Category: performance

Happy Sunday!  🙂

Download the track here.

Just uploaded a new live looping improvisation to YouTube. I’m starting to get a better feel for the amazing Ditto X4 Looper from TC Electronic, but still feel like I’m only scratching the surface of what it can do.  That’s always the mark of a good piece of gear — when one knows it will take a while to exhaust its creative possibilities, if ever.

You can also download the track on SoundCloud.

Thanks for watching!  😀

Recently upgraded my pedalboard with the new Ditto X4 Looper from TC Electronics. I was using my trusty Boss RC-2 for years, but the following features on the Ditto X4 hooked me:

– two independent loop buffers that can be run simultaneously or serially;
– MIDI syncable;
– decay knob removes earlier layers to combat loop monotony;
– effects that are actually useful — half/double speed, buffer lock, fade out;

Still getting to know this new piece of kit, but so far I’m quite impressed. Will definitely make it easier to create the live soundscapes I’ve been focused on of late.  Here’s a quick video of some layered improvisation:

I’ve been participating in the 2016 weeklybeats.com project wherein an artist is tasked with writing a new track every week for a year.   I am focusing on live looping improvisation, creating spontaneous guitar soundscapes in one take.  The Music page now features a playlist of these works, and I’ve uploaded a video of one of the performances to YouTube.  I also submitted this video to NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest, if you’d prefer to check it out on their site.

Thanks for listening!  🙂