Thinking Ahead in the Music Business

It’s funny being a musician… no, a businessman. Because in the real world, I don’t think about what’s coming up. Christmas is about the only holiday that makes me think forward in time. Things like Valentine’s Day, National Feral Cat Day, Robert Burns Birthday, or St. Patrick’s Day are usually last minute, “Oh look, it’s […]

Big Strong Cat

Just finished mixing “Big Strong Cat (My Puddy Tat Sylvester)“. It sounds way cool. Special thanks to Pab Sungenis, Tom Smith and Leslie Larkins. Recorded Michelle on bodhran for a few songs today. W00t! Quote of the Day:“A banjo and a tuba… That’s funny!”– Rich Brotherton

Cat CD Titles

I’ve been brainstorming CD titles for my next Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers CD. The one I had, More Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, just seems a bit obvious but hokey. So I’ve gone back to the drawing board. I’m compiling names and asking for people to vote on their favorite names. The […]

Awesome Day in the Studio for the New Cat CD!

I spent all day in the studio today. In fact, I’m still here, typing as Rich lays a bass to “Kitty Martin”. The day was awesome. We laid the basic tracks for three songs: “Cuddles McGish” was the first song. We laid cittern, autoharp, bass, some guitar accents, and some raucous vocals. Just needs Cedric’s […]

Getting Over Feeling Overwhelmed

I love reading Seth Godin’s blog. Seth provides a lot of great insight on marketing. But it’s posts like today’s that really inspire me so much that I keep reading regularly when so many other blogs disappear from my mind. Someone asked if he gets tired of blogging every day. Seth responded about “Have to […]

New Request Page on Dr. Demento

There is now a new Dr. Demento request page at http://drdemento.com/request/ and it allows you to make requests in text or audio format. He’s going to start playing audio requests on the air, just like phone calls in the old days! So if you would like to request one my songs on the show, here’s […]

More Cat Songs Officially Begun

Whew! What a day! I’m tired and wired. Today is the start of my studio recording for my next Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers CD. I drove over to Rich Brotherton’s studio at 10 am with Starbucks in hand. We got started rather quickly. I played him “What Do You Do With a Catnipped […]