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Lately . . .

2009-11-15T20:17:00.000-08:00

Well..havent blogged for a while seeing I dont really have the time to sit down and do it. I find tweeting quicker and easier @duncanunderwood.

So this is what ive been up too lately. October found be down at the Deni Ute Muster gig which was great apart from when it rained. Those country dudes really love their mud.

Started doing the stadium pa at Etihad which is something different. Here is a pic from the top. Dont look down. :)

Then it was off to near Tamworth for the Telstra Road to Tamworth. Like to thank Simon Stavenuiter for sending me off on this ho-down. Was great fun.

So now ive run out of time and must run. Might post something later...maybe. :)

Trilogy Tour 2009

2009-09-16T23:21:00.000-07:00

Well the Trilogy Tour has finally come to an end and what a tour it was. Was great fun and was a pleasure to work with 3 professional bands that played with %110 passion night after night.

A big thanks goes out to the Dukes of Windsor, Trial Kennedy and those kiwi lads, Midnight Youth. Well done well done!!

The best part of the tour was being able to take out our own production which we were well looked after by Simon Stavenuiter @ Simon Stavenuiter Audio Productions. He looked after us by letting us use his brand new iLive system (T80 & T112) which worked flawlessly for the whole tour. Thanks Simon. Legend!

It was interesting to see the reaction of most venues with the whole digital concept and was embraced for the majority. I think some people are just stuck in their own ways sometimes and are scared of moving forward with the latest technology. Having the same mic kit and the desk all programmed for each show was a time saver and definately made each gig sound better compared to running with inhouse production. Each night we run 4 sends of floor wedges plus 3 sends of stereo ears and with only soundchecking the first band for 10minutes which made it incredibly easy.

Cant wait for the next one. ROCKKK!!

Miami Horror and The Dirty Secrets in Sydney.

2009-05-02T16:50:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday I fly out to Sydney to do a show with Miami Horror which I'm looking forward too. Thanks to Dave for letting me fill in for him.

From Wednesday until Sunday I'm gigging with the fantastic guys from The Dirty Secrets. A few shows in Sydney followed with a couple in Qld. Should be a good week. Hopefully I will be feeling better by tomorrow or it will definately be an interesting week.

For more info on gigs check out.

http://ping.fm/X3j33

Blog Blog

2009-05-02T16:37:00.001-07:00

Blog blog. Well today I've been looking at wordpress vs blogspot. I still rate blogger more than wordpress but at the same time keen to install wordpress on my webserver and see what the integration is like especially with the iPhone.

Was hoping to have done a blog on the shows I did last week with the dukes down in tassie but because of lack of time and being sick I haven't yet done this. I'm thinking I might be able to get around to doing this next week when I'm up in Sydney.

Dukes in good ol Tassie. brrr

2009-04-21T05:47:00.000-07:00

Well this week I'm down in Tas with the Dukes. Should be nice and cold. Yay! Looking forward to the gigs and hopefully be catching up with a few mates while down there. If anyone is in the area pls let me know.

We fly into Hobart on Thursday to do the Brisbane Hotel which will be an interesting one. Then Friday we head to good ol Burnie for some acoustic 101 training @ Siroccos. Looking forward to catching up with the guys from My Escapade. Their latest EP has been played a few times in the car now. Nice one guys :)

On Saturday we head to my home town of lawnceston to rock it out at Hotel New York with Nathan Wheldon & the Two Timers which I'm looking forward to smashing a mix out. And thanks to Scotty for booking a 7am flight out of there as it will be great to hear those birds chirping again. :)

Hopefully I will still be awake that nite for a Young Lovers gig at the East Brunswick supporting Grafton Primary.

Let there be coldness and rock. Wahoo!

Dukes of Windsor

ping.fm

2009-04-06T20:06:00.001-07:00

Well after finally signing up to ping.fm and pingle for the iPhone I can succesfully write to multiple sites for updates. Seems rather interesting and has my head spinning as I now have feeds going all over the place. Apologies for duplication of messages but iam working on it to see what's the quickest and easiest way depending what terminal I'm on.

This week I'm out monash uni doing some video conferencing followed by a couple days down at rip curl pro which I'm looking forward to.

The dukes are playing out at fern tree fully hotel on Thursday nite with a heap of other bands. Saturday nite I'm mixing Michael Paynter at the espy which I'm really looking forward to. Great voice.

Then Sunday I'm off to Queensland with the dukes to do a festival. Hopefully catch up with ma mate Evan and the guys from Dead Letter Circus & MM9.

interesting day already

2009-03-30T13:43:00.000-07:00

Well it's only just past 730am and skype have finally just released their new app on the apps store. Installed and setup with no issues. The interface is clean and all my contacts came up straight away. Call quality seems to be at skypes high standard.

Received the new and improved bemix unit this morning. Didn't realized aus post start knocking on doors this early. Check out www.be-mix.com for more information.

All we need now is for apple to release iPhone firmware 3.0 and we can retire for the day.

Skype

Be-Mix

Apple iphone

Dukes and Twidda

2009-03-27T17:41:00.000-07:00

Well I think the guys are addicted to twitter and I'm sure the excitment factor should end by 1pm tomorrow. I hope.

For those who would like to laugh check the feed out.

Dukes twitter feed
Duncan's twitter feed

Twitter

2009-03-27T16:41:00.000-07:00

Who else has twitter? Join the action @ www.twitter.com

Duncan's twitter feed

mobile website for iPhone users

2009-03-25T00:34:00.000-07:00

Have just created a mobile version of my website for all you mobile users out there. Can be accessed @ http://mobile.duncanunderwood.com

There are some current bugs in there that should be fixed shortly. Enjoy

Dukes - Runaway Tour

2009-03-12T18:49:00.000-07:00

Well the tour has started and so far all the gigs have been pretty good. Last nite in Wollongong it started abit slow crowd wise, as we started @ 8:20pm but by the end of the set there was lots of cheering and heads bopping. At the moment the guys are doing some radio interviews for NXFM in Newcaslte. Soon we will be heading off for soundcheck @ Newcaslte University.

Uploaded some pics last nite to my photos page. More tech shots than anything. :)

For more information on the tour check out

www.dukesofwindsor.com.au

back to work

2009-03-02T19:57:00.000-08:00

Back in Melbourne now after having a great holiday and keen to get back into it. Things seem a little slow at the moment but im feeling confident work will pick up.

Back from Holidays

2009-02-23T16:45:00.000-08:00

Well its been a great holiday here in Broome. Back into work mode very soon. If there is anyone looking for a soundguy please contact me on 0413890599.

Sound Engineers - Australia.

2009-01-08T17:16:00.000-08:00

Have created a sound engineers group on facebook. Check it out here.

Website update

2008-12-19T04:17:00.001-08:00

Updated calendar and added new pics from the road in the mobile uploads section.

Website Update

2008-09-29T18:02:00.000-07:00

Updated website including About Me update

Sneaky Sound

2008-08-25T00:50:00.001-07:00

Looking for to this week's gigs with the dukes of Windsor supporting sneaky sound system in Melb and Sideknee.

Realtime updates via phone

2008-08-14T16:59:00.000-07:00

With the use of technology i can now post blogs and add pictures instantly to my website via my phone. So this
will make it easier and fun to keep my site changing. wahoo.

Pictures

2008-08-12T03:40:00.001-07:00

Have added some new & old pictures to the photo gallery page. Just click on photos in the menu to view them.

New Website

2008-08-10T19:37:00.001-07:00

My new website went offically online today. Please be patient as I repair bugs. I will be uploading new content over the next week. If there are any suggestions please let me know.