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Some cool stuff going on in the music...

I have posted two songs since I last Blogged:

One was a Christmas tune that will be coming off the site soon and put in moth balls until next Christmas Season. This song had Warren Peese helpign me out by playing the drums. A big thank you to Warren for that because that made the first song I've ever posted where jaug didn't tell me I needed "real drums." That's a huge relief... The song also had WildHoneyPie singing. This isn't the collab we've been working on, but it's something and it made me feel like I was ready to make Music again, so... Virtual High-Five all around!

The other was a song that I sang on... Hehe, I can't listen to the song any more, but I've received a lot of feedback on it, so that all good too.

A current project I'm playing with: I have a draft of a tune that I'm working on - just the guitar rhythm track at this point. I've sent this draft to three exceptional singers to have them put their creative stamp on. There are no limits or rules to what they can and can't do with it. Hopefully, once we're all done we'll have 4 different songs from the same seed idea. I'm hoping to debut them all together to see what everybody came up with.

An official apology/I promise I haven't forgotten you to:

Imellow64/Michael
Wizard Sleeve
Rasmuth
Gabriel
Warren Peese
WildHoneyPie

I promise I will get to it...

That's about it for this month. Go record. listen, and have fun.

Ahem... You know it's coming.... It's All About The Music! :devil:

Thank you to everyone who's taken a few minutes to not only listen to my music here, but were kind enough to write a few words too! Much appreciated!

Mark

[b]nexusradio[b]played my song Cool Change in there show this weekend,
Thanks to Rasmuth..
very cool .. I love the music he plays, from unknowns and from this site.
what more can a muso ask for.
listen to this site, its cooL

http://www.nexusradio.co.uk

<b>a thin line, thick skin, steel resolve</B>

<B>i</b>t is an amazing, and odd thing this: making art and parading it before the masses. those who do it for the sake of the art-form--to contribute to the canon, to elevate it, to expand the boundaries governing the genre--often feel frustrated by the efforts of entertainers and industry folk whose primary motive is bottom line. Many pimp and prostitute the arts for bucks and fame and leave a plethora of mediocrity in their wake.

<B>t</b>o borrow from a source of inspiration and lend it to this context, think J5 and think thin line. Artists walk a very thin line. Of paramount importance, is the expressive voice finding life on their canvas of choice--paint, movement, stage, mic, sp1200.

<B>t</B>his is the world, and life, filtering through my perception, my beliefs and my integrity... struggling to find its voice in my music. Like any voice it yearns for the receptive ear. Those ears that are sympathetic love the music--the lyrical content, the flows, the feelings evoked, the little piece of soul that is on offer for embellishment of their cypher. But, the artist needs to eat too, and the message needs to reach. Therefore, we need to find a balance (like atmosphere), we are looking for a balance: while i am no advocate of formulaic musical composition, we still need the right formula: <I>artistry</I> in terms of music and lyric, some <I>bumpability</I>, some <I>funk</I>, the <I>head-nod factor</I> and <I>quality control</I>. Believe me when i tell you a touch of mass appeal will not hurt your career, your music, and if your head is on right--connected to your heart and soul, it will not hurt your integrity either.

<B>e</b>ven with all the right ingredients, there will be folks who don't feel it, can't understand it, don't like it, and use words like crap and poopy and ain't real, to describe it. Let your skin be thick and your armour impenetrable. Stay focused on the voices of you calling as the resonate from your soul throughout your being--do not cross them, undervalue them or deny them, or they will dissipate and be lost.

<B>y</B>ou need to be detached from self enough to remain untouched and undaunted by the non-constructive criticism of naysayers. You need to be attached enough to that inner voice the driving catalyst in your artistic endeavours, to steel your resolve.

<B>y</b>ou got music (visual art, dance, theatre, writing) to make. Make it. Do it for yourself, and humanity, and for the sake of art. Do it to appease that creative voice - an unheard voice is a lonely.

--this is what I will tell my sons when they begin to create.


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.Tallis

Okay so I just finished my new track "Secret Dream", not too sure how to explain it honestly, drum n bass but quite different. Listen to it if you get the chance.

Also sorry to anyone who has reviewed me and not had one back, i couldnt access the site the past two days and ive forgotten who ive review and havent so very sorry to anyone i missed, ill do double checks and try to keep up to standard.

Hi, Rob, Nigel... and everyone else! I'm gonna have to learn who's all here over the next while. Thanx for the welcome - g2g, but I'll check back when I've got time.

Skeeter.

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I had the pleasure of recording this song last year. Written by Adam Boomer,a young,talented college student. I wanted to share his outstanding guitar work ,with all the fine musicians here.
I hope you all enjoy. Adam Boomer http://www.myspace.com/adamboomer
peace,
Larry T................

I was recommended here by a friend from another postingi site. He says the people here are real nice. Hope to hear from you soon!

Skeeter.

Would love to hear from guitar players about their rigs, equipment and recording techniques> I have been a player for 15 years and just got into home recording. I use Acid Pro, Sonar 6, Reason, Sonic Foundry and a Light Snake. As for my Rig I have a Fender Highway One Strat, Pod-XT Live, and use Line 6 Flexetone III Amps and Sure 57's & 58's. A Hand-Made Custom PRS-Style Guitar (MCartyu-style) made by my famous master luthier brother (Thanks Bob, you da best). I use Texas Special and Seymour Duncan Pickups in all my guitars.

As for recording I'd like to meet a few people and talk about techniques, tips and tricks of the trade. I have coaberated on a number of tracks as well, so if you are willing to have fun, share some thought and music...I'm the guy that eats that stuff up ! Chers and Thanks !