Jai's Laboratory

Hey everyone,

Check out Emma Lehto’s portfolio when you have a chance. It’s up and running at EmmaLehto.ca
You’ll have to check with her, but I think she is open for commission work, so if you’re tickled by the work you see, fire her an Email and see about getting your own Emma Lehto signature piece for your home or office! (I would suggest trying to get your hands on the Cartel Coffee Table. It’s stellar!)

Enjoy the rest of your day!

JF

I’ve had the pleasure over the last month or so, to be working with a great talent like Jason Danielson. Aside from being a pretty amazing human being, he is also multi-talented in many different disciplines. An accomplished musician, and nigh-expert coder, he never ceases to amaze me. When I got the call from him that he wanted to work together on a new project he is starting, I of course jumped at the chance.

Jason is building a music website that will function both as a record label for DJs & Producers, but also as a place to purchase new music, templates, stems, and DJ tools to be used in programs like Ableton Live. I think he’s on to something here, since most online resources for DJs tend to not cater to producers who also perform live.
So, the company is called “Swingset Sounds”. It gets it’s name from a bunch of different places, and has various meanings behind it. First off, is the musical inflection. In a swing-set, the drummer hits the ride cymbal with a double-1/4  beat before the 2 & 4 of a 4/4 time bar (If I’ve lost you, don’t worry). You hear it all the time in Jazz, Blues, and Swing tracks.

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Happy Friday, everyone. It’s been a long week for me, and it’s going to continue right through the weekend with working on projects. No rest for the wicked. Today I completed some work for a client and am just waiting to hear back from them. The proof was good, and so was the milestone deliverable, so I think things will go over well.
I am almost done designing the site which I mentioned on Tuesday. It’s been slowed down a bit from where I would like to be on it, but working through the weekend should keep me on track.

For reference, I can’t recall where the above image originated. If anyone knows the photographer, please contact me so I can give proper credit where it is due.

JF

Sweet Jebus. I want this yesterday. If it’s still for sale when I get a studio, I found a new place for all my art supplies.

Listening to:  A Perfect Circle – “Passive”

I don’t know what it is, but this print makes me get all warm and fuzzy.

Buy the print here.

Listening to: Burial – “Archangel”(PhaseOne Remix)