Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 17/01/2026I've got a gig coming , and my funk chops have atrophied. So I have to do some practicing. Need to start rebuilding a bit of muscle 000
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 13/01/20262/2 I like adding tambourine to my tracks, but it's really not my strongest skill. Still I refuse to outsource my tambourines to a sampling pack. There's a line, you know! 000
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 13/01/2026I've been to countless music stores, trying various tambourines, in my attempt to find "the one". Turns out I just had to use three at the same time 🤷 Follow for more tambourine shenanigans. Or not... 1/2 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 02/01/2026in the late nineties. At a time where online shopping meant that you had to send your credit card number in two separate emails. Unfortunately the pickups became microphonic after a few years, and that meant the guitar started squealing if the volume was too loud or I turned up the gain. 000
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 02/01/2026I finally got around to wax potting the pickups of my guitar in September. The pickups were Seymour Duncan's Seth Lover model, and are not potted from the factory. I bought the pickups... 110
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 22/12/2025I flipped a coin to choose major or minor and rolled a D12 to determine the key. 1 for C, 2 for C# (or Db), 3 for D and so on. Improvising like that, on the spot on a live stream, does something to your self confidence. I recommend trying! 000
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 22/12/2025A few years ago I did a regular live stream every Sunday night. It was called Søndag kveld med Trygve. On the live stream I talked about life and music and stuff, and played guitar. Mostly impro. This video is from a dice controlled impro. 1/2 110
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 13/03/2025This is my first guitar, and the only guitar I've ever sold (Yeah, I know I might have hoarding tendencies) It wasn't very good, but it would have been cool to have it hanging on my wall. 000
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025I just realized it's Bandcamp Friday, and I haven't shared my link yet. Hope this oversight doesn't cause me to lose my independent artist certification! Anyway, if you're curious about Cabin Cruiser Rock, just head on over to tvaloy.bandcamp.comtvaloy.bandcamp.comFast (utn hjelp), by Trygve Valøytrack by Trygve Valøy 010
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025The downside is that most of my thriends can't understand what my lyrics. I play with the idea of translating some lyrics. But I'm not there yet Maybe some day 000
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Now I finally write in my own language. A friend who made the same switch said it like this: "When I was writing in English, the language owned me. Now I can own the language." There is a downside, though. ⬇️ 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I tried creating lyrics in Norwegian, but it was hard. I have identified two issues: 1. I needed to practice. 2. I knew there language better, and could identify bad writing And after a few attempts I cracked the code. ⬇️ 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I wrote in English because it sounded cool. And right. The lyrics of my heroes was in English But it can get weird. Attending a concert in Norway, with a Norwegian artist speaking in Norwegian between the songs. And switching to another language when they start singing. It's a little strange ⬇️ 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I started writing songs in my teens, and my lyrics were in English. You're probably thinking: "That don't impress me much". And you'd be right. The lyrics weren't great. But that's not the point. My mother tongue is Norwegian So why did I write in English? And why did I switch to Norwegian? 🧵 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Have you recorded an actual piano, or ifs it a virtual instrument? 110
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Your singing and playing is 🔥 Congrats on your new songs! 110
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Maybe someone hating on your work means that it has a direction. It has a purpose. And only you can say if that direction and purpose aligns with yours. 3/3 010
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025So then maybe - just maybe - it really doesn't matter if somebody doesn't appreciate your work? I want everyone to like what I make. Or do I? If everybody likes it, doesn't that mean that it really isn't anything. It doesn't have an opinion. I doesn't have a point of view. 2/3 110
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Somebody hates your favorite artist. I mean, they despise them. And they're not shy about it. Think of a piece by your favorite artist. Or one of your most beloved artists, if you don't play favorites. The one that really tugs on your heartstrings. Somebody hates it. 1/3 110
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Or rather: my playing had matured. That could happen to you too. You might not know it, but if you met someone you played with (or for) a few years ago, they will. 6/6 000
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025That hadn't occurred to me. I hadn't really noticed that I had improved, I just had. It probably didn't happen by accident, since I had attended a folk high school, studying music for a year, but either way, my playing had improved. 5/6 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025...when we played together a couple of years ago." I proudly pointed at my new Marshall tube amp. I'd upgraded from a small 2x8" peavey amp, since the tour we did. But that wasn't it. "You used to solo all the time", he said. "Now you lay back and bring the groove." 4/6 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025A couple of years later I met the keyboard player again. We had both moved to Trondheim (a bigger town in Norway) to study, and I was invited to play guitar in his band. At one band practice he said to me: "Your playing sounds really good. You're sound so much better than ... 3/6 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025The drummer and bass player were from my town and the keyboard player was from a neighboring town, so I didn't know him that well. He was amazing. I don't think I've ever met anyone with better ears, but I'm digressing. We had a great time and the tour was a success. 2/6 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025I grew as a musician without really noticing Story time! In my teens I played guitar with a church choir. At one point a few choirs from nearby towns collaborated and went on tour. 1/6 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Yeah, I never really did much on Twitter 🤷♂️ But I had some conversations on Threads that are partly deleted. You'll do what you want, I just gave you my 2 cents 😊 010
