Website updated on the solstice. Normally.

12-25-11 - Happy Kwanzaa Eve!
Don't let our 1998 website design skills fool you, we do still update this place.
And, because I don't know when I'll get a chance to update again, I'll post a bunch of stuff today.
First and foremost, make sure you are subscribed to us on facebook and YouTube as we update those sites a lot more often than we do this one.
Next, why not enjoy some more MP3s from various sessions: Hey Jude (extended jazz version), and the Circle of Life (2011 version).
-Matt
Matt@trumpetboredom.com

7-24-11 - The TB is Not Dead
Hey kids. Sorry for the lack of updates. It's been a hectic... 7 months? Has it really been that long? It's a good thing you are all friends with us on Facebook, so you never miss an update... right?!? You're going to find a lot more "informal" updates if you become a fan of us on facebook. Besides, we are lonely.
I'm going to update several songs today, as I don't know when I can update again. And, today's songs are extra special... because we recorded them IN STEREO!!! It is actually kind of creepy to hear TB have a new professional sound quality. It makes me want to go back in time and re-record EVERYTHING this high of quality, so you can hear us at our best. Ah well.
Beer Barrel Polka (in stereo)
I'm a Loser (in stereo)
Family Guy (in stereo, multitracked)

Special treat: Joe plays in a brass quintet, and he wrote out an AWESOME version of the Tetris theme. Check it out!

12-25-10 - Happy X-MAS (TB is Updating)
Hey kids. Another holiday, another TB Update.
For the last 2 months, we've surpassed 100 GB's downloaded... unfortunately, it's from people looking for a different song... and they are most certainly NOT looking for TB Radio week 18. Still, it is getting us to our 1 million downloaded songs mark that much faster (based on my skewed math).
Since I won't\can't update on New Years, I'll post 2 songs today!
Family Guy, Take 2
Hawaii Five O, Take 2
I'm having a hard time finding a good mp3 converter (from a WAV or WMV) file. Any suggestions?
See ya next year!

11-25-10 - Gooble Gooble Gooble (CW circa 2003)
Happy Carnivore Day! Remember, if you are eating Tofurkey, no one really likes you and you probably smell funny.
So, I know it is 11 months late, but I have another MP3 from our January recording session. Better late than never, right? This song feature our newest 4th player stealing Joe's part. I'd tell you his name and give him some credit, but he is the reason why the mp3s are so late coming up in the first place. Okay, that's mean... his name is Mike F, and he rocks.
Without further adieu, here is Roll to Me by Del Amitri.
If you haven't been checking it out already, DuckieBoredom is back into full swing with regular weekly updates! Be sure to check it out every Saturday.



5-7-2010 - Mother's Day!
Yo.
I've finally gotten around to converting and uploading mp3s from our January recording session. And, in honor of Mother's Day, I am going to upload our version of one of my mom's favorite songs: Here, There, and Everywhere.


1-21-2010 - Elmo's Song!
Hey guys!
This is probably my favorite song from the January recording session. I am sure you will agree.

Where'd all the past updates go!?!?!?!? Right here.

September 2007:

As we hit the half-decade mark, I went back and realized how much has changed over the years. I went through hundreds of pictures, nearly the same amount of songs, and countless memories in order to produce a video tribute to TB through the years. And, what song would be better to do this with than our first hit, Rubber Duckie.

So, here it is: A 5 Year Rubber Duckie Retrospective, TB style.



Full download (23.5MB WMV)

Byro on Ellen!
Here's the video! Part 1 (AVI 31 megs) and Part 2 (AVI 22 megs). Both require Divx. Part 1 has the F, part 2 does not.

¡¿¡ - TrumpetBoredom - I'm Back.. For now.
As for TB stuff... let's see what I can drag out of the archives.
People always ask me what happens at a typical recording session. And I feel this video pretty much describes it perfectly. It is a video of us playing "I Wanna Hold Your Hand." (4.6Mb, WMV format)
And pretty much everything that happens in this video happens during a TB recording session: I run around frantically setting everything up, Joe plays some out of place high notes to warm up, CW figures out his baseline, we argue over something, figure out where we are going to come in, count off, Byro leans up against the door because he is bored with his part, stop because someone is not prepared, and then record the greatest work ever in one take. That's TB for ya, right there. Not pictured: Joe's dogs, our mass audience of attractive women in the background screaming out our names, us going into a 9 minute rock-out where we destroy our instruments and the crowd goes wild!!! That does usually happen, though.

Sometime in the Past - TrumpetBoredom - Big Update
Finally, so you people can fill your computers with musical goodness, I present you one of the coolest things at Disneyland: The Disneyland Main Street Dixieland Piano Player. Most people aren't away such a thing at Disneyland exists, but it is one of my favorite stomping grounds, especially when the piano player plays awesome songs like this... "Grim Grinning Ghosts" (4Mb WMV). Alan, you rock. Consider this your internet debut.

Update - TrumpetBoredom - Spam
I got this in my e-mail today... check it out.
Hello fellow brass player,

Every brass player knows how physically demanding the profession can be. Not only must you play artistically but you must have the strength and endurance to play high notes and play them in tune!
I'm a trumpet player and have come upon a very exciting technology used to increase strength and endurance.
The product is called Lifewave Energy Patches and it contains no drugs. It simply tells your body to burn fat for cellular energy in a way that improves your strength and endurance.
Let me tell you about my story. I'm a bit of a fitness buff as well as an amateur trumpet player. I tried the patches at the gym and have improved my maximum bench press from 230 lbs once to being able to push 270 lbs 5 times. In checking out the patches I made an interesting discovery --- not only do they work for strength conditioning but they also greatly helped my trumpet playing. As an experiment, I put a set of patches on then picked up my trumpet and was able to immediately play very fast chromatic scales. My high register felt much stronger but boy were my fingers working FAST. As an amateur I don't get gigs too often but I certainly can't wait to wear them on a gig.
These patches have been through several double blind clinical studies and the athletes that tested them reported gains of up to 40% in strength and endurance. If this technology can do this for athletes imagine what it can do for brass playing!

I think I might have to try this stuff out.

What is TrumpetBoredom?
This is the first question people ask me when they hear about this site. What exactly do you do with 4 trumpets and a bari sax? Well, this is how the process works:
1. Someone finds a tune to play. 2. I send the tune to Joe. 3. Joe decides if it would work, and how. Then he writes it out. 4. Then nothing happens for 3 months. 5. On the day of the recording session, we print out the parts, listen to it through on Finale, and record the song in one take. And that's all there is to it. Every recording is live, usually on the first take.

So what kind of songs do we play? Well, I made 2 long files to give you an example. Check them out!