Rich Bischoff

New Digs/New Studio Space.

2011-11-17T06:48:00.000-08:00

After several years of trying to sell our house, we did it!! We were able to get into a bigger place for our family. The first time we tried to sell it was on the market for over a year. This time we got and offer in 6 days. We sold it with a turd in the toilet that wasn't flushed, compliments of our 3 year old. So this time it must have been meant to be, six days on the market and then an offer with the toilet seat up and a turd in the toilet. The other funny thing was that our new neighbor with the noisy diesel truck that he would let idle in his driveway and wake us up in the morning or at night, had been gone for four months working in Texas. The day we moved out he returned, just in time for the new neighbors.

Needless to say, we feel very blessed. 4 member's of the Elders Quorum in my church, and two of my brothers showed up to help us move all the big and heavy stuff to our new home. My brother who works for a flour mill even let us use the mills big truck. Thanks to all those guys and anyone else that helped us get here. We now feel like we have room to grow, and I will finally be able to build that beauty salon for Tyra. As for now, here is a glimps at the new space for my Recording studio/Music room.

Chicken Pickin.......

2011-11-17T06:43:00.000-08:00

So this is what playing in a country band for a year did to me. I love Brad Paisley guitar picking. This is me covering his song "Ticks" on guitar.

This is what we did as a family the other night.

2010-12-15T12:48:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas

Doublewide

2010-09-16T10:24:00.001-07:00

Yeah, that's right, I'm in a country band. You got a problem with it punk?

Brandon Flowers

2010-09-14T12:16:00.001-07:00

So I guess I didn't know anything about Brandon Flowers, the lead singer of the Killers. Apparently he is from Utah or at least spent some of his youth here before moving to Vegas. He is also Mormon. Why do I care? I haven't been a huge Killers fan but I like some of their stuff, so I guess I didn't pay much attention until now.

A couple of years ago I found some old friends from my mission that I severed for the Church Of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints(The Mormon Church). I found them on facebook and then proceeded to check out their profiles and found out that some of their children had grown up to be quite the musicians. So last year I offered to record some music for them in my home studio when they came out to Utah, and I spent a few days with them recording some of their demos. A very talented family. At the time their group was called "Bynow" and consisted of three siblings Rachel, Adam and Sarah Kaiser, but they have since changed their name to "The Neighbors". Sarah got married and moved away and Adam and Rachel are still out Rocking with their piano based rock as "The Neighbors".

So what does this have to do with Brandon Flowers, well not a whole lot, I don't know him but I know Rachel, and apparently Rachel has been on tour with him singing back ups and playing a little bit of keyboard for his solo album. Go Rachel! I think this is very cool and am glad to see Adam and Rachel out their following there dreams. And, imagine my surprise when I saw Rachel on Jay Leno last night singing with Brandon Flowers. She is the beautiful blond back up singer in this video, and will also be performing on Jimmy Kimmel tomorrow night.

You can check out the Neighbors right here in this next video. It will only be a matter time until you see them performing their own music on Jay Leno. Go Rachel and Adam!!

My Studio

2010-08-27T21:14:00.000-07:00

I have had the opportunity of working with a lot of local talent here in Utah. This video is a compilation of some of the work I have done with others as well as my own in my studio.

Shred This Three

2010-07-13T15:41:00.000-07:00

While I am not that much of a shredder anymore. I entered a contest on youtube for shredders. If you do not know what the definition of shredding is on guitar. Shredding= playing so many notes so fast that there's no room for any feeling to sneak in? Because, gee whiz, who has time for any of that pesky emotional stuff?
Whoever plays the fastest can get to the end of the song quickest!

Anyway, my take on it was to take a more blues feel in sound and feel. I am sure some kid who has time to play all day will win.

Disclaimer I make some weird faces when I played this and don't realize until I go back and check it out. So sorry.

If you want to view the other amazing entry's in this competition, go here. http://www.youtube.com/video_response_view_all?v=fXpJ4C8xKk0

I little guitar instrumental for you......

