The LOUD TourThe LOUD TourThis is a blog about my life, I talk about anything and everything from friends to nightlife, music, and people. Nothing is off limits Articles
A Funky Walk To Flavour's House
2007-06-20 23:04:00 After all this time LOUD Tour TV is making it's official return today! Here is my first return episode, a music video! Soon I will have the new Fuji camera and be able to film regular episodes on location. Enjoy! I recommend that everyone go and download yourself a copy of Quicktime. My show as well as many other video clips online are better viewed with Quicktime then with anything else that is available out there. best of all, the software is free. Click to Play Here's the latest from LOUD Tour TV Music Video! I call it A Funky Walk to Flavour's House . The footage is all of me walking through the neighborhood. Music is by DJ Flavour. Enjoy the cool color schemes and effects, I think they add to the music!Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), Flash Video (.flv)Tags: loud tour tv, shawn carpenter, dj flavour, montreal, music in motion, techno, house, color, effects, the loud tour More About: Ouse
I missed the US Open again!
2007-06-19 17:34:00 But then again I miss it every year because of drum corps! Anyhow I have spent the entire morning catching up on my US open news and happenings, so now I can finally get on with my day! For those of you who missed the final day, and it was an exciting one, check out the news story below! So, as always I missed the US open because of a drum corps show. We had a show this weekend in Wildwood, NJ. The corps had an excellent rehearsal, and a very solid performance. The numbers weren't where we would have liked them, but that sort of thing is beyond our control. What we did get was a great reaction from the crowd during multiple segments of our show. It is obvious that the people in the stands really like the program, once we get the execution up to a higher level the scores will come. For now it's a week off and then we are in Bridgeport, CT.In other news, LOUD Tour TV Live will officially launch today. Stay tuned for the link and for more info! LOUD Tour TV will be returnin... More About: News , Social Networking , Open , Drum Corps , US Open
Now Available On iTunes...
2007-06-13 05:17:00 LOUD Tour TV! Yes, my videos are finally available on iTune s ! Not all of them yet, but you can get my latest 12 videos now! You can even subscribe to my feed via iTunes and get instant updates as soon as I make a post! How cool is that?I've got another cool feature coming soon and that is LOUD Tour TV Live! I am setting this up now. Since I am very busy this week and Christine is on vacation I am not launching LOUD Tour TV Live just yet. Look for an official announcement sometime next week.I tried to download a copy of Final Cut Pro today so that I can edit some of my video footage together. Some of you may feel that pirating software is wrong, but I feel that charging $1300 for software is also highway robbery. Someone is raking in the big bucks from this stuff, and a small time guy like me just can't afford to shell out that kind of cash, especially if I am going to offer all of my videos for free.I did find some cool add ons for iMovie HD today, and those too cost money... More About: Itunes , Available
Video formatting issues and new computers and camera's.
2007-06-08 20:03:00 LOUD Tour TV is still not back up and running at it's full capacity! There are some issues with converting the videos right now. The video format is MPEG-1 Muxed format, which basically means that the audio and video are compressed into one track. What happens when you attempt to convert this into a quicktime movie you lose the audio and get only the video. I found a workaround so that I can convert the raw footage to what looks like a MOV file so that it can be posted to blip.tv, but when I upload the files and flash conversions are done sound disappers. Also, when I import these files into iMovie HD or even into Garage Band to try and do a podcast, I lose all audio. This is a problem and there is no immediate fix for it, so all Mac users with Sony camera's be forewarned. This is also a problem with Panasonic digital cameras, or with any other digital camera that records in MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 formats. All digital camcorders that record in MPEG-4 format, no worries, your vide... More About: Video , Computers , Digital Cameras , Issues , Form
I've got to get out of here!
