Yes, I know it is Friday the 13th! And with it a full moon not to be seen on Friday the 13th for another 30 years. Not until August 2049! It is also a Harvest Moon for all you visitors from another planet. It will be late tonight but I am sure it will be worth it.
I think it is time for a campfire in my yard and maybe howl at the moon for a while!
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Posted: September 13, 2019 in Opinions and Observations, Uncategorized
Tags: #campfire, #midimike, aliens, camp fire, Friday the 13th, Full Moon, Harvest Moon, howl at the moon, Michael S Kennedy, www.midimike.com
I started my new job and experiencing a bit of a time crunch, but I wanted to post some pictures and a short video I took of this year’s WEBN holiday weekend fireworks. It is an annual thing that invites the city come out and play.
This is a very cool event. The video and photos were taken inside a building, so you could not hear the booooom very well. I set it to an original instrumental of mine from decades ago called “Moog Swing”.
If you have not been there or seen them, they set up 2 or three river barges loaded with fireworks and park them in the heart of Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. They use the bridges for a number of great effects including fireworks that look like silver rain all across the bridges falling down to the river. I hope you enjoy this little taste of my home town.
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Posted: September 6, 2019 in Photography
Tags: #Cincinnati, #covingtonky, #river, #sunsetphoto, Covington, Downtown, Fireworks, Michael S Kennedy, Nikon, Nikon camera, Ohio, Ohio River, sunset photo, WEBN
…… it has been a little busy. Got a full time job. Fun things had to go on the back burner for a while.
I’ll be right back lol!
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Posted: August 30, 2019 in Uncategorized
More pictures from my recent adventure to a local city park.
Enjoying a little more late summer before it is gone!
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Posted: August 17, 2019 in Photography
Tags: #midimike, #nature, #photo, #photographer, #photography, #photograpy, Ault Park, Cincinnati Parks, Michael S Kennedy, Nikon, Nikon camera, Ohio, parks, photographs, www.midimike.com
I think we started recording Project Two in May of 1996. Project One was mixed by the end of March so we had a good feeling for the next project. I will eventually dig up archives for details as I am now relying on brief notes and scribbles of information. I do not have lyric sheets for these songs but I know most of the lyrics by heart.
As you know I am really bad with names. I know Annette Rogers was the lead vocalist and I believe she wrote most of the lyrics. My notes also mention Robert Downing with the band.
This was a band I wished I had kept in touch with. At the time in my life there were so many projects and I had my own music and bands I was involved with. All this and I worked a regular full-time job!
I have a brief video of the band setting up – somewhere. Who knows, maybe I will dig it up along with my track sheets and band info.
By the middle of September we had all the recording done and mixed Project Two. We did ten songs in all and I will share a few more with you today.
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Posted: August 13, 2019 in projects
Tags: #bass guitar, #drummer, #drums, #guitar, #midimike, #music, #original songs, #recording, #recordingstudio, #vocals, #voice, ADAT, Alesis, Cincinnati bands, Cincinnati Scene II, female vocalist, fender guitars, gibson guitars, jjaR, lead guitar, Michael S Kennedy, MSK Studios, multi track recording, music production, musicians, original music, originals, songwriting, support local musicians, WEBN
Early in 1996 I was introduced to a Cincinnati band called “jjaR”. I met them while they were playing at a popular club called Top Cats. I was really impressed with the band and their original songs. Annette Rogers was the lead vocalist and she commanded the room with her emotional portrayal of each song. The band was intense and dynamic.
March 13th, 1996 we started recording in my home studio. They were troopers. I have a small space for recording with no isolation rooms for drums, vocals, etc. The band wanted a clean demo. They did not want a lot of processing and effects in the mix. A band after my own heart!
We did two separate sessions. The first session was mixed on March 26th, 1996. I was recording on the Alesis ADAT (Alesis Digital Audio Tape) machine for the first project. We only had 8 tracks to work with back then and no computer editing or effects. They were pros. They set up, got settled in and played their songs with obvious passion.
One of their tracks appeared in a collection of bands our local radio station WEBN (102.7FM) published on CD. They were featured on the second annual CD release. Deary Me Presents – Cincinnati Scene II included “Food Chain Of Love” on the 3rd track of the compilation CD. You can still find a copy or two on on-line.