2010-05-17T09:15:00.000-07:00

This song is actually pieces of real songs that had words, but never finished and always liked the melody, so I tuned some of the melody lines into a lead guitar track.

New CD

2010-03-29T06:56:00.000-07:00

My latest CD is available on Itunes.
Or you can sample and buy tracks right here.

This is an 8 song album of songs I have slowly written or worked on over the past couple of years.

Mission Stories Out Of Print.

2010-02-26T11:52:00.000-08:00

I just found out there are only a few physical copies of my first album Mission Stories left. If you want to support me by ordering a physical copy of the album, click here.

You can also always download this album on Itunes or Amazon.com

Couple of new vids

2010-02-23T08:03:00.000-08:00

In an attempt to figure out my high def video software and some of my new recording software. I have been recording some live versions of my tunes in my studio.

This first video is of a song called the "The Greatest Gift" it was written for an EFY album a few years ago. I call it the EFY song that never was.

This next video is of a song called "Will I". A tune I wrote when I found out we were expecting our first child.

New Amp, Old Tune, High Def.....

2010-02-14T07:59:00.000-08:00

So after spending a few hours in the guitar store, and wanting to go all tube, I finally droped some coin for a new guitar amp. While I fell in love with the Mesa Boogie stuff, it was just more economical to go with a Fender Hot Rod Deville. The clean is so nice and all my pedals sound great through it. Anyway, here is a demo of the new amp, with a pedal and some delay on a Satriani tune. I also figured out the whole HD thing on youtube, it takes longer to make a video, but the quality is much better.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this tune, it has been a favorite of mine since I first started playing guitar.

SRV and Pride And Joy........

2010-01-06T11:50:00.000-08:00

I got bored one night, put the mics up in the studio and busted out some blues. This is my live version of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Pride and Joy. SRV is probably one of the most influential guitarist in the last 30 years. While all the hairbands were shredding he was laying down some groovy rootsy blues and playing clubs and venues all over the world.

Here's what Wikipedia has to say:
Stevie Ray Vaughan (born Stephen Ray Vaughan; October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is often considered to be one of the most important electric guitarists in the history of rock music by other musicians and commentators. Six albums of Vaughan's work have been released.[1] In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Stevie Ray Vaughan #7 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,[2] and Classic Rock Magazine ranked him #3 in their list of the 100 Wildest Guitar Heroes in 2007. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential blues guitarists in history.

Anyway here's my small atempt at playing one of his most popular tunes.

Feels Like Christmas

2009-12-14T16:24:00.000-08:00

Me having some fun with the green screen and my Christmas tune.

Austin Weyand in the studio Jam Session then Interview.

2009-11-19T10:23:00.000-08:00

So Austin is a finger style guitarist that does not live to far from me, and he has been doing some video work in the studio, but one day we had a little jam and caught some of it on video. He writes cool stuff for guitar. Go check out his vids on youtube if you get a chance.

Today

2009-10-31T16:36:00.000-07:00

Newest tune, recorded in my home studio, features me on guitar bass,.. well everything basically.

Click here to listen to it.

Pinedale Wyoming

2009-10-31T16:26:00.000-07:00

Played with my band up in beautiful Pinedale Wyoming. Good people, good food, friends and fun!!

Friday recording Paul Christiansen

2009-10-16T16:42:00.000-07:00

Me nerding out.

Paul, shaking his egg through a tube mic

The Guild

Paul is from my wifes hometown, great musician. Every now and again, he lets me play some guitar on his tracks. He usually has it all figured out. He always brings new guitars into the studio which is fun for the guitar geek in me.

Nerd file
Api - on the kick and snare, with 57's
Rode and Oktava mics on Vox and guitars and everthing else into a meek and SSL pre.

Here is what we did today if you want to listen.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1001546

Whirlwind................