2007-06-07 17:36:00 I have been couped up in the house all week so far because the weather has been absolutely terrible! Yesterday was the first decent day that we had if you like 1000 mph winds, imagine trying to see or do anything when there is nothing but wind in your face, not fun. So today wind, rain, sleet, hail, or sunshine I am getting out of the house! But before I go some interesting items of note!First of all it's my moms birthday today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!! She doesn't have any cool websites or anything like that where I can wish her a happy birthday or anything, so I'll just put it up here! I know she reads this blog anyhow, she told me, plus I can see the stats for people that visited my blog and where they came from! How many people in her little town have any real interest in my blog anyhow!This weekend we have three (four if you count both of Saturday night's dress run through's) performances. The first is Saturday morning at Community Wide Dialogue's "Duck Race" to End ... More About: Weather , Drum Corps
A New Movie and a Scary Story
2007-06-06 17:26:00 Do you believe in ghosts or in the afterlife? Have you ever experienced a paranormal event in your life? Are there good spirits and evil spirits still walking this earth? If you said yes to any of these questions then you need to check the the new 1408 Movie starring John Cusack.Why do I believe in ghosts and paranormal events? Because I have experienced these things first hand. I used to live in a house that had it's own ghost walking around inside. The house itself was built in the 1800's and has a lot of history dating back to the Civil War. Inside of the house you see all kinds of strange things on a regular basis. Appliances turning themselves on and off, figures walking back and forth in the lights, sometimes even the lights themselves will flicker and get brighter and dimmer. You could be sitting alone in the dark watching TV on a hot summer day with no breeze in the air and feel a very cold draft of air on the back of you neck.I once saw one of my friends walk tow... More About: Story , Scary , Tory
Syndication, Syndication, Syndication!
2007-06-05 22:16:00 My videos are now everywhere! You may ask what is the purpose of hosting my videos all over the internet? Well the main reason is for me to get them as much exposure as possible. Of course the official home of LOUD Tour TV is still blip.tv, but now you can my videos at a host of other places online! Here is a rundown of where you can find my videos online!The Official Home of LOUD Tour TVLOUD Tour TV on VEOHLOUD Tour TV on YouTube LOUD Tour TV on Myspace LOUD Tour TV on Google Video (coming soon)And my latest and greatest venture, LOUD Tour TV on iTunes! That's right, now you can download each of my episodes as a podcast directly from the iTunes store! All of the episodes are free, so download as many as you like and share them with as many people as you can!***iTunes Update*** I am having some issues with the file conversions at this time, I hope to have this resolved in the next few days. Once it is resolved I will make a formal announcement and then you can download your l... More About: Syndication
Check Out This Cool Shoe Website!
2007-06-05 21:14:00 I came across another great website today that sells all kinds of different urban shoes and clothing. The name of the website is Kickstime.com. They have a wide selection of shoes to choose from including Timberland and even all of the original Nike Air Jordans! All shoes come in their original boxes with the original laces.They also have lots of cool hoody's and jeans for sale as well. They have hoody's from LRG, Evisu, and 10 Deep as well as many others to choose from. Hoody's come in sizes from Medium to XXXL. They have a wide variety of jeans to choose from from the designers mentioned abot as well as a whole bunch of others!Ladies there are plenty of shoes, handbags, and accessories for you to check out as well! They carry handbags from Louis Vuitton, Coach, Juicy Couture, and many others. They also carry sunglasses for you as well.They ship worldwide and shipping is free! Kickstime also accepts Visa and Mastercard! Get over to their website today and get the hotte... More About: Website , Cool , Check , Shoe
Fun With Photos!
2007-06-04 23:07:00 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Fun With Photos !, originally uploaded by spcbrass. Cool effects huh? I finally got a chance to play around with some of the cool stuff that I can do with this new iMac! The next thing that we really need is a fully functioning version of Photoshop so that we can do more with the pictures that we have. Christine would also like to have it so that she can do her graphic design stuff again. I mean she did go to school and get a degree for it, so it would be nice to use it once in a while!As for me, I'm still a bit stumped on file conversions for my videos and LOUD Tour TV. Eventually I'll sit down and dig into it all and I will probably find that the files are much easier to convert then I had originally anticipated.That's about all I have for today, I'm a bit tired today and somewhat unmotivated. I did... More About: Money , Page Rank
LOUD Tour TV, Back In Action
2007-05-31 01:59:00 Click to Play After a near two month hiatus from posting new episodes LOUD Tour TV is back! Each week you can expect at least one episode or music video to be added! Tune In and Turn On to LOUD Tour TV!Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)Tags: shawn carpenter, loud tour tv, the loud tour More About: Action , Back , Loud
Parental Advisory!
