Bullet Cable

The Weeknd- Interpretation by Kii Arens

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:55:41 +0000

Artist, Kii Arens, is always coming up with these super awesome graphics for musicians. Sometimes, we get lucky and we get a participate as a prop. He brings us honor every time.

Available at LaLaLandPrints.com

Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, is an R&B Canadian recording artist and record producer from Toronto. If you get a chance, visit
The Weeknd official site. We downloaded his album, Echoes of Silence, which is available as a link. Kii describes him as, “Slow jam phenom.” Production on album, singing, and mix is really amazing. Put “The Fall” on repeat and the descent becomes deep.

MCA

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 00:11:31 +0000

You Will Be Missed.

Three (3) Reasons We Like Our Job

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:27:46 +0000

Today on Facebook, we got to share a cool guitar that got a conversation going among the aficionado who love guitars.

Guitar by Anonymous Guitars

We finalized packaging on Black Market and it looks so beyond bad-ass, we can’t believe it! (Images coming soon..)

This is that Black Line That Runs Between All Of Your Gear!

And best of all, we got to be a part of someone’s rock star moment:

Esparoba1

Make Your Own Pedalboard – Some Ideas

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:01:04 +0000

Theoretically, you can (and some do) just put your pedals on the floor of your room, but then you have to arrange them again and again if you decide to move your location. Pedal boards are not only for organizing your pedals, but make your effects transportable without losing your layout.

Here are some innovative ways musicians have made their own boards and some links to threads where they have shared their step by step process.

The suitcase pedalboard: So this takes road travel literally.

Martin Keimig (Kansasblues), mylespaul.com/forums

A great chronological step by step pedal board project called, My Do-It-Yourself IKEA Pedalboard Build Thread shows the build from start to finish. Good read.

Armchair Bronco, tdpri.com

A real IKEA pedal board: Fits 4 pedals

Another step by step using plywood and aluminum frame by LeeSympathetic on thegearpage.net

License Plate Pedalboard:

By DoodlySquat, telecaster.com

Missy Higgins/ Goyte Nokia Theater

Kimmy McCann — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:03:50 +0000

Guitarist, Stanton Edward, sent me an invite last week for the Thursday show at the Nokia Theater. “I’m playing guitar for Missy Higgins at the Nokia Theater in LA on April 19. We’re opening for Gotye – I’ve got a couple of tickets to the show. You guys wanna come out?”

Australian singer, Missy Higgins, set an earthy mood that reminded me of my roots to the world. Playing acoustic and then keyboard, the dynamics of Missy Higgins contains a warm, feeling-interpretive song writing style. She has cited Patty Griffin, Ron Sexsmith, Rufus Wainwright, Paul Kelly and Sarah McLachlan as influences and it is evident in her music.

Fellow Aussie musician/producer, Butterfly Boucher played bass for the set. Butterfly, who currently resides in Nashville has been working with Missy Higgins on her 3rd album, The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle, co-produced with Brad Jones. Towards the end of the set, the music gained a different tempo when Missy began performing music from the new album. “Unashamed Desire” was the most memorable song for me.

So I forgot to bring a decent camera to the very visual production by Gotye, but I definitely brought my ears and the sensory openness of my physical body. Gotye blasted some pretty powerful bass tone into the audience, and I literally felt the music in my heart. Goyte’s music, if you haven’t heard it, has dub, ska, DJ Shadow and the Avalanches (in terms of sample-based composition), and I heard post-Police Sting in a few songs (even though Gotye has been reported to dislike that comparison).

The music was intricate and layered, and the beat (like I mentioned previously), warranted more than the sitting-room-only audience involvement that the Nokia Theater has to offer. Not to worry dance-fan readers, my friend, author Donna Sozio (“The Man Whisperer”, and, “Never Trust a Man in Alligator Loafers”) and I got to each enjoy a little hip wiggle towards the end of the show.

Missy Higgins returned on stage to sing in place of New Zealand singer, Kimbra Johnson, Goyte’s hit song, “Somebody That I Used To Know” where she performed in a different range that was very appealing and I admit, gripping. Great job Missy!

Video, esauls001

Over all show? Two Thumbs Up (one for opener and one for headliner). Thanks Stanton for the invite. You Rock!

Gogol Bordello ‘Gypsy Punk’ @Lollapalooza South America W/ Bullet Cable Artist Michael Ward

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:57:13 +0000

Gogol Bordello is a Gypsy punk band from NYC that tours non-stop. Our good friend, guitarist Michael Ward has been with them on this last tour and having an awesome time from the update we have received from the road.

Lollapalooza Chile 2012

The following shot shows how having a 30′ Bullet coily is perfect for a mega stage (even though most times it finds itself on small stage where it works just as hard).

Lollapalooza Brazil

Let’s share a Gogol Bordello track that we like quite a bit. The rich beat-flavor of punk is pretty evident in this one as it shares the high intensity that defines their gypsy sound.
Gogol Bordello – Passport by Gogol Bordello

Special thanks to Vania Riveros for the pics from tour in Brazil and Chile.

Gearmanndude In Overdrive The LIGHT DRIVE Demo Wired w/ Bullet Cable & SLUG DIY

Ted McCann — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:13:31 +0000

Another awesome demo from the MAN yea you know him as Gearmanndude. The Lightdrive from TopTone, surprisingly LOUD. Very cool mild drive, but also gets nasty if ya want it to.

Bullet Cable At Musik Messe Part 1

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:39:38 +0000

This year at the Musik Messe show in Germany we had play stations set up wired with Bullet Cable and SLUG.

Our good friends Eventide had a stage set up for demos wired with SLUG Bullets. Some of the perfomers where Andy James and Alan Chaput.

Bullet Cable At Musik Messe 2012 The SLUG Challenge Germany

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:52:52 +0000

Some of the crew at Sound Service our Distributor in Germany saw the ‘Faster than Bullet’ videos. They wanted a chance to see if they too could take the challenge. Overall these guys had good times but they were truly blown away that Michael made a cable in 22.3 seconds.

The Faster than Bullet winner video.

The Faster Bullet! Michael Tepagnier

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:06:21 +0000

Michael Trepagnier of Oklahoma City, OK is The Faster Bullet winner, making him THE Fastest Bullet!

After a 4 days of challenges, with an average time of about 38 seconds, 80+ people competed to make the fastest DIY custom cable using Bullet Cable SLUGS.
Michael’s winning time was 22.3 seconds! He became the grand prize winner of more than $430 worth of SLUG DIY Connectors and Bulk Cable.

But for Michael, this isn’t the first earned award. In 2009 he became a Grammy Award winning recording engineer when Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” took home three awards.
Currently Michael is the bass player in the band, “Defining Times”, which played at SXSW, and continues to work as a producer/ engineer.

Defining Times Facebook
Michael Trepagnier’s Website/Blog

Until SXSW 2013, Michael Trepagnier…. your title will follow.