Music, The Only Thing That Works

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

so i'm here. again. this time this relationship only lasted, four years. but again, its dead. gone. history. and again, i'm here, left holding the bag. its because i have a lot of problems, too much baggage, too many issues, so many hang-ups and being an aspie is just like ...

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Remembering Forgotten Toys

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

I've been working on this piece for about a week or so. You probably won't notice, but to me this is a very sad song. Its mostly about mourning a childhood that is surely dead and was dying the minute it started. I used a lot of "metaphors" in sound ...

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More Guitar Talk

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Last night, after getting my four miles in at the gym, I went back and re-recorded the guitar tracks, like I mentioned yesterday. I tweaked some knobs, cut the distortion, rolled off more high-mid frequencies to warm up the sound a bit more. I listened to the takes a few ...

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Too Many Guitars

Monday, April 14th, 2008

I think guitars, or more to the point, guitar tracks, are a real crutch for me. I think I rely on them too much, and in light of the fact that my music is currently going through a transition from straight forward post-hardcore guitar-driven compositions to the more fluid, electronic-based ...

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Giving it A Shot: Pump

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

I have been an active user of the SixtyOne (t61) for a few months now, and I've noticed a few artists using Pump, basically an independent, non-exclusive publishing house. It looks pretty interesting, and I really appreciate the non-exclusivity of their agreements as well as the potential for exposure. While ...

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