2007-05-28 22:20:00 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } New T-Shirt, originally uploaded by spcbrass. I AM LOUDThis t-shirt was the best find of the year so far for me! It suits my personality very well! I also suits my drum corps persona and performance level perfectly!Speaking of drum corps, it was a pretty good weekend at Brigs. We can play and march the whole show with the drum line. Now all we have to do is plug in the pit and the guard and we will have our full show on the field! The ending is very challenging both from a visual and musical standpoint. Once we get it clean it is going to be very exciting to perform and for people to watch. Hopefully we can get a full run through in this coming weekend! That way we all will know exactly where we stand in terms of having the stamina to perform the whole show.As far as other things going on right now, th... More About: Rent , Advisor , Parent , Pare
Another Great Concept From PPP
2007-05-28 19:53:00 PayPerPost has just launched a new and exciting program that is available to all bloggers that are looking to make some extra cash while blogging. The new program is called PPP Direct. It is very simple to use and very easy to install on your blog! Advertisers can then browse through different blogs and then hire bloggers directly to post about their specific product or service!There are two great things that I really like about about PPP Direct! The first is the ability for you to set the minimum amount of money that you would like to receive for each PPP Direct offer. This way if you set your minimum offer to $10 you will get offers for posts that will pay you $10 or more. This is a really great feature for those of us that have been doing the blog advertising for some time now and don't want to have to go through a bunch of $5 offers to find something of relevance to our blog.The second thing that I really like about PPP Direct is that you actually get to keep more of the ... More About: Great , Once , Concept
Warning...This image is not suitable for anyone!
2007-05-25 21:22:00 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Front & Back, originally uploaded by spcbrass. The 1998 Blue Devils Contra Line in all of it's glory!Since I am on my way to a drum corps weekend, and things like this happen more often then not at drum corps weekends, I decided to post it and show the whole world!Let this serve as a reminder that we all take life way too seriously and sometimes we need to enjoy ourselves a bit more! More About: Warning , Image , Table , Anyone , Suit
Pardon Me While I Pay The Bills!
2007-05-23 21:28:00 The next few weeks I will probably be making numerous paid entries so that I can get a little more money in the bank. So for loyal and new readers alike be prepared for lots of entries between now and the end of the month. It's nothing personal, just business!*****Update*****So I looked today and there was nothing of any relevance to my blog or my life that was worth posting about. I for one am not ashamed to sell out and use my blog to make a little extra cash, but I will not shamelessly promote something on here that makes no sense in the context of what I would normally write or be interested in. This doesn't mean that I won't sell out tomorrow as long as there is something interesting to post about! More About: Money , While , Bill , Pardon , Bills
Groove Trip
2007-05-18 20:41:00 Click to Play My first ever music video! I made this back in December of 2005 with a Sony Ericsson S720 Camera Phone! The resolution isn't all that great, but hey back in 2005 what camera phones took great videos? The music is all improvised and made up as I go along! Video and music are shot and sung simultaneously!Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)Tags: sony ericsson, camera phone, music, groove, improvisation More About: Trip , Groove
Color Change
2007-05-18 06:09:00 Finally after a few years of blogging I have decided to change the color scheme! I am not sure that this is the scheme or even the template that I am going to stick with. For now it's what I've got, so I am going to run with it. I am on the lookout for better templates and better designs as we speak. More changes are coming soon! More About: Color , Change , Chang , Chan
The Return Of The LOUD Tour!
2007-05-14 22:57:00 Finally after a one month hiatus I will be returning to a regular blogging schedule. A few things have changed, for instance I'm now doing all of my blogging and surfing with a Mac ! I've also changed cameras, so we will see what kind of difference I get with picture a video quality. It should be relatively the same as before. No HD camera, because of the circumstances here in real life I am just not able to afford one of those at this time. Maybe in the future depending on how other things work out. Basically I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. So look for more episodes of LOUD Tour TV in the near future. For now I have to somehow rebuild my 2500 song music library. Some of those recording were very rare and difficult to find, but in good time I hope to recover most of them. Well that's it for now, stay tuned really soon for plenty of updates to The LOUD Tour. More About: Music , Update , Return
New Computer Soon
2007-04-26 18:18:00 Hey all, just another quick update to let you know how things are going. I will be getting a new computer within the next two weeks, so I should return to a normal blogging schedule after I have it all set up and ready to go. My new computer will be an iMac. It will work out much better for me for all of my video and music projects. The only pain in the ass is going to be replacing the 2500 songs that I had on my old computer. As far as getting a resolution from the hotel, they won`t even return my phone calls, so today I plan on getting downright nasty with them, and very soon I plan to take legal action if they cannot get things resolved. And with that I am done! See all of you folks really soon! More About: Computer
I will be away for a while...