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025I get that. I probably need to give up the idea of permanence. I just find it sad to see previous conversations ruined by deleted posts. 110
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025I'm sort of puzzled that you do this. You ruin the conversations that you took part in for those that are still on Threads. I get that you want to distance yourself from Meta, though. But your take on this makes me think twice about commenting on your posts on here Bluesky. 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 09/02/2025I started playing guitar when I was 13. It was the eighties. It was Kiss, Iron Maiden, Dio, Bon Jovi and Gary Moore. Lead guitar was distorted. That was just the way of the world. One summer I visited my uncle. And my world shifted 1/ 000
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 09/02/2025The first track, Once Upon a Time in the West, started. And it sounded glorious. But what was that guitar sound? It wasn't distorted. It wasn't a cranked Marshall. That was the day I learned that you can in fact play lead guitar without overdrive or distortion. 3/ 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 09/02/2025My uncle had an extensive record collection , where I discovered some true classics. He introduced me to Deep Purple, Kansas, The Eagles and Rainbow. A smorgasbord of great stuff. A transformational moment was when I put on Communiqué by Dire Straits. 2/ 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 09/02/2025I started playing guitar when I was 13. It was the eighties. It was Kiss, Iron Maiden, Dio, Bon Jovi and Gary Moore. Lead guitar was distorted. That was just the way of the world. One summer I visited my uncle. And my world shifted 1/ 110
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 08/02/2025It's definitely not the same, performing a show without an audience 🤷♂️ 010
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Absolutely! Problem is that the batteries would run out and then I'd have to start creating paper and some sort of writing utensil, to revert to notation 010
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 08/02/2025I'm at voice number 376. Probably need to start sorting. Just need to finish my third album first 000
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 08/02/20257. Consider giving the notes descriptive names I've mostly given up on this. There are only so many ways to describe a slow song idea. And getting to something like: Slow idea no. 5, just made it a chore. So now the notes are just automatically numbered. 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 08/02/20256. Tell the listener about any non standard tuning I have some guitars tuned to D standard. So that's usually easy to figure out when listening, but if you use something more exotic, don't keep it a secret. Or rely on remembering. 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 08/02/20255. Tell the listener what chords you played, or arpeggiate the chords It's really annoying having to figure out my own chords by listening to a mid quality voice note. Make it easy on your future self 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 08/02/20254. Organize notes into song folders When processing voice notes, I like to sort then into folders. Ideas that seem worth refining are placed in separate folders for each song idea. 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 08/02/20253. Back up the voice notes There can really be gold in your voice notes, would be a shame to lose them if you lose your phone. 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 08/02/20252. Limit long takes It gets boring listening to myself meandering, so when I've worked out an idea I'll usually try to create a note with only the essentials. But sometimes I record the process. These recordings might never be heard 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 08/02/20251. Always do a count-in to set the pulse. I once recorded an idea for a tune, and listening to it the next day, I heard the notes, but couldn't for the life of me find a rhythm that made sense. I just didn't find the pulse in the voice note, so that idea fizzled out. 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 08/02/2025 Without voice notes, I would really struggle as a songwriter. I forget stuff. All the time. And I know it's gonna happen. To remember appointments, I add a calendar item. To remember a task, I set an alarm. To remember my song ideas I record voice notes. Here's what I've learned... 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 02/02/2025After I was done - and had received the appropriate amount of applause - my mom (whose guitar I was using) recommended that I tried using all my fingers on the fretting hand. It took a bit of effort, but that advice stayed with me, and I still follow it. 2/2 000
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 02/02/2025My moms guitar advice I had just started playing guitar and had been practicing a simple guitar boogie in E. When my parents got home I eagerly showed them what I'd learned. I played the piece with the index finger on my fretting hand, moving the entire hand when I needed to switch fret. 1/2 100
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 02/02/2025youtu.be/O6SxKZDqpVI?...youtu.beI Built a Paper-In-Oil Cap for My Guitar – Here’s How It Sounds!YouTube video by Mark Gutierrez 000
Valoy.no @tvaloy.bsky.social · 02/02/2025New creative impulse unlocked! I just saw a YouTube video of a guy building his own capacitor (link below). I have to say I'm tempted. But I have an album to finish. Need to resist... 120
