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Friday, February 03, 2006

grey

Lots of grey area these days. I have so many projects to work on, and so many things to get and worry about. It actually has me very excited, and very tired at the same time.

I've gotten over being intimidated by putting work out there. For critiques in class, I'm confident in the work that I do, and for music, I'm okay with posting demos. The problem with the demos is that I just don't have time to record any these days. I wish I could afford studio time each weekend, go in and do my drum tracks, then go back and do the guitars on my laptop like I've been doing. But alas, I'm broke as hell - and digitally sequence all drums tracks on my computer before doing the guitars and such.

One thing I'm not confident about is my song writing ability. I think that my literature class will help me here... I've never been a big reader, and my general demeanor is quite cynical and sarcastic - which for the music I'm trying to make, I just don't feel like it sync's up. So, while studying poetry, and doing a presentation comparing Billy Corgan's poems to his lyrics, I'm hoping to get a better grasp of looking at things poetically and in ways that can illicit a beautiful picture in someone's head.

In other news, I'm trying to find a company to design some packaging for. My services will be free and only used as a means of a grade. If they choose to use it, great, but no matter what, they aren't obligated to anything and it's totally free. I just need permission to use the trademark. I was dealt the liquor card, so if anyone knows of any bar owners, liquor store owners or anything of that nature, by all means, let me know and I'll explain further to you... OH, and it has to be a C-level business (aka, not Smirnoff or any company that already has their design work cut out for them).

My weekend will be kinda hectic. I want to try and record a song - maybe 2 if I can REALLY push the drum sequencing to its max, but I HIGHLY doubt it. I also messed up the new recording of the first demo and also added a new guitar part to it, so ONCE AGAIN, I have to re-do it. What can I say? I told you guys they're just demos. I'm going to stop calling them that. That term to me implies a rough, yet completed, project. From here out, these are to be called thumbs - simple ideas that can remain the same to completion or completely change/be taken away at a moments notice.

With that, I would suggest that when I post from now on, you right click, and save target as, if you like something I post.

My music is very important to me - between work and school, it's one of the few creative outlets I have left that I have complete control over, and I plan to make it as good as I can in the confines I'm given.

Anyway, enough of that cliche musician crap...

I have a birthday party tomorrow night for someone where I won't know any of his friends. Some songs to record. Some people to hang out with. Some homework to design and complete. Some reading and research on a singer from a band that I'm OBSESSED with at the moment that wrote a poetry book.

I'm being kept busy, and I love it - I'm just a little tired, hehe. Still keeping with the working out, though, and haven't missed a beat at work or school, so this is good. Stay tuned guys, it'll be worth it.

Have a good weekend, bitches!

posted by grey as mike @ 10:50 AM

1 Comments:

At February 04, 2006 1:02 AM, Anonymous said…

I'm pretty sure I'm a C-level alcoholic, so you should design some packaging for me.