2007-04-18 22:59:00 Over the weekend my laptop, cell phones, camera, and other items were stolen from my hotel room. I am currently in the process of trying to get these items back, or a large chunck of money from the hotel to replace these items. Until then I will not be able to make very many posts here at all. I will also not be able to run my video project until this situation is reconciled. I will be back as soon as I can. See you all soon... More About: Will , Away , While
LOUD Tour TV Music Video - Aftermath
2007-04-13 01:03:00 Click To Play Another LOUD Tour TV Music Video . This one should evoke a little more emotion then my others. I call it Aftermath. This is what I would imagine things would have looked like after a war or some other terrible event. The music is Greenhouse by The Yellowjackets.So I said I wasn't going to be able to post or do too much work this week on my blog. I guess I found time to do more then I had originally planned. Now granted I didn't film a new episode of LOUD Tour TV, but I will be filming it over the weekend. I did manage to put together two of my music video ideas and get them out to the public which is pretty cool.Speaking of videos, I am also featuring them over on another site called Veoh. There are drawbacks to their website that are similar to Youtube. They resize all of my video to a larger format and it becomes quite pixelated. I even tried filming in a larger format and it got shrunk down into theirs and became pixelated as well. There is no h... More About: Music Video , Math
Earn More With Better Interest Rates
2007-04-12 18:56:00 How many of you out there have savings accounts and are satisfied with the interest rates that you are receiving? Most savings accounts out there offer a minimal return on your money. In fact most savings accounts are still earning less then 1% interest on their money! Did you know that there are savings accounts available that are offering rates as high as 6%? If your money was earning 6% imagine how much faster you could save for the things that you are really trying to buy. Imagine opening up a savings account for your child's education and earning 6% interest for 15 years. Even if you only opened an account that gave you a 3% return you would still earn significantly more. Savingsaccounts.com is a consumer driven website that allows you to see exactly which savings plans out there are yielding higher interest rates. You can pick and choose which savings plan is right for you!Compare online banking savings accounts and find a new savings account or checking account that ... More About: Interest Rates , Inter , With , Earn , Interest
Ultrasonic Steps
2007-04-12 06:28:00 Click to Play New from LOUD Tour TV Music Video, Ultra sonic Step s! The video footage was shot in Montreal's Eaton Center, the music is Ultrasonic Sound by Hive. This isn't the whole song, it is only the ending. You heard the beginning of it in LOUD Tour TV Episode 4!Formats available: Windows Media (.wmv), Flash Video (.flv)Tags: loud tour tv, shawn carpenter, music video, music, ultrasonic sound, hive, montreal, eaton center More About: Sonic , Steps
Is It Wednesday Already?
