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The Story Has Been Told

Posted: November 8, 2019 in Photography, Uncategorized
Tags: #bands, #Midi, #midimike, #music, #poem, #poetry, #story, #video, Fall colors, lake, MIDI Mike, monuments, MSK, musical video, musicians, Nikon camera, retirement, Spring Grove Cemetery, Story ends

I began this blog to share stories of people and events I have been lucky enough to be involved with over the last five decades. Along with my poetry and original music I also enjoyed sharing my pictures and personal observations.

While I am sure there will also be beautiful and exciting things to share in my future, I also want to chill. I need to make life simpler from here on.

I have enjoyed this community and those willing to share everything with total strangers. There were many times when this was the hi-light of my day. I could go on posting my views and thoughts on politics, religion, money and other hot topics but there are too many of us doing that these days. So this is a good time to phase out MIDI Mike.

While the site remains live, feel free to take a look at the topics on the top of the page to find something that might interest you.

I may throw in a post from time to time just to surprise myself. In my usual style, let me show you a few recent pictures I took at a favorite place of mine: Spring Grove Cemetery. We had a heavy rain days before these pictures with hi winds. Before that the fall colors were really starting to jump out. Unfortunately the rain hit a bit early and dropped most of the leaves, but I managed to get some good pictures.

What’s Left

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

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.

CRASH LANDING Set 2

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

Building upon my earlier posts of a night out with Crash Landing, I continue with the first part of the second set.

CRASH LANDING live in 2002

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.

Cover Tune Tuesdays

Posted: June 18, 2019 in Cover Tune Tuesdays
Tags: #bass, #bass guitar, #Cincinnati, #cover, #drummer, #drums, #guitar, #harmonies, #harmony, #keyboard, #Liveband, #livesoundreinforement, #midimike, #mixing board, #mixingboard, #music, #musicequiptment, #musician, #sing, #singer, #singing, #vocalist, #vocals, #Yamaha, cover band, cover tune, DW drums, fender guitars, Gary Jefferson, gibson guitars, keyboards, Korg, lead guitar, Live performance, live recording, LSR, Michael S Kennedy, multi track recording, music industry, music lovers, music production, musical video, musicians, support local musicians

I posted another you-tube segment of Crash Landing playing cover tunes at a gig in Cincinnati back in 2002. This is the last segment of the 1st set. I tried to break them up into chunks so they are not huge files.

I ran a straight line out from the mixing board. Few live recordings are perfect, and over the years I tried a number of ways to get a good mix. Keep in mind I record all the time so this was not a special occasion and I don’t even think I told the band members we were recording.

I am still collecting new photos from friends and relatives and will add them to future posts. So sit down and grab your favorite beverage and listen to a great live band!

Cover Tune Tuesdays with Crash Landing continues

Posted: June 11, 2019 in Cover Tune Tuesdays
Tags: #A Night Out, #ANightOut, #bass, #bass guitar, #Cincinnati, #drummer, #drums, #guitar, #harmonies, #harmony, #keyboard, #Liveband, #livesoundreinforement, #microphone, #monitors, #panasonic DAT, #photo, #photographer, #photography, #photograpy, #recordingstudio, #stage, #studio, #studioengineer, #venue, #vocalist, #vocals, clubs, cover band, cover tune, DAT, keyboards, kick drum, lead guitar, Live performance, live recording, liver performance, local bands, MADD, multi track recording, musical video, musicians, PA, photographs, rock and roll, snare drum, sound editing, stage monitors, Stereo recordings, support local musicians, tamborine, vintage video

Here is the 2nd installment of my live recording of Crash Landing back in 2002. I played with them for a number of years. First as a sound guy. I knew the singer Gary Jefferson and he pulled me into the group. Gary and I go back a few years. He knows everyone and has played all over town. I have helped him with outside projects and you can hear his vocals on a lot of my original songs. Great people are hard to come by, but they will be there for you when you need.

I wish I had more video to share. I have a call out to other band members and friends to send me copies of anything they have. I have created videos for years but never really did much during this time. Again, I wish I had. Here is the next section of an evening with Crash Landing. This is still the first set and we are getting warmed up. Settling into the sound. That is the toughest thing about one-night-gigs; everything sounds so strange for the first 3 or four songs at the minimum. Depending on the sound guy/gal, this could take up to an entire first set to get comfortable.

I don’t have records of who was running sound this night. With this band I USED to run sound from the audience, then became a band member and ran sound and played/sang from out in the crowd using our own equipment! In many ways that was very cool. After a while we hired sound companies and I just don’t know who was at the board.

I hope you enjoy a night out – to hear a live band – without leaving your home. It’s like you are at the show, but you can still have one more drink and not have to drive home!

Here is the you-tube link for part two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vHdxs6z-Qg

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