The Thirteenth Hour Podcast

Originally aired on October 5, 2020.

This week, there was so much "housekeeping" business to take care of, I made it a whole episode.  Here's the lineup:

-I am just about done the title track, "Once Upon a Dream," for the next Thirteenth Hour soundtrack LP.  I finally figured out what was missing from the backing part.  More synth (there's a surprise).  Then it all fit together.  It's odd, in a way, since the beat is fast (120 bpm), but the vocals are actually quite slow, much slower than I anticipated.  So there's an alternating ascending / descending note progression that can be heard in the background (that's the new part) that helps to bridge the gap between the tempo of the beat and the speed of the vocals.  This version can be heard at the end of the episode.

-Speaking of synth, check out the weekly podcast, SR Weekly.  Steven, the host, who goes by the alias Synth Redneck, used to host his show on youtube but has since moved it over to an audio only format that is available on major podcasting platforms.  If you check out the 9/16/20 episode, you'll hear The Thirteenth Hour synth orchestra theme as one of the selections in that week's set.  If you're a synth musician yourself, you can submit your music for consideration to be included in a future episode or just check out the lineup with each episode to discover some great new music.

-By the way, proceeds from the next Thirteenth Hour LP, Once Upon a Dream, will also be donated to the organization Corazon de Vida (see last week's episode).  If you are also interested in helping to support their mission, learn more at https://www.corazondevida.org/get-involved.  Join me and others at the virtual event that Corazon de Vida is throwing on 10/29/20 at 7 PM PST by clicking on the picture below or here.

-Speaking of guests, next week's we'll be hearing from author and illustrator Brian Fies, of works such as What Ever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? for another installment of the Like a Hood Ornament Rocketeer segment.  I hope also to have finished the short story, "The Last Rocketeer" in time for that episode, since they are tied together serendipitously, as we'll discuss in the episode.

-Speaking of other creative folks, check out frequent podcast guest Adam of ACToyDesign on Patreon for an exclusive podcast all about toys, including a lot of retro 80s content.

-This year, Halloween falls on a Saturday, always a treat when you're a kid (at least it was that way when I was a kid and you could spend all day out collecting bags a bags of candy - one year, I collected two whole pillowcases).  Stay tuned!  I'll try to come up with something special for the end of the month!

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