// September 24th, 2009 // No Comments » // My Life
My good friend Jonathan called me a while back and wanted me to listen to a song that he was working on. He is a great musician but is convinced he is not a piano player! so you guys give this song a listen and give him some feedback.
The song’s name is PERLA and was recorded in a single take a few weeks ago. Enjoy!
Tags: music, perla, piano song// August 13th, 2009 // 5 Comments » // My Music
Hey guys this is the first of hopefully! many instrumentals that I am currently working on. Completely free for you to download and use as you like… just remember the hat is over to the left by the “donate” button 
This song is called melodromatic (Yes I know it is misspelled mom!) I captured it during one of my inspired moments… I hope you enjoy it and share it with your friends…
I fully support the free distribution of music so don’t be bashful and share it like the bunch of pirates you are … ARRR
To download the song just right click on the link and choose “save target as” or “save link as”
Tags: Free music, friends, music// August 6th, 2009 // No Comments » // My Confessions, My Life, My Music
There seems to be an unspoken rule somewhere that if you are a musician then you will buy and sell more gear than you could use in several lifetimes. I
Pro Synthesizers are a beautifull thing
cannot tell you how many times I have sworn not to sell or trade another single piece of gear but along comes something and the gear is gone and other gear takes its place eventually. The sad thing is that you always miss your old gear because you realize how great it was when you had it. But you sold it and it always costs more to buy it again than you sold it for. Over the last few years I accumulated quite a bit of music gear, and I really loved it. I had a bad year… the church that I was helping plant was failing despite our every effort, my autistic son Aidan started getting into my stuff and breaking it… or coming really close to breaking it badly. So I moved all of my gear to the basement thinking I could set up a studio there… I was really happy and spent a lot of time setting everything up just right. Once everything was in place I flipped the switch and started making sweet… loud music in my basement! 5 minutes later there is a knock at the door, the next door neighbor had called the landlord and complained (I live in a duplex) so I was pretty miffed to say the least.. it was the middle of the day on Saturday! There is not much better time to be loud right? Well apparently my neighbor works at night so day time is off limits. I was a little unhappy to say the least… So I tried again later at night when she should be working… again the manager is called… apparently two people live there and one is always sleeping so there is no conceivable time ever that I could play music and really jam it out…
(Now maybe you understand and maybe you don’t but to a musician there is a universe of difference in hearing the music (headphones) and feeling the music (Loud Amplifiers!!!) A musician lives or dies based on how they hear what they are playing. If you can hear and feel what you are playing then there is a synergy of passion and sound and it actually stimulates creativity and your music becomes something very alive and wonderful)
Apparently and unfortunately, my neighbor is intent on denying me even the hope that I can really Jam Out EVER! So I sat in my basement looking at all of my gear… thinking about how often the keyboards had quarters put in them by Aidan, and thinking about all the times someone has told me to turn my music down… even as an adult in my own house! and I got really mad… and really frustrated and really tired of trying to do the thing I love doing and having someone else put limits on me for their personal happiness! what about my personal happiness! So about 6 months ago I sold everything…
At this moment I am regretting that decision as I sit here completely strapped for cash and unable to buy any gear… I know it sounds completely materialistic.. but this is the real me… once you have played on a really good instrument anything else seems just not any fun at all. so grabbing a $100 dollar keyboard is not going to cut it… I have my eye on a used Yamaha Motif XS6 but my “eye” is about the only thing that will get close to it… as tossing $1800 dollars at music gear is at the top of my “things to not do if you want to remain married or alive” list.
Was I insane? YES! I sold perfectly good music equipment because I was frustrated… and as the pendulum swings back and my former insanity is realized… the money is gone… and I sit here just wanting to play a synthesizer like a beastly madman… I am Insanely trying to figure out how many times i need to go to the plasma bank to get that Motif .
Funny thing… one day I can be so focused on spiritual things… the next day I can’t beat my way out of a paper bag… Insanity… The Pendulum Swings…
Tags: Art, Fun, Love, music, musician, My Music, sin, spirit// August 4th, 2009 // 14 Comments » // My Thoughts
I think this adequately describes my emotions at the moment of inspiration
It seems the media these days is full of news… about the economy, the democratic agenda, the republican agenda, whats happening on Wall Street, how somebody got away with something and everybody else had to pay for it. In some ways.. its good to know the truth about things… to be informed so that you can make good decisions and survive in an increasingly “dog eat dog” world.
