Many fight to be the king but...
Just a little song I mixed up when I was bored a couple years ago.
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Fresh Thoughts
Just wanted to get some thoughts out while they were fresh on my mind. Don't listen to hate. Don't just ignore or turn away any compliments you receive either. Try to stay positive and focus on good things.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016
YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I just had to share this! This probably took so much time and I thank you sir!
Monday, August 24, 2015
Among The First
Hey!!! Exciting news! I've started a brand new band called Among The First. We're really ecstatic about this new venture in our lives. As a part of this new project we're also launching a podcast. You can listen on SoundCloud or watch on YouTube (the video is also below). We'd love to connect with you too!
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Whats "Good" Mean Anyway?
What makes a "good" musician? Some say it is the talent or skill they possess. They say the more complicated the piece the better musician they are. Some add the criteria of how fast one can play to measure of what makes a good musician. Time and again I've heard statements like, "They're an ok musician... but all they play is the basic stuff so they're not very good." So is that the measuring stick? The ability to play a complicated piece means you're a good musician and if you don't play that complicated piece you're "ok" at best a.k.a. you suck? I personally don't believe in that measuring stick.
$300 million. That is probably more money than I will ever make in my lifetime (Though I can hope right!?) That's the estimated net worth of one musician. He was the drummer of one of the most successful bands ever. They're known world wide and even though their last album was released over 40 years ago they are still beloved by millions today. The band I'm speaking of is The Beatles and their drummer, that $300 million dollar drummer, is Ringo Starr. Like them or not you cannot deny that they were a huge band. Record sales don't lie. So why do I bring him up? If you listen to the drums on any Beatles tune you won't hear this complicated drum piece. You won't hear a double bass pedal that's so fast it sounds inhuman. What you'll hear is a steady beat provided by Mr. Starr. Some would say you'll hear a "simple" beat. I've heard people say that he isn't a very good drummer. To them I'd say he has 300 million reasons proving them wrong but whatever...
I love complicated arrangements in music. I also love simple songs. I don't think one is better than the other at all. To me it's all about the individual songs and even what band is playing them. I think you're a good musician when you play your music well. Whatever voice, story, lyric, or lick you bring to the table just be yourself. Complicated and fast doesn't mean you're good. Simple and basic doesn't mean you're bad. Being true to who you are and excelling at that... To me that means you're a good musician.
Play well. Be well.
$300 million. That is probably more money than I will ever make in my lifetime (Though I can hope right!?) That's the estimated net worth of one musician. He was the drummer of one of the most successful bands ever. They're known world wide and even though their last album was released over 40 years ago they are still beloved by millions today. The band I'm speaking of is The Beatles and their drummer, that $300 million dollar drummer, is Ringo Starr. Like them or not you cannot deny that they were a huge band. Record sales don't lie. So why do I bring him up? If you listen to the drums on any Beatles tune you won't hear this complicated drum piece. You won't hear a double bass pedal that's so fast it sounds inhuman. What you'll hear is a steady beat provided by Mr. Starr. Some would say you'll hear a "simple" beat. I've heard people say that he isn't a very good drummer. To them I'd say he has 300 million reasons proving them wrong but whatever...
I love complicated arrangements in music. I also love simple songs. I don't think one is better than the other at all. To me it's all about the individual songs and even what band is playing them. I think you're a good musician when you play your music well. Whatever voice, story, lyric, or lick you bring to the table just be yourself. Complicated and fast doesn't mean you're good. Simple and basic doesn't mean you're bad. Being true to who you are and excelling at that... To me that means you're a good musician.
Play well. Be well.
Monday, December 1, 2014
Nothing Wasted
Nothing Wasted is the name of my bands (Waiting Here) first full length album. We've been together since 2010 (with a few members coming and going). I still remember the night myself, Brian (Bass Player), and Dave (Keyboard) got together and officially formed the band. I wasn't 100% sure what the future held for us three but I was very excited. This wasn't my first time forming a band but it was the first time I helped form a band centered around my own personal music/songs. (The first band I ever helped form was a metal band called Miserable State... I only have a few pleasant memories from that time oi). Another reason I was so excited was Brian, Dave, and I had just got back from a missions trip to New Orleans where we lead worship. The three of us had never played together until then and things just clicked. God was over every service we lead so I was excited that our band was going to do the same thing where ever we went to play.
Oh some of the names we came up with were absolutely terrible. Eventually we settled on Waiting Here. The suggestion actually came from my wife. One of my absolute favorite songs is Miracle Maker by Delirious. The opening lyric to that song is, "I'm waiting here for my life to change..." No other line of words could fit my life (testimony) better than those. I was 100% convinced of the name after reading Isaiah 40:31, "Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary."
