!(left_img)http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43672/blog_static/music/images/something_cover.jpg(something)! I did this album because I was bursting at the seams, and I needed to play live. This is the first time that I played drums in a band since highschool, and the only time that I have ever sung in a band. The live show lasted from August 24th 2007 until approximately August 2008. I played at least once a month in Pittsburgh (sometimes several times a week), and thanks to the very friendly guy, Baron Knoxburry, played in Detroit and Ann Arbor. I could not have done this without the help of the hexawe crew as well. These songs are mostly about my exes, with the exception of _There is no name_ which is about how much I like prog rock. I and gave away somewhere in the realm of 40 copies of this album in handmade cdr, then I used the money I made to put it on amazon and itunes. "Download Zip":http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43672/blog_static/music/jonbro_something.zip

Here are some videos that I just put together today. First to clear your pallet, some footage from the parking lot of a Prime Outlets mall in western PA. Audio is from a very short song I found floating around my hard drive. Here is some footage of a show I played last night. Please excuse the dropouts, I had my laptop sitting ontop of my bass amp, and I guess that doesn't make for very good hard drive writing. Finally, a short ep, which I have been giving away at shows, and I had for sale on the front page of my website, I have decided to give away. Please enjoy, and share this link where ever you would like. JonBro - Something E.P. reprinted! email me to purchase a copy I hope everyone had a productive and healthy year.

I am not dead, but I am doing my more regular blogginz on my twitter feed. Also my del.icio.us links may be of interest. Just a little "how ya doin'" from me to you. Maybe some day I will be able to make this thing into more tumbly style. Also, if you are in PGH and not doing anything for NYE, come to hear me play. Drop me a line in the comments and I will get you the address / guest list (?!) whateveessz.

!(left_img)http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43672/blog_static/music/images/tried_to_warn_you.jpg(TWR4)! One of the better tracks I wrote for the LGPT + Drums + Voice project. I was trying to just use very basic wave forms on all of these things. On another note, I really feel at home with the HexAwe krew, they have helped me out musically more than I can really comprehend, and I feel like the friendships I have made with them are some of the strongest I have made with people on the internet. IRC FTW. "Download LGPT SRC":http://hexawe.net/hex000C_tried_to_warn_you_by_jonbro.zip OR "Listen to the MP3":http://hexawe.net/hex000C_tried_to_warn_you_by_jonbro.mp3 from "HEXAWE":http://hexawe.net/

From a post over on the monome forums, some single chip / open source synth projects: AVR chip based designs: avrSynth - Dual oscilator, DCF, DCA, plus some LFOs. Has pins for all kinds of front panel controls, plus midi in. atmegaSID - attempt to clone the functionality of the C64 SID chip, takes all of the register inputs that the original SID does, however, does not yet have all of the functionality duplicated. Needs to be driven from some type of serial interface, however there are a whole bunch of open pins on the chip, so it could certainly have some type of editing interface built into it. 1bit groovebox - full on crazy ass chip instrument, interface, sound output, the whole 9, also quite reductive in terms of sound pallette and control logic. Other chips saratronics soundgin - synthesized speech, some oscilators. critter board OPL3 midibox Really simple project picaxe beatbox Also interesting are these PARASITE modules, small audio modules intended to be added into circuit bent hardware. Of particular interest to me is the filter module, which is sadly sold out right now. ok, that is it for now, just wanted to get this all in my database in case the monome forum goes down.