THE ISSUE: This an open letter for IXDaily.com, a Canadian based music blogging site. They have no other obvious way to contact or reply to them so I am posting my response to a message I received from them publicly on this blog. I had to pay a service to submit the new Smash Mob video…
Category: Entertainment
Art, Entertainment, music, open letter, Smash Mob
An Open Letter To PRweb.com
by Frank Rogala • • 0 Comments
Please refund the money I paid for my current press release immediately. Even though I am a long time, multi year customer - I am weary of struggling with PR Web and am doing so for the last time. Earlier today, I could not get the PR Web interface to send an email to me…
Entertainment, music, Smash Mob
Smash Mob – Launches!
by Frank Rogala • • 0 Comments
The audio/video music production team, "Smash Mob," has launched!Smash Mob is veteran performer/producer/composer, Frank Rogala, teamed with multi instrumentalist/composer/performer Jason Eldridge.Smash Mob will work with artists, to help them expand their existing boundaries by working with them to create undeniable, world class, music singles.Rogala will be using his 30+ years of award winning film and video direction/production experience…
Christmas, Entertainment, Holiday, Holiday music playlist, music
New Indie Alternative Holiday Christmas Songs for Your Playlists
by Frank Rogala • • 0 Comments
Fresh Alternative Indie Versions of Classic Christmas Songs Looking for some fresh new takes on Christmas classic songs for your holiday playlists? Both of these are by Jason Eldridge (my principal collaborator) and I (Frank Rogala - award winning producer, producer, screenwriter, filmmaker and on and on). We've worked hard to create these 2 new indie…
Art, Entertainment, Pro Audio
Synthology Ivory II works with Apple’s OSx 10.9 – Not!
by Frank Rogala • • 0 Comments
Both my salesman at Sweetwater (hey Dan!) and I checked on the internet to find out if Ivory II was compatible with Mac Osx 10.9 (Mavericks). We both found forum posts and blogs that said people were using Ivory II with Osx Mavericks with no problem. Since I found otherwise, I wanted to post this…
1980's pop music, Art, Entertainment, EXUDE, music
EXUDE’s 1980’s EP “Safe With You” restored by Powderworks Records and available on iTunes
by Frank Rogala • • 1 Comment
There are other EXUDE's (musical performing groups) out there laying claim to the name, and just because I currently can't afford a lawyer to kick their asses, doesn't mean I won't. We were the first EXUDE, forming in 1978. All these other jokers would have had to do was do a Google search to learn…
Entertainment, Movies, Sound and Recording
Tron Legacy – The Sound Show special presentation at Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA
by Frank Rogala • • 0 Comments
In attendance, among the MANY people jamming the Fantasia Theater at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, CA was me, Frank Rogala, and the panelists: Steve Boeddeker, Jason Bentley, Gary Rizzo, James Haygood, Gwendolyn Whittle. Somehow I was lucky enough to be on the email invitation list for this presentation. I admit I was pretty blown…
Entertainment, Sound and Recording, TwinkleU
Nominated by OutMusic as Outstanding Producer of 2010 for TwinkleU
by Frank Rogala • • 1 Comment
I just found out I am nominated by OutMusic as Outstanding Producer of 2010 for the TwinkleU album featuring vocalist Cris Law. It was a seven year journey to create a sound, image and find a pop music style for this talented countertenor classically trained vocalist who normally sings Baroque and Renaissance era music. This…
Entertainment, Movies
The Social Network
by Frank Rogala • • 0 Comments
Now that CGI seems to be a part of every movie, even ones without robots or time warps in space - you just don't see it coming until it is too late. I am speaking in particular of the fake CGI breath in cold weather. Really bad, distracting. Just be way more subtle til you…
Entertainment, The Pleo
Horray For the Rebirth Of The Pleo And An Explanation of How Reincarnation of The Pleo Really Works.
by Frank Rogala • • 2 Comments
[see my update at the bottom] A couple of words about the rebirth of the Pleo. I just got my new Pleo which features a couple of new improvements (and I have a scoop for old-school Pleo owners that have a skin problem) -- but more on that in a minute. Pleo I have sympathy…