Falstaff and Me
About Roscid Cup
Bio
Paul Bailey aka Roscid Cup is a San Francisco-based composer and electronic musician, whose work ranges from electro house to classical.
When not making music, Paul is a painter, programmer, and full-time dilettante.
FalstaffAndMe.com is his blog and art/music hub.
Contact Information
email: roscidcup@falstaffandme.com (though between you and me, I never check this)
My Sites and Social Media Links
Other Links
- egfractal: My Mandelbrot/Buddhabrot/Julia project on Github.
FAQ
Why “Roscid Cup?”
Because strangely enough “Paul Bailey” is previously taken, both as a painter and as a composer (by different people).
Why “Falstaff and Me?”
When not in Eastcheap I imagine Falstaff was hanging out in some dive called “Þe Olde Roscid Cuppe.” At any rate, Falstaff is my favorite character in one of my favorite plays by my favorite author.
Can I commission you for an artwork or composition?
Not likely.
Even if the price is right?
I charge sixty quarter-portions, no less. I do not accept Republic Dataries or Credits.
Do you conduct workshops in the area?
No. Workshops are for people who are good at teaching.
Can I use your artwork or music for my video, website, or advertisement?
Artwork: No, except where fair use applies. If you aren’t sure if “fair use” applies in your situation, then there’s a pretty good chance that it does not.
Music: Check the license. I reserve rights on music I publish using an aggregator. Some (or all, as of May 2019) use Sync licencing for YouTube. This is not royalty-free.
But I also post Creative-Commons songs, usually on my SoundCloud or YouTube channels. Their video or song descriptions will mention whether their licenses are Creative Commons or not. As of May 2019, all of my Creative-Commons songs use the Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license. If a song has this license, then as long as you credit me (as “Paul Bailey,” not “Roscid Cup,” but I won’t hunt you down over that), then you may use the song for pretty much anything you want without owing royalties.
Is it “License” or “Licence?”
“License” is a noun and “licence” is a verb. Usually. At least in California it is.
What DAW, brushes, & cet. do you use?
Brushes (physical): I’m partial to Signet. I miss Langnickel.
Brushes (electronic): So far I only use what Adobe provides for free (with my subscription).
DAW: Dwaledight and Piezoelectric Doughnuts were produced in Logic Pro X. I would call it the best DAW by a mile for electronic music production, but it requires a Mac to run. (Some long-forgotten forum user once referred to a Mac as “very expensive dongle,” and I agree, because Logic Pro is really the only reason to ever get a Mac.) I have since wised up and switched to PC, but I have yet to commit to a new favorite DAW.
Swag: I don’t have the most expensive audio gear — For Piezoelectric Doughnuts I used Logic’s native soft synths as often as any external analog synths, and I am not ashamed to admit I even used a Behringer synth on a couple of tracks. For audio recording, I used almost no outboard processing — just some decent prosumer pre-amps and an occasional guitar FX pedal. I’m not mentioning this to be some kind of anti-elitist musical stylite, it’s just what I used.