March 2010
3 posts
What a great show!
As available here: http://vitor-cunha.com/diaries/big-problem-diaries/big-problem-live-march-201… The show was great. It’s been a while since the band played this venue (actually, it was exactly one year ago) but everything went smoothly and the audience participation was simply amazing. The songs themselves are more than partially responsible for such an overwhelming response – it takes...
What a great show!
As available here: http://vitor-cunha.com/diaries/big-problem-diaries/big-problem-live-march-201… The show was great. It’s been a while since the band played this venue (actually, it was exactly one year ago) but everything went smoothly and the audience participation was simply amazing. The songs themselves are more than partially responsible for such an overwhelming response – it takes...
To everyone following in Tumblr/Twitter/Facebook
If you are reading this somewhere outside of the website, you probabily haven’t yet realized that the new website is live. Sure, there are lots of things to add but, it’s live and kicking nevertheless. If you haven’t checked it yet, go to www.vitor-cunha.com and register for free (your subscription will be upgraded to a silver membership as a courtesy). This blured photo I took...
February 2010
2 posts
Tomorrow and Saturday I’m having friends over to record backing vocals. It should be a treat rewarded with a meal which I’ll be cooking. It should be great.
January 2010
7 posts
Progress
I won’t give names of songs away but it’s going great. I have 7 finished and ready to go. Next week will be working in another batch. By the end of February it should be ready to mix.
I’m very happy with the shape this record is getting. I’m sure you’ll like it too.
Started working on a piece titled “The Welder’s Son”. Going slowly but with a very basic rhythm section ready to develop. Hope it all goes well since I’m very fond of the lyrics.
I’m really proud of “Frau Cabaret”. I wasn’t sure of it before adding instruments but now I’m pretty sure it fits the new album beautifully. Of course, it can change in context with the other cuts.
Day off tomorrow and an informal rehearsal with Big Problem Sunday morning. I’m picking up the notebook after writing this to rewrite another song in dire need of...
Another day at the studio
In 2003 I wrote concept of a song which stayed as bunch of one-liners until recently. It’s called “Frau Cabaret” and the only thing set in stone was actually the title. Today I started a demo sketch of it which will eventually evolve to a full featured song. I’m very happy with the lyrics but the music needs a bit of tweeking. Tomorrow I’ll keep trying it and surely...
Bad weather
We’ve been having a very bad weather these past few weeks. There have been floods in my hometown but, fortunately, as far as I’m aware, no one’s been hurt. I’m really looking forward to less rainy days.
About the iTunes promo - it’s over. Please don’t send more receipts as I can’t send you more gift cards. Stay tuned for further promos.
I finished...
Big Problem
The lads got together last Sunday for a brief run of the last gig setlist. Bleeding noise piercing ear drums, that’s what it was. Next time it’ll be even better. I’m campaigning for a gig in late February or early March. Will keep you posted.
Current updates and promo
I’ve spent two days producing a demo for a high profile American artist and although it’s been very rewarding experience in terms of mixing old and new sounds, the overall experience wasn’t as pleasant as I thought it would be. Perhaps we weren’t in the same wavelength.
This week I’ll be recording a few demos of my own. I’m also giving my previous two albums for...
December 2009
1 post
2 tags
Updates and Christmas
I’m currently writing and recording at a slow but steady pace. Last week I worked on a long forgotten song and this week on a groovy bossa nova tingled number. I also recorded a cover of Lou Reed’s “Perfect day” which suits the mood of what I’m doing. The first one is called “No place like home” and the latter is “Stockings never lie”. My...
November 2009
4 posts
WatchThis is Asymmetric Serralves by Mário Pires. It’s a short movie containing photos taken in Serralves garden, Porto. Mário invited me to write the music for it.
I wrote the music while I was dealing with the terminal disease of my father. Somehow, he was always the oak tree in the forest that stubbornly and proudly stood as the most loyal person you could ever meet. And the sweetest too....
New temporary website
As you may have noticed already, this is not a ‘proper’ website. Yes, this is a blog thingy to keep you posted of whatever it is I’m doing while the ‘proper’ website gets rebuild. It’s a difficult task, creating a website nowadays: you have to be able to update it frequently and from the strangest places known to mankind. All I can tell is that it will feature a...