I noticed this gentleman in Venice Beach making sound shapes with his beat up Telecaster, battery powered amp, effects pedal with a looping drum beat, and a mop of dreads dangling from his hunched frame. It was absolutely compelling. I took a couple of photos and recorded 40 seconds of audio to document the moment, seeking make something more atmospheric than just a video. I respect and support street musicians, and this guy had some kind of aura happening that day, too.

Venice Guitarist

This is a track I assembled with prerecorded loops of each instrument and sound represented, via the SoundForge editor waaay back in 2004 or something. It's got depth charges, scratching, a funky acoustic bass groove, and some dude going "AhhhAAAaaaAAAhhhUuuuhhh..." I still think it jams. Hope you enjoy.

World Aah

So i got a finger harp. Some possibilities here.

Finger Harp 02

Dryer Beat

Once when I was 16, I played guitar and sang in this rock band with some friends. One day, we laid down some tracks in the drummer's garage on his father's multitrack recorder. Most of it sucked, but that day I managed to channel the best guitar solo I'd ever played before or since. I've never been a shredder; instead, I play solos by feel, starting out with an idea of what to include and then letting the moment take over when the time came. Even though it's only about 34 seconds, this was a finer moment.

rsmithing