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GO Cavs!

moose@djmoose.com (Jeff Maruschek) — Thu, 18 May 2006 06:20:45 -0700

Just wanted to take a moment to cheer on the Cavs...they took game 5 from Detroit last night IN Detroit...which means it all comes back to the Q this Friday night for a chance of Cleveland ending the series. Either way, I'm a Witness.

I took my mother to the Monday night game for mother's day and we had a great time. Happy Mother's Day, MOM!

One last thing to look foreward to....there is a BIG party coming up near the end of July...and I'll be on the main stage. Keep checking back for more details!

It's Spring...

moose@djmoose.com (Jeff Maruschek) — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 03:27:51 -0700

Hey everyone! It's been a while, and if anyone reads these, my Spring resolution is to keep up on them. So here goes....

No new mixes...right now at least. I'm really trying to work on some music making. I've spent some money and time working on the studio, and things are coming together quite nicely. Pics to come soon. (I need to clean it up for the photo first!)

Along with buying a copy of Ableton Live, I've purchaced what I think is a decent mic and preamp. Studio Projects C1 and VTB1. Nothing outstanding, but pretty good for the price and for what I'm working on...which is mainly breaks, maybe some D&B, and the occassional Hip-Hop track.

I've also constructed my own bass traps for the room...mainly out of Owen's Corning 703 rigid fiberglass and wooden frames. This has helped out a TON with the studio's acoustics.

I have however, finished my first breaks track with my newer studio setup, it's located here:

djmoose - give it up

Like my new mic and preamp, it's nothing great...but I'm proud of it. I finished it and learned a lot. More to come!

The other thing is that I've been out on the bike. (bicycle) I have a seperate online log of my rides if anyone cares:

Moose's Bike Journal

More to come!

Welcome, Corellian Smuggler...

moose@djmoose.com (Jeff Maruschek) — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 01:38:02 -0700

Nothing new to report DJ or breaks-wise...except I'll be posting my new top10 list this weekend. Keep a lookout for that. The Icey show is still on...more to come about that as well.

The only big news right now is that I'm now a Corellian Smuggler. Not that 99% of you will CARE...but it's a online clan for Star Wars BattleFront. Even though I never had a PS2 until last Christmas, I still only have 3 games, SWBF, GTA San Andreas, and Parappa the Rappa. Needless to say, I play SWBF all the time online and am now a proud CS member.

Nothing new to report DJ or breaks-wise...except I'll be posting my new top10 list this weekend. Keep a lookout for that. The Icey show is still on...more to come about that as well.

cyclo-commute / new mix

moose@djmoose.com (Jeff Maruschek) — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 06:52:39 -0700

So I finally got the guts to actually ride my bike into work last night. I wasn't too bad, actually. ~9 miles, took me roughtly 47 minutes. Unfortunately, It's raining right now and I get off work in about an hour. Good thing I brought a jacket!!

I'm throwing around putting together a new mix. Particularly to get it out before the Icey show here in Cleveland in November. I have 3 ideas right now: 1.) Put out an "internet-only" mix that I wouldn't give out as CDs; 2.) Put out another "o2" mix like I did near the end of 2003; 3.) Do a full fledged project/concept mixed CD where it'd be like an actual radio show. Haven't decided yet. Who knows...maybe I should forget a new mix right now and keep working on my own music. (and for that matter, stop wasting time on those fun mash-ups!) What do you think?

Also, last but not least...I've been playing more Star Wars BattleFront...and applied to join a clan...the Corellian Smugglers. More on that later.

Another weekend down...1 more day of summer...

moose@djmoose.com (Jeff Maruschek) — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 02:05:38 -0700

Just as the title says, a long weekend is over, I got some things accomplished, etc etc etc. If you're interested, read on!

Sat night (Sunday morning) was another wonderful time at O2 (www.o2cleveland.com) for afterhours. As always, I streamed all 3 hours on Breakbeat Militia Radio. If you aren't in Cleveland, tune in next time and check it out!

I finished my September Top 10 List with a few samples. If you'd like to get an idea of what I'm playing, check it out!

This afternoon my brother and I finally got our brand new custom sliding patio door installed by none other then Mikey at Regency Windows. Pictures to come. (I need to plant a few more shrubs before the winter now...)

Just found out that I'll be heading to Chicago for 4 days in October for work-related training. Can't wait to spend a few days in Chi-Town...free meals...free hotel and flight...and I'll definitely be visiting Sal & Carvao's. Can't WAIT.

djmoose mix downloads

moose@djmoose.com (Jeff Maruschek) — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:39:34 -0700

In the past, I've always stored my mixes for download on my good friend, Andy the Pooh's server that sat on his great DSL connection. However, that was because my former hosting company initially limited my webspace. (I'd been with them since before 1999) Anyway, since moving to a new hosting company, I have a ton more bandwith and space...so I'm now going through and putting all of my mixes up for download right here on the same server, which will allow quite quicker downloads for everyone.

The page with all of my mixes is at: http://www.djmoose.com/music.php

The older ones, I'm re-encoding from CDs that I still have so everything should be done and updated by this weekend.

Talk to you all soon!

My new SA 8300HD DVR...

moose@djmoose.com (Jeff Maruschek) — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 07:05:05 -0700

Just yesterday I ran over to my local Adelphia office to exchange one of my older SA digital cable boxes for a new DVR unit. I've only had a few days to play with it, but it seems to be working fine.

160 GB internal HD which should give me about 90 hours of recording time, clear picture, easy interface, what else can I say, I'm pretty excited. From working 3rd shift for so long, I've pretty much missed out on TV...now, I can record and watch later anything I'd like.

Quick tip: If you happen to be getting DVR service through Adelphia in Cleveland, when you go to pick up your DVR, if you don't have a HD TV, tell them you're planning on getting one REAL soon. Even if you're not REALLY planning on getting an HD TV, you'll enjoy double the storage space with the 8300HD compared to the regular 8300.

Now, if I could only find a way to dump my recorded programs to my computer...BESIDES using the archive to VCR option.