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About me

i'm nicholas christen sanborn, member of cedar a.v., buffalo and decibully here in the beautiful city of milwaukee, wisconsin.

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My Gear

powerbook G4 / reason / garageband / digital performer / tape deck / wurlitzer / acoustic / everything jerry-rigged

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What's your live setup?

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i've been trying to settle on a live setup lately and been alternatingly exhilarated and frustrated by the whole thing. the point i keep coming back (Click here to read the rest)

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sxsw

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ok, please list your sxsw schedules peoples! i know i'm already a day late, but here's mine (with headlights), minus the three shows already today:
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Just checking in

Tags: on tour, motels

hey everyone. greetings from springfield, missouri (rock mecca of the known universe). just thought i'd check in and give you a little update on the (Click here to read the rest)

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I'm a coding moron

Tags: max/msp, programming, coding

so my inability to write my own shiz is becoming a real bother, especially with ableton. i know everyone here is way smarter than me about that stuff (Click here to read the rest)

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Going on tour

Tags: polyvinyl, headlights, touring

i'm about to go on a pretty long tour with a band i'm in called headlights. if anyone will be around, it'd be nice to meet a few of you. almost a (Click here to read the rest)

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Updates

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just curious as the new year rolls around what everyone here is up to musically. what have you worked on this year? what are you working on now? plan (Click here to read the rest)

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Holiday EM

Tags: christmas, hanukkah, chanukah, etc

anyone care to share their favorite holiday-themed EM recordings?
a uber-rare live recording of kraftwerk doing "rudolph the red nosed reinde (Click here to read the rest)

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Headlights on tour

Tags: polyvinyl, headlights, touring

i know this isn't exactly em, so sorry in advance.
anyway, a band i'm in called headlights will be going out on a short tour out to utah and back (Click here to read the rest)

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Monitors

Tags: studio equipmen, recording

i'm looking to invest in some monitors for my home studio for under $300. what do you all use? i'd probably like the speakers to be powered (activ (Click here to read the rest)

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My 15" powerbook is less than 14"

Tags: mac, jobs, laptop lies

ok, so i was just taking some measurements for a new vinyl shelf i'm building, and happened to set the tape measure down next to my laptop, at which (Click here to read the rest)

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Oh Astro

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does anyone know this guy? i just played with him in champagin but didn't really get to talk. his live set was great, though. apparently he has a new (Click here to read the rest)

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New Akai Controller

Tags: akai, mpc, midi controller

holy eff! has anyone bought one of these yet?
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12 mpc drum pads (4 banks each)
8 faders (3 banks each)
8 tri (Click here to read the rest)

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Interface/mixer recommendations?

Tags: alesis, m-audio, mixers

So I'm trying to get a firewire interface for my home studio (I've been jerryrigging shit for TOO LONG!) and I was wondering if anyone had any exper (Click here to read the rest)

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Beat Dimensions

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urb magazine just did a piece on a compilation called "beat dimensions" that a couple of my friends are on (most notably JTodd, producer/s (Click here to read the rest)

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Wisconsin

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ok, so according to the "area" portion of the site, there's 43 of us from the wisconsin area on here, and yet the only posters are he can (Click here to read the rest)

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Cedar a.v. tonight at stonefly

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Cedar AV will be playing tonight at Stonefly with some of the city's top improvisers and experimental musicians. we're in the middle of a three act (Click here to read the rest)

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thanks, hotcakes.

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just a quick thanks to anyone that came out to the show tonight at hotcakes gallery in mke. (i'm looking at you, donebestdone!). it was fun and the s (Click here to read the rest)

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meanies (or, the dangers of live performance)

Tags: mean, shows, stories, campfires

me and the cedar boys just had a very awkward experience with an overly angry touring musician from brooklyn who may or may not have had borderline pe (Click here to read the rest)

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cedar a.v. tonight at art bar

Tags: cedar av, he can jog, live, milwaukee

cedar a.v. will be playing tonight at art bar in milwaukee. it's an early one: our set time is 8pm. perfect for a school night. (Click here to read the rest)

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anyone in mke?

Tags: dj, spin, tofu

if anyone is in the milwaukee area, i'll be spinning at lee's luxury lounge on south kk tonight while eon (guitar player for local dancefloor carpen (Click here to read the rest)

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Buffalo live @ Cactus Club

Tags: live, buffalo, milwaukee

if anyone is in the milwaukee area tomorrow, i'll be playing at the cactus club with a band i'm in called buffalo. we'll be playing at the cactus c (Click here to read the rest)

»Latest Releases

Headlights - Some Racing, Some Stopping

Made of Oak - Deerhoof Remix

Cedar A.V - Pilot's Biography

Live Improvisation at Hotcakes Gallery

Cedar A.V. live at Cactus Club

My Sword Hand's Anger (Remix)

It's Alright (Remix for Bang Gang)

Nintendo Instrumental

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