Mar5
My sixth DVD for TrueFire–Guitar Cubed–is out now!!
This is a massive 6-hour course on how to survive as a guitar player while playing alongside other guitar players. From parts layering to soloing over a full ensemble, this course has got it covered.
Dig it!!
Feb27
Last Tuesday I started my Digital Music Production Class with Ableton Live at Ocean County College. To a nearly packed class we got off and running with the basics of audio both in the digital and analog worlds. The lab is equipped with Dell PCs and loaded with the latest version of Live Intro. If you’re still on the fence, there’s time to jump… though there’s only two seats left!
Directly following that class will be my “How to be a Working Musician” class. There’s seats available in this one, but they’re going fast so sign up!…
How to Be a Working Musician
Discover how to make music not only your passion, but your career with guitar multi-media madman, Chris Buono. In this six-week course, you will learn what it takes to become a working musician in today’s world. From getting gigs to getting students to getting paid, you’ll learn how to break into this competitive industry and stay there. Find out the answers to age-old mysteries such what to charge for your time, how to approach companies for product support, even how
to file your taxes!
Dates: Apr 1-May 6
Time: Thursdays, 7-8:30pm
Length: 6 Sessions
Cost: $99
Registration Code: CEFA 379-01 CSP
Jan13
This semester I’m teaching two classes at Ocean County College. Below are the blurbs from their Spring 2010 catalog. Sign up now, seats are going quick!
Intro to Digital Music Production with Ableton Live
Immerse yourself in a journey through the ins and outs of computer-based recording and performance using Ableton Live 8. Explore how to create music in the present tense with renowned modern guitarist/sonic diabolist, Chris Buono. You’ll be introduced to Live’s interface, fundamental properties, and devices, as well as how to record, loop and manipulate audio and MIDI. In addition, you’ll explore real-time recording, mixing and how to remote control Live. This is the perfect class for the musician who wants to discover the world of digital music production or even the DJ wanting to integrate the power of computers and Live into their performances.
Dates: Feb 23-Mar 30
Time: Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm
Length: 6 Sessions
Cost: $159
Registration Code: CEFA 380-01 CSP
How to Be a Working Musician
Discover how to make music not only your passion, but your career with guitar multi-media madman, Chris Buono. In this six-week course, you will learn what it takes to become a working musician in today’s world. From getting gigs to getting students to getting paid, you’ll learn how to break into this competitive industry and stay there. Find out the answers to age-old mysteries such what to charge for your time, how to approach companies for product support, even how
to file your taxes!
Dates: Apr 1-May 6
Time: Thursdays, 7-8:30pm
Length: 6 Sessions
Cost: $99
Registration Code: CEFA 379-01 CSP
Jan5
Introducing one of two new projects for 2010:
A collective improvisational brain trust made up of:
Myself – guitar/efx
Jon Francis – viola/efx
Elijah B Torn – bass/efx
…more soon
Dec30
One of my TrueFire courses–Juiced Blues–is featured this month in Guitar Player magazine’s on-line version–GP2!!
Dec28
Here’s some footage from the 10.18.09 debut meeting of the Ableton Live Jersey Shore User Group at The Downtown, Red Bank, NJ. Expert editing by Jon G. Francis.
Dec15
You can now buy my books through my website…
All four of my books and any future releases will be posted here. Click on any title and you get bounced to my Amazon.com aStore where you can buy safely and securely. On the left side of the page you’ll notice a second category titled “Recommendations”. This is the list fellow players and students are always asking about, so here it is.
Have at it!
Dec12
This is weekend two of my latest video courses for TrueFire will be released! Dig it:
Juiced Blues
TrueFire is having a monstorous “12 Days of Christmas” sale where you can grab my new courses and other titles at killer prices. Check it out!
Dec3
Come down to the 2nd meeting of my Jersey Shore Ableton Live User Group held upstairs at The Downtown, Red Bank, NJ. Below is the press release:
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Jersey Shore Ableton Live User Group welcomes Max4Live.info’s Michael Chenetz: Dec. 13th, Red Bank, NJ
With Max For Live on everyone’s mind the Jersey Shore User Group is gearing up for its second meeting where Michael Chenetz of max4live.info will be in town to break it all down. In Michael’s presentation you will be introduced to the basic concepts needed to program in Max For Live. What’s more, Chenetz will touch on: hardware interfacing, basic OSC and MIDI concepts, as well as going into the world of Max and MSP itself. Immediately following will be a Q&A session, so be sure to have a text file open ready to type your queries into.
After the skinny is doled out on M4L it will be time to open up the stage for members to strut their stuff. So finish up that Set you’ve been working on, pack the necessary peripherals and show us what you’ve been working on. There will be a kickin’ sound system manned by the house engineer ensuring you all sound your best—so, bring it on!
This second meeting follows a superb kickoff event hosted by Jersey Shore UG founder and Ableton evangelist Chris Buono at The Downtown in the heart of cozy, yet hip Red Bank, NJ where none other than Controllerism pioneer Moldover and his completely cool Octamasher were in the house. Check it out!
Moldover Rocks Jersey Shore User Group
Moldover and Chris Buono w/ Jon Francis and Arne Wendt
Future meeting topics will span the gamut. From Live basics all the way to juicing controllers like the Akai APC40 and Novation Launchpad. In the near future is a presentation from Jay Smith of Livid Instruments in which he will show users how to create a Live Set geared towards performance where his amazing Ohm64 will be featured and explained.
As an added bonus there’s a special prize for the first user to walk through the door with three guests! So come out and help continue creating a NJ-based digital community you can excitedly call home and bring along your fellow producer-buds for some sweet schwag!
When:
Sunday, December 13th, 2009, 7:00 PM-10:00 PM
Where:
The Downtown
10 West Front St.
Red Bank, NJ 08753
On the map:
http://tinyurl.com/ycvsf6j
Cost:
Admission is free.
RSVP:
RSVP to Chris Buono at chris@chrisbuono.com so we know roughly what to expect.
Contact:
Email Chris Buono at chris@chrisbuono.com
Links:
Nov5
ChrisBuono.com – Site Evolution
What you are finally witnessing is the beginning of many changes here at ChrisBuono.com. Many have tried to make this happen, but in the end, all crashed and burned. Thanks for playin’ guys …
Alas! Thanks to some incredible work by Zach Wendkos and everyone at TrueFire in record time things are looking good–real good. Be sure to cruise around the site and check out what’s been added so far such as a current bio, new photos, some of which are press shots from First Act Guitars and Unk Guitars photo shoots showcasing the very cool instruments these two great outfits made for me; a selected Discography with MUSIC (go figure: a musician-based site with tunes) and a trio of pages dedicated to my ever-expanding catalog of TrueFire courses.
Can you believe it?
More coming soon. For real, this time.
Also on the horizon outside the realm of cB.com:
-a MySpace page
-a Facebook Fan Page
-Solitaire on iTunes
Dig it.
