How did you become a Remotester? (Or "Your First Eight Years")

[mixedupsteve]

$1.00 sent

[joelpatterson]

Ah, see what you get, then... for $5, you'd get MUCH better value...

[Michaelrophone]

And he still ain't talking.

Sorry man, it appears you've been had.

Sure am glad I kept my dollar.

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by mixedupsteve

$1.00 sent

Originally Posted by Michaelrophone

And he still ain't talking.

Sorry man, it appears you've been had.

Sure am glad I kept my dollar.

Oh man, he did indeed PayPal me a buck...

Now, I got to find the time to keep this thread going, and maybe add my 99 cents of a story.
FYI, I kept a penny for processing.

[joelpatterson]

Alright, for the greater good of humanity, I will keep it going pro bono...

[NorseHorse]

Now you're poaching the thread and ruining the industy!

If you raised your rates, you could get at least $2 per post.

[joelpatterson]

Well, actually I am in the position of begging you to download my posts for free! So I've already lost that battle!

[Michaelrophone]

You know, not for nothing, but if this were the classifieds Steve would be getting crucified right now.

Not trying to start any crap here, I just really want to read the story of Steve's first eight years.

Or anyone else for that matter, but particularly Steve.

[joelpatterson]

Okay, Steve, pick up the story: you are standing in the dock at Southampton...

[Hornblower64]

It's only been five years, but what the hell; my mistakes might be educational.

Fall 2005. I had been a music major, semi-pro "legit" trumpet player, aspiring, if not perspiring, composer, and intermittent audiophool; including a one year employment stint at a high end audio salon.

A recent brain bleed (congenital AV malformations) had left me partially paralyzed, and unable to play. My wife (then girlfriend) got into the Royal Conservatory, in The Hague, to study baroque cello, and I had joined her.

It hit me at this time that recording might be a way of staying involved in music, in some capacity, so I purchased a three piece set of Nakamichi CM-300 microphones, some cables and stands, borrowed a Tascam DAT recorder from the school, and was off. After once reserving the Tascam and then finding it unavailable, I purchased a MOTU 896HD, to make myself independent of the school electronics department.

Unknown to me then, the Royal Conservatory had a recording program, and the recording students did not take kindly to someone charging less than them, and getting better results. I was badmouthed mercilessly, and made a periah.

Fast forward. My wife was, and currently is, a PhD candidate at UCLA, and a part-time working cellist. Since I mostly recorded with only two microphones, I purchased an Apogee duet, which is now my back up/editing I/O, replaced with a Nagra VI (ignoring the Studers I acquired, but rarely use.) Many other upgrades to my gear as well.

There is a recording technician at the department, and I prefer not to impose on the livelihood of others, so I keep a low profile.

Recent developments in the SF Bay Area are: a studio I'm helping to develop, and promoting my remote recording services with friends and former teachers. We'll see.