October 2009
4 posts
The psychology of performing
Hiya guys,
last weekend I played two very different gigs. In short: a not-so-great one on Friday and a real nice one on Saturday. And I’m not talking about the audience, the venue or accommodation, I’m talking about my own performance. And that sort of made me wonder about the psychology of performing. Not that I’ve come to a super-smart conclusion but I feel like sharing my...
Mixing the Smokey Hormals
Hi guys, last weekend we mixed The Smokey Hormals album - 11 songs in two and a half days. Slightly crazy? Surely but we also recorded them over a weekend so why take longer to mix ‘em? The Smokey Hormals are a motley bunch consisting of the famous Thorsten Wingenfelder (Fury In The Slaughterhouse), the almost famous Tom Ripphahn (of Hands On The Wheel who opened for Dylan and Cocker in the...
Girl Of Many Secrets
Hi guys,
this May I spent a week at a songwriter’s retreat in beautiful Gotland/Sweden. Every day I was there I co-wrote a new song, every day with a new songwriting partner. (If you’d like to read more about that retreat, check out the blog at www.myspace.com/markusrill)
One of my favorites to come out of the retreat is a song I wrote with Swedish singer & writer Eva Hillered...
Bruce and I
Happy belated birthday, Bruce. Sorry, I didn’t get around to congratulating you on time but you know how it is. And I feel, since we’re close friends, you won’t hold it against me. Yep, folks, the Jersey bard and I are tight. You know this theory of six degrees of separation? Well, between Bruce and I, there’s only two degrees cause I am (or was) good friends with (the...
