The Comprehensive Compilation

Like I said, I’ll be releasing all of my songs.  Those played at shows, those not played at shows, those I thought were not yet ready for the public… yeap, hope you enjoy some of them!

Online Relationships

I’ve been thinking a lot online presence these days. Especially in a culture where people are consistently online more than they are actually out and about and meeting other people face to face. I suppose, in essence, I’ve been wondering how much emphasis I should place on maintaining relationships with other people through the internet. On one hand, it is very easy to communicate (Facebook, Gchat, etc) and it has also begun to have more emotional value as it is becoming more and more accepted as a form of thoughtful communication. On the other hand, the amount of connections one CAN make seems to be overwhelming, and it still doesn’t really have the same weight as talking with someone one on one.

I suppose what I’m coming to the conclusion of is this: long distance friendships can be maintained through the web. Closer relationships should be fostered by the web, but only as a supplement to real human interaction. I think it would start to become a very sad reality if we all just talked to each other through the internet even though we may be sitting across from each other (BTW, this has happened already and though it was funny, I hope it doesn’t become a regular thing).

For me personally, I never really liked talking on Facebook and commenting on blogs and things of that nature. But I think that it actually warrants more of my time simply because it shows other people that I do really care. I think it’s just that I used to think that being online too much had a very negative connotation (I suppose it still does to some degree) and would just use Facebook/Twitter/Blogs as a form of information gathering. But I think the web has evolved to have more of a personal feel to it over these past 5 – 10 years or so. Perhaps I should rethink how I use these forms of social media.

Sifting Life

At this juncture, I feel like God picked up my life and threw it in a giant sifter.  Like He was panning for gold or something.  There’s so much going on, so much changing, it feels like everything is blurring together and getting mixed up.  Like if you were to agitate settled dirt through a screen.  While I think this process of understanding what “less of me, more of You” is good, it also makes me very lost at times.  Like I’m just waiting for the dirt to settle so I can see clearly again.

Faith, InterVarsity, Music Production, Start Up Businesses, Community Building, Friendships, Relationships…

These are a few of the things that I wish to invest in… and a few of the things that take up my time… and a few things that make me thoroughly confused and tired.

All these things melded together forms a cacophonous mix of emotions that are… well very difficult to understand at times.  Regardless, I suppose the one thing I’ve been learning in the midst of change and shifting environments/circumstances: is that there is nothing like Jesus.

When we ask God, like in Psalms 35:3, “Say to my soul, ‘I am your salvation,'” it immediately takes us outside of ourselves and our circumstances and puts a bit of Kingdom perspective on things.

No matter what crap hits the fan, I know that the anchor for my soul is Christ.  Every moment we live by the name of Christ, there is an unspeakable joy that thrives deep within us.  That is the joy I wish to operate out of.  That is what I seek, and thank God, He is always there to be found…

So when the dirt settles, and filters through the screen, I know that is when true gold will appear.  Though it may be agitating and it may be uncomfortable, gold is at the end.  A spiritual gold mine that is deep within each of us.

Photo Credit of Grace Jiras

Well, this is it.  My work as a musician and