2009-10-13T14:53:00.000-07:00

Wow, summer has come and gone, kids back in school and me still staying just as busy with my day job and my night/side job as a musician. I am not sure if I am ready for the winter to hit, it seems to bring me down a little.

Poor little Misha busted her teeth all up in an accident but is doing better, Greyson is walking and Saige is getting cuter everyday. Not looking forward to the teenage years.

I should say I am lucky enough to keep just the right busyness lately. My day job, my music job, and my family life are all very well balanced at this point, at least to me. I don't think I could do more. Playing weddings, bars, parties, teaching guitar one or two nights a week, and getting to record some talented musicians is a great side job. Added to my 40 hour a week day job, it can be a little much some weeks though. It is a blessing and it is also nice to have a weekend off from the craziness, but I guess I am lucky to have it seeing as I live in northern Utah.

Right now I am just waiting on something to change. I have had my house up for sale for almost a year now, with no luck. This housing market thing is a mess and now with all the ATK layoffs in Box Elder county who knows if we will ever sell it. At least it is giving me an opportunity to save some money, while we wait for the right buyer to come along.

Time has sped up for me, must come with getting older or being busy. Anyway, boring post, not that anyone reads this blog anyway.

Lame Country Vid

2009-10-11T15:14:00.000-07:00

Submited this to some contest on CMT. Only real country song I have ever written. The only thing cool about it is the guitar. Anyway, have a good laugh. Here it is.

Today

2009-06-11T07:18:00.000-07:00

This is a new tune I have been working on called "Today". This video is basically the first time I have played it all the way through. I've been helping one of my guitar students learn to write songs and it has motivated me to start writing again. This is a rough live demo.

In Loving Memory Of Derek Jasper.

2009-04-26T19:46:00.001-07:00

Rains In Asia

2009-03-11T06:54:00.000-07:00

A quick demo of my harmony pedal. You plug your guitar into it and it knows what harmonies to create according to what guitar chords your playing while you sing.

Oh, by the way this song is from a band called "Jump, Little Children", never heard of them until I heard this song, but liked the tune so I figured it out.

New Song called "Down Again"

2009-02-09T10:55:00.000-08:00

I wrote this tune about 13 years ago, but the recording turned out better than I thought. I am actually proud of this song, because it came from a real place.

Click here to listen ---> Down Again

Live CD now availible..................

2008-12-27T20:56:00.000-08:00

I have live CD from my last concert now available. It features songs from my last two CD's as well as some unreleased songs. Send me a message if you would like a copy. Scroll down to the last 4 songs on this player to hear some of the live songs.

Concert and Video

2008-12-02T10:26:00.001-08:00

Blues and Country with my New Telecaster

2008-10-13T10:28:00.000-07:00

My attempt and playing some twangy country.

And my favorite, the blues.......

Amazing Guitar Theatrics

2008-09-29T16:00:00.000-07:00

Here's a little instrumental ditty I recorded called "Why Here". Why? you may ask, because I can.

The Hills

2008-08-19T06:29:00.000-07:00

I tried to sit through an episode of the hills with Tyra once. I couldn't do it. I don't get how people can like this crap. Enjoy these clips from The Soup.

Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage

2008-06-18T10:54:00.001-07:00

Yep I think these things are dumb, but I was bored. Here are the celebs this thing thinks I look like. Funny stuff.

MyHeritage: Family trees - Genealogy - Celebrities - Collage - Morph

Guitar Sound

2008-06-13T10:36:00.000-07:00

I am getting closer and closer to the sound or tone I want out of my guitar and amp. But I think it is a constant quest.

I was playing around with this little track the other night. It's a slow bluesy track that is in C and A minor. It's a very fun key signature to play in. You can still hear my faster shred/jazzy fusion side of my playing, but I like how this track lets you do that while still maintaining the blues roots in the music. There is a lot of talk about only using tube amps these days to get good sounds. But this is a hybrid amp that I used, it uses solid state technology and tubes to produce the tone or sounds. I think it sounds pretty good and it feels pretty close to how a tube amp would feel. Plus it uses 12" Celestion speakers to get the real speaker sound I am after and I think it helps. For you non guitarists. Celestion speakers are the kind used in the most popular amps for the last few decades. Marshall, Fender, Vox, Mesa Bogie.

