http://jon.ochshorn.org Blog. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:16:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I wrote this song in 2003 after seeing the movie, Adaptation (directed by Spike Jonze, screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, with Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, and others) and seeing some potential in doing a live musical performance of a song that is being written during the performance itself (an idea inspired ... http://jon.ochshorn.org/2010/03/14/adaptation/ After All was one of the first songs I wrote, in 1978, consisting of 2 verses with an instrumental break. In 2003, I added a bridge and a third verse. The song was recorded on GarageBand software; a YouTube video was shot using the built-in camera on my iMac. Also ... http://jon.ochshorn.org/2010/01/03/after-all/ I finally got around to making a YouTube video for Squints on a Triple, a song I wrote and recorded in 2008 based on a true story concerning a game of Scrabble played with daughter Jennie. At the same time, I just discovered that my recording of Squints was the winner ... http://jon.ochshorn.org/2010/01/01/squints-on-a-triple-2/ I wrote This Isn't Hollywood in 1981, recorded it in 2008, and just made a new video. In the video, which includes animated faces of Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, and James Stewart, the final "celebrity" image is of a young Billy Joel, who wrote Say Goodbye to Hollywood ... http://jon.ochshorn.org/2009/11/30/this-isnt-hollywood/ Here's a new video for an old song (Just Another), actually the first song I recorded using garageBand software more than two years ago. The song itself was written in 1980. The old mp3/lyric page is here. http://jon.ochshorn.org/2009/10/25/just-another-video/ I wrote Long Distance Love Affair in 1978 and it is, as far as I remember, the first real song I wrote. Although it was written on piano, This version is recorded using acoustic guitar. My Flip camcorder was set up on its tripod, so here's the live video with ... http://jon.ochshorn.org/2009/10/11/long-distance-love-affair/ As of October 2009, Rollo's digital sales have entered six-figure territory, thanks to iTunes downloads, as well as internet streaming through sites like Napster and Lala. The six "figures" can be broken down as follows: 1. "Secret Lover" streamed though Lala: payment = $0.005 2. "She Wasn't One" streamed though Napster: payment ... http://jon.ochshorn.org/2009/10/05/rollo-digital-sales-hits-six-figures/ I wrote this song (Maybe) last year, and posted the mp3 here at that time. This is a new video for the tune, shot in one take with my Flip camcorder, and edited with Final Cut Express. http://jon.ochshorn.org/2009/09/27/maybe-a-video/ This new song, like Shrinkwrap, is a commentary on art. By coincidence, I was able to incorporate images of the architecture Pritzker Prize Laureates, on display in Sibley Hall at Cornell, in the YouTube video for the song, but the lyrics are not directed toward them in particular (having been ... http://jon.ochshorn.org/2009/09/20/prisoner-of-art/ While Milstein Hall construction has begun, Rand Hall (which will be connected to Milstein Hall, and which will contain mechanical equipment for Milstein Hall) is suffering from neglect. Storm water from two recent rains has backed up in the roof drain pipes and discharged through an eye wash fixture on ... http://jon.ochshorn.org/2009/08/11/water-in-rand-hall/