Month: August 2014
My town – Corpus Christi
Posted by Perrin Derrick On F j, Y
San Antonio Video Shoot
Posted by Perrin Derrick On F j, Y
#vscocam shot after my video shoot in San Antonio, Texas. Must get a bite to eat and head back to Corpus for an edit and the a crowd funding campaign shoot on Friday morning.
Wife Craft
Posted by Perrin Derrick On F j, Y
Auralex Foam – DIY how to Video
Posted by Perrin Derrick On F j, Y
This is a follow up video to my post from last week. We have made some progress on the Auralex foam install at the home project office studio and we wanted to share how we did it.
Thanks for watching.
-Derrick Perrin
Autopost – test post to facebook
Posted by Perrin Derrick On F j, Y
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Kitchen Chalkboard is open for business – DIY
Posted by Perrin Derrick On F j, Y
Kitchen progress – update on DIY Chalkboard
This year we have been working to freshen up the kitchen cabinets. Sure starting a home improvement project with a 1 month and a 2 year old is one of the worst ideas I have come up with, but the end product is coming out well. The progress is slow, but we are almost done.
Okay now that the kids are busy with their new chalkboard I will get back to painting door and drawer fronts. I will post an update once its up and looking how we want it to.
Thanks for watching
-Derrick Perrin
Foam the home office
Posted by Perrin Derrick On F j, Y
In August of 2013 I decided it would be better for the family and for the business if I had an edit place in our home. So I stole out back patio and closed it up.
So without a load bearing wall Grason and I busted away the brick columns and put in 2×6 studs in. Two new windows and a door completed my little 6.5 x 12 foot work cave. I roughed it all in and setup shop before It was completed properly.
Jump to August 2014
After working in it for a year I decided to take it from rough Sheetrock to completed audio/video studio work spot.
Years ago when I moved Big Box Pro out of my folks house and into a proper office building I teamed up with Michael Fuentes. We shared 300sf of office space in the Oil Industry building – Downtown Corpus Christi.
Big Box Pro 2004ish
Big Box Pro 2013
Corpus Christi, Oil Industry building
Over the years we had accumulated a lot of Auralex Acoustic Foam. This year he upgraded his studio and donated the foam to my new home/studio/office/suite/jam-room.
So the slow process is moving on. I’m really liking the way the room is coming out. The cedar bead board angled ceiling came out really nice. I will try to post new photos when I get all of the Auralex foam on the walls. Its a slow process of cutting and fitting each and every piece for a tight fit.
Audix PM-5 with Auralex acoustic foam.
Thanks for reading and come buy to listen to your favorite cd or record anytime.
Public vs Private in Corpus Christi
Posted by Perrin Derrick On F j, Y
Help! our public landscaping in Corpus Christi makes out town look like crap.
I don’t think Mesquite was a part of the original landscape plan.
When I travel I’m reminded how public services can work. Last week I had the privilege to work in McAllen, Texas. Despite sharing a boarder with a third world country McAllen has always been a very clean city. One of my buddies spent last weekend in McAllen and also came back impressed with this south Texas town. Next time you are in town compare the food, shopping and cleanliness.
Last week I really admired the landscaping and how sharp US-83 looked. While driving in Corpus Christi today I noticed how crappy our landscaping looked on South Padre Island Drive.
We can be better than this Corpus Christi. Right?
This is a vast contrast to what I saw in McAllen last week. The streets were clean and the landscaping looked as if it was done by a private company and not the municipal yard services. Clearly a good looking city can be done. I know there are folks in Corpus Christi who can pull this off because when I looked in the opposite direction of the mesquite tree growing on SPID and I saw Moore Plaza. The landscape beds had groomed oak trees and freshly turned mulch.
So take a look and ask yourself why our city doesn’t take care of what it has before it tries to build something else?
Please Corpus Christi lets take care of the things we have spent money on before we choose to build something else that will look great when we open it and then decay due to lack of maintenance.
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