LunchBox Beats Presents Verbal Sideshow “These Three Words”
Verbal Sideshow is a New York Based Band mixing elements of Hip Hop and Rock to create a very unique sound. Verbal(Ryan) and Sideshow(Bryan) were approached by a Queens based production company in 2006 by the name of LunchBox Beats to create an album. CEO and producer Keith Campbell of LunchBox Beats recorded Verbal Sideshow in his basement studio for about 3 months with assitance from his partners President of LBB Paul Nameck and Sune a.k.a Tha Jerm. Halfway through this project we asked Professor P(Sideshow’s Twin brother) to do some additional production with the aid of his guitar and bass. Verbal Sideshow then went on to perform These Three Words live as a Band playing venues such as The Bitter End and Webster Hall. They also took first place in the Long Island Music Festival and second place at Emergenza.
Verbal Sideshows debut album ”These Three Words” can be Previewed and Purchased @ itunes and Cd Baby
Verbal Sideshow “Here Me Now”
Verbal Sideshow “Kind Of Alright”
Verbal Sideshow ft. P. Nameck, Sune “All Of Us”
Portable Printer for Cell Phones
How long before the novelty of owning a portable cell phone printer wears off?
Once celebrated for cameras that made their own prints, Polaroid Corp. plans to update the concept this year by selling a portable printer for images on cell phones and digital cameras. And like those old Polaroid instant-film cameras, the new printer should have a wow factor: they require no ink, because they employ a thermal printing technology from startup Zink Imaging Inc.
The 8-ounce printers, a bit bigger than a deck of cards, are due to go on sale around back-to-school time for about $150, Polaroid and Zink announced Monday at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Once connected to a phone or camera by Bluetooth wireless or the USB port, the printers need less than a minute to churn out 2-inch-by-3-inch pictures, which can be peeled off a backing and used as stickers. Link
“Porta-Booth”
Harlan Hogan, one of the most sought-after voice-over actors in the country found a way to get his recordings done on the go.
Building the booth
After a few false starts trying wood, plastic, and a flimsy ‘pop up’ mesh cube that sounded like, uh, a flimsy mesh cube, I finally hit upon the The Folding Home Box manufactured by Reisenthel. This solution had a very good sound but soon after writing about it the manufacturer stopped making it. Luckily, I discovered an even better box.
In several blind A/B comparisons this new Porta-Booth sounds even better. Better yet it is lighter, one inch larger, folds flatter and – amazingly – is half the price of my original choice! The improvement in sound is primarily because this new box has solid sides instead of the cloth sides of the home box.
The improved Porta-Booth uses a 14” x 14” Whitmor Collapsible Cube readily available at around ten dollars from many sources including, Target and Amazon.
The box alone is just part of the story. To get the best sound, use two-inch thick ‘Pyramid’ style acoustic foam. For best results, cut the foam so there are three pieces: one for the back wall and top and two for the sides. Cutting soft foam is harder than it might seem. If you use scissors or a mat knife, the foam compresses as you cut and you’ll get ragged edges. That won’t affect the sound or practicality of the Porta-Booth but it sure looks ugly.
Instead, cut the foam with a serrated knife. Take your time and be patient as you saw – not slice – through the foam. Of course, a professional foam cutter – a hybrid jig saw – is best for this task but financial overkill unless you already own one. Consider scrounging around garage sales and flea markets until you find an electric knife. Mine is a lovely shade of ‘Harvest Gold’ and dates back to the 1950’s. Best of all, it cuts through foam like butter, all for a two dollar investment.
Some popular brands of foam from Sonex and Auralex are easily purchased from suppliers such as Markertek, B&H Photo, American Musical Supply, and Musician’s Friend. Ask your favorite friendly recording studio if they happen to have some scrap pieces lying around, because the foam can be your biggest expense. Link
Ronald Jenkees
I stumbled upon this video while searching YouTube for Hip Hop videos. At first I didn’t think this guy’s appearance or voice was genuine but it didn’t really matter once he started playing the piano.
Check out the rest of his videos on YouTube
I’m a blogger now…..maybe
What’s up world? I have been playing with the idea of starting a blog, so here it is. I’m not quite sure what kind of information or personal goings on I will be posting but I guess we will find out in the near future or whenever I can think of something worth posting.
So until I post something else you can check out “Death Before Dishonor” by Me
Peace
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