I tend to enjoy the social media circle to some extent..I use twitter, facebook, most often and I like to share my favorite websites on Stumbleupon.com . I like being connected to people, my family, friends, and just the occasional acquaintance… I even check in on a few enemies occasionally to see what they are doing in their mad scientist laboratories!
Recently however my social media has become crowded with… how do I say it nicely RAVING LUNATICS! it seems everywhere I go I am barraged by virtual sign waving screaming crowds of “conservative protesters” they fill my normally entertaining social media with “this is why obama is evil”, “this is further proof of obamas evil plan” and “here is even more proof! he was actually born in Australia and they wouldn’t take him!” the list of antichrist predictions, conspiracy theories, petitions, videos, crappy photo montages attached to sappy music, are more than I can stand! Please PLEASE!!! I really hoped that the community of Christians was made up of more than this! the number of people continuously regurgitating unconfirmed and often stupidly one-sided views is absolutely ridiculous!
I am not here to discuss whether I agree with Obama’s ideals or how he is running the country. Honestly the fact that anyone can keep this flaming runaway wagon of a country within the white lines is a feat of unbelievable skill… America is so fickle that we can single-handedly will bring about our own destruction with or without ANY president’s help.
So you didn’t get the president that you wanted, you are mad.. you lost your 401K, and you may have to pay for someone else’s insurance, or foot the bill for their bonus while you bail them out. So you may pay higher taxes, the president may be a fraud, he may be the “AntiChrist”, he may be secret friends with someone that is completely vile and distasteful to you. So you are angry… about all of this… but why? why are you angry? did you expect the world to just come whimpering to your feet and give you every thing you wanted? Who the heck asked you how things should go? Since the beginning of time tyrants, dictators, coups, and all around nasty empires have risen and fallen… and no one has ever stopped to ask… “oh… so mister John Q Christian, what should we do next? do you like how things are working out for you?” America is NOT YOUR COUNTRY!!! HEAVEN IS YOUR COUNTRY!!! get it through your thick heads! this country is not a “CHRISTIAN” country! It is the same heathen country that it has always been. Sure many of the founders were Christians, Almost every great empire has been founded on good ideas and good principals… because they work! But man is always self seeking and ultimately undermines all the good intentions and even the best laid plans can work to benefit the corrupt. Why do you insist on meddling in the politics of a country that you don’t even belong to?
So again… you are angry, you feel betrayed, you feel taken advantage of, you feel like things are not going the way you like… Get Over It!!! Focus on what matters, people are jobless, people are homeless, people are hopeless, people are directionless!!!
Instead of just adding to the confusion how about you step away from your stupid, Protest-a-matic, Spam-a-holic, mailing list and actually help the people that are hurting! This is an opportunity to promote “LEGAL IMMIGRATION” to the Kingdom of Heaven!
Tags: capitolism, christian, christians, conservative, decisions, dog, economy, facebook, Family, financial problems, friends, heaven, music, Obama, politics, President, ranting, running, sin, temporal world, thick heads, truth// April 25th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // My Music
What truly defines us? is it what we do? or who we know? do our successes, mistakes, or failures define us? I know I have often allowed these things to convince me of who I am. These days, just the very expectations and judgments of others can quickly break us down and cause us to lose hope. Choices… when the labyrinth of choices have conspired against you so that there is no “good” choice. only the “least bad” choice. Where do we turn when all of our good intentions fail us and we end up as wrong as humanly possible. What do we depend on? Who do we depend on?
For me when it seems that everything is stripped away and my soul is bared, I always end up running back to God to hand him my problems.
Faced with the “least bad” of several bad choices this week, I have struggled again with allowing my situation to define me, and becoming hopeless. As I drove to work one day this week. a song came on the radio…called Can’t Take Away that reminded me of what defined me. who I was, and who I depend on…
and nothing can take that away from me…
Tags: choice, choices, christian music, failure, God, judgment, music, My Music, running, sin// February 27th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // My Favorites, My God, My Life, My Music, My Thoughts
I don’t know how many of you actually pay attention to my song recommendations but if you ignore them you are truly missing out. I listen to songs for what they say, through both lyrics and music. And there are many that do not say much… when I do come upon a jewel of a song that truly engages my emotions and my intellect, even my soul, that’s when I decide to recommend it.
So Pay Attention!!
This song hit me like a ton of bricks last night and I just had to share it with you… The song looks at how different people handle a crisis of belief, yet ultimately we all cry out to God in desperation. A quick background on the song and the lyrics can be found here
I really recommend reading the lyrics and listening to the song…
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