Chris Hartzog

iPad on Stage? A Geek’s Delight

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:27:42 +0000

iPad on Stage? A Geek's Delight This was posted on Google+…

Veterans Home Christmas Party

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:31:40 +0000

The year 2012 is coming to a close in a satisfying way as I was privileged to play at the holiday party hosted by the Bremerton Elks Club at the Washington State Veterans home in Retsil, Washington last Sunday, December [Read More...]

Holiday Show Weekend

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:34:03 +0000

Today’s show was a bit of a drive but definitely worth the trip to Where the Heart Is assisted living and memory care in Burlington. In shows like this it means so much to see someone be moved by the [Read More...]

Logic Pro 64-bit Mode

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:30:08 +0000

Better late than never I suppose,

but I realized I have been running Logic 9 in 32 bit mode for like forever. According to Apple’s 64 Bit FAQ I can run vastly more memory hungry plugins by switching to [Read More...]

In Thanksgiving

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 07:41:07 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Ralph Waldo Emerson really boiled it down to a few important things. The things that matter the most.

Thanksgiving

For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, [Read More...]

Fender Guitar Factory Tour in 1959

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 04:40:55 +0000

Here is a very cool video of an 8mm film that has been restored and digitized. Check it out….no CNC machines everything was done by hand and it looks like there was no air conditioning either. Oh the humanity!

Click [Read More...]

RIP Donald “Duck” Dunn

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:58:00 +0000

I always loved music by Booker T. and the MG’s. Today I learned, as posted on whereseric.com, bass player Donald “Duck” Dunn has passed away at age 70 in Tokyo, Japan. He was in Tokyo for a series of performances [Read More...]

40 Steps to Install the Roland GK-KIT-GT3

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:45:19 +0000

Last weekend I spent a day capturing on video my adventure in modifying my brand new Fender Modern Player Marauder to install the Roland GK-KIT-GT3 permanently, internally in the guitar. Last year I wrote about my first venture into GK land and how [Read More...]

Fender Marauder

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:12:44 +0000

Here is a demo of some sounds from my new Fender Marauder guitar using the neck pickup, the triple bucker bridge pickup and a Roland GK-3 and GR-55 guitar synthesizer. The Marauder may be a made in China piece of [Read More...]

Tales and Pics From the Road

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:09:14 +0000

We had a great time this week on the road and sea while on my mini “tour” to Retsil to play a live show to a very enthusiastic group at the Washington State Veterans Home (as I posted about earlier). [Read More...]

Happy Easter

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:59:52 +0000

Happy Easter to all. If you’re unfamiliar with the true meaning of Easter, in the end, it’s all about Love. Other men have summed it up very nicely:

Dance like there’s no one watching Sing like no [Read More...]

Thank You to Our Military & Veterans

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:01:31 +0000

Hi Fan,

It’s again been too long since I sent out a news update, but I wanted to share that I will be accomplishing a goal of mine that I have had for a long time: To visit a [Read More...]

Amazing Dogs

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:31:15 +0000

I’ve always loved dogs and had a dog ever since I was a kid. The current pair of canine friends in our house are so funny, they could be on comedy central. I really don’t need a TV, I get [Read More...]

Most Popular Post – Colonoscopy Journal

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:06:08 +0000

I am reposting this to keep it close to the top of the blog heap, originally posted 7/29/2008. Even though this is not music related, for some reason this has been one of my most popular posts ever thanks to [Read More...]

Ukulele Fretboard With Notes

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:18:08 +0000

The ukulele pages now have another diagram added: The Ukulele Fretboard With Notes. This diagram shows all of the notes on each string on the fretboard. There are a variety of tunings used on the ‘uke, but I have mine tuned [Read More...]

Happy Birthday Johnny Cash

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:11:21 +0000

Happy Birthday Johnny. The Man in Black, aka Johnny Cash was born on this date in 1932. He died on September 12, 2003 of complications from diabetes.

Folsom Prison Blues, Live

Click here to view the embedded video.

[Read More...]

Live Show Pedal Board

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:05:51 +0000

I decided to create a “road ready” live rig out of desperation after finding out for my last show that I would only have 15 minutes to get in the door, haul all of my gear and instruments in, set [Read More...]

Kimo’s Hawaiian Rules

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:43:12 +0000

One of my favorite t-shirts (and I love t-shirts BTW) is one that I picked up in Hawaii.

KIMO’S HAWAIIAN RULES

Never judge a day by the weather.

The best things in life aren’t [Read More...]

Music Is

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:15:10 +0000

Thanks to Dean Kay of ASCAP for providing the following summary of quotes from past enlightened individuals on the value of music and what music is:

“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to [Read More...]

Let it Snow

kilikamusic@yahoo.com (Chris Hartzog) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:30:22 +0000

Or should it be, “I’m dreaming of a white day after MLK day”? Anyway, this picture is just a few miles from my house! Us weather wimpy Seattleites are in for it.

See the rest of the story here.

[Read More...]