tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17549334824045918632024-02-22T03:30:09.372-05:00My Musical MindThe random thoughts that I have and the updates on my life's progress can be found to manifest here from time to time.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879626991535936686noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754933482404591863.post-85312607066376190492012-12-17T16:38:00.000-05:002012-12-17T16:38:26.574-05:00Update on my goal progress...The semester has finally ended and I have time to work on my music again. Between work and visiting with family for the holidays, I'm not going to have quite as much time as I had hoped to have, but I'm still making progress towards releasing a few electronica songs in the near future. I'm working on a short teaser video for those songs as well, so keep an eye on my YouTube channel for that.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879626991535936686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754933482404591863.post-84332515289629355782012-11-12T16:17:00.002-05:002012-12-27T04:17:46.220-05:00Contextual Analysis of RATM’s “Testify” Music Video
I wrote this paper for a writing class I took my freshman year (almost 3 years ago). Thought some of you might find it interesting.
Some musicians use music as a means to gain fame. Others seemingly make music simply because they are artists and wish to express their creativity through that medium. Still yet, there are a select few musicians that use their music to convey a meaningful message.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879626991535936686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754933482404591863.post-41113861249022893242012-11-09T02:48:00.000-05:002012-11-09T02:48:14.794-05:00Education versus CreativityDon't get me wrong; education is a beautiful thing. It provides artists with the knowledge of new subjects to draw inspiration from, but it's also a double edged sword: I often find myself thinking about how much it stifles my creativity. The more I learn, The more I want to incorporate all these different things into one. I get to the point where I can't focus on anything but one verse or guitarAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879626991535936686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754933482404591863.post-80724804522445756112012-08-25T02:40:00.002-04:002012-08-25T02:41:22.063-04:00Creative Tips - Timing is EverythingOk, so I've been on a bit of a creative hiatus for the past 6 months... and a musical hiatus for much the past year. I just haven't had it in me with everything else that's been going on and changing in my life. But I can feel all that creativity returning to me, and it feels good. I've missed it. But I think that all creative minds have their droughts: times when, no matter how hard you Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879626991535936686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754933482404591863.post-24554245707132432862012-02-29T16:53:00.002-05:002012-03-01T16:31:10.530-05:00Creative Tips - Where to Find InspirationInspiration can be one of the easiest things to come across and also one of the most difficult. To me, it seems more like a matter of timing than anything else: I've kinda gotta be in a creative mood before anything really strikes me as inspiration. Despite all this, I've found a few ways to foster creativity that just might help a few people out there.
1. Listen to music.
Ok, so this kinda Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879626991535936686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754933482404591863.post-22964638465017672242012-02-23T10:30:00.000-05:002012-12-27T04:16:07.074-05:00My Top 10 Favorite Albums of All Time (Part 5 of 5)
Here's a recap of everything up to this point::
#10. ...And Miles to Go Before We Sleep - Vertigo
#9. Nirvana - Nirvana
#8. By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
#7. Seasons - Sevendust
#6. This is the Warning - Dead Letter Circus
#5. Themata - Karnivool
#4. We Cracked the Sky - Sugar Glyder
#3. Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park
#2. Start Something - Lostprophets
#1. Make Yourself - Incubus
First off, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879626991535936686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754933482404591863.post-33084211984416045082012-02-22T11:22:00.000-05:002012-12-27T04:15:28.614-05:00My Top 10 Favorite Albums of All Time (Part 4 of 5)
Here's a recap of parts 1, 2, and 3:
#10. ...And Miles to Go Before We Sleep - Vertigo
#9. Nirvana - Nirvana
#8. By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
#7. Seasons - Sevendust
#6. This is the Warning - Dead Letter Circus
#5. Themata - Karnivool
#4. We Cracked the Sky - Sugar Glyder
#3. Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park
Linkin Park is just amazing. The fact that they were able to make themselves stand Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879626991535936686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754933482404591863.post-76474878357065148482012-02-21T10:30:00.000-05:002012-12-27T04:15:09.920-05:00My Top 10 Favorite Albums of All Time (Part 3 of 5)
Here's a recap of parts 1 and 2:
#10. ...And Miles to Go Before We Sleep - Vertigo
#9. Nirvana - Nirvana
#8. By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
#7. Seasons - Sevendust
#6. This is the Warning - Dead Letter Circus
#5. Themata - Karnivool
Karnivool is by far one of the best bands to come around in recent years, in my opinion. Again, this is another Aussie progressive metal band that's just now Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879626991535936686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754933482404591863.post-76146872555774050822012-02-20T11:28:00.000-05:002012-12-27T04:14:47.908-05:00My Top 10 Favorite Albums of All Time (Part 2 of 5)To recap up to this point, here's the results of part 1:
#10. ...And Miles to Go Before We Sleep - Vertigo
#9. Nirvana - Nirvana
#8. By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
#7. Seasons - Sevendust
I first heard Sevendust's music while working after hours at an ice cream shop oddly enough. Some time passed before I actually got into their stuff, but eventually my uncle told me they were coming to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879626991535936686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754933482404591863.post-67900496974120991092012-02-09T17:26:00.000-05:002012-12-27T04:18:10.559-05:00My Top 10 Favorite Albums of All Time (Part 1 of 5)I'm a huge fan of Progressive Rock/Metal, as will be evident by the end of this list. Most of my favorite bands formed in the 90s and are still out there making great music.
For the sake of keeping things fresh, I've limited myself to only listing my favorite CD from each individual band (otherwise Incubus would probably take up more than half the list). Anyway, here goes...
#10. ...And Miles Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879626991535936686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754933482404591863.post-52706399347519831392012-01-26T20:37:00.000-05:002012-02-21T18:26:45.415-05:00Breaking the ice, and starting to catch up...Ok, so I made this blog to keep track of all my artistic happennings as they happen. However, there are quite a few pieces that I've made over the years already, so I will likely post bits about them first until eventually I catch up to the present.
I'll start out with a music video that I made about a year ago for a songwriting contest offered cooperatively by Musician's Friend and the John Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879626991535936686noreply@blogger.com0