A First Look at Ubuntu Studio 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’

Here is my first look at the latest version of the GNU/Linux distro aimed at creatives; Ubuntu Studio 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’.

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My New Gigging Pedalboard | Switching From Analogue Pedals To Digital Modelling

After using my completed pedalboard for a year, I decided that it was time for a change. I had made the initial pedalboard far too complicated. There were too many points of failure, and boy did they like to remind me of that by failing.
So, I decided it was time for a change; it was time to go digital.
Here is the story of my new gigging pedalboard…….

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2004 Epiphone Explorer Review/Demo

As Epiphone are celebrating their 150th year of making instruments, what a great time for me to show off this 2004 Epiphone Explorer!

The Explorer is a model of guitar introduced in 1958 by Gibson. Later on after using Epiphone to produce more budget friendly versions of Gibson guitars, the Explorer was added to Epiphone’s roster of guitars.

This particular Explorer from 2004 has an interesting story behind it too!

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A First Look at Ubuntu Studio 23.04 ‘Lunar Lobster’

When April rolls around, so does the new 23.04 version of Ubuntu Studio!

Ubuntu Studio is a GNU/Linux distribution created for creatives, including; Musicians, Video Creators, Graphic Designers, Authors, Photographers and Artists, as well as other digital creators. It bases itself on Ubuntu which itself is based on the rock solid Debian.

Here are my initial thoughts on the latest version of the distribution 23.04 ‘Lunar Lobster’, as well as a quick tour of the desktop and some of its programs.

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A First Look at Ubuntu Studio 22.10 ‘Kinetic Kudu’

It’s October, and you know what that means! It’s time for the .10 release of this years Ubuntu Studio!

Ubuntu Studio is a GNU/Linux distribution created for creatives, including; Musicians, Video Creators, Graphic Designers, Authors, Photographers and Artists, as well as other digital creators. It bases itself on Ubuntu which itself is based on the rock solid Debian.

Here are my initial thoughts on this version of the distribution, as well as a quick tour of the desktop and some of its programs.

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Lost Era | Music Festivals 2022 Gig Vog | Spirit Of Tenterden/Rabbit Rally/Robfest/Chiddfest

Everyone loves a good music festival in the summer. Guess who loves them the most though? That’s right, the bands that perform at these festivals!

I was lucky enough to play at a load of music festivals this summer with my band Lost Era. So, I decided to vlog my experience of playing at some of them.

Join me on my trip through the festival gigging scene!

Lost Era are:
Garry Cornelius – Lead Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
Adam Thomas – Lead Guitar & Backing Vocals
John Miles – Bass Guitar
Jay Cornelius – Drums

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Lost Era – Free Bird (Guitar Solo) – Chiddfest 2022

8th and final song of the set – Free Bird, originally by Lynyrd Skynyrd – From our gig at Chiddfest 2022!

Specifically the guitar solo (and what a fun solo it is to play)!

There are some technical issues with one of the cameras and the sound for the first verse, but it smooths out as the video goes on.

Thank you to all those who attended Chiddfest to see us and all the other great bands that were there too!

Lost Era are:
Garry Cornelius – Lead Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
Adam Thomas – Lead Guitar & Backing Vocals
John Miles – Bass Guitar
Jay Cornelius – Drums

Lost Era
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Lost Era – Love N’ Understanding – Chiddfest 2022

Song 6 from our set at Chiddfest 2022! Love N’ Understanding an original piece by Lost Era!

Thank you to all those who attended Chiddfest to see us and all the other great bands that were there too!

There are some syncing issues with the audio in the main camera feed, I’ve tried to mitigate this as much as possible.

Lost Era is:
Garry Cornelius – Lead Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
Adam Thomas – Lead Guitar & Backing Vocals
John Miles – Bass Guitar
Jay Cornelius – Drums

Lost Era
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‘Love N’ Understanding’ by Lost Era – Lyrics & Music by Garry Cornelius – Arranged by Adam Thomas.
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Lost Era – Life On The Road – Chiddfest 2022

Song 1 of 8 – Life On The Road, originally by Ricky Gervais – From our gig at Chiddfest 2022!

There are some technical issues with one of the cameras and the sound for the first verse, but it smooths out as the video goes on.

Thank you to all those who attended Chiddfest to see us and all the other great bands that were there too!

Lost Era
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New Gear Day – DigiTech Whammy (Demo)

And with this final effects pedal, my pedalboard is now complete! There will be a video coming soon about that!

I’ve wanted this pedal for ages now and am really glad to finally have one. The DigiTech Whammy is a pitch shifting, and harmoniser guitar effects pedal. This is the 5th Gen model.

Review to come soon(ish)…..

Equipment used:
Fender Baja Telecaster
Tokai Love Rock
Laney VH100R

Cioks Ciokolate Pedalboard Power Supply video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eay2Cj4pzI

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