Mike Keneally
Michael Joseph Keneally (born December 20, 1961) is an American guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and composer. "With his wide-ranging talents and ability to be creative in almost any musical situation, Keneally is the leading progressive rock genius of the post-Zappa era."
Early years and musical influences
Keneally started playing music at the age of 7 when he had received an electric organ for his birthday. He had also received a guitar on his eleventh birthday, and also plays bass and drums. His early childhood musical influences included The Beatles, and theme music from cartoon and television shows such as, "The Wallace and Ladmo Show" and "2001: A Space Odyssey".
Career
Born on Long Island, New York, he moved to San Diego, California, at an early age and has been a fixture on the local music scene there since 1985 when he formed the local cult band, Drop Control. Although a well established musician in his own right, Keneally is probably most well known as former Frank Zappa "stunt guitarist" and a Zappa 1988 tour band member on both guitar and keyboards. His ascendency to that position is legendary in certain musician circles, based on Keneally's command of Zappa's vast and difficult-to-play repertoire.
Boom operator (media)
A boom operator is an assistant of the production sound mixer. The principal responsibility of the boom operator is microphone placement, usually using a boom pole (or "fishpole") with a microphone attached to the end (called a boom mic), their aim being to hold the microphone as close to the actors or action as possible without allowing the microphone or boom pole to enter the camera's frame.
Invention of the boom mike
At Paramount, Dorothy Arzner directed Clara Bow's first talkie, The Wild Party (1929). To allow Bow to move freely on the set, Arzner had technicians rig a microphone onto a fishing rod, essentially creating the first boom mike. She did not, however, take out a patent. One year later one was filed for a very similar sound-recording device by Edmund H Hansen, a sound engineer at the Fox Film Corporation.
Applications
Often in television studios, the boom operator will use a "fisher boom", which is a more intricate and specialized piece of equipment on which the operator stands, allowing precise control of the microphone at a greater distance from the actors. They will also attach wireless microphones to persons whose voice requires recording. Boom poles are usually manufactured from several lengths of aluminum or carbon fibre tubing, allowing the boom to be extended and collapsed as the situation requires.
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Mike Keneally
ALBUMS
- You Must Be This Tall released: 2013
- Wing Beat Fantastic released: 2012
- Evidence of Humanity released: 2010
- Songs & Stories Inspired by Scambot 1 released: 2009
- Scambot 1 released: 2009
- Wine and Pickles released: 2008
- Parallel Universe released: 2004
- The Universe Will Provide released: 2004
- Vai Piano Reductions, Volume 1 released: 2004
- Wooden Smoke released: 2001
- Nonkertalk released: 1999
- Nonkertompf released: 1999
- Boil That Dust Speck released: 1994
- hat. released: 1992
- Wooden Smoke Asleep released:
Wine and Pickles
Released 2008- 2CTV
- Feelin' Strangely
- Li'l (Signature Sound version)
- Backwards Deb (3rd Person)
- Bubble Creek
- Never Ever Wrong
- Unused Hum
- I Heard About What You Said
- Inhale (feat. Lyle Workman)
- 4S
- Skull Bubbles (Uncut)
- Stop for Flashing Red Light, Part One
- Lonely Man (Studio)
- Selfish Otter (Uncut)
- A Concise Piano Statement
- Aerodef
- Kevorkian 3
- Thou Shalt Not Kill
- Paloma (alternate version)
- Kevorkian 17
- The Endings of Things
Nonkertompf
Released 1999- What Are You Doing
- Click
- I Just Got Here
- Naked Horse
- Blue Jean Baby
- The Knife & Drum
- Paprika
- Nine
- Sunset Over the Paprika Festival
- Juzz
- Chew
- Show Yourself
- Don't Hurt Our Paprika!
- Clumpy Clumpy O
- Oh Angel
- The Boing-Ah Steroid
- On a Glandular Level
- The Blumpy Hop
- Draconian Blump
- Rake Bannuh's Men
- Odon
- I Love It Here
- Drumsticks
- Oprah Talks to Teens
- Hum
- Rake's Men Hurt Their Back
- Piezo Clambake
- Medic!
- Hang Tough
- An Understanding of My Self as Other
- Self 'n' Other
- O, Stamp Collector
- Show More of Yourself
- Lights Out, Eyes Open
- What I Have Done
Boil That Dust Speck
Released 1994- Sooth
- 'Cause of Breakfast
- The Desired Effect
- Skunk
- I'm Glad There's Lemon-Freshened Thorax in You
- Top of Stove Melting
- Aglow
- Bryan Beller's Favorite Song
- Deep-Fried Skinks Are Go!
- Good Morning, Sometime
- Them Dolphins Is Smart
- 1988 Was a Million Years Ago
- Yep, Them Dolphins Is Smart, Alright
- Bullys (Sic)
- My Dilemma
- Helen Was Brash
- Weekend
- Land of Broken Dreams
- Blameless (The Floating Face)
- That Claim-Jumping Swine, O'Bannon
- Faithful Axe
- Natty Trousers
- Scotch
- There Have Been Bad Moments
- Frang Tang, the Valentine Bear
- I Will
- In the Bone World
- The Old Boat Guy, Part One
- The Old Boat Guy, Part Two
- The Old Boat Guy, Part Three
hat.
Released 1992- Your Quimby Dollars at Work
- I Can't Stop
- Ugly Town
- Open Up!
- Dhen Tin
- Spearmint Pup
- Fencing
- Always Man
- My Immense Superiority Over the Silverfish
- Eno and the Actor
- The Car Song
- Heaven Likes You / Apple Pie
- Backstage With Wilson Phillips
- Here Is What I Dreamed
- Here Is Why
- Performing Miracles
- Spoon Guy
- And That's Why It's Called Spunk
- Johnny One-Note / The Exciting New Toothpaste From Mars
- Day of the Cow 1
- Snowcow
- Day of the Cow 2
- We're Rockin' All Night With the Tangy Flavor of Cheddar
- Rosemary Girl
- Lightnin' Roy
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Miracle Woman And Man
by: Mike KeneallyShe does strange things
And chanted strange things
Worlds of crazy actionary hidden away
You clear through spine glasses
But flash a little jello,
Until the moment passes
The sub lunar golden glasses
In cahoots with the DJ
He spins the sounds that play
In your dreams came right away
(No more should go)
Miracle woman and man
Miracle woman and man
Miracle man and woman
He spin the sounds that could play
In your dreams came right away
(No more should go)
Miracle woman and man
Miracle woman and man
Miracle man and woman
As led on you
So does leather on you
Making of your great effigy
In the name
But flash a little jello,
Until the moment passes
The good human flowing assets
Slam salutes at the DJ
He spins the sounds that play
In your dreams came right away
Miracle woman and man
Miracle woman and man
He spins the sounds that play
In your dreams came right away
Miracle woman and man
Miracle woman and man