Stan Stewart’s blog

That’s right: Stan Stewart writes this blog (with occasional guest posts). Here, you can see some of the most recent posts. Enjoy and please leave your comments!

A brightly colored street painting of flowers, hearts, hands, waves, a stylized sun, and a rainbow. At the bottom is written "better together".

The “other” day job – what matters

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A microphone for vocal tracking. Photo is by Ionut Zamfir. https://www.pexels.com/photo/shallow-focus-photography-of-microphone-20053/

Tracking The Toughest of All – Singing Vulnerability

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A dirt trail in the forest with the sun shining between the trees. The stranger comes to us vulnerable. How will we treat them?

The stranger in “Wayfaring” unmasked

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A person with a guitar bag strapped on their shoulder facing in the other direction, looking down a train track that seems to go on forever. There is a kitten on the person's shoulder. Visit https://www.pexels.com/@ruslan/ for this photographer's work.

Why “Wayfaring Stranger”? Why now?

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A recording microphone behind a pop filter screen is no protection from catching a cold.

Cold Vocal Comping – Scratchy, Shaky Good Sounds

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A trail seems to track straight ahead for miles through a winter forest. The sky is mostly cloudy with a bright blue patch visible between the trees.

Staying On Track – Detours Galore

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