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Dec 24 16

The Christmas Song

by Steve Sobiech

The Christmas Song, by Torme and Wells, as performed by father/daughter duo, Jon and Ellie Barada (10 years old).  Enjoy!

 

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Aug 20 16

Hot Cheese

by Steve Sobiech

Apparently someone at the Indiana State Fair likes my studio name!

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May 6 16

2016 stuff!!!

by Steve Sobiech

All kinds of things going on at Wisconsin Cheese!  Finishing up recording a 7 tune cd with Anna Wrasse.

Also about finished with 3 new songs from Austin Jaber.

 

Here are a bunch of events happening in 2016

2016

SATURDAY OCTOBER 22, 2016  7 PMTHALARCTOS, BEARLY DREAMING: A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR POLAR BEARS
4001 SOUTH ROGERS, BLOOMINGTON INDIANA

Saturday, August 13, 5pm-8pm, Brown County Artist Guild,  Nashville, IN   Steve solo show, no cover

Thursday, May 12, 8-11pm  Player’s Pub, Bloomington, IN  playing with new Brazilian samba/choro trio Bando de Bloom*, opening for Salaam

FRIDAY MAY 6TH 6:30 PM  ZAI STUDIO GUITAR RECITAL  WORKS BY BACH, MUDARRA, VILLA LOBOS, PONCE AND MORE
SOLO AND ENSEMBLE
FIRST UNITED CHURCH 2420  EAST THIRD ST.   FREE ADMISSION

Tuesday, February 9, 3-4pm  Player’s Pub, Bloomington, IN  playing with new Brazilian samba/choro trio Bando de Bloom!*

*With Ana Carolina de Lima singing, and Danny Deckard on percussion

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Dec 1 15

Cupid in a Bucket

by Steve Sobiech

John Jeffries has just released his latest album, “Cupid in a Bucket”, recorded, mixed and mastered at Wisconsin Cheese Studios!  Check it out here:

Cupid in a Bucket

John Jeffries | Cupid in a Bucket

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Feb 19 15

Solicited advice on recording and the process…

by Steve Sobiech

Below is what I wrote a client, thought there were some universal nuggets in it that apply to us all.  See what you think.  Names have been changed to protect the innocent.  I want your best out of you, and will cheerlead you as much as you’ll allow me.  I may not be the prettiest cheerleader, but I think I have the perfect cheer.  Try not to gag there, bottom line, I’m for you as the artist, I want what’s best for you and your song.  And this letter is as much for me as it is for you.

 

Hi wonderful client,
There are lots of effects I can do to the song, but they don’t always add to the sound.  I can tune some parts, but they will sound auto-tuned, the more out of tune they are, the more it will sound like I tuned them up.  I can move words and phrases more in time, but once again, the more they are not in time, the more it can sound like things have been moved.  Neither of these are bad in themselves, nor good, just depends what you want.  The easiest parts to move and tune are the background vcls, these usually don’t bother the ear.  So I tuned up the oohs and aahs, moved and copied them, there’s no problem there.  I can start tuning up the lead vcl a bit, but that’s kind of tricky, because there’s only so much that can be done before the ear notices it and doesn’t like it.  Unless, of course, you want the effect, which is on so many current songs (almost all?), then it’s all cool.
So, to answer your question about what effects can be done, lots, some, and none.
The following is my opinion, feel free to tell me what you want/think.  It’s your song, and I want it to be the best it can be.  For me, the most important aspect of your song is 1 – the message, and 2 – the emotion/delivery.  There can be all kind of mistakes, problems with intonation and time, but if the message and emotion are there, the problems don’t matter at all.  This is your first recording in a while, it sounds great, you will be your worst judge of it, nothing is perfect, expecting it to be perfect is being too hard on yourself.  The next song you do will be better, the next even better, then next…  I think the most important thing to do is to finish, it won’t be perfect, but it will be done.  Maybe you would have wanted to do one thing or another, but we all do, and beyond a certain point, it will just drive you crazy, you won’t finish it, no one will get to hear it.  The phrase I heard from you several times was about getting this out so others could hear it, that it could help some people that are lost.  If you don’t finish it, no one will hear it.  Because you expected yourself to be perfect.  That’s impossible for you and everyone else of this world.
Let me send you another version of the song, my mix, listen to it, then let it go for a few days, then come back to it and listen again.  If the message and emotion are there, but it’s not perfect, you’re done.  You did it, and you should congratulate yourself a little, then move on to the next.  This song was great.  Your next song will be better.
If, after letting it go for a while, you still think the mix has a problem with the message or emotion, that you can’t live with, then you need to make a solid plan, a comittment set in stone, no improv, no chance, practice every note and word until it’s second nature, set up a time, and we fix only what was planned to be fixed.  Then we’re done, you congratulate yourself a little bit, and move on to the next.  This song was great.  Your next song will be better.
Get it out there, play it in church, put it on youtube, vimeo, soundcloud, email it, facebook it, give to friends, put it on iTunes, CDBaby, Bandcamp…  And then move on to the next song.
The last part of my sermon –  you, as the artist, have the BS card, so, at any time, you can play that card on me, tell me what you want and think, and you will be right, ok?
I’ll get my mix to you later today.
Talk to you soon,
Steve
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Feb 18 15

Steve playing at Oliver Winery Downtown, 6-10pm Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015

by Steve Sobiech

Steve will be playing at the Oliver Winery Downtown, right on the square in Bloomington, IN, from 6-10pm on Saturday, February 21, 2015.  Great wine and food, great music, very nice atmosphere.

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Feb 11 15

Friday, February 20, 2015 Recital!

by Steve Sobiech

Zai Guitar studio recital will take place on Friday, February 20, 2015 at 6:30pm, at the First United Church on East Third St. in Bloomington. The guitar ensemble will play several pieces, and several members will play solo pieces after that. Yours truly will be playing some awesome tunes by Albeniz, all are welcome, admission is a pulse. Come for the music, stay for the comedy. Ok, just stay for the music.

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Dec 24 14

Happy birthday, Mr. President Paul

by Steve Sobiech

Yes, it’s a very special day, for a very special guy.  Anyway, that’s what Marge Simpson says about Bart.

So, Paul, and you other millions of fans out there.  Yes, both of you.  Take a look at this:

Movie on 12-24-14 at 5.02 PM

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Dec 17 14

Hmmmmmm…, where’s the new Christmas album from Steve?

by Steve Sobiech

You may be asking yourself, Self, where’s the new Christmas album from Steve?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm…

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…

I think you get the pattern here.  Let’s just say I’m working on the new Christmas CD, and I’ve run into “technical” difficulties.   Not to fear, will have some rough mixes up before Christmas.

The title of this post is

Back to work

or

Shame makes me work harder!

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Oct 22 14

First Friday Gallery walk on November 7, 2014

by Steve Sobiech

Steve will be playing at the Blueline Gallery in Bloomington, Indiana on Friday, November 7, 2014.  Come out, snack, listen to music, support the arts, walk around, meet, greet, make others happy…

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