Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Getting Out There

As you may well have heard, I am in process of creating a new album. Also in this process I'm realizing the need to be a proactive artist as well. I think it is proven difficult to get out there if you're not playing places. Sure, there's the internet and with all this technology it would be very easy to not go out and play but there could be something to playing live that creates more of a platform and a dynamic atmosphere to entertain. Funny that this is coming from a guy who doesn't go to concerts, mostly due to turbaphobia or more commonly, "fear of crowds".

In the other process of creating new material, I think a colleague of mine said it best when he said, "...You almost have to be going through something in order for something to come out." (taken from The Yarmouth Vanguard in an article about Ryan Cook written by Michael Gorman).
I took that to mean you must be experiencing something in order to create something heartfelt and profound. Living in suburban Fishers, Indiana doesn't provide much fodder for heartfelt experience when you have almost everything at your disposal. Perhaps I will bemoan materialism or self-sufficeincy in my up and coming album. That has been the trickiest part of producing new songs is that routine mundane thing that life has become for me now. Right now a cover of "Farewell to Nova Scotia" is the most heartfelt song I have in my new cut.

Those are some thoughts for today. I have also put some stuff up on a site dedicated to Yarmouth bands. Please enjoy and tell all your friends!

Monday, January 22, 2007

Music

This is a work in progress. What is it you ask? My putting music on the internet for people to hear. Right now I have a myspace account with one tune on it. There will be more to come. Right now I am fighting depression and a proverbial writing block musically but when I pull through, there will be a veritable bonanza of new tunes.

Meanwhile check out my new site

Monday, January 15, 2007

Dragon Warrior

I just beat Dragon Warrior in about an hour and a half last night.
I just want to let the world know

Friday, January 12, 2007

Up and Coming

Well, long time no post. I'm not really saying anything profound or profane today but rather just informing everyone to be on the look out for a new recording project of mine. You can view old stuff of mine on CBC's New Music.

Thank you all who will support me in this endeavor.

-The Sweenist