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my new site

Postby Thomas Altmann » Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:48 pm

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to let you know that my former homepage www.ochemusic.de is now without content. It will be deleted in about a month. My new site is to be found at www.jazzpercussion.de. You are invited to take a look. Suggestions for improvement as well as language corrections will be appreciated.

I am aware of the fact that some of you take reference and links to articles at my site. These articles, namely "The Giraldo Rodriguez Record" and "A Self-Built Set of Cajones for the Cuban YambĂș" are now to be found in the English "Articles" section as PDF files.

Regards and Happy Xmas -

Thomas
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Re: my new site

Postby guarachon63 » Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:03 am

looks good thomas!
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Re: my new site

Postby Thomas Altmann » Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:39 pm

Thank you Barry! Still a lot to do, but I felt it was time for change.

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Re: my new site

Postby Dicemanb » Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:13 am

Looking good Thomas
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Re: my new site

Postby Kaban » Mon Dec 24, 2012 12:39 am

Thomas,

I actually took a class in graphic design, I also have a little bit of working knowledge; I made a CD cover for female jazz concert, and a business card for a jazz brass player. I remember that you should match colors, and design with your theme. When I think of Jazz I think of night clubs with red, or blue lights on the performers. You have grey; try picking one dominate color, a blue maybe, with shades of blue, balanace by warm color. Pick a picture of yourself performing too, those are always more interesting then those kmart like picture. I hope I gave you an idea or two.

Godspeed,
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Re: my new site

Postby Thomas Altmann » Wed Dec 26, 2012 12:09 pm

Thank you Dicemanb & Kaban for your feedback.

@Kaban: Thanks for your input! No need to mention your credentials. Of course every advice you gave was right. However, I actually chose those colors quite carefully. I wasn't thinking of jazz clubs, though. I like more the fresh "Jazz on a Summer's Day" connotation, and I was looking for a combination of retro colors like they might have appeared on a 50s/60s record cover, because I like to be seen in a traditionalist (but not conservative!) context or genealogical line. Still, there is the aspect of visual comfort for a visitor's eyes, and so, for some reason, these colors stood up and remained at the end. Then there is the commercial aspect of self-advertisement, and of course I want to be booked today, not back in the 60s. (I'm sorry to admit this, but while some others are incessantly busy marketing themselves, as an aside I do want to remark that I'm available, too. It's a major objective of web presence, anyway.)

Greetings,

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Re: my new site

Postby Kaban » Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:43 am

Point taken, thank you for sharing.
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Re: my new site

Postby skinslapper » Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:33 pm

hey Thomas .
Nice site .Looks good to me .

of topic but ,

I would like to see more pictures of your walnut bongo if possible (please) and i missed your Raul bongo's in the pictures .
Your'e finally ready to sell it to me now ? :mrgreen:

Greetzzzz Peter
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Re: my new site

Postby Thomas Altmann » Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:15 am

Thank you Peter,

as a matter of fact I never owned a set of Raul bongos, so they are literally not for sale.

I will take more pics of the GonBops' on occasion ...

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Re: my new site

Postby skinslapper » Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:32 pm

Oeps , Sorry i might mixed you up with someone els !

Pics. of the gonbops would be nice ,whenever you have the time though !

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