Brummet's Conscious Blog

How to yield good results from your home recording * Written by: Jovia D’Souza Professional studios are trusted for quality productions. However, with the necessary equipment and the right home studio setup, you can easily record from the comfort of your home and still enjoy amazing results. A few tips will help you improve acoustics and recording setup in your home. To get the best results you really need to know what to avoid as far as setting the gear, microphone technique and acoustic environment. Tip 1 - remember that recording environment will impact the quality of your recording. Start by ensuring that you avoid hard surfaces because they bounce sound round your room. Consider curtains, fabric, furniture, rounded furniture and carpets to eliminate reflective nature of hardwood floors, tiled walls and concrete walls or even countertops. Tip 2 - Use reflection shields to minimize the sounds picked by microphone sides and back. It is a good idea to ...

-- Brummet's In The Media --   Come check out this really fun interview that I was invited to participate in on the Vodka Press Podcast with host, Zoe Grimm: http://www.thevodkapress.com/2014/04/think-it-write-it-and-get-it-out-there.html?zx=8a18bdd28bcc4e9b We talked about the world of writing, and the host had me offer tips for writers, ideas to consider when hosting promotional events and more.  Please do share the link with others via her social networking buttons on that link's post (above), or leave a comment on her blog or of course this blog - I'd love to hear what you thought about the discussion and if you have questions do let me know.  Thanks!   Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, clicking those social networking buttons, or visiting the Brummet's Store - and help raise funds for charity as well!

  -- Quote of the Day --  “Loyalty to petrified opinion  never yet broke a chain  or freed a human soul.”  ~ Mark Twain   -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - Chat room open for live listeners - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day. Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Former corporate manager of a Fortune 500 company, a healing arts business owner and author of 4 books – Erica Tucci – is our guest today. After a life-threatening adventure, she gained wisdom about what is important...

-- Brummet's In the Media --    Today -  Friday February 22 - at 8:30 pm EST/ 5:30 pm PST  I'll be participating in a discussion on the pros and cons of having a co-writer, co-writing advice, working with a spouse and more. I believe the host Corine La Font will have a chat room open for live listeners... and the live broadcast will be archived so that people can access the audio at their convenience later on. I hope that you are able to drop in to the live or archived show, and would love to hear what you thought of it... feel free to leave a comment on this blog, on the episode page or visit my site and contact me from there. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/helpdeskja/2013/02/23/being-a-co-writer-the-pros-and-cons -- Save Energy - Save Money, This Summer! -- Spring is here and in some areas gardening activities have already begun; soon the heat will hit us and we'll be wondering how to save money and stay cool at the same time. Well, we have some ...

-- Quote of the Day -- " I have not ceased being fearful,  but I have ceased to let fear control me.  I have accepted fear as a part of life specifically the fear of change, the fear of the unknown;  and I have gone ahead despite the pounding in my heart that says:  turn back, turn back, you'll die if you venture too far ."  ~ Erica Mann Jong -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio  -- Many of us have gone through stages in life where we just felt inadequate, that our belongings and achievements just are not enough, that our lives are lacking in some way… and more often then not – we also carry a huge burden of feeling out of control, overwhelmed, under-appreciated, taken advantage of, disrespected, etc. It doesn't have to be this way.  And today’s guest,  Nat Couropmitree , is here today to show us ways of shifting negative self-image and perceptions of our lives to a more positi...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Carmen Allgood, of Colorado (USA), has devoted most of her adult life to penetrating the mysteries of love. She has produced more than 50 events, benefits, and festivals to raise money for various non-profit organizations, and is a guest speaker at numerous functions.   Join us for an in-depth discussion on True Love... Live @ 10-11 AM Pacific (chat room will be available for live listeners) ...or access the archive later on: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2012/01/22/true-love Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blog, and more at: www.brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, or visiting the Brummet's Store  

