Getting ready for tour.

Just wanted to share a photo of some of the new stuff I’ll be using on the upcoming tour. The box on the floor tom is a drum pad device like a trigger finger but i’m using arcade buttons instead. Also planning on doing a kind of hybrid thing with extra pads and triggers. Enjoy!

Top Five Incoming Links (related to previous post).

Seriously?  Had I known this video was meant for such greatness I might have at least brought a better camera…

1. Gizmodo! – Never would have imagined. I mean, really? I’m speechless. Favorite comment: “first video is a 1:04 of my life that i will never get back.” – yungjerry703

2. Hispasonic – This is great. I don’t know spanish, but yahoo does. Here is the translation. Favorite comment (and he is right you know): “of mpc it has little, rather of korg” – vestax005

3. Digital Audio Service – German Too! Here is the translation. More bigger!!

4. No Where Else. – And French… Here is the translation.

5. Team Tea Bag. – What does that even mean? Looks to be mostly a gaming blog. Looks like I’m in FF5 now. No, not really. I must agree though, massive IS massive.

Custom Large Format MPC

Built in May by myself and my padre – Don Bwack – for the group Family Force 5 – a seven foot square MPC style midi controller. Weighs in at 750 lbs including intel mac, 22″ screen, 10 knobs, 8 momentary switches, 2 mod/pitch wheels, and 16 led backlit silicon pads.

This is in my garage the night we finished it. Sorry, the frame rate only catches about half of the led hits. This gives a good idea how the pitch wheels work with Ableton…

Here it is with the band Family Force 5 on the Warped Tour this summer…