June 30, 2008
Yesterday, I had a peer mentoring session with a good friend of mine who’s looking for a job.
And in the conversation, I realized that there’s a huge common ground between job hunting and promoting a band.
It’s all about identity.
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June 29, 2008
There is a charity organization called Songs of Love.
It’s an organization who enlists songwriters, and invite children struggling with major illnesses to commission a song. Written personally and specifically for them.
For free.
I thought it was a stroke of genius of its founder, John Beltzer. He realized that songs can make a great impact [...]
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June 26, 2008
Wow! That’s a title. Quite a change from the last couple of mopey posts, isn’t it?
I’ve been meaning to do this, but I’ve been scared to. But now is as good of a time as any.
To let the world know what my intentions are.
My World Domination.
I am not kidding. Here is how I [...]
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June 25, 2008
I’m a pretty unique individual. But yesterday’s post made me think about how I still don’t know how to use my assets.
It’s like owning great tools that you don’t have the manuals for.
One such asset I have is the fact that I am Japanese. I am completely bilingual, both linguistically and culturely.
There aren’t many successful [...]
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June 25, 2008
All of us do this to some extent.
To show the sides of our personalities that are appropriate in any given situation.
You may not swear as often in the company of your parents or grandparents.
Or maybe you do.
On your best behavior on your date? Or talk trash on stage, between songs, like you’ve seen [...]
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June 23, 2008
I wrote about this before, but I’ve been rather surprised by how different my listening choices have become, now that outside is sunny and warm.
In Flames and other heroic, aggressive, heavy music gave way to gentle, optimistic and comforting music, like Sarah McLachlan.
The change is so drastic that I find myself wanting to load my [...]
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June 22, 2008
Derek Sivers is a celebrity in the indie music world.
He’s the founder of CDbaby.com.
He recently released a free e-book for self-promoting musicians. I downloaded and read it, and understood why he succeeded.
The man is a genius.
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June 19, 2008
Rhythm is the foundation of the music. It’s the ground upon which everything else stands upon.
Rhythm is everywhere in life, in the nature. From the speed at which butterflies flap their wings to our heart beats, rhythm is built into the world.
No wonder it forms the core of music. Rhythm is like the connection between [...]
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June 18, 2008
I know, labels aren’t what matters when it comes to music.
But I just realized that I have all forgotten about the term “hard rock.” When I described my liking of heavy music, I generally use the term “metal.”
But really, I can’t say my music is metal. There are bits and pieces influenced by [...]
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June 17, 2008
It’s been my observation that lyricists write about whatever his/her primary concern is.
Well, of course, that makes sense. We don’t feel compelled to write about something that’s not on our mind, do we?
Now, I don’t know if there’s been any formal studies done on it, but I would say in popular music, love, or [...]
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