 -- Quote of the Day -- “…Wind is very special; for the 21 st century we are going to have to have different kinds of renewable energy. …Wind is a force of nature; it is completely renewable, it is potentially available 24/7 - 365 days a year. …Many governments are recognizing the important contributions of wind as a source of providing all our energy needs. It is a possible dominate provider of meeting all of our energy needs. …There are 3 reasons why this is possible – #1: We have huge inefficiencies in how energy is being provided, as high as 70% of the energy is lost (in transportation) before you finally get it. #2: We need greater conservation, a huge amount of waste by the consumer. …#3: is to encourage the adaptation of these new technologies so that they become mainstream.”   ~ Sharolyn Vettese of Wind Simplicity  * Access the full discussion via: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/12/01/wind-power Find Dave an...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today's episode features another Best of 2007 - Vol #9 - offering two wonderful experts, one from Texas (US) and the other from BC (Canada)... on the topic of Literacy. Learn about the importance of literacy organizations and some of the incredible opportunities they offer for their communities. Join us live at 10-11 AM Pacific and drop in the live chat room, if you are able. Or access the archived episode at your convenience later on. Just click on this link below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/11/29/best-of-2007-vol-9 -- Newsletter -- YES ! it is time for another issue of the Brummet's Muse Newsletter. We took a bit of a hiatus for a couple of months allowing us to relocate to another community and set up the office here. The newsletter is due for release on Dec 1st... so if you haven't joined in the mailing list, you are welcome to do so via our site:  www.brummet.ca :) Fin...

-- Quote of the Day --  “ From decreasing our reliance on virgin natural resources, to reducing energy use and pollution, to growing recycling jobs right here in America, there are tremendous environmental and economic benefits from increasing our nation’s abysmal 34% recycling rate,” …In order to move forward, we need manufacturers to team up with small businesses and solid waste officials to eliminate the concept of waste altogether. ”   ~ Matt Prindiville, Associate Director of the Product Policy Institute ( productpolicy.org ) was recently interviewed in the Recycling Product News Magazine – where I found this quote.  -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today's Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show episode will feature another Positive Eco-News segment with a discussion on green business ideas, and tips on being a humanitarian at home, at work, and while on vacation.  Check it out via the hyper link above Airs live @ 10...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Chuck Hall is the executive director for the Culture Artist Organization, a Sustainability Consultant, author, and a researcher in Eco-therapy and Eco-psychology (the study of how nature and the environment impact our mental health). He has been an environmentalist and writer on sustainability and environmental topics since the late 1970s. Join us live today 10-11 AM Pacific, and drop in the chat room while there... or you are welcome to access the archived interview at your convenience later on via the hyper-linked show title below: Alternative, Sustainable Buildings Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blog, and more at: www.brummet.ca   * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, or visiting the Brummet's Store - every sale raises funds for charity as well!

-- Quote of the Day --   "Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently." ~ Moshe Arens -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  Today - Aug 18th - Wendy Kay is our featured guest of the day! She dropped in to the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show to help us master the art of feeling good, starting with learning how to recognize our own worth. When we realize our own worth we discover some other things too such as personal accountability, the power making choices, discover new passions. In doing so we are filled with the knowledge of the incredible power we have as an individual and the fact that we can have a positive impact on the world with small, moment to moment choices.   Drop by and access this discussion at your convenience via the link below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/08/18/recognizing-your-worth Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, inf...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Different people have different duties assigned to them by Nature;  Nature has given one the power or desire to do this, and the other that.  Each bird must sing with his own throat. " ~ Henrik Ibsen -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today's Positive Eco-News segment is covering the concept of leave-no-trace use of the outdoors. Find great reuse ideas, learn how to have a campfire more responsibly and what to do when we can't have one at all... we'll have a lot to cover today - so do join us live and drop in the live chat room if you can at 10-11 AM Pacific - or access the archived interview... Link below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/05/31/positive-eco-news * Note: Winners of our contest will be drawn randomly tomorrow morning and announced here on this blog. (See last Wednesday's post - contest closes tonight at midnight.) Find Dave and Lillian Brummet ...