Pro Tools HD, Dirty Bass and Hot Vocals!

Good day!

Did my first recording gig on a Pro Tools HD system. Superior sound quality for sure, not my favorite program, but fabulous for tracking vocals. This was my first week getting access to Pyramind's top studios. From now till this time 2009, I can book their studios 4 hours per week, at no extra cost. Sweeeeeeeet.

Working on an awesome song right now with a couple friends. Super dirty dub stepy/breaks track with some charged up political vocals. I'm gonna show it to Epiphyte Records when it's done and I think it will get picked up for their "Politics of Dance" compilation that I am helping them put together. This CD will also feature the Harvey Milk track I wrote for the fans of that one ;-) I love doing Political stuff, it's great for bringing people together and giving music a deeper sense of meaning.

All right... off to bed! Looking forward to sharing this music with people soon! xoxo

p.s.  In response to my previous post.  The scholarship idea is absolutely happening and GOING OFF.  The party is called Beat University and is happening Sept 25th @ supperclub.  People are stoked to help out and really make it a hit!  So excited!!!!!

Moving Forward

Today was the first good day I've had since the weekend....

I got off my ass and took a killer bike ride.  I found this track out near the beach, and when I got there I started running laps and put on some of my favorite music on the ipod.

After about my 3rd or 4th time around the track, I started to really feel my body again.  It felt sooooooo good.  I just ran into the light of the sunset and felt the music flowing through my body and the blood flowin through my veins.

I also started working on my idea to start a scholarship for kids who want to go to Pyramind.  I want to throw parties to raise money for a tuition fund.  I'm gonna see if I can get some people behind it to really make it go off.

Wish me luck!

well fuck

That's all I can say.

Heart hurts a lot today.

I wish people would just be straightforward...

"In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we posses". - Dalai Lama

End of Summer!

Well, it was the last day of August today.  At least today was good, the rest of this month pretty much sucked!! lol.  Ok, I guess that's not completely fair, I have had some good things happen this month.  I wrote a track that I really love - Lunar Frequencies.  I've learned quite a bit, and certainly had some nice moments, especially with my real friends who I love and cherish so much.

At the same time, it has definitely been a challenging month.  Both internally and externally, I have definitely been thrown for some loops, and struggled a bit with making some things happen. I am hoping to take these lessons onward into fall and beyond, as I move forward with my ideas and dreams, to manifest into reality.

The biggest thing I want to work on is developing even more discipline, so that I get less distracted by things that aren't important, and really maximize and prioritize my time and what I spend energy on.  Sometimes it's hard to keep my priorities straight and it's so important considering how little time I have to spare right now.  This will be a life long challenge, I know, but I am working to develop the skills I need so that I can reapply them and get better and better as time goes on.

Starting the jedi buddhist training on wednesday.  Hopefully gonna learn some invaluable tools and really put them to work.

Thank goodness for my Obi-Wan.  He rocks.

There was a lot more I wanted to write, but honestly I'm pretty tired.  Need to get some sleep so I can wake up early and get crackin tomorrow.  Lots to do!

xox