The World Is Watching.

I have to admit, I'm not really into blogging. When we began the process of building a new recording facility (after 18 years at our current location) I decided to start this blog at the urging of my wife Becky. (A link to her blog is to the right. I think it's wonderful. But of course, I'm biased.)

I don't have anything against blogging, mind you. I just assumed that few would be interested in what I affectionately call the "geeky details" of our new facility. It was mostly a way for me to document the process and ramble about things I learn and stuff I find interesting. I emailed the link to a few friends and colleagues. Other than that, I only mentioned it on the Concentrix website and on one or two internet discussion groups frequented by professional composers like myself. Not many responded in those forums, so I took my assumption to be correct.

Then Becky told me I should add a gadget to my blog called "ClustrMaps", which lets you track the geographical location of blog visitors. Now, ordinarily I'm the one digging into the technological gobbledygook and Becky is more the Luddite. So, it was fun having her show me how to imbed the app on my blog page. (The link is down and to the right.)

I thought it would be neat if I discovered one or two red dots on the map. So imagine my surprise when I discovered that over 150 people have dropped in from all over the globe! Japan, the Phillipines, Indonesia, Australia, Chile, Canada, India, Isreal, and from numerous points around Europe and Scandanavia.

If you'll forgive my naive enthusiasm - this is really cool! So to those of you across the globe taking a moment to check in on the construction of our humble studio...

Thank you. And welcome!
धन्यवाद. और आपका स्वागत है.
Tak. Og velkommen.
Bedankt. En welkom.
Salamat. At welcome.
Merci. Et bienvenue.
Danke. Und willkommen.
תודה. וברוכים הבאים.
Terima kasih. Dan selamat datang.
Grazie. E benvenuto.
ありがとうございました。と歓迎する。
Obrigado. E bem vindos.
Gracias. Y la recepción.
Tack. Och välkomna.
Dziękuję. I mile widziane.
Děkujeme vám. A vítaná.
Kiitos. Ja tervetuloa.

I THINK that covers all the red dots on the map. It's difficult to pinpoint the exact location of some of them. If your language isn't represented, leave a comment and I'll promptly rectify the situation.

Next time, more photos and geeky details.