Here are a few tunes from Project 1 for your enjoyment.
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Posted: August 6, 2019 in projects
Tags: #audio, #bass, #bass guitar, #Cincinnati, #drummer, #drums, #foodchainoflove, #guitar, #michaelskennedy, #microphone, #Midi, #midimike, #original songs, #photo, #photography, #recording, #recordingstudio, #studio, #studioengineer, #vocalist, #vocals, 102.7FM, 1996, ADAT, Alesis, Annette Rogers, Cincinnati bands, Cincinnati Scene II, Deary Me presents, female vocalist, food chain of love, jjaR, Michael S Kennedy, MSK Studios, multi track recording, original music, originals, photographs, Top Cats, WEBN
There is still much beauty to be captured in pictures if you can deal with the heat and ready to look in unusual places. I wanted to share some pictures from my favorite local park I took yesterday. You can get a feel of what is still out there. Admittedly, I have a LOT of untouched pictures to share, but this is about half of the pictures I took. I hope you enjoy some of them.
I spoke with a few ladies enjoying the day and one pointed out that from a distance, three separate bushes lined up to the shape of a deer. This picture is a bit too close, but you can see the outline.
The real Infinity Pool:
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Posted: July 31, 2019 in Photography
Tags: #butterfly, #CincinnatiParks, #outdoors, #photographer, #photography, #photograpy, #video, #videographer, Ault Park, Cincinnati Parks, color and form, flowers, Nikon, Nikon camera, photographs
Last weekend I dropped in on some friends playing out. With camera in hand I caught a few minutes of “What’s Left” performing live. It reminded me how glad I am that I don’t play out any more. Performing for a live audience is fun and addictive but being my own roadie was killing me quickly! I always joked that we would play anywhere for free……. we just charge to move the equipment in and out!
This was just for fun and I appreciate the guys letting me point my camera at them for a while. I like their logo in the back.
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Posted: July 30, 2019 in Cover Tune Tuesdays
Tags: #bass, #bass guitar, #drummer, #drums, #guitar, #Liveband, #livesoundreinforement, #midimike, #video, #videographer, #vocalist, #vocals, Dollar Bills, Ed Goen, Gary Jefferson, keyboards, lead guitar, live audience, Live performance, live recording, local bands, Michael S Kennedy, musical video, saxaphone, support local musicians, www.midimike.com
On the 30th anniversary of our performance with NRSB at Bogart’s in Cincinnati, I want to share a vintage video of that once and only performance. All original songs by members of this incredible band. I am so glad this was captured by hand-held camera out in the audience! Thanks DR.
Part I
Part II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCv8NrHglpk&list=PL6nW06rbKPIo97mbrFsrAWed2OUaDvMkF&index=12&t=0s
We were just a bit ahead of our time.
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Posted: July 19, 2019 in Video
Tags: #30yearsago, #battleofthebands, #Cincinnati, #contest, #drummer, #drums, #harmonies, #harmony, #keyboard, #Liveband, #livesoundreinforement, #Midi, #midimike, #original songs, #vocalist, #vocals, 30 years ago, anniversary, battle of the bands, Bogart's, keyboard controller, keyboards, live audience, Live performance, live recording, Michael S Kennedy, MIDI controller, Nixon, NRSB, original music, originals, Reagan, Satan Buddha, vintage recording, vintage video
Building upon my earlier posts of a night out with Crash Landing, I continue with the first part of the second set.
In future posts I will detail mixing/recording process and Live Sound Reinforcement techniques. For now, enjoy a few songs from my old cover band.
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Posted: July 16, 2019 in Cover Tune Tuesdays
Tags: #acoustic guitars, #bass guitar, #coverband, #drummer, #drums, #guitar, #keyboard, #Liveband, #livesoundreinforement, #mixingboard, #stage, #venue, #video, #videographer, #vocalist, #vocals, audio recording, clubs, cover band, festival, keyboards, lead guitar, live audience, Live performance, live recording, local bands, LSR, Michael S Kennedy, musical video, support local musicians, vintage video
