Fuzz Cast 13 - Trump Stump

Host: Dan Shimmyo
  Dan talks about the latest Fuzz Bucket (or fuzz duo) jam session with Eric called Trump Stump on August 29, 2014 in Eric's basement studio. This jam features the trumpet in the intro and a small break in the middle. All the while you will be sonically assault
ed by Eric's guitar and bass lines. Really great stuff. Please check it out!
  The trumpet solos and whatnot are going to have to substitute for the ever popular Tr
umpet Time segment.
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Fuzz Cast Episode 12 - Krzysztof Fus

Host: Dan Shimmyo
  In this episode I have a chat with Krzysztof Fus who works as a modeler at Blue Sky Studios and also writes jokes and perfoms a standup routine in comedy clubs. We talk about similarities between music and comedy and reaching goals early.  There's also an installment of Trumpet Time where I play a bit of Home Sweet Home, the first musical piece I've learned to play on trumpet.
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Fuzz Cast Episode 11 - Creating a Song in GarageBand

Host: Dan Shimmyo 
  In this episode I tried something different and wanted to show how in the span of about an hour (edited down for the podcast) I was able to create a short piece of music from start to finish. It's pretty barebones with canned drums, a guitar track, bass track and lead guitar track. It gets the point across and can be used to sketch out musical ideas that can be fleshed out later.
  In today's installment of trumpet time I play a chromatic scale which is what I'm going to need to develop my improvisational sty
le, similar to how I taught myself to play saxophone.
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Fuzz Cast Episode 10 - Droopy Dog

Host: Dan Shimmyo

  In this episode I talk about Robin Williams's depression which lead to his suicide. It is a dark subject but I think it's important to talk about it. I especially think it's important for people to know that there's a big difference between feeling depressed and suffering from clinical depression. If you don't know the difference please google it.  I'm sure to bring it up again in the future.  Perhaps I'll find a way to link mental health with creativity and musicianship...
  There's another Trumpet Time segment where I play the c-major scale a little faster and cleaner than last time. I think my next installment will be in the form of a simple melody.
  The musical portion of this podcast is a new Fuzz Bucket jam session I called Droopy Dog. It's another jam session based on a simple phrase played on the saxophone and then stretched out into a whole jam. At some point Eric Maurer plays a walking bass line and towards the end I think Jamie plays some rocking drums. Everyone was having fun.
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Fuzz Cast Episode 9 - The Long Haul

Host: Dan Shimmyo

In this episode I was inspired to record an episode because I was super pissed off about NYC traffic during my commute this evening.  Mainly, I hate how some NYC drivers behave by putting everyone in danger in order to keep you out of their space on the highway.  I also talk about producing jingles and music clips of music that has inspired me over the years using GarageBand software. I also include my first official Trumpet Time segment which was incredibly embarrasing and humiliating but in a hilarious way. It's the only way I'll ever get better!
  And finally, for your listening pleasure I've included a track called The Long Haul by my band Fuzz Bucket. We recorded it on July 10, 2014 at Astoria Soundworks on a 4-track recorder. Pretty sure I blogged about that late night session. It's a pretty cool groove that sounds like it was inspired by old Genesis but with psychadelic haunting sounds straight from another dimension.

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Fuzz Cast Episode 8 - Heavy Reign CD Fire Sale

Host: Dan Shimmyo

Dan talks about taking his TM Custom Tenor Sax to KB Saxophone Services for some customization, building an LED lighting circuit that responds to sound and external audio inputs, playing trumpet and selling an old CD project for a Progressive Metal band called Heavy Reign.

Heavy Reign CDs are available for purchase at:
http://danshimmyo.bandcamp.com/album/heavy-reign-rams-rock

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Fuzz Cast Episode 7 - Jon Townley

Host: Dan Shimmyo
Guest: Jon Townley

Jon Townley, a development artist at Blue Sky Studios, talks about finding inspiration from his co-workers, taking a ceramics class after a 30 year hiatus and getting serious about it. We explore similarities between his ceramics work and my recent obsession with playing saxophone.  We both discuss what inspired our vibrato techniques. And much much more!

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