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Update #9: Behold: funklet.com
Rob Stenson called and said we should make a website with a sequencer that plays Funklet beats. I, in a stroke of genius, agreed.
Behold: funklet.com (in chrome)
I could list all the features here, but that would take upwards of seven bullet points. Browse around. Discover! Be your true self. Program a beat. Tweet it or delete it!
See if you can find the secret code to unlock Maestro Rhythm King samples.
Get new posts fresh on twitter (@funklet) or facebook. I'm going to post a new beat every day for the first month.
Also, the book is for sale under the "store" tab.
Whoo!,
Jack
Update #8: The Funky Beatles
You all know Bernard Purdie by now.
Bernard claims that he played on some Beatles tracks. People give him a lot of crap for saying that. Personally, the thought of Bernard Purdie playing on Beatles tracks makes me happy. So happy, I made it happen in my bedroom.
Dig these mixes: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL51F4CA845858E18C
#occupythebeatles
(Funklet beat #17, "Hot Sweat" is on "Get Back")
Update #7: State of the Funklet + New Project
I'm down to my last couple Funklets. It feels like just yesterday I was overwhelmed by large quantities of shipping supplies and red protective vinyl. Wait … that did happen yesterday. Different story.
I hope everyone received their stuff in good shape. (Send me a message if not.)
The Funklet's future is bright. My friend Rob is thinking about making a website with an interactive Funklet sequencer. And when Rob thinks, people listen.
I don't have plans to reprint now. I'll let you know when the Funklet finds a home. Feel free to send that pdf around to friends who were late to the party.
NEW PROJECT: MUSHY DICTATES
"Think: Old Grey Whistle Test meets Coen Brothers at a Zumba class."
If you have a spare minute (or many spare minutes), check out the project video: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461914303/mushy-dictates
peace be with,
Jack
Update #6: Pocketful O' Groove
Shipping today!
The form letter will be sent via email.
I will send download codes for the audio by the end of the week. (Moving to Chicago on friday. Will be rigless for a bit)
Please send me positive energy as I'm about to walk into a USPS with 200 packages.
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Jeremy Broomfield on August 16, 2011
Jack, you gotta know how excited I am about this. I recently upgraded to a MacBook Pro which will be able to handle my Reason/Record setup better. I'm really excited to pop these beats into the program, because, as a funk novice and rhythmic simpleton, a) I'm not familiar with them by name and b) I can't tell how they sound just by reading the chart. I'm really excited to see what happens when I plumb different lines (eg. hi hat, kick) into different melodic instruments, and start building melodies out of them. How about a fat pipe organ for a kick, a glockenspiel for the snare, and a pizzicato violin for the hi-hat? Or gong, surf guitar, clarinet? Warning klaxons, dog barks, and a rubber ball on a piece of corrugated aluminum? Whee! I know you've been living this reality for a while, and I'm excited to see what I can do when I get my hands on it. Thanks, brother.
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Update #5: There's a puppy at the end of the twitter
Put on your 3D glasses and go for a ride!
I put in two solid hours of machine gun tweeting today. I probably lost a few twitter friends, but it was worth it.
recap:
to encourage early pledging, i had a $1 reward that was time sensitive. The first person to pledge (Mike Shea) got a nice picture of two puppies tweeted at him. The second person got a picture of that picture...and so on.
By the fifth pledge, you can't really see the puppies anymore.
I threw all the pictures together and a got a nifty little fly-through. It's a meaningful animation. Every frame is a different backer (w/ twitter).
books are in production at the printers. getting close!!
[music by rob stenson]
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