Red Mango - Rethink Smoothies!
Take a moment to check out the short video I edited a few months ago for Red Mango to help kick off their new Smoothies (which, by the way, I highly recommend)!Interview with Elite for iStandardProducers.com
Finished editing this yesterday - an interview I did with music producer Elite for iStandardProducers.com. Elite talks about how he got into music production, his years as an in-house producer for Ruff Ryders, his work with DMX, Jadakiss, J. Cole, and more.
Illmatic: A Journey Into Nas's State of Mind
This is a throwback essay from 2005 about Illmatic, written during my junior year of college, that tries to understand the different layers of imagery that coexist in the album. I also really tried to explore how the album's instrumentation converses with & informs the lyrics. Looking back on it, I think I found it hard to sincerely discuss possible meanings behind the music while keeping the lameness & pretension in my writing to a minimum. (Not saying I succeeded! But I did try.)
Trim Mode in Avid vs. FCP
Here's a helpful article that breaks down the differences between Trim modes in Avid and Final Cut Pro. Pretty useful.
Avid Media Composer "cheat sheet"
Here's a useful reference sheet for those wanting to learn some useful
Avid shortcuts. Apparently Avid used to give something like this away
with their products, but no longer do.
Homeless in Baltimore donate to Haiti
Homeless people in Baltimore donated money to Haiti. [this story still
amazes me.]
