Episode #4 of At-The-Helm Now Available
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Welcome back folks and thanks for coming.
Episode #4 is up and available for your listening pleasure.
This one features tracks from 1979-1985 with four different groups:
Fukhedz, Ample Parking, Fez, and Nelson & Helm
- Scared Fun- Fukhedz
- Pop –Ample Parking
- Towing My Car Away-Ample Parking
- Snorkles in Reverse-Fez
- West of Kiddieland-Fez
- Live Practice Excerpt-Nelson & Helm
Fukhedz:
Bryan Helm-Vocal
Mike Darrah-Guitar
Rick McCann-Drums
Ample Parking:
Bryan Helm-Lead Guitar, Vocal
Sarajane Helm-Keyboard
Jim Cunningham-Rhythm Guitar, Fretless Bass
Wally Mitchell-Percussion
Fez:
Bryan Helm-Guitar, Vocal
Marshal Black-Bass
Jeff Buffer- Drums
Nelson & Helm
Gerald Nelson- Synthesizer & Drum Machine Programming, Rhythm Guitar
Bryan Helm-Lead Guitar
With the exception of the original live recording of Scared Fun and the practice excerpt from Nelson & Helm, all other tracks featured this show were originally engineered by Jim Cunningham at Local Sound Studio in Columbus Ohio (Fez) or at Appalachian Studios in southern Ohio (Ample Parking). Many thanks to Jim and all the people who I was lucky enough to play music with during my time in Ohio.
Special note: The photos above are of the original lineup of Fez which was a quartet…then with Mr. Mike Monett.
Nice weather……..
Howdy Folks and welcome back. It’s been a busy week, but a productive one. Episode #4 of At-The-Helm is ready to go up Wednesday May 15th. Episode #5 is also ready but won’t appear till June 1st. Show#4 is the Ohio period band show and features me with 4 different groups over a period of 6 years or so from 1979-1985. I think you’ll find some fun listening at hand. I’ve dug up some pics of some of the other players and myself so be prepared to be amused by period fashion and more as we continue to review my life in sound. After show #5 we’ll be off to California for new adventures so stay tuned and thanks for listening
Work continues on all fronts
Greetings. Over the weekend managed to re-record Episode #4 and also put #5 in the can.
Should be set for the next few weeks, thanks again to Glenn.
Also continuing to assemble material for the film score I’m working on, a lot left to do there still.
Looking to put Episode #4 up a week from tomorrow, please stay tuned.
A Beautiful Day…………
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, springtime in the Rockies. Fresh snow above 8 thousand feet, flowers blooming right and left here down below those snow capped peaks.
I finished compiling the music yesterday for Episode #5 which features home studio work from 1986 and marks the end of the Ohio period 
(when dinosaurs roamed the earth before renting a U-Haul truck and driving to California). Here’s a couple of pics from those days, back when our band “Ample Parking” gigged out in local Columbus venues like Crazy Mama’s. Jim Cunningham, Wally Mitchell, Sarajane and Bryan Helm; that’s us back in the ’80’s Ohio Indie Music scene.
Also currently working on a musical score for a short film by Ian Helm that should be done………….sometime soon. I supplied 2 pieces of music for his last film “Collywobbles” check your local short film festival for possible showings of that work.
Still on target for a midmonth May release of Episode #4 in the At-The-Helm podcast series. Many thanks to those of you who have taken the time to listen to the shows so far, I hope you’re enjoying the music as much as I’ve enjoyed making it. Have a great day, more soon.
Episode #3 is now available
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Happy May Day! Just a quick note to say that Episode #3 of At-The-Helm is up and running. Please take the time to give it a listen and I think you’ll enjoy what you you hear. Any and all comments are as always welcome and my thanks again for your interest.
Music from 1984-1985
- Inca Freeway
- The Hawk
- Sign And Symbol
- Centrifical Force*
The first 3 are solo pieces , the fourth features Bob Kelley* on drums.The first track is one of the first pieces I did using a EH 16 second Digital Delay (in delay mode). Recorded by Bryan Helm All rights reserved by the artist.
Show #3 in the can
Hello again.
Episode 3 is ready to review, if it passes inspection I’ll upload it to be available first of May.
It’s the second show about the music store period and features the following:
- Inca Freeway
- The Hawk
- Sign And Symbol
- Centrifical Force*
The first 3 are solo pieces , the fourth features Bob Kelly* on drums.The first track is one of the first pieces I did using a EH 16 second Digital Delay (in delay mode) . A photo of the delay was featured last podcast, still looking for a picture of Cowboy Bob. Tracks for Episode#4 are ready to finish now so please stay tuned and thanks for listening.
Listening and working………
Hi again, Working on finishing Episode #3 this weekend, listening to tracks for possible use in #4………………blasts from the past. More soon.
Episode Two
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Just a quick note to say that Episode Two is now up for your listening pleasure. This is the first of two shows dedicated to The Music Store Years. Thats where I met “Cowboy” Bob Kelley* and acquired my Electro Harmonix 16 Second Digital Delay. Episode Two features 6 pieces of music including two with Bob.
- Saturday Samba
- Nashville Godzilla*
- You Are Confused*
- Circus Peanuts
- Second Chance
- Cranky
When not busy selling saxophone reeds to band students, we had time to play…but not much. Never enough, but still– the two years I worked at the music store yielded some interesting recordings which are featured on this and the next Episode of My Life In Sound.
Episode One
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–“Cloud Silence*”
Music from 1981-1982
Three solo pieces by Bryan Helm and one duet with Jim Cunningham*.
- Pressure Assemblages
- Fat Man
- UHF *
- They Learn To Talk
Hi and welcome to my blog. I’ve just made my first podcast available for downloading and hope that you’ll take the opportunity to give it a listen. It’s the first in what will be a 24 part series of podcasts exploring music I’ve been involved with making over the past 25+ years.
My co-producer Glenn Stebleton and I are hoping to bring you a lot of music and a little talk in this series as we go through my collected recordings. We just finished Episode 2 which will be up directly,and which we think is even better than #1. Please let us know how you feel about the series and thanks for listening.