Archive for April, 2008

80's Radio

April 11th, 2008

I was watching Rivers Cuomo’s (lead singer/guitarist of Weezer) Youtube page and he is writing a song from fan input. I was very glad to see how far he has come from what he once was. He’s always been a good guy but has often been understood and now has a pretty good relationship with his fans. Anyway, I missed the chord progression submission deadline and the song went in a different direction that he was intending. It started out as an idea about a guy from the 80′s that felt a closeness to his music and it got him through the day. It was supposed to be poppy, fun, but tough at the same time.

He was asking for a song somewhere between 110-135 bpm. The responses weren’t what he was asking for at all so he rolled with it like a true champ. Anyway, I decided to write my own version and came up with something quite catchy that I am really pleased with. I think I would like to get some time in a recording studio before too long here. I’ve recently been on a writing rampage and have a good amount of new content that I’d like to put down. The newest is a pretty upbeat, catchy pop tune. I’m quite pleased. Maybe if I ever get it recorded I’ll send it to him to see what he thinks….

The Key of Rock

April 4th, 2008

So I am no longer playing with Going Second. I am excited to get to work on some of my own songs and push my own music for a while. I’ve been in a writing groove as of late and for once I think I’ve found the sound that encapsulates where I’m at in life at the moment. Previously, my songwriting varied greatly based on the mood I was in and the type of music I had been listening to. Right now the feel has been mostly the same for the first time in quite a while.
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