Work continues on all fronts
Greetings. Over the weekend managed to re-record Episode #4 and also put #5 in the can.
Should be set for the next few weeks, thanks again to Glenn.
Also continuing to assemble material for the film score I’m working on, a lot left to do there still.
Looking to put Episode #4 up a week from tomorrow, please stay tuned.Â
A Beautiful Day…………
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, springtime in the Rockies. Fresh snow above 8 thousand feet, flowers blooming right and left here down below those snow capped peaks.
I finished compiling the music yesterday for Episode #5 which features home studio work from 1986 and marks the end of the Ohio period 
(when dinosaurs roamed the earth before renting a U-Haul truck and driving to California). Here’s a couple of pics from those days, back when our band “Ample Parking” gigged out in local Columbus venues like Crazy Mama’s. Jim Cunningham, Wally Mitchell, Sarajane and Bryan Helm; that’s us back in the ’80’s Ohio Indie Music scene.
Also currently working on a musical score for a short film by Ian Helm that should be done………….sometime soon. I supplied 2 pieces of music for his last film “Collywobbles” check your local short film festival for possible showings of that work.
Still on target for a midmonth May release of Episode #4 in the At-The-Helm podcast series. Many thanks to those of you who have taken the time to listen to the shows so far, I hope you’re enjoying the music as much as I’ve enjoyed making it. Have a great day, more soon.
Episode #3 is now available
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Happy May Day! Just a quick note to say that Episode #3 of At-The-Helm is up and running. Please take the time to give it a listen and I think you’ll enjoy what you you hear. Any and all comments are as always welcome and my thanks again for your interest.
Music from 1984-1985
- Inca Freeway
- The Hawk
- Sign And Symbol
- Centrifical Force*
The first 3 are solo pieces , the fourth features Bob Kelley* on drums.The first track is one of the first pieces I did using a EH 16 second Digital Delay (in delay mode). Recorded by Bryan Helm All rights reserved by the artist.
Show #3 in the can
Hello again.
Episode 3 is ready to review, if it passes inspection I’ll upload it to be available first of May.
It’s the second show about the music store period and features the following:
- Inca Freeway
- The Hawk
- Sign And Symbol
- Centrifical Force*
The first 3 are solo pieces , the fourth features Bob Kelly* on drums.The first track is one of the first pieces I did using a EH 16 second Digital Delay (in delay mode) . A photo of the delay was featured last podcast, still looking for a picture of Cowboy Bob. Tracks for Episode#4 are ready to finish now so please stay tuned and thanks for listening.
Listening and working………
Hi again, Working on finishing Episode #3 this weekend, listening to tracks for possible use in #4………………blasts from the past. More soon.
Episode Two
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Just a quick note to say that Episode Two is now up for your listening pleasure. This is the first of two shows dedicated to The Music Store Years. Thats where I met “Cowboy” Bob Kelley* and acquired my Electro Harmonix 16 Second Digital Delay. Episode Two features 6 pieces of music including two with Bob.
- Saturday Samba
- Nashville Godzilla*
- You Are Confused*
- Circus Peanuts
- Second Chance
- Cranky
When not busy selling saxophone reeds to band students, we had time to play…but not much. Never enough, but still– the two years I worked at the music store yielded some interesting recordings which are featured on this and the next Episode of My Life In Sound.
Episode One
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–“Cloud Silence*”
Music from 1981-1982
Three solo pieces by Bryan Helm and one duet with Jim Cunningham*.
- Pressure Assemblages
- Fat Man
- UHF *
- They Learn To Talk
Hi and welcome to my blog. I’ve just made my first podcast available for downloading and hope that you’ll take the opportunity to give it a listen. It’s the first in what will be a 24 part series of podcasts exploring music I’ve been involved with making over the past 25+ years.
My co-producer Glenn Stebleton and I are hoping to bring you a lot of music and a little talk in this series as we go through my collected recordings. We just finished Episode 2 which will be up directly,and which we think is even better than #1. Please let us know how you feel about the series and thanks for listening.