On April 15, 2009, brothers Roberto and Nathaniel Aguilar of the band, Dish, officially released their remarkable full-length record, Ma Raison De Vivre Ton Amour. They also announced that Nathaniel is leaving the group to move back to Maryland.
Everyone deals with loss differently - here’s my way.
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All songs courtesy of Dish, [...]
Picture an irreverent big brother who’s been there - done that, and surprisingly lived to tell the tales. Drummer Martin Atkins (Public Image Ltd., Ministry, Killing Joke, Nine Inch Nails and more) knows the music business. Seriously, he KNOWS it. In addition to being an artist in his own right he also owns the Invisible [...]
I was honored to be offered the opportunity to report a story for Marketplace (my first national piece)! “Home for the Holidays” is based in Orange Park Florida and the story covers the Greenlee family, who were facing the upcoming Christmas holiday with little-to-no financial stability after losing their homes to foreclosure.
Here’s the link:
Home for [...]
Talk about grassroots efforts - When Chris Murphy of Superior Mutts Dog Rescue calls on the undead for some fundraiser assistance be afraid, be very afraid!
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Superior Mutts Dog Rescue
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/FL500.html
Central Florida Pug Rescue
http://www.centralfloridapugrescue.org/v2/
Second Chance Rescue
http://www.secondchancerescue.cjb.net/
Songs: Distant Tension, Heart of the Beast, Plucky Daisy (all by Kevin MacLeod)
http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/
Running time: 6 minutes, 6 seconds.
Producer Katie Ball visits a child’s lemonade stand in her Orlando neighborhood. After a cool drink and good-hearted conversation with the Edgars family Ball notices that they had deliberately removed and/or covered their McCain campaign signs so as not to risk offending any would-be customers.
This spoken word essay, set against a musical backdrop, reflects on [...]
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This is an oldie but a goody. As a producer with a few more years under my belt it takes every bit of strength I have not to rework this entire piece, but it wouldn’t show a fair representation of my progress. And in truth, the locked-in-time quality of this piece still holds [...]
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hollerin-mixdown-by-katie-ball
If you tuned in to Katie’s bluegrass show back in the day then you’re probably already familiar with hollerin’. But if not then you’re in for a treat! In this feature Katie attended a National Hollerin’ Contest and learned tips from 3 national champions.
This feature was produced during the 2007 “Making it Sing” [...]
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dish-tc-entry-by-katie-ball
Dish is a duo from Deland, Florida and consists of guitarist/singer Roberto Aguilar and his multi-instrumentalist brother Nathaniel. Together, this clever band creates pop-rock that both the band and its fans can be proud of; the fact that a number of their instruments consist of pots, pans and not-so-general pieces of rubbish is [...]
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larry-coryell-rk-by-katie-ball
This is an intimate audio portrait of world-renowned guitarist, Larry Coryell. He speaks candidly of past mistakes made both in his work and in his private life. From then to now: Coryell’s priorities have changed drastically since his immersion in the New York jazz scene of the mid-1960’s. Now as a practicing Buddhist [...]
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This piece was created as a submission for the Short Docs Ephemera challenge at the 2008 Third Coast Audio Festival. Producers had specific guidelines: feature length between 2 minutes, 30 second and 3 minutes; reference two of the 5 provided antique books; include the voice of a stranger.
“Six minutes” is a very personal piece - [...]