I'll admit that I had some "head-in-the-clouds" moments early on. I was convinced that we'll record a demo, someone in the music biz will hear it, we'll get a giant record deal and all that will happen in just a few short months. One of my all time favorite movies is "That Thing You Do" so I totally thought, "Yeah. Overnight success could really happen." I laugh now but I really did think that in the beginning. Eventually reality hit me at our first "real" gig. We were told that there could be anywhere from 300 to 500 people showing up and we get to headline the whole thing! We had just recorded our first demo (please tell me no one has that eek!) when we got the call for this gig so we were PUMPED! "We just got our demo done and are already play a show for 500 people?! YEAH BUDDY!" I thought... I remember being frustrated with Dave that he was only able to make 100 demos we could sell (he was up til 4am the day we were leaving making them). Doesn't he know that now 400 people are going to be mad that they can't get a demo?! Long story short: absolutely no one came to that show! The only people that were there had to be there because they were working it in one capacity or another. This is so funny to me now and I love that it happened the way it happened. We've had a few members come and go (all drummers... go figure). We got a little more rock added to our band when my brother Chris started playing electric guitar for us. It is a true honor to have him as a band-mate. He was definitely a missing puzzle piece that perfectly fit in to place in our music. Finally after a few years of gigging, a second demo, and hundreds of slices of pizza (if you're in a band you know what I mean), we met this awesome bro and producer, Mike Ryan. We learned a TON as we recorded at BigChair studio. I don't think I've ever grown that much in that short amount of time ever in my life. The entire Ryan family are amazing people. It took us longer than we expected but after a little over a year, we had our album finished. Nothing Wasted. The name came from Romans 8:28 and the fact that we have songs that are praising our mighty God but also songs that talk of real life struggle. And in real life when it comes to good things, bad things, and everything in between, none of it is wasted with God. I will never forget sitting in my office placing the order of our first set of albums. It was business as usual. Upload tracks? Check. Upload artwork? Check. Read terms and agree? Check. Reconfirm everything? Check. Type in credit card info? Check. Place order and ball like a baby? Check. You read that right. The instant I clicked 'Place Order' I was floored with a flood of emotion. I immediately started crying. I'm talking ugly face, salty sting-your-eyes tears crying! I was not expecting to get so emotional over it. It just all of a sudden clicked in my head: the dream you've been dreaming about since you were a small child, you're living it out right now! No, our hard work isn't over. In many ways it's just begun. But let me tell you, when you are living a dream of yours / working towards making it your complete reality, there is no better feeling. So let this encourage you to not only dream but work towards that dream! You can make it happen! And through all the good things that happen, all the bad things that happen, and everything in between, remember this: there's nothing wasted with God!
Oh some of the names we came up with were absolutely terrible. Eventually we settled on Waiting Here. The suggestion actually came from my wife. One of my absolute favorite songs is Miracle Maker by Delirious. The opening lyric to that song is, "I'm waiting here for my life to change..." No other line of words could fit my life (testimony) better than those. I was 100% convinced of the name after reading Isaiah 40:31, "Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary."
I'll admit that I had some "head-in-the-clouds" moments early on. I was convinced that we'll record a demo, someone in the music biz will hear it, we'll get a giant record deal and all that will happen in just a few short months. One of my all time favorite movies is "That Thing You Do" so I totally thought, "Yeah. Overnight success could really happen." I laugh now but I really did think that in the beginning. Eventually reality hit me at our first "real" gig. We were told that there could be anywhere from 300 to 500 people showing up and we get to headline the whole thing! We had just recorded our first demo (please tell me no one has that eek!) when we got the call for this gig so we were PUMPED! "We just got our demo done and are already play a show for 500 people?! YEAH BUDDY!" I thought... I remember being frustrated with Dave that he was only able to make 100 demos we could sell (he was up til 4am the day we were leaving making them). Doesn't he know that now 400 people are going to be mad that they can't get a demo?! Long story short: absolutely no one came to that show! The only people that were there had to be there because they were working it in one capacity or another. This is so funny to me now and I love that it happened the way it happened. We've had a few members come and go (all drummers... go figure). We got a little more rock added to our band when my brother Chris started playing electric guitar for us. It is a true honor to have him as a band-mate. He was definitely a missing puzzle piece that perfectly fit in to place in our music. Finally after a few years of gigging, a second demo, and hundreds of slices of pizza (if you're in a band you know what I mean), we met this awesome bro and producer, Mike Ryan. We learned a TON as we recorded at BigChair studio. I don't think I've ever grown that much in that short amount of time ever in my life. The entire Ryan family are amazing people. It took us longer than we expected but after a little over a year, we had our album finished. Nothing Wasted. The name came from Romans 8:28 and the fact that we have songs that are praising our mighty God but also songs that talk of real life struggle. And in real life when it comes to good things, bad things, and everything in between, none of it is wasted with God. I will never forget sitting in my office placing the order of our first set of albums. It was business as usual. Upload tracks? Check. Upload artwork? Check. Read terms and agree? Check. Reconfirm everything? Check. Type in credit card info? Check. Place order and ball like a baby? Check. You read that right. The instant I clicked 'Place Order' I was floored with a flood of emotion. I immediately started crying. I'm talking ugly face, salty sting-your-eyes tears crying! I was not expecting to get so emotional over it. It just all of a sudden clicked in my head: the dream you've been dreaming about since you were a small child, you're living it out right now! No, our hard work isn't over. In many ways it's just begun. But let me tell you, when you are living a dream of yours / working towards making it your complete reality, there is no better feeling. So let this encourage you to not only dream but work towards that dream! You can make it happen! And through all the good things that happen, all the bad things that happen, and everything in between, remember this: there's nothing wasted with God!
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