December 8th, 2011

Contemplated some new ideas, starting writing a song called Pull The Pin.

December 2nd, 2011

ah yes, the holiday season.

I have been working a lot on lyrics as well as trying to get the sounds of the new songs right.

• Recorded and finished two new songs, "Dark" and "Fields"
• Currently working on the songs "Wake Up" and "Pig Pen"
• Working on a yet unnamed song (working title is "Never Trust")
• Playing a small show at a Christmas celebration at Camp Cedarbrook tomorrow night

That's about it folks. I've been working very had to revamp the album into something better than what it was before. I want this one to be big.

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November 16th, 2011

after a month of down time, things are starting to happen again. with a nasty run in with laryngitis singing isn't possible, and without a voice, making music is rather difficult to me.

• I wrote a song called "Fields" last night.
• Tonight I worked on a new song called "Wake Up". the chords for the song and the melody hearken back to around 2007. I never had words.

I am completely going to re-think most of the songs I have written/recorded thus far. I do not like the direction I was going. I want more acoustic and more electric... less electronic. I like electronic... but I do not feel it for this next album.

"I'd take it from you given half a chance-

the glass half empty"- "Fields"

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October 15th, 2011

I have been taking a brief reprise from writing and recording as of late. The latest song in the oven baking is called "Pig Pen", but I have yet to figure out how I really want it to sound. I'm still playing with the instruments and such. I was inspired after taking care of pigs for a while... they are totally different from anything I had ever been around.

Not much else to report.

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October 8th, 2011

I worked on a new tune today called "The Particles Separate"... which may need a name change before things are through. I am very happy with the way it turned out. It all stemmed from a line I thought of one day- "you slip under the door like a fog machine".

It's a very bass and drum driven song... which is the case for most of the album thus far. I have about 7 tracks totally done on album 4. With any luck, I'll be well on my way to completing it by early 2012.

I still have a collaboration that is going to happen on the song "Let Em Go"... so I'm looking forward to hearing that.

Other than that, not much has been going on on the music front. I played on the radio last Sunday and premiered some album 4 stuff.


see you space cowboys,


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September 26th, 2011

Haven't worked on much, but did get a good line for a song thanks to mom. Not going to spoil thew surprise yet. I have been trying to work on a song called "Death of an Empire".

It's coming along great now actually. I have the basic tune down and I'm working on getting the rest ironed out. I have lyrics. This is going to be a great tune I think. Keep your eyes peeled.

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September 24th 2011

Haven't been working on the album as much as of late, but hopefully that will change when I find some inspiration.
Not sure on the status of the collaboration, haven't heard anything lately. It might not happen. If it does, great. If it doesn't I tried. The song is still one of my favorites I've ever done.

I am working on making a chiptune-like song for the album that is yet to be named. I wanted to do it on Pandora's Box but I had not the time or resources to do it. Things get easier when you have the right tools.

I haven't been feeling the greatest lately. Might be sick. I want to write a bit again, but I just don't have the oomf.



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Grim by me

September 17th 2011

Wrote lyrics for a new song which has yet to be named. The working title is "Punkette", as in a punk who is female. Yeah, it's a terrible name... yeah, I'll re-name it. Other than that, I have a collaboration in the process with the new song "Let 'Em Go" which I am very excited about. The wheels are in motion peeps. I am trying to get the mixes right for the tracks I have done. For some reason, this album is incredibly hard to mix. Not sure why...


The album is very different from what I have done before. I like to let the music make itself. If I try something out and it sounds good I'll go with it. I had asked the question in earlier times "Acoustic vs. Electric" and the response was overwhelmingly towards acoustic music- which I have to admit is my favorite to play. The response towards synths and the like was a bit back and forth, but I believe that the general consensus was that a little synth mixed in with acoustic natural sounds was a sound that would work. 


So far, the album has been mostly a mixture of either acoustic tracks that are very bare, or synth tracks that would make good for dance floors. 


The main thing I can say about this album though is that it is in one word, "warm". Sort of like an analogue kind of warm. If you don't know what I'm getting at, it's alright... I don't know what I'm on about half the time either. 


The record has a very organic nature and feel to it. Sort of like looking out a window on a fall day and feeling the emotions in the wind and the trees. When I first started thinking about a fourth album I told my girlfriend that I wanted it to sound like "a robot in a rain forest", aka Acoustic+Warm Synths. That's basically the mantra of the album so far.


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September 14th, 2011

Edited Mel vox on Undefeatable very early... couldn't
sleep. Later on I fixed latency problems in Audacity. I
wrote and finished a song called "Let 'Em Go" which I am
hoping will have a special guest not yet seen on one of the
albums. I have very high regard for this tune. I also re-did
the vox and mastering on Poor Yorick (again).  Redid vox
and Mastering on Undefeatable.

September 13th, 2011

Drank alot and resang Butterfly Wings, made lyrics to Undefeatable (originally called Late Drive) and sang it, re-mastered and resang Poor Yorick. Melody did vox for Undefeatable. Recorded early vox for Talking To Crows after 11 PM. Found a nice vox spot... H 12.5 M 6 L-7. Added the main condenser vox to In My Mind.

September 12th, 2011

Made "Late Drive" and finished up "Talking To Crows". Found out I was happy with Poor Yorick. Decided not to call the album "Poor Yorick". I like Talking With Crows as the name, but I have a feeling that that will ultimately change.

September 11th 2011

Bobbi Yates lent her vocals to the new track "On Butterfly Wings". She sings during the chorus.