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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

My electronic music is on Bandcamp

I've started building electronic music as a hobby outside of my acoustic/folk music. It's mainly simple rhythm and techno type stuff, and good background music for dance parties. I compose using a variety of applications like FLStudio (PC), Pocketband (Android), and different versions of Rytmik (3DS). Give them a listen and, if you like what you hear, support it's creation by purchasing it on my BandCamp!




That's DRIVe, one of the currently 4 songs I have available for listening and purchase. Hit up the link and give them all a listen!

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Rainbow Connection on Sanshin

Right around February last year I got my first Sanshin. It's the cheaper "NEW WOOD" model from Asoviva Sanshin, made with a thin wood panel rather than snakeskin, but it's actually quite good. I at first found myself taken aback at how different it was to  play from Guitar or 'Ukulele, being fretless and tuned so unconventionally from western instruments. Now that I'm used to it, I usually find it hard to put down once I start playing, and I've learned quite a lot on it. This is the first video I've uploaded with it, a cover of Rainbow Connection from the Muppets Movie. Enjoy!


Back for good, hopefully.

I think it's pretty obvious by now how awful I am at being consistently involved in my own passions. I don't switch passions on a whim like a lot of people who have this problem, but I'm INSANELY bad at staying dedicated to maintaining them. Nowhere is that more apparent than with this blog. I had started it just to kind of compose my thoughts and make sure I was producing things on the regular, but I have a bad habit of thinking that the amount of immediate response I get is equal to the value of a certain pursuit. I'm desperately trying to get out of my state of mind, but it's a struggle, certainly. If you're one of the few people who visit and enjoy this blog, please bare with me. I promise I'm trying to get my head in the right place so I can enjoy my passions just as they are.

Meanwhile, as long as you're baring with me, you might as well be BEARING with these guys!