2007-04-11 23:17:00 Yup, it sure is! And best of all I have absolutely nothing to show for it. That's right folks, no episode of LOUD Tour TV today. As I said earlier this week, I wasn't going to take too much time to do any filming because I have too many loose ends to tie up for this weekend. I have two more to take care of. The first is finalizing my travel plans to and from PA. The second is securing a horn for the gig! The second should be a piece of cake. I should be able to call in a favor with the Naval Academy Drum & Bugle Corps to get the horn. After all I did work with them for for close to 5 years and I helped them to get the new horns they are using today!The travel part is going to be tricky. It's not the time involved in traveling because I have all of the time in the world. It's the money part of things. We are a bit tight in the budget department these days, especially having to pay for Brigs and all. I will get the money back, but in the end I am not going to make as ... More About: Read , Wednesday , Ready
Free Antivirus Software
2007-04-11 23:02:00 Do you need virus protection for your computer? I have found a great site where you can download the latest Norton Anitvirus software absolutely free! Thats right I said a free Antivirus download! Now you can get the latest software to protect your PC from viruses and other harmful spyware. Not only is the download free, but Norton also offers all virus updates for free! Before they only offered the first six months for free!This free download goes along with other great downloads that are already available from Google including, Picasa, Real Player, FireFox, and Adobe Reader. How can you go wrong with all of these great products rolled into one? Start protecting your computer today! Check out the website and download your free copy of Norton Antivirus! More About: Software , Virus , Antivirus Software , Free
A Light Week In LOUD Tour Land
2007-04-09 23:28:00 This week is going to be quite a bit lighter then normal in the update department. I don't know how much time I am going to be able to put in to the videos or the blog entries this week. My schedule is pretty tight because I am off to PA this weekend to perform in a show and haven't totally nailed down what time I will be heading out of town yet. I will do that tonight. I will be leaving either Thursday or Friday for that gig.On top of that I have to get the ball rolling with the 401k paperwork and also with the passport and immigration stuff. There is too much paperwork to do and if I let it sit around for too long then when my schedule really does get busy in the summer I won't have time to dig into it. So that is one of my priorities this week so that all pressure of doing this stuff is gone by the weekend.Christine is also home this week on vacation which means that I will be spending more time with her. Now at times like this when she decided to take a nap or whatever... More About: Tour , Week , Light , Land , Loud
Check Out The Vonage VoIP Forums
2007-04-06 20:20:00 VoIP is one of the hottest things in the communication and telephone industry today. Vonage , the leader in VoIP technology introduces their new VoIP forums. On their forums you will get the latest news and review of all of the services that Vonage has to offer. They even have a FAQ section for those of you that are thinking about switching to Vonage. Another great thing that you will see on the Vonage forums is up to the minute press releases about the products and deals that they have to offer. Check out the Vonage Forum s today and be in the know with everything that they have to offer! More About: Voip
LOUD Tour TV Episode 7
2007-04-06 03:43:00 Click To Play Singing, tuba playing, kittens, lunch and commentary! This show has it all! This is also my first attempt at shooting a show in a higher resolution! Enjoy!To view the post in it's full resolution please visit The Official LOUD Tour TV Page! More About: Episode , Piso , Loud
Some Days You Just Gotta Update!
2007-04-04 22:11:00 And today looks like one of those days! For those of you expecting LOUD Tour TV Episode 7 to come out today, you are going to have to wait until some time tomorrow. First I have a cut on the inside of my mouth that makes eating, and even speaking quite painful. It is getting better each day and I hope to be close to 100% tomorrow. So instead of doing a video today, I am going to rest and go all out for tomorrow. Also Christine is home sick today and some of the things that I have planed for the video might me too loud and annoy her, so I am putting off shooting anything until tomorrow morning as well.In related news I may have my first actual video editing project that pays! Now granted the guy is a friend of mine, but he likes what I have done with the show and has asked me to help him put together a cool video and picture montage for his final exam in 6 weeks. I will meet with him tomorrow to catch up and to discuss some of the details of exactly what he wants to get out of... More About: Just , Update , Days , Gott , Gotta
How Do You Invest For The Future?
2007-04-04 21:55:00 There are many options out there for you to invest in your future. I really think that everyone should take a look at global futures before you look any further.Global gives you access to the world's major futures and options exchanges in North America, Europe and Asia. Global has the financial strength to handle large volumes of trading activity through their carefully selected group of Future s Commission Merchants.For as little as $250 you can get started in investing for your future today! If you are not ready or not sure if this is exactly the right thing to do with your money then you can use all of their trading platforms to paper trade in real time in their simulated trading environment.They offer the most competitive rates on commissions available. If you need an even lower rate there is even the option to name your own commission and Global will try to match or beat the rate that you currently have.Before you invest any more of your money elsewhere be sure to look int... More About: The Future , Vest , Invest
LOUD Tour TV Music Video - Roller Coaster
More articles from this author:2007-04-03 22:21:00 Click To Play Here is another LOUD Tour TV Music Video ! I call this one Roll er Coaster! The video footage was filmed here in Montreal on the Metro. The music is Leave You Far Behind by Lunatic Calm.I am considering reediting this music video as well as all of my other music videos once I upgrade to Quicktime Pro. There are just so many more options available for editing and effects. In any case I hope you enjoyed "Roller Coaster!" More About: Music Video 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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