A while..

The obvious thing to bring up right away is that I have not posted here in a while..

I am completely aware of that, so I'm taking it upon myself to make a few updates, which will hopefully trigger a pattern of consistency on my part when it comes to updating this blog..



I have been working daily on my upcoming album, "Savages", whether it is physically working on it within various DAWs and other programs, or mentally working on it, organizing thoughts and forms of action I plan on taking..

I released my 1st trailer for "Savages" March 1st, which can be seen at the end of this post.

The 2nd trailer will be released June 1st. I will do everything in my power to put it out by then, but I do acknowledge that unforeseen circumstances may occur that could delay this release..

This album will be detailed very soon, such as what it is all about and what I hope to accomplish with it..

What I can say, however, is that this album is entirely crafted by myself. All production, artwork, and video are under my control. As tough as it is to take on such a load, I am enjoying every minute of working on this because at the end of the day, I know that I own full rights to this project and that I am responsible for every piece of it, royalty-free samples aside.

I am not one to take credit for anything I have taken part of that wasn't completely mine (i.e. Project The Project). I give credit where it's due, so I will take the extra step to make sure that if I didn't produce/make something I am involved in, I will let you know.

With that said, this album is very important, both in what I put into it and what it stands for.

You will decide the message it sends.

Trailer #1

NEW SONG!..

Almost forgot to post this on here!

DOWNLOAD HERE:





ENJOY! Plenty of more stuff to come! :D

Music library..

For the past who knows how long, I've always picked up on new stuff that wasn't so new. Since I tend to explore music and the artists that are responsible for it much deeper than most, I always find myself both learning more about artists and listening to their older stuff. One month, you'll see me listening to an album that came out in '07 and it feels new to me. The next month, you'll see me listening to an album that literally just came out and I'll still carry the same feelings.

First of all, let's start by trying to listen to stuff we like rather than what's "popular" now. Whether it be a new album or an album that came out in the 90's. Or maybe even begin at a certain point, whether it be a "popular" point or a random other point, and dig deeper.

There's so much I want to do with my music, and one of the things I've discovered most recently with my approach to listening to other artists' work is that I want to have that same effect on others. This is why I don't really care if I release a project and it doesn't reach as many people as one would expect, or that I don't have as many outlets as a big chunk of the people out there have. I'm creating an archive for myself and I'm enjoying the ride! If someone tells me they love "Project The Project" in about a year or two, I'll be happy! Doesn't matter when you listen, all that matters is that you do and I appreciate every ear that has taken the time to listen!

I'm very excited about my upcoming project, "Savages", because I know it's going to be one of those things that can make sense 10 years from now, 20 years from now, or even in the past time if that was possible. I try to stay away from explaining it too much until I have firm grasp of material to actually display, but that for sure I can say. This is my approach and I hope people in the future don't look the other way when seeing it because it's a project that came out 5 years ago.

Random song:

Meet..

I've met a couple of artists in the past couple of years. All people I truly admire. I loved those moments. But the older I get and the more involved I get with wanting to expand my music, I've been feeling like I should take a step back.

As much as I would love to meet more people I admire along the line, I'm going to try and be more careful about it. When I say that, I mean that I can't let myself fall into a sort of "fan" category where I'm just a starstruck fan.

It's perfectly fine being starstruck. It's perfectly fine being a big fan and admirer. Hell, I make it pretty public when I love an artists work or them as a person. It's passion, and passion is great! But like I said, I'm in the process of trying to push my artistic resume further. I've stood in enough lines to meet people, but now that time is coming to a close.

I would love more than anything to encounter people I admire in the future. It would be even more gratifying as we may have real conversations rather than quick autographs or pictures. I'm never going to stop buying albums as I see fit or going to concerts. I just want to give my dream a bit more credit. If I had it my way, people would be lining up to meet me, which would obviously be incredible. Nowhere in that way of mine do I see myself in a line like that.

Nothing against it at all, and I encourage it more than anything because it's awesome to meet such successful and interesting people. I'll never stop being a fan to those whose work and/or person I love. But this is the time where I become less of a fan (one who waits in line for an autograph and a quick 5 second conversation) and more of a person who embraces their fans.

Random song:

Movement..

So I essentially began making music around 2004-2005, messing around with remixes and such. Obviously my main focus was to make hip hop music. The next year, I was more into integrating feeling and stronger lyrics. Regardless, I was still in this bubble. I got better with time and kept making more songs. The thing is that I've always been into "epic" type songs, such as listening to a song and automatically having the reaction of thinking the song sounds "epic" in some form. I always saw that feeling as more so having to do with the production, in my case. At about 2009 and even earlier, I began trying to experiment with production, especially when I had the chance to be accepted in a music school. I never really found any type of success with it because I would always find myself adding too much into a song as to make it whole sin vocals. Working with synths and whatnot, I kind of gave up on that dream because I felt I was straying away from what I was currently doing. Now that I've picked it up again and found both some type of instruction and a motivation for it, I feel like I can take it full force.

My point here is that I've always been fascinated with the underlying aspects of a song (i.e. the production/technicalities) for who knows how long. So this isn't really anything new to me, other than me making it a bit more public. PTP definitely helped me feel more comfortable with growing as an artist rather than remaining in some category. It's always been difficult to compare me to another artist, but now it's more evident that I stick out, whether it's good or bad. I feel great with where I am now! I've never found myself in a position where I had to force myself upon something, musically, so why not open myself more to the shit that I love?? Electronic music is awesome and always has been. I'm not jumping on some sort of trend or anything as I've always been into this kind of thing. I've just learned a lot more stuff. Now I can do 2 different things instead of 1. (The numbers aren't accurate; I'm just trying to say that having the ability to do more than before is always a positive)

Random song:

Dreams..

It's hard not to chase them. It's hard to say no to them. It's hard to ignore them.

Dreams push us to be our ideal self. We want and crave our dreams. It's like an addiction.

So do we remain flat-footed and stick with what's in this realm in order to remain stable, or do we break barriers and make that leap towards something that may or may not be there??

Random song:

Promoting my..

I have tons of ideas for this. I'm excited, especially with some of the work that's close to being finished and the stories written for them!

Random song: