Krys VanSlyke (krysVS)
Krys VanSlyke is a creative guy in phoenix.
thinker, musician, trainer, video producer, father.
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PEOPLE SUBMIT THEIR WACKY MACHINE-GENERATED VOICEMAIL TRANSCRIPTIONS TO ME.
I PUT THEM TO MUSIC. SOMETIMES WITH AUDIENCE HELP.
Last weekend I was at PodCamp AZ (a new media conference) experimenting with something I called "voicemuze LIVE" - creating these songs live with the help of the live audience.
I didn't know what to expect but we had a great time and ended up recording a few new songs for the site. I hope you enjoy this first one - the audience picked which submission I would use, the style I'd do it in and the key.
Here's the original submission from my friend Tyler Hurst:
Yeah, Tyler, this is Mike Tyson summer is going to come. I got a message from Randy that you needed a tea time for sometime next week be happy to do that for you. Justgimme a call at [REDACTED]. We'll take care of it. Thank you. Bye bye.
If you enjoy the beatbox (or beanie) thing, you'll not hate Tomorrow Is Now.
Have your own logic-defying voice transcription? Send it to me here.
Thanks to my friend Merlin U Ward for shooting for me at PodCamp.
Clicking on "Like" ↓ proves your radness. ;-)
Tomorrow I'll be presenting at PodCamp AZ in Tempe. I'll be serving on a podcasting panel and I'll be doing something I'm calling "voicemuze LIVE"
My plan is to bring some of my backlog of amazing voicemuze submissions (poorly machine-transcribed voicemails), let the audience pick which ones to do, the instruments i use, and the style i do it in. I also plan on sampling some audience memebers for some of the beats.
I don't know exactly what to expect, but I'm pretty excited - it should be a fairly rad time. I hope you all come out and I'm able to get decent footage to share with all of you.
PEOPLE SUBMIT THEIR AMAZING MACHINE-GENERATED VOICEMAIL TRANSCRIPTIONS TO ME.
I PUT THEM TO MUSIC FOR FUN AND PROFIT.
My good friend, and dapper man-about-town Matthew Petro submitted this lovely Google Voice transcription...
So if you cannot possibly is good. And there's just no way, I will see you. 18 phone calls. Henry you 180 Email It is about. Don't call me back at one more time, alright, thank you bye.
I spent a couple minutes working on what became the refrain/chorus at the end, then hit record. I hope none of you call Henry back, alright? Thank you bye.
And for those of you who want to get to the point, I give you the edited-down audio-only version.
18 Phone Calls (edit) by krysvs
The first live-looping, beatboxy voicemuze: Tomorrow Is Now.
Have your own voice transcription gone horribly right? Send it to me here.
and of course,
I like it when you ↓ "Like" it :)
PEOPLE SUBMIT THEIR ODD MACHINE-GENERATED VOICEMAIL TRANSCRIPTIONS TO ME.
I PUT THEM TO MUSIC.
A phoenix improviser and designerator named Nina gave me this great transcription...
This is funny houses mother company here. Both to both of you. I'd. Can you please call me. Are you guys going to Michael's I wanna know so that way I can figure thing Jose. So, okay, so please call me here at home, cos I'm about to leave in about 30 minutes okay bye bye.
For whatever reason, i really felt it necessary to channel a certain irish band for this tune... enjoy.
This was a pretty fun one, I hope y'all dig it.
If Ok Jose has you itching for more cultural diversity, check out This Is A Black Woman.
And don't forget to share your ridiculous voicemail transcriptions.
MY ONLINE FRIENDS SEND ME THEIR KOOKOO MACHINE-GENERATED VOICEMAIL TRANSCRIPTIONS.
I PUT THEM TO MUSIC. HILARITY ENSUES.
Today's rock and/or roll voicemail transcription comes to us from Greg Taylor.
This message is intended for all. Greg, pedro. Hey, have a second you receive this message. I need you. All, you retain Tony all. Frank it to return the call. The issue at hand He's extremely time sensitive. My name's these Kevin. It is it. See you bought the line to my division is [numbers]. I repeat that [numbers] Full So obviously got this message. You return the call. Now, hey, If you're going to return the call, ought I don't. If you call me on Tony, you know. The only thing I can do is, wish you. good luck. Here's the situation on phones on you goodbye
A lot of content there, but one thing is sure, this guy wants Greg, or pedro, or Frank, or "all" to return his freaking call. Kevin and Tony are flakes, he's not expecting a call from them any time soon. Let's see what Pinking Lark has to say about this...
Maybe next time I'll put it in a slightly lower key. :)
If you like hard rock, you will probably like Absolutely Website.
Have your own gem of a voicemail transcription? Submit it here.
MY ONLINE FRIENDS SEND ME THEIR FUNKY MACHINE-GENERATED VOICEMAIL TRANSCRIPTIONS.
I PUT THEM TO MUSIC. HILARITY ENSUES.
I know, I know, it's been a long time.
Just trust me when I say things got nutty.
I decided to go the live improvised route for this entry from my man Evo Terra.
He submitted 4 funky transcriptions at once, but I chose the following two.
Hey and I am Hi, I'm just jumping on think the gotten on country fun and on my way, so I need to know where I'm going. Love you bye.
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I also money is. Love you, Mom.
Really, these things sing themselves. :)
Behold the video!
[edit] It turned out longer than I had intended. The audio version below has been trimmed down quite a bit, but still includes all the elements.
Love You Mom - (song only edit) by krysvs
If you like the beatbox (or beanie) thing, you'll probably enjoy Tomorrow Is Now.
Have your own voice transcription madness? Send it to me here.
Thanks to my friend Mike Jones for designing the lightbulb for my shirt.
Clicking on "Like" ↓ will prove your awesomeness. ;-)
MY ONLINE FRIENDS SEND ME THEIR STRANGE MACHINE-GENERATED VOICEMAIL TRANSCRIPTIONS.
I PUT THEM TO MUSIC. HILARITY ENSUES.
Today's epic voicemail transcription comes to us from Lxndr. And it's fairly epic.
Got her Jason, Shelly chariots are probably Hensley, gimme a call back. Please. Please, please, please, please gimme a call back okay.
I mean look at that. It's short, but includes CHARIOTS and a rather impassioned plea. The only thing that would make this more epic? Falsetto harmony.
Chariots (Are Probably Hensley) by krysvs
I was a little lopsided on this one, spending the vast majority of my time in the last half, which meant the verse was basically improvised after I finished the chorus.
Fond of electric guitars, dude harmony, and a fairly nonsenical chorus? You will also enjoy Absolutely Website.
Have your own awful voicemail transcription? Submit it here.
PEOPLE SUBMIT THEIR ODD MACHINE-GENERATED VOICEMAIL TRANSCRIPTIONS TO ME.
I PUT THEM TO MUSIC.
My friend and moustache enthusiast Brian sent me this stellar voicemail transcription (featuring the strongest opening line yet).
This is a black woman. I want to Sue will, connect with you And ask you some questions about certain information that should go in the visualization I would like to. If you get this out. The Date possible because you know that to kind of to cover the designed rating. But I think she's day next weekend. Stef I sent. So, please gimme a call when you get a chance.
I usually don't concern myself with what the actual voicemail contained... but I remain curious about that opening line.
I hope you like my treatment - click below to play.
This Is A Black Woman by krysvs
A couple things about how this song came to be...
When I first received this submission, I thought I might go with a more soulful sound... but I went a slightly different direction.
In my last post, I mentioned that I like to try to keep things improvisational when I can. I was able to do that with this one - I picked up the guitar, fumbled my way through it once to get an idea for what I might do, recorded some leg pats for rhythm, then recorded acoustic and vocal on one mic. There's something wrong with my guitar. You can hear the wood rattle.
If you like the more improvised feel, check out Tomorrow Is Now - It's largely improvised as well.
And finally, thanks to my friend Matt Butson for being a good sport about being the cover art for this track :)
A quick note about my process.
People submit poorly transcribed voicemails.
I look through all the submissions for stuff that hits me just right. This is usually a combination of ridiculousness and a phrase that I think would make a good hook. I try to set a few aside during the week.
Then on the weekend, after my kids go to sleep, I get all my gear out and set it up at the kitchen table.
I bang out as much as I can in a couple hours. So far, it looks like it will yield 2-3 songs.
I try to improvise as much as possible. Sometimes I obsess over a section or concept a bit more than I should, but my goal is to go from concept to completion in one sitting.
This means the tunes aren't perfect, but it keeps it fun for me. And it works as a sort of forced-creativity excercise which has its own benefits.
I hope y'all dig it and share your favorites.
thanks!
