cloud date 10.10.10 - Feasibility Studios

yensid log 20101011

I started messing with electronic music back around 1991 just when a home pc could talk midi and the first dos 3.1 sequencers came out... By 1995, I had an 8 foot rack of gear and was doing 4 track recording with smtp sync to track one.

I missed the whole digital transformation from 8 track Alesis ADAT to direct to disk... I listen to what is out there now and I want to find what equipment I have and start building another one... I miss making music...

Today's adventures...

I installed the Comcast cable drop and wireless router at Mark's apartment this afternoon. Purpose one was to get a kid with promise and as many who are in range free internet. Purpose two was to find a location for the first public cloud node for bremernet.

I told Mark that if he knew any of the kids they hang with would like to talk tech, then to have them stop by. I counted up to 10 at one point. Chaos... ;-]

I really had a blast! I finally left his place around 7 pm with the following accomplished...

I hooked up with 3 kids ages 17 to 20.8 who would love to trade help getting the school fixed up for a chance to learn pc and music recording tech.

I mentioned I wanted to build a free to use recording studio, and they were like do we have to pay you to help learn? We do our own recording with audacity now! Dee then mentioned he had a full remix studio setup, but was waiting until his uncle on Bainbridge Island could make room at his place for some of it... I said, get me in touch with your uncle... [can I really have gotten this lucky?]

What transpired next was one of the more magical I have experienced lately...

Steve: "Get me your contact info and where you live so I can help with transport to my place tomorrow..."

Dee and Enrique reply, "Hey man... We're all homeless..."

apprentices...

;-]  

I met three hungry for knowledge individuals today who know the tech, and have the gear, but,  they have no home... Well, I have a home that will soon be a school, and was more than happy to tell them "let's get started..." They stop by Tuesday [today?] morning for orientation... Looks like I need to go bunk bed shopping this week... ;-]

I would like to introduce the re-opening of Feasibility Studios. An open source recoding studio now located in Bremerton WA. Free to all those who want to come in and make music.

Updates to follow...

--egrep