Derek Olson

Derek Olson Is Addicted To Ableton Live

derek — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:10:25 +0000

It is true, Derek finally got the Live bug. For a long time now, I have been a Logic guy. I started using Logic Express back in 2006. It was about the time I was in my recording class at Tulsa Tech. I remember the feeling of not knowing a single thing about this monstrosity, this multi-colored beast up on my screen. Let me tell you all about it... Continue reading →

Beautiful Weather Has Arrived!

derek — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:02:08 +0000

Beautiful weather is finally here again! I am enjoying this so much. We are in the mid-50’s in Tulsa. After all that snow, this is a blessing. Malerie and I washed our cars this afternoon. I hate having a dirty … Continue reading →

Brandon Flowers – Only The Young

derek — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 03:03:23 +0000

I have been listening to Brandon Flowers solo stuff the past few days. You know him as the frontman to the Killers. He has a solid voice in my opinion. And my favorite song off his album has to be … Continue reading →

Parkinson’s Law – Deadlines Are Beautiful

derek — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:25:00 +0000

I read about Parkinson’s Law today as I was re-reading the 4 Hour Workweek. I well know the value of deadlines. One thing that has helped me be a better writer is doing timed practice. That’s basicallly a short deadline. … Continue reading →

Khuda – Palingenesia

derek — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:04:09 +0000

Some music has this effect on me, where when I hear it, I have to get up and play my guitar. The sound gives me inspiration to play. I found a band from the UK that does this to me: … Continue reading →

Big Blue Caddi Alive Again

derek — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:02:17 +0000

Yes, it finally happened. My giant blue Caddi is once again wandering the streets of T-Town. Fuzzy feelings all around. How nice it would be to fix her up and give her some help in the speed department.

First Blog From iPhone

derek — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:03:36 +0000

This is my first post from wordpress or iPhone. I can’t seem to get landscape mode to work well. And the keyboard is lagging like crazy. Oh well, it’s cool to be able to blog from anywhere without my laptop.

Jailbreak iPhone 4.0 – Why I Still Jailbreak

derek — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:20:31 +0000

I have been Jailbreaking since I got my iPhone 3G. I patiently await for the hackers to jailbreak the latest update. It’s always been for two reasons: to customize the look of my iPhone, and the jailbroken apps that help … Continue reading →

GameFace – “Four Chords, Seven Years”

derek — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:54:57 +0000

Let’s do one thing I seem to enjoy quite a lot: take it back to the early ‘90’s. This is a pop-punk band you might not have heard of. But you need to. They were signed to Doghouse records, a … Continue reading →

Davenport Cabinet

derek — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:40:26 +0000

“I surrender… to the stereo…” What a great line to start this song with. It fits so well atop the main guitar riff, you couldn’t ask for more. Davenport Cabinet is a side project of Travis Stever, of Coheed and … Continue reading →