PEOPLE SUBMIT NONSENSICAL MACHINE-GENERATED VOICEMAIL TRANSCRIPTIONS TO ME.
I PUT THEM TO MUSIC.
My boy Mark Dudlik submitted this delightful Google Voice transcription.
"Yeah, hey buddy. It's call. Have a very good. Whatever, it's sold out of something that's really willing to balls, Hello, this is local. Some of those sorts of when you can wait, Roebuck. Bill some level, so let me know that. Where's. How are you. I don't know what's up dude like black and white one go up so I don't know there's something wrong with call matt. She's."
the phrase "Have a very good whatever" grabbed my attention, and seemed to need some heavy synth backing.
Next thing I know, I've dragged my lovely bride into it...
She was a good sport, considering most people don't generally sing nonsense words. :)
please enjoy the track below.
A Very Good Whatever by krysvs
If you dig the electropop vibe, check out Shane, my very first voicemuze track.
Previous Voicemuze - Tomorrow Is Now
My friend Tonia dropped this short but sweet Google Voice transcription on me.
"Hey it's Haiti it stamp again. I was just calling to confirm your 3:30 appointment tomorrow which is now and you will absolutely love herself."
nice work Google. Getting philosophical with "tomorrow which is now"...
I typically record my voicemuze tracks in GarageBand, but I wanted to do something different with this one.
As you'll see in this video...
And for those of you who just want the song audio, clickie on the orange play button below. :)
A voicemuze submission from Kim Stearns at Forty.
If websites had been around in the 80's, this would have been their anthem.
"A but 5 me that you guys might belooking for some possible interest. Absolutely website. It really come at 10. See if you like really funcompany and how you guys this is really do so. "
i hope you like how it turned out. click the orange button below to unleash it on your ears :)
(and yeah, the guitar riff is derivative of about 20 songs. i know)
sing along! you know you want to ;-)
My boy Chris Conrey at Integrum had an AMAZING shanked transcription he submitted for voicemuze.com. He said it seemed lyrical, and he was right.
I only used the first third of it... but maybe I'll come back to it someday ... trilogy?
"Hey, part of submission. Obviously ours, but so it's just been hey critique quickly swath of our or care Hey ignition position to be approached her talking about maybe having. If you can give a certain you're about the Michael will you know I don't want to know if they just be a little more control when you have a part of make up and everything you have a little dinner comfortable way you know picture. Hey Marilyn, okay. A don't really just, you know. Just wait."
Listen to the track it birthed below.
Hey.
The inspiration for this concept came from my friends at Forty.
One of them tweeted the following:
"I blood part that Shane I just never changed and then when I change thanks Neil I have the girls in 41 second of my only legal name she. "
[original tweet]That was an OpenVBX transcription of a voicemail we just got @fortyagency
[orignial tweet]
After reading it, I just HAD to put it to music.
And this blog was born.
Amy Lamp pointed out that we really all have a mysterious Neil to thank for this.
Thanks Neil. Here's to you, buddy.
Submit your best/worst transcriptions here, or by hitting me with a twitter @mention. I'm @krysvs.
If I dig it, I'll try putting it to music (while my kids are napping) and post it here :)
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Summary
As often as I can, I try to help people better understand online marketing and get them out there doing it.
I enjoy supporting local businesses and would love to see mainstream Phoenix recognize and embrace the exciting things that are going on around here so we can reshape our national perception.
Experience
- Nov 2011 - PresentSocial Media Services Manager / Gannett LocalLeading a great team of marketing professionals as we provide social strategy, fulfillment, and metrics for a wide variety of clients.
- Jan 2000 - PresentMusician For Hire / (Self)Bassist, Guitarist for session or live work. Also lessons and score transcription.
- Jul 2011 - PresentCampaign Optimization / Gannett Local
- Oct 2010 - PresentSenior Producer / VS Media
- Feb 2011 - PresentCreative Producer / Vertical Measures
- Sept 2008 - PresentChief Voice Officer, Client Concierge / redPear
- Feb 2006 - PresentArts/Communications Director / Genesis
- Jan 2000 - PresentMusic Director / Central Christian Church
- 1998 - PresentDeskside Support / MicroAge
- 1941 - Presentchief lego technician / TheSocialMediaBible.com
Education
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2007 - 2008University of Phoenix
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1993 - 1996Red Mountain High School
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Tomorrow my oldest daughter turns four.
It’s a big deal to me.
