tenure at AIPH and I feel honored that I had an opportunity to be there and be in the presence of such enormously gifted people. My hats off to all of you!

An extra special thanks to Dawn D'Amico for sharing this picture with me. It will always be treasured!

The Old Mixes in with the New...

The Triumphant Return of an Old Familiar Machine

Outside my front door today, was a package and inside that package was the Yamaha PSS-460. This is the synth I used to record a lot of my early material such as 'Measure for Measure', 'Forever We Will Live The Night', 'The Light Shines On', and 'No More Mr. Nice Guy' (no, not the Alice Cooper version). I found this gem on Ebay for very cheap and I just had to get it! Now that school is almost over, there will be more time to be spent creating music and getting reacquainted with this old machine.

A Preview...

PREVIEW A REMAKE OF 'MEASURE FOR MEASURE'

A remake of Caught In A Web is something I have been beating around for quite some time now. I believe it would be an easy project considering the music is already written and the basic ideas of the songs could build into something more.

Well, I did happen to record a new version of 'Measure for Measure' which happens to be the very first song I ever wrote on my own.

You could not equate a song like this with SUB ONE, however some of the other songs that were part of the original 'Caught In A Web' recording have such potential. With a world of professional studio gear at my disposal I only feel it fair to breathe some new life into these songs and they will be presented here on the SUB ONE blog.

Once again, the remake of 'Measure for Measure' ---

SUB ONE - Balance

Balance (single Blog release)


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Balance (single Blog release).

The latest material from SUB ONE from the CD release, SEANCE, the instrumental 'Balance' is an eclectic mix of classical, world, and electronic music. This was recorded during the summer of 2008 and final mixes were done in 2009, final preparations for this single release was performed in Feb. 2011. For those of you looking to burn a hard copy for your collection, I have included a cover graphic available as a separate download.

Another release from the SUB ONE Blog...

Click here to listen to 'Balance' by SUB ONE

Thee Sub One Genius in a Floating Fish collaboration...

Expanding on my creative self and being inspired by the likes of local act, Imbued Vagary, the members of both camps have been collaborating over the past year with an intention to bring manipulations, sound malformations, video terra-firma, as well as explosions of digital noise to a new level. This video is one of many that will be posted here on the SUB ONE Blog in the next few months.

This video is also just a taste of what made up our practice. I chose two clips to edit together. Part Two is coming soon.

Stay tuned!

NO C RADIO PODCAST, FIRST TRANSMISSION...

NO C RADIO PODCAST - LISTEN HERE!

This is the first in a series of podcasts I will produce for the SUB ONE Blog. Titled No C Radio Podcast, this will feature some of Thee Sub One Genius's favorite tunes along with live performances. The main feature of this podcast is that everything is recorded live to digital, warts and all. No edits, but possibly an error or two!

This first release of the No C Radio Podcast features music from Einsturzende Neubauten, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, The Ramones, and REM.

Announcements will be made here as to when the next podcast will be uploaded as well as any special features on the show.

Please sit back and enjoy the music.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE NO C RADIO PODCAST

Thee SUB ONE Genius

Rockin' Some Beats When I Should Be Studying

Yes, when faced with the choice of finishing a written assignment for class or shooting some video for my Blog, I decided to fore-go my scholastic responsibilities and rock out a little. Kids, do not take this as a suggestion to NOT do your homework. Stay in school!

Stay Tuned!

Sorry folks it has been a while since I have posted on this Blog! I had too many things going on and certain things took priority and others had to take a back seat. The SUB ONE Blog made the back seat list however I feel the Blogline Endeavor section is as complete as I'm going to get it for the time being. More material will be added as I get to working on this once again!

Some things to look forward to are a podcast I'm working on called NO C RADIO PODCAST. It will include music that I enjoy and will also include live performances from local artists and local artists that have become part of my collection over the years. I will be adding material from the Floating Fish jam sessions that have been going on for the last year and are available to listen to on the Floating Fish Blog. That can all be accessed HERE. There are also many other projects in the works that will be uploaded as the opportunity becomes available. Please check back soon!