Celebrities have it real rough in Iceland. Why? Because you can’t just name your baby whatever you want. There’s a FINITE list of first names you can be named, and there’s even a naming committee that’s responsible for approving and rejecting the new batch of names that come in every year. This is a tax-payer funded...
This past Wednesday I tore a hole in my comfort zone and squeezed through it. It was like Jack Nicholson “Heeeeere’s Johnny!” mixed with the unimaginable pain of giving birth to bowling ball. I stood on stage in front of a room full of strangers and performed standup comedy for the very first time. It...
Back in my twenties, I chaperoned an underage indie rock group from Iceland to England while they were on tour. The town council owed the parents a favor, so they sent me to make sure certain members didn’t fall prey to liquor, vice, and sin. How well I did is a story for another day,...
I was sitting on the toilet in my studio last week, doing what people do when they sit on the toilet in a recording studio, reading a music magazine. And all of a sudden a tiny little mouse scurries under the door, darts across the room and pops under the bathroom sink. Sure enough, when...
“What?!?” you exclaim. “Another #$&$# email about his stupid masterclass about something or another I should try out to fix my mixes!” you scream at your email inbox. Your significant other silently wonders if this is the day you finally get committed. “He’s been on edge lately,” she later admits to her inner circle of...
Recently, I found myself video chatting with a group of audio bloggers and podcasters about the glorious safety that is the Kingdom of Canada, compared to our crime-riddled shantytowns down here in Trumpistan. “Canada is so safe. We always forget to lock our doors and it’s fine!” This is a story I’ve heard often, and...
Now that we’re looking down the barrel of the rollercoaster of an international trade-war, I wanted to make a statement from the Icelandic Embassy of Audio Issues. Ahem…*clears throat* — Begin Statement — “I, Björgvin Benediktsson, rightful ruler of the dominion of Audio Issues, a descendant of the Vikings, eternal student of audio education and...
“To Be Home Again” is one of my favorite songs from the new Carnivaleros record. I still remember how awesome it was to rehearse this song for the first time and hit those harmonies in the verse and chorus. I actually have a lot of feelings about this song and what it means to me...
I’m happy to announce that my updated and completely revamped edition of EQ Strategies – Your Ultimate Guide to EQ is finally available! I’ve been working on the new version for what feels like forever, so I’m ecstatic about sharing the new version with you today! The new version includes: 300% More Content! The previous EQ Strategies...
Man…I’m wiped out today. Writing an article for each podcast episode this week has been quite the adventure, but an exhausting one nonetheless. So…today I’m going to take a break and just let you enjoy the newest episode we uploaded. Listen to it on iTunes here. Listen to it on Soundcloud here. This episode talks...