September 23, 2008
Welcome, new visitor! My name is Ari, the man behind Aries9. Here I share my thoughts on music and life, so you can get to know me and my music. Thanks for visiting!I haven’t been posting as often to this blog lately. I am sorry about that.
But let me make it up [...]
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August 25, 2008
For the last 3 weeks, I’ve made myself sit down at night and work on songwriting. Thanks to my MacBook and its built-in camera/mic, I can just focus on writing and not remembering — I’m capturing everything as I go, and I don’t have to worry about what the heck was the chord I [...]
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August 18, 2008
I’m half way through reading a book called “Song Man” by Will Hodgkinson. This is a sequel to a book called “Guitar Man” by I haven’t read the first novel.
It’s Will’s own chronicle of his journey to discover the secret of songwriting, and in the course of his exploration, he uses his position as [...]
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August 12, 2008
Well, I’m making diligent progress on my big business vision. Here are some stuff I’m working on:
Have you checked out my “life” blog, OurBestVersion.com? Now in the 4th month of existence, I’m refining more and more of its branding and focus. Right now it’s branded as “Big Picture of Healing and Growth.”
I’m planning to start [...]
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August 7, 2008
How good of a songwriter are you?
Are your songs as good as the Beatles? Led Zeppelin? Elvis Costello? Townes Van Zandt? John Hiatt?
No, I’m not asking the opinions of your mom/girlfriend/boyfriend/friends/record label.
I’m asking you. Alone.
Even the best songwriters can’t write hits all the time. We all have garbage bags full of songs and ideas that [...]
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July 7, 2008
I don’t know if I call it a hit, but I knew that Half Step was a special song.
All the songs on my album are special, but Half Step goes one “step” (ha ha!) further in its “specialness” in my mind.
Why? I’m not quite sure if I can put a finger on it. [...]
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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 plan [...]
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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 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 12, 2008
This is the ideal that I strive to with my songwriting/composition:
Something for everyone.
Now, that doesn’t mean that I’m trying to write songs that appeal to everyone who listens to it. Not in the least. I write songs that I fall in love with.
But the kind of music I fall in love with, often [...]
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