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Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby walto » July 23rd, 2013, 3:36 am

Have a paper in the new issue of the philosophy journal Abstracta. Third publication in the last three or four years. Kind of proud that I've been able to reinsert my (smelly old) self into the field after being pretty much out of it since the early 1980s. None of the three has gotten in easy, though. Each required a bunch of rewrites and at least one rejection someplace.

Anyhow, the goal is to get an adjunct position someplace so I'll have something to do with myself when I retire from my state regulator job in a few years. I figure these pubs will help my chances in Ph.D-rich Boston.
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby steve(thelil) » July 23rd, 2013, 4:58 am

Way to go Walto!! Very impressive.
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby Mr. Met » July 23rd, 2013, 5:40 am

Excellent! A published author! You go!

On the Shameless Self-Promotion front, I've been doing lots of voice-overs... about 75 or so.

I did one for Bermuda Tourism, another for McDonald's and one for (no joke) Ostrich Races at a racetrack in Tennessee.
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby steve(thelil) » July 23rd, 2013, 11:10 am

MM. I'm jealous. I'd love to do voice over work.

On my own shameless self-promotion front, my recordings on SoundCloud have now been listened to over 1000 times.
My most popular listen and download has been Baby It's You
https://soundcloud.com/steve-thelil/baby-its-you

Next most popular has been Iko Iko
https://soundcloud.com/steve-thelil/iko-iko

I think my best is It's All Over Now - the Womack and Womack composition popularized by the stones. My all guitar and voice version is based on Dirty Dozen's Brass Band arrangement
https://soundcloud.com/steve-thelil/its-all-over-now

My main page of recordings is here
https://soundcloud.com/steve-thelil

My fusion/funk stuff instrumentals are here.
https://soundcloud.com/steve-thelil/set ... ments-were
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby A. Kingstone » July 27th, 2013, 10:56 am

Well done GG! Rave reviews.


Here's mine.

http://www.amazon.com/Barry-Harris-Harm ... for+guitar
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby Gentle Giant » July 27th, 2013, 3:21 pm

A. Kingstone wrote:Well done GG! Rave reviews.


Here's mine.

http://www.amazon.com/Barry-Harris-Harm ... for+guitar

Nice! Did you study with Harris?
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby A. Kingstone » July 27th, 2013, 10:28 pm

Gentle Giant wrote:
A. Kingstone wrote:Well done GG! Rave reviews.


Here's mine.

http://www.amazon.com/Barry-Harris-Harm ... for+guitar

Nice! Did you study with Harris?


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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby steve(thelil) » July 30th, 2013, 8:26 am

A. Kingstone wrote:Well done GG! Rave reviews.


Here's mine.

http://www.amazon.com/Barry-Harris-Harm ... for+guitar


Tres cool, King Stoner (Oh shit, I'm channelling DEEP)

Are you the same Alan Kingstone who Amazon says authored several books on neuroscience??
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby steve(thelil) » July 30th, 2013, 8:29 am

Somebody in Latvia just listened to my recording of Iko Iko. (I'm not making this up)


(By my puny standards, It's been pretty popular on Soundcloud, with 76 listens and 14 downloads)

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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby Mr. Met » July 30th, 2013, 9:05 am

Mr. TheLil, if you want info on how to get into v/o work, just PM me.
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby A. Kingstone » July 30th, 2013, 1:55 pm

steve(thelil) wrote:
A. Kingstone wrote:Well done GG! Rave reviews.


Here's mine.

http://www.amazon.com/Barry-Harris-Harm ... for+guitar


Tres cool, King Stoner (Oh shit, I'm channelling DEEP)

Are you the same Alan Kingstone who Amazon says authored several books on neuroscience??



That guy's from University Of British Columbia and I'll bet he can't even play a 'D' Chord.

