Doctor Obvious Studios

Quickie Songs: Your ideas become music!

admin — Sun, 02 May 2010 22:39:29 +0000

I’ve been taking ideas from people and quickly making some little songs. They aren’t completely polished but have been a lot of fun. To make your own suggestions, go to the Doctor Obvious Studios Facebook page (link also in the right sidebar) and leave a comment. “Like” or “Fan” the page in order to get the updates as they come out.

Here are some examples so far:

Make a techno version of Fight of the Bumblebee: Supersonic Flight of the Bumblebee

Make a polka version of Lady GaGa’s “Poker Face”: Polka Bass

Make a happy ring tone that I can use for when my dog-sitting clients call: Canine Ring

Make a song about cake: CAKE

Make a song about changing the toilet paper roll: Change the Roll

And here’s a specific one: Make a song about having a cinnamon raisin bagel on Monday morning: Monday Morning

So, what are you waiting for? Go to Facebook and leave some suggestions!

Video for the last one:

CD Release: Kids Songs

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:47:54 +0000

I’ve finished a CD of original kid’s music for my nephews, nieces, son and daughter. What a project! Lots of fun with plenty of excuses to try fun voices and sounds. I got to use a vocoder, a kalimba, kazoo, slide whistle, and more. I personalized a lot of the songs to include the kid’s names. Here are some excerpts from “Get Up”, “Throatasaurus”, “Hi, Jumpers”, “Robot Versus Alien”, “Sunbeam”, and “The Monkey Song”.

Wordless Wednesday

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:57:05 +0000

CD Release: Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:04:23 +0000

We have finally released the CD of the musical “Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch”! Woo-hoo! The play is about some cowboys who sing to their cattle to keep them from stampeding, but aren’t very good at it. At some point, some sweet-singing cowgirls enter the picture as well as a no-good-do-er looking to steal the ranch. It has explosions, cows, and everything else necessary for a good time. CD’s are $12 and help Hyland Christian School. If you would like a CD, email me or leave a comment and I’ll get a hold of you. We can ship CDs for an additonal $2.

Here’s a sampler track with excerpts from some of the songs:

More info after the break.

The play was written by Bret Carter and his father last spring. Bret wrote most of the music and lyrics, with his father Ron contributing a track. I had a fun time learning to play the harmonica and jaw harp, as well as using synthesizers to do the drums, strings, slide guitar and more. Bret did the real guitar and bass, as well as the mandolin on a track and the piano on several tracks. Altogether, it was a fun project!

Moved to Blog Form

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:35:10 +0000

Welcome to the new look of Doctor Obvious Studios on the web! This page will be a good place to track the latest projects to come out of the studio. If you want to be the first to know, subscribe to the blog! Here’s a tutorial on doing so.

Kazoo Looping

admin — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:10:35 +0000

For those of you that don’t mind something both different and cheesy, here is a recent talent show performance by yours truly. By the way, nothing was pre-recorded… it was all done on the spot. (If you want to see it directly on YouTube or even rate it, it’s here). Let me apologize in advance for the poor sound quality (P.A. then video tape, ick!)