I feel privileged to be involved in an unusual musical project that’s about to premiere on April 1st 2012! Details and a short video will be announced shortly, so stay tuned. In the meantime, have a look at some pictures from last week’s photo shoot with Slovenian photographer Marjan Krebelj below.
Tulips close-ups
Here’s my first simple photographic attempt, shot with my Canon 600d and run through the Instagr.am filters. Instagr.am is a great app to transform and share photos on your iPhone, coming soon to Android devices as well. Check it out!
Making of the Video – A. Barrios: Vals no.4
Since I published my second multicam HD video a few days ago, a couple of friends sent me an email asking how i went about making this video. In this post I’ll briefly explain the entire process and share the camera settings. Please, stay tuned as next week I’m going to write a follow-up post … Read More
Troubleshooting Mac / iPhone Synchronization Issues
Have you experienced any problems when synchronizing some applications between your iPhone and your Mac over Wi-Fi? If so, this simple solution might help. Go to System Preferences > Sharing > Internet Sharing. Next, select: Share your connection from > Ethernet To computers using > Wi-Fi Finally, check the box next to “Internet sharing” and … Read More
New in my Studio – HD Video Recording w/ Canon EOS 600d
I’m so excited to announce I’ve just set up an HD Video Recording System for my Recording Studio with my new Canon 600d Camera. As a trailer, take a look at the video of Fernando Sor’s beautiful Study Op. 6 n. 11! Enjoy watching the video and listening to the music. Just make sure to … Read More
New Classical Guitar Recording: Toshiyuki Kumagai
I had the privilege of hosting Japanese classical guitarist Toshiyuki Kumagai in my studio in mid December and I’ve just finished editing and mixing the pieces. We recorded a CD of works by Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Barrios and Llobet. Take a moment and hear Toshiyuki’s excellent version of Tedesco‘s Sonata in four movements below! I’m really happy … Read More
Troubleshooting WordPress: Disabling All Plugins via FTP
It’s surely happened to any WordPress developer: When updating a certain WordPress plugin suddenly you’re unable to access the admin area. Luckily, there’s a simple solution! Open your favorite FTP Application or your Host’s Cpanel File Manager, navigate to your site’s Plugins folder (/wp-content/plugins) and follow these simple steps: 1. Rename the plugins folder to … Read More
Classical Guitar Shootout #1
Recently, with the help of two colleagues of mine, Toshiyuki Kumagai and Takuya Okamoto, I have conducted my first Classical Guitar Shootout between four guitars made by world-class luthiers: Yuichi Imai (Japan), Bernd Holzgruber (Austria), Michele Della Giustina (Italy) and Antonio Marin Montero (Spain). We had a great time testing these guitars! In my opinion … Read More