The amp I am playing though is called a Vox. The Beatles used to use this brand of amp. So I think Vox has a good track record.

I am still trying to figure out what makes good tone. I thinks it is when the high notes don't hurt your ears and the low notes are not to muffled. The tone has a rounded smooth sound to it even when you kick up the gain and play more aggressively.

Ok, I've nerded out long enough. Here is the video of me playing with it.

"Why Here?"

2008-05-09T12:06:00.001-07:00

I really wanted to do a rock guitar instrumental like Joe Satriani. He has been an influence of mine since I was first playing guitar. I bought some new software called ezdrummer which works perfect for drum editing. It's basically like having a drummer in a box. So check it out, it is called "Why Here".

Now playing: Rich Bischoff

Rock, Blues, Good Guitar Playing and Feeling.

2008-04-21T20:56:00.000-07:00

Every guitar player is on a quest for their own style, something that makes them unique, or stick out from the crowd. There are so many of us our there now with our own influences and music. In the last few years, I have gone back a bit to my roots as a player. Mostly out of necessity as my cover band played more places that excepted the blues etc.

I learned to play the guitar during the hair band days, so there is still this element of that I can still hear in may playing, and I don't mind it. Those were great and still are great players. They just got a bad rap because of the hair make up and the endless songs about partying. The blues though, the blues! Why such a passion for this style. For me it is a feeling, a freedom to put feeling into the music. That is what blues is about. Not only a quest to find the right sound but the right feeling in the song. When it is done right for me it is like wow. That is why Stevie Ray Vaughn was so popular with guitarists. Was he the best blues player? I don't know, but I do know this. He put heart and feeling into playing the guitar, and I think that is what matters with any style you play, any instrument you play. You put your heart into it and people are going to get it, relate to it and feel it.

Anyway, here is a tune by a guitarist named Robben Ford. This is my attempt at trying to play with less effect and a little more feeling. I am glad I found this minus track because it is very fun to play over. Enjoy. You non guitarist might like this also, especially the dorky guitar faces I pull during it.

Two new songs added.

2008-04-17T15:43:00.001-07:00

If you all check out my music player over to the right, you'll notice two new songs. One is called Untouchable and the other is called Forget Yourself. Check them out eh! Both are my attempts at sounding more modern. Not sure if it is working or not.

Rich

Over My Head

2008-04-07T12:03:00.001-07:00

This song is by a great singer song writer named Martin Sexton. If you get a second do a search for him on Youtube. He has an amazing voice. Anyway, this is my attempt at his song, and it is one of my favorites of his.

Concert with Austin Weyand

2008-02-01T09:02:00.001-08:00

Here are a bunch of video clips from the concert I did with Austin Weyand. Just in case you missed it, I did a concert with finger style guitarist Austin Weyand.

Will I

Promise

The Nothing Song

Make This Moment Last

I'll Let You Drive

Pride And Joy

One of Austin's tunes "Kassie's Wisdom"

Music and Studio14

2007-12-27T09:25:00.000-08:00

A few years ago I started buying recording gear and other musical instruments so that I could record my own music. I never thought it would turn into a little project studio where I would be recording other musicians, but I have been busy with a lot of projects other than my own. Over the years I have produced about 10 CD's for other musicians, done some commercial work and have had a lot of fun. Through all this I have had to learn to how produce music, learn to arrange music, learn about song structure and song writing, learn about new technologies, learn to play bass and a little keyboard. I like technology and what it can do, but for the most part I just love playing music and recording it.

Every now and then the kids will come in and act interested in what I am doing. I have recorded a couple of songs with my daughter, but it will be interesting to see if it will be something she will have a passion for as she gets older.

