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Me and the Boy Drop Beats
Sometime over the summer, Wilbur (my adorable two year old son) and I started playing around with Garageband. I’d record him saying something, or banging on the keyboard, and then lay down some Garageband loops underneath it. He liked sitting on my lap at the computer and listening, and he especially liked banging on the keyboard. So, for Christmas, I upped the ante and asked Santa for a MIDI keyboard and a fancy Novation Launchpad to control a entry level copy of Ableton Live. We’ve been playing around with both things for a bit now, making a series of really terrible songs. Clearly, we’re driven by process rather than product.
I’m going to start posting our masterpieces here, to this award winning blog. So, seriously, get ready for some hot trax. This first hit is called “Par-Tai”. It was recorded this morning at 6:30 am, while we let Camri sleep in a bit after a particularly hard night of Wil waking up every hour. If you hand Wil a microphone, chances are he’ll say “Par Tai”. Which is how he pronounces “Party!” It’s adorable, and guarantees that he’s going to rule the par-tai when he gets older.
