{"id":12654636529,"date":"2023-12-15T17:23:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jefffinley.org\/?p=12654636529"},"modified":"2023-12-15T17:29:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:29:31","slug":"finley-fridays-3-sick-and-doomy-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jefffinley.org\/finley-fridays-3-sick-and-doomy-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Finley Fridays #3 – Sick and Doomy Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s Jeff here with the third edition of the Finley Friday’s newsletter<\/a>. There’s just not a whole lot to report because I’ve been recovering from a cold that sidelined me for the entire week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had to drop all my usual habits and I put all my goals on hold. My productivity was terrible. I didn’t get much sleep due to all the discomfort and coughing. Had to focus on my physical body and taking care of myself the best I could. I’m on the upswing though. Looking forward to getting back at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did start to put together a list of AI tools for music production based on a subscriber request (thanks Iana!). I’ll post that once I’ve distilled my notes and tried some more things out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I’ve Been Into<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So being sick in bed all week, I spent a lot of time listening to music. I’ve been really into doom metal lately and was listening to bands like\u00a0Conan<\/a>,\u00a0Faetooth<\/a>,\u00a0Directional<\/a>, and\u00a0REZN<\/a>\u00a0to help me cope. Somehow I’ve slept (lol<\/a>) on this genre most of life. I’ve always been more of an\u00a0orgcore<\/a>\u00a0guy. But for some reason, in my 40s with I’m finally starting to appreciate it. Now I see what all the\u00a0fuzz<\/em>\u00a0is about, heh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Conan
Conan – one of my favorite bands lately<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So I’ve been tinkering around in FL Studio and playing drums and guitar here and there. I bought a plugin called Rewind<\/a> that is basically an “always on” recording device that will remember anything I play (both audio and MIDI) and I can go back and save it or export it to my DAW. It’s got me picking up the guitar again<\/a> even though I feel I suck at it. It’s just cool to make sounds and play with tones. Maybe a new song will emerge from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a rough sketch of a song<\/a> I was working on today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accepting new Freelance Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In other news,\u00a0I made a profile<\/a>\u00a0on this freelancing website called\u00a0Contra<\/a>. It looks pretty cool, but I’m not sure I’ll get any business from it. I’d love to get back into designing merch again for bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"After
Brand identity for After the Disco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Last year I designed a brand identity package for a retro synth-pop duo named After the Disco<\/a> and another for indie\/alt rock band Deskjobs<\/a>. I really liked how they turned out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My natural art style<\/a> does seem to fit well into doom metal aesthetics<\/a> so maybe there’s a good fit there. We’ll see!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s about all. I’m going to keep resting and hydrating. Got some Christmas gatherings to attend soon! Being sick really makes me appreciate being healthy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk soon and have a good weekend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u270c\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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