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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby moldyfigg » July 30th, 2013, 3:11 pm

There's a fabulous anthropological museum on the UBC campus.
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby Dr Dave » August 14th, 2013, 8:23 pm

http://www.mountainx.com/article/51918/Smart-Bets-Kyle-Sorenson-and-Horse-Ghost

I always knew what kind of girl I was: I always got paid. It saved me from embarrassing conversations about talent. Now I'm experimenting. Whether for good or ill, I expect to find out soon enough.
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby steve(thelil) » August 23rd, 2013, 6:01 am

It's only a home recording (so far with 23 free listens on SoundCloud, which in my unambitious music career is the equivalent of a hitting the charts it's first day), but this IS the SHAMELESS Self-Promotion thread. It's a great Nick Lowe composition, performed fast a la Rockpile (rather than Nick's slow, reggaefied solo version). I play all the parts (the drums are programmed)




All of my recordings are available for free streaming or free download at
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby mjb » August 26th, 2013, 1:11 pm

steve(thelil) wrote:It's only a home recording (so far with 23 free listens on SoundCloud, which in my unambitious music career is the equivalent of a hitting the charts it's first day), but this IS the SHAMELESS Self-Promotion thread. It's a great Nick Lowe composition, performed fast a la Rockpile (rather than Nick's slow, reggaefied solo version). I play all the parts (the drums are programmed)


https://soundcloud.com/steve-thelil/heart

All of my recordings are available for free streaming or free download at
https://soundcloud.com/steve-thelil


Now there's proof that America do have talent.
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby steve(thelil) » September 8th, 2013, 7:45 am

Thanks, MJB!

Here's my latest recording. I'm getting the feel for multi-tracking.

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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby Jimmy Cantiello » September 8th, 2013, 3:24 pm

Steve, sung to the tune of that Paul Simon song, I say, still handsome after all these years. And...sounding good.
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby steve(thelil) » September 8th, 2013, 3:37 pm

Thanks so much, Jimmy!
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby steve(thelil) » September 16th, 2013, 10:35 am

My latest recording. My last two were sort of rockabilly crooners so I wanted to go for something with more of a loud Clash/Ramones guitar attack and some snarling vocals (with some Elvis C style cheezy organ). If you play it through cheap tinny laptop speakers your laptop will explode (not really) so I recommend (beg?) that you listen through earbuds, phones or better speakers.


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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby A. Kingstone » September 16th, 2013, 11:28 am

steve(thelil) wrote:My latest recording. My last two were sort of rockabilly crooners so I wanted to go for something with more of a loud Clash/Ramones guitar attack and some snarling vocals (with some Elvis C style cheezy organ). If you play it through cheap tinny laptop speakers your laptop will explode (not really) so I recommend (beg?) that you listen through earbuds, phones or better speakers.


https://soundcloud.com/steve-thelil/wha ... bout-peace


Nice Steve! Great guitar sound and your voice really suits that style.
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby steve(thelil) » September 22nd, 2013, 6:22 pm

Thanks King Stoner!

Here's my latest. It's a Prince cover (done in a vocal style inspired by Mitch Ryder's cover of the same song). I did try a falsetto on the backing vocals, which was a pisser!

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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby pig pen » October 7th, 2013, 8:47 am

steve(thelil) wrote:Thanks King Stoner!

Here's my latest. It's a Prince cover (done in a vocal style inspired by Mitch Ryder's cover of the same song). I did try a falsetto on the backing vocals, which was a pisser!

https://soundcloud.com/steve-thelil/when-you-were-mine


I didn't know the original tune, but I like your version.
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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby steve(thelil) » October 8th, 2013, 5:45 am

Thanks PP!

Here's another cover of an old soul tune done sort of as a soul/rockabilly hybrid. As with my Prince cover (see posts above) I sung it much lower than original's high pitched vocal. This was the first hit by the Jackson 5, and probably their best. I perform all the parts.

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Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

Postby pig pen » October 8th, 2013, 11:47 am

Your voice reminds me of someone, I'm thinking Elvis Costello but I'm not sure if that's right. In any case, well done.

Here's what I've been fooling around with on tenor sax:

https://soundcloud.com/cleger15/easygoingbassline-100813-2

Just me trying to come up with something melodic over a pretty static bassline. It's from an on-going thread on a sax site that I frequent, one person puts up a backing and everyone takes a shot at improvising something over it.
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