Here is a little promo video I made one night when I was bored.

New Guitar

2007-11-20T12:09:00.001-08:00

This is me testing out my Fender Stratocaster through my new VOX amp. The VOX amp has a lot of really good amp sounds in it. It models a lot of old and new amps. It also has some very bluesy sounds, which I am into lately.

People Amaze Me

2007-10-03T08:27:00.000-07:00

If there is one thing I have learned in life, it is to not judge a book by it's cover. Over the weekend Me, Afu and Reed played for a benefit that some bikers were putting on. Every year they get together and ride their Harley's and raise money for children that were abused by their parents or gaudian, and who's parents are now in the prison system. There were prayers said and you could feel a lot of love in the room. This year it was cold and they had been riding in the rain so they moved it inside to one of the pavilions at the Cache County Fairgrounds. The foundation is called BACA. Bikers against child abuse, and this event was called The Children's Justice Center's Teddy Bear Run.
http://www.bacausa.com/Internet/GuestBook.aspx
These stuffed animals go to the children. I was talking to one of the guys in charge and he says that when a young child is taken into foster care or taken away from there parents or guardian, the first thing they do is to take the children into a room that is filled to the brim with stuffed animals, and they get to choose one. I thought this was pretty cool. He said that it is so neat to see these children's faces light up when they see all these stuffed animals and get to choose one.
All these bikers looked tough, but they had hearts of gold.

By contrast, that same night we packet up all our equipment and played a wedding up at Deer Valley for a girl who was or used to be on the US ski team. It was very nice. This gig was kind of funny because there was a wedding planer girl there that was making sure everything happened on the dot and she even had and itinerary. She was pretty uptight. Roger MC'd the wedding. Way to go Roger!

The Life of a Rock Star/Band Hospitality

2007-09-27T09:59:00.001-07:00

Last Friday night the cover band I play in(Gearhead) had about an hour or so before we were supposed to go on stage at USU. Someone said, "Hey lets make a run to Cafe Rio." Then Afu our bass player said, I think they have food upstairs for us. When we got up stairs there were rolls, chips, bottled water and a veggie tray. No meat? I'm still craving some Cafe Rio. If you look close you can see Afu still looking for the turkey ham etc..................

To USU's credit, in the past they usually have Fire House Pizza or subs.

Itunes

2007-09-20T11:35:00.000-07:00

I just wanted everyone to know that my CD's are now on Itunes. I think this is pretty cool.
My latest CD is called "Make This Moment Last". Go check it out here.

Review by John Hesch, owner/operator of Kzion.com
"In the pop/rock category I really like Mission Stories by Rich Bischoff. Although not a real rock album, Rich has a rockers voice and as far as I’m concerned everything he does is first class. Farm Boy has long been a favorite of KZION listeners. Anyone who takes the time to listen to the lyrics of Farm Boy will be a Rich Bischoff fan. Mission Stories also has some real fun songs like I’ll Let You Drive and Green Apples. I never get tired of listening to Mission Stories."

"I Still Think About You" The Video

2007-08-14T09:38:00.000-07:00

"Then I Cry"

2007-08-02T11:08:00.001-07:00

Roger from my band wrote and sang this tune. It features the whole band, Afu, Me and Reed. Here is the link Then I Cry

Latest Song "I Still Think About You"

2007-07-06T14:58:00.000-07:00

A few years ago I was having a conversation with a fellow co-worker about wether or not they have ever Googled old girl friends/boy friends on the web. This is the song that came from it called "I Still Think About You".
Click here to listen.

Snocap

2007-07-06T14:44:00.001-07:00

Hey Everyone

2007-07-06T14:41:00.000-07:00

Thanks for visiting my music blog. Please take the time to listen to my music and tell me what you think.

The purpose of this page is to connect with fans, and post new music as it comes availible. Thanks for stopping by and checking out my music.

Rich