bjornpdx
Bit
Your SoundClick page has a list of equipment you use. Is that some of the stuff that was taken?
I'm more than happy to monitor Craigslist in Portland area and see if anything shows up.
Take care.

Forgot you were in this area too (see post #8 on previous page).

Dave - just a thought
 
this seems awfully coincidental that it has happened not long after you started gigging with a new band after several years of not being in one.  I don't know if that points to a band member or someone you met in the venue(s) or if it means anything at all.  
 
just a thought to get you to thinking in that direction if you haven't already.

Yes it was not likely to be random.
 
But we also all leave lots of information about ourselves and our gear online.

Oh man - this is almost beyond comprehension.  Hope there's a special circle in hell for scumbags like the ones who stole your music.

I just read this and I'm so sorry for your loss. Equipment can be replaced, but the loss of those projects is a real blow. It does sound like you were targeted by someone who knew what you had, where you had it, and how to get to it. I'm hoping they are caught and you're able to get your data and all of your gear back. 

Bit, that is just horrible!
The gear is one thing... but all the work/projects.
Man... I'm so sorry to hear this.  
I sound like an old man... but the world is going to hell in a hand-basket.

If they do not know (yet) about the robbery ask for a band meeting. Their response may be telling.

Damn.... I know the feeling. 
 
I came home to find my door ajar and my musical gear gone.  They left the TV, the stereo, didn't mess with searching the house..... just took musical gear. 
 
Long story short.... a neighbor saw a grey car and someone throwing something into it.  I knew 2 musicians who had grey cars.... and one was dirt poor the other was a rich man's son.  I spoke to the poor guy..... he acted really strange when I showed up.... later that night the cops picked him up based on what I told them and the gear was recovered and returned the very next day.
 
Whoever did that to you Dave, knew what they were looking for and it was strictly musical gear.  Don't overlook any possibilities.
 
Hope this case gets solved and you get the gear back.
 
BTW:  My Gibson SG guitar was actually stolen from me twice. One in the story above, and the other happened some time before that. It was stolen during a load out from a gig.  It took 6 months to get it back. I had figured it was gone for good. Then one day I got a call from the Naval officer investigating the case..... said he had a guitar that I should come and identify. It was my guitar, recovered in a fence's house, busted in Philadelphia.  It was stolen in NC. That was some real fine detective work.

Hmmmm, I would cry. In fact, I feel like crying.
 
I will be going into full voodoo mode tonight.  I know most don't believe in that, but I can make it work.  You might not get your stuff back, but the perps will experience loss soon.  Bad thing is, you won't get to know about it.
 
Also, and this sounds real douchey, it is a chance to start fresh.
 
I once intentionally destroyed hard drives with over 6 hours of projects, I smashed them to smithereens with a pick axe and then poured mass quantities of epoxy glue over them.  I felt encumbered by the old stuff.  I did mix everything down to wav files before I did it, but the projects were gone. There was no going back.
 
I'm glad I did it.  It made me free.
 
Your loss is incredible, you must feel heart stricken, you have every right to be angry and sorrowful.
 
I've probably interjected way to much already, so I'm going to take a leave of absence, as what I have said may be seen as uncaring or way out of touch.  My apologies if so.
 
 
 
Jesse Q. Screed
 
 
 
 
 
 

I'm so sorry bit. I can't imagine losing all of that. Let us know what we can do to help. If someone starts a fundraiser, I'm in.

I kept waiting for the punchline, thinking this was some sort of time-traveling April Fools joke.
That's just terrible, Bit. I hope you can get some of it back, if not all.

I'm feeling your pain Bit. I really hope you can find out who did this.

I cannot accurately express my feelings regarding this without violating almost every forum rule there is. I am deeply sorry for your loss ol pal, although I know that is cold comfort now. I have zero sympathy for anyone who would perpetrate such an act and my wishes for their prolonged existence is, quite literally, unspeakable. I also have studio gear laying around that could be put to good use and you are welcome to what I have to offer. Just PM me a list of what you need and if I have it to spare...it's yours.

At one point there was a site called Gear-Track where you could register all of your gear with serial numbers etc so that buyers could do a search before purchasing anything offered for sale second hand. However it doesn't seem to be active any more, I wonder what happened to it.