June/July 2005 Thanks be to God that although Luther Vandross discarded that false sense of body which professedly held dissatisfaction; I am grateful that the real part of him lives on. The Spirit of Love he exuded is kept alive in us by the legacy of the added things; His music.

Studio Biz [Linked topic from featured quote on the Source Biz 3_26 and home page]...We look within because our individualized infinity, boundlessness and guidance is there. It is God, or however it may be interpreted or named, expressing our wholeness of God's plan for us as individuals. No one else knows what that plan is. It is a secret held in individualized God consciousness and it includes all who are to be involved in making the plan go forth, yet it is still an individualized unfoldment known only by Planner, which is being the plan as the individuals involved. That is why expert advice from someone else does not take precedent over our inner longing of oneness with the plan. Whether it is from clergy, counselor, teacher, successful entrepreneur, etc and the only participants are the ones included in the plan for the plan to go forward. If there is dissension to the plan, the dissension is abandoned not the plan or the plan Maker and the plan Maker decides who is included. Otherwise "The best laid plans of men go astray". Everyone needs to mind their own business then the collective goes forward smoothly, harmonious, happily and successfully. What hinders and amounts to nothing is "meddling human intervention". See Sweet Inspiration Below

Illustrations of the way this works out in every day situations was brought out at a recent EARS monthly meeting held at Gravity Studios with Doug McBride @ the helm. And the following article regarding the AES meet with Bill Whitlock of Jensen
The EARS meet discussion amounted to the main components involved in successful projects being:
1. Pre production: preparation for what would be done enabling quality, expediency and smooth running environment as a result.
2. Leadership and the balancing of egos (attitude adjustment) for the greater well-being and I will inject here, integrity of the end product.
3. A fun, lively, cooperative experience.
4. Personnel best suited for each phase of the production.
What Doug is able to bring to the program is a wealth of experience from working with others that were more experienced and the opportunity to experiment with a variety of components, applications and equipment for advancement in the field. And of course owning the facility gives a definite edge on respect for his leadership besides.
In my own prior experience in recording studios and sound stage facilities as well as field and remote projects these are strong attributes to successful outcomes, especially the mutual respect and positive attitude, as well as the availability of components.
And this is not necessarily a regimented endeavor it depends on the make up of the parties involved. I have been involved in many fly by the seat projects that were highly successful, however I might add that return on investment I found to be proportional to the former mentioned components being present. Yet tuned in to the source can overide all these factors and be sucessful.
When asked, as a producer was he privy to feedback of the steps leaving happy with the product from the studio to a successful return on investment, it boiled down to being a matter of what the client wanted his project to achieve.
When attuned to the source of the plan and guided by that inner Soul sense, satisfaction, fulfillment and completeness is the definite achievement.
In one case that he knew about the result was a very lucrative six figured signing.

At this month's AES Chicago chapter meeting the renown Bill Whitlock of Jensen Transformers and Quad 8 among many notable endeavors showed love by sharing his conceptual experiences with what makes for a quality state-of-the-art studio system design installation, his focus being mythical examination of the elimination of "Hum & Buzz in Unbalanced Interconnect Systems". This information should be respected because of his expertise in this field. This goes for any field of endeavor. If there is no qualified understanding, study or experience in the subject area, then there could not possibly be intelligent input regarding the targeted subject. For example: If you have studied, researched and have experience in the field of metaphysics, you are qualified to present and report your position and the only intelligent response of one who has not is to study, research and experience themselves. Not rely on the works or reports of others. If you have researched the field of physics and have operational experience in that area you are qualified to present and report your position. Bill Whitlock is sucessful in his field because he did this. This information is needed by most who work within the industry of audio engineering. If you are in need of expertise at that level of operation you can download plenty of information @ The Application Notes page

Gladys Knight You Rock
giving an exceptionally poignant acceptance speech for her "Lifetime Achievement Award" and performance at the B. E. T. Awards ceremony, which aired on their cable network. She graciously presented the secret to success and longevity by acknowledging the plan maker, the plan exhibiter and the plan activated which in actuality is three functioning as One and then she went on to acknowledge the all inclusiveness of what is. Family, friends, fans, et al. Five years and counting, number one now at the Flamingo in Vegas. And this is one great example of how a musical or any other career can successfully span decades. We all have that opportunity in spite of appearances to the contrary when we acknowledge and open our self to being one with the Father as she did so eloquently.
In case you missed it you will have another opportunity to see an encore presentation July 12.