Author: Kevin
-
New Album with Sylvia Hackathorn
Sometime around 2006 my friend Sylvia Hackathorn and I decided to make a kids album together. Sylvia is a talented composer, musician and producer I met years ago through my sister Shannon. Sylvia grew up in Portland playing everything from punk rock to Celtic. Besides being a wonderful guitarist and singer, she excels at the…
-
New Taylor Swift Cover
I had fun making this instrumental cover of Taylor’s song “August,” using pirate ship instruments such as accordion and banjo. Hope you enjoy it!
-
Head Above Water — the fourth full-length album from Pirate Jenny
Pirate Jenny’s fourth full-length release, Head Above Water, contains 12 new tracks written and produced by Kevin Hendrickson, Paul Iannotti, and John Morgan, as well as one cover song. Following a 20-year haitus, Head Above Water’s thematic pirate rock is a natural sequel to their 1990s releases Never Sea Land, and Once Upon A Wave,…
-
How to tempo map a live performance in Pro Tools
I made this little tutorial showing one of my favorite techniques: tempo mapping. It\’s a way to create a groove that feels natural, but still allow the opportunity to layer samples and loops that are right on the beat.
-
My custom midi controller made with an Arduino
Creating nuanced performances of virtual instruments takes more than great keyboard chops, it takes a free left hand that can move faders along with each performance (or after, in a second pass), printing midi controller messages in lanes parallel to the midi notes. These midi controller messages — including expression, modulation, and breath — give…
-
We rode our bikes from Multnomah Falls to The Dalles
Rowena Crest It was a feeling of accomplishment as we rolled in to Shannon’s Ice Cream Shop in the Dalles, Oregon, after completing the approximately 55 mile journey from Multnomah Falls. We had spent two days riding, with an overnight stay at Viento State Park campground. Although many cyclists choose to ride from Portland, we…
-
Introducing The Bunratty Castle Band
Have you ever had an idea that lingered just below the surface of your consciousness, but never went away for years and years?That’s what happened to me with The Bunratty Castle Band — a song and music video I started more than 20 years ago and completed only last week.The song is about an imaginary…
-
Nudge a midi note up or down in Digital Performer using this keyboard shortcut
Here’s how to use a keyboard shortcut to easily nudge a note up or down in MOTU Digital Performer’s midi editor, using the Windows version of Digital Performer. Select the note Hold both the cntrl key and the opt (Windows) key while pressing the up or down arrow keys to move a note chromatically. (on…
-
First EP from Postmodern Pirates
Postmodern Pirates in 2018 – Bruce Withycombe, Willie Matheis, Thom Sullivan, Kevin Hendrickson, Jeff Langston Throughout 2018 my ska-rock band Postmodern Pirates lived large on stage in a small venue – The Alberta Street Pub. Though we had a nice little following who enjoyed our live performances, we never put out any recordings other than…
-
Set default ruler display in Cubase to bars and beats
Problem: Every time you open the Midi Key editor in Cubase 11 you find that your grid is now in minutes and seconds instead of bars and beats. This makes it difficult to move chunks of midi around. Solution:You can set the default rule display to bars and beats — or whatever measure of time…