http://giraffeincognito.com Music, Songwriting, Ramblings, Production, Recording, Flicks, Television, Media Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:00:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's finally here! So, what do you do now? How do you get your hands on one of these? Well I only printed 50 Digipak Copies, so if you want to grab one - please send me an email. However, you can also download the album. I'm offering it under the pay-what-you-want- scheme. You ... http://giraffeincognito.com/2009/general/giraffe-incognito-the-pursuit-continues/ Hey guys, If you're using an RSS reader or are just plain lazy - I suggest you check out Giraffe Incognito as I have just "pimped" up the website to give it a new look and feel. Why? Because I want the website to be cohesive with my album art, which was ... http://giraffeincognito.com/2009/ramblings/giraffe-incognito-has-a-makeover/ Hey crew. Picking up the Master C.D. on monday. Sending off to the printers next week - all album art is ready to go. I'll be printing off 50 copies - and also posting it up for free download online - hopefully by the end of the month but most likely November first. Thanks ... http://giraffeincognito.com/2009/general/the-finish-line/ Hey guys, sorry for the lack of attention made to the blog. But I'm almost there. I should be looking at getting the tracks mastered this week, I had Paul from Indie Masters check out all my mixes, and after some general feedback, I was suprised I had little polishing ... http://giraffeincognito.com/2009/recording/my-whole-album-in-just-two-minute-and-twenty-three-seconds/ I wish I was mixing in something like this: However I am not. So for the last few weeks, I've been really getting into making my songs sound as best as I possibly can. This has been quite a timely process, as I've been real anal and am aiming to make all ... http://giraffeincognito.com/2009/recording/cupcakes-and-mixing/ Ok, so for those of you who don't know who Montgomery is, let me tell you something: At university last year, one my subjects required me to create a flash animation using characters that had to have narrative. My idea was to create a story based on a giraffe and a ... http://giraffeincognito.com/2009/ramblings/montgomery-is-real/ As we all know, I like to surf the internet, and when you do so you're bound to find interesting things. Now, if I was to blog about everything I saw, this blog would turn into a sushi train of just crap that everyone has already seen. So I've created a tumblr, ... http://giraffeincognito.com/2009/general/introducing-a-little-tumblr-sidebar/ First things first, how awesome is this picture! It was by a guy named Jan Oliehoek, and he's done some really cool photo manipulation work - you can check out some more of his works here Haven't posted for a while. But hey - been busy getting this nasty little cd ... http://giraffeincognito.com/2009/general/progress-its-keeps-getting-deeper/ This is the first time I've actually been waiting in anticipation for a Tarantino flick. I was too young when films such as Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and Jackie Brown were released. As for Kill Bill, I don't think I saw them until a few years after all the hype. A ... http://giraffeincognito.com/2009/general/inglourious-basterds/ I've been checking out heaps of blog posts showing great examples of album art. Most notably these articles on Smashing Magazine; 35 Album Covers, 100 Obscure & Remarkable Album Covers, and these articles from Abduzeedo; Part One, Part Two. Those posts mentioned above really show a great collection of album art. ... http://giraffeincognito.com/2009/ramblings/a-collection-of-my-favourite-album-covers/