Those of you without kids are rolling your eyes because this information is meaningless to you.
Those of you who have raised teenagers are thinking “wait until they [fill in the blank]!”
Intellectually i get that, but this passage seems to have more finality to in than turning three. At three I can still think of her as a toddler, which is only like one degree of separation from baby. But 4 is clearly preschool age. Her sentences and concepts are getting more complex. She’s feeling more deeply and sensitive to adult social interactions. Her face and belly have thinned out into that of a little girl, not a baby.
I get that four will be fun and that i’ll probably have just as hard a time in the future. But right now, in this moment, it feels like i’m saying goodbye to my baby, and I’m wishing I had cherished each moment more as it was happening.
[Yaya, I love you more than you’ll be able to understand for a long time]
I adore that kid so much it hurts.
In fact, I’mma go pull her out of her bed to steal some last cuddles with my baby girl.
this is awesome.
Here’s the game: double date with another couple with a twist. Each couple gets to thrift store shop for the others’ outfit before hand. I was blessed with a women’s silk aviator jumpsuit and pink barret.
just… wow.
My uncle claims to get these random voicemails from out of nowhere at work every once in a while. He’s started to save them for the internet.
Anyone who uses a laptop knows the balancing act of managing your hard drive.
Space was getting pretty tight for me but something wasn’t adding up.
Then I found the culprit:
…5GB?!?!?!
That seemed a bit excessive.
So I dug deeper.
Chrome automatically updates itself. Sometimes multiple times within a month. That’s all well and good, but I didn’t realize it was keeping all the old versions!
I love chrome - it’s my browser-of-choice - but this aggression would no longer stand.
So I ditched the package, my hard drive let out a large exhale, then I downloaded the latest version.
Much better.
I can’t find any options in the settings for “Let chrome save all its old versions until your drive is full” - maybe I’m not looking hard enough.
So I guess I need to keep an eye on it. And maybe the conspiracy theorists were right - I can’t always trust Google. ;-)
I’ve heard it so many times: “I can’t sketch a stick-figure to save my life.”
Some people are afraid of showing their drawing to others. They think they’ll be ridiculed if their sketch looks like it was drawn by a five-year old.
In truth, it doesn’t matter if you are good at sketching. The…
Make it so.
(based on images from http://www.toplessrobot.com/2011/06/battle_of_the_kirks.php and http://picardfacepalm.com/)
since #EVTM (East Valley Thursday Morning) is a community thing, there are no official “rules”.
However, if it’s your first time, there are some norms you should be aware of to help you make the most of it.
1. Buy Something
This is a must. We gather at a place of business and it’s just rude not to buy something, even if it’s merely a coffee. This one is non-negotiable in my mind.
2. Tip
We take up a lot of space, move stuff around, and are generally rambunctious. We can choose to bless the men and women who take care of us, or be a total pain. Please choose the former.
3. Be Social
For the networking professionals: Networking does happen at EVTM, but it’s usually after you get to know someone. There are no 30 second pitches. Bring your business card, but don’t lead off with it.
For the quiet (like me): We’re that big group of people having a good time, just walk right up, and we’ll make sure there’s a spot for you. It’s cool, a lot of us are slow to warm up as well, and there are those of us who aren’t (read: Susan), and they’ll make sure there’s plenty to talk about.
For the regulars: Don’t get so caught up in catching up with the other regulars that you forget to include the new faces.
Umm… That’s about it.
See you on the last Thursday of the month at Liberty Market.
My mobile production rig:
Macbook (and power)
Mac Mini (mouse, keyboard, power)
M-Audio 6 in/out audio interface
Large-diaphragm condensor mic (shockmount, windscreen, stand, cable)
Headphones (actual over-the-ear headphones)
25” monitor
(ipod, granola bars, guitar picks, altoids, etc)
And it all packs up so I can take it to/from the car in one trip… valuable in AZ.
The downside… if my bag gets stolen I’m screwed. :)
i’m reworking some things at krystofer.com, and I had been meaning to mess with tumblr… so this’ll do in the interim :)
New York voice teacher Claudia Friedlander provides a classical analysis of these singers.
This little gem was left on the redPear voicemail…
redPear is a Tempe Web Developer… but I have no idea how/why she would have called us at 10:30 pm for this purpose…
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This little gem was left on the redPear voicemail… redPear is a Tempe Web Developer… but I have no idea how/why she would have called us at 10:30 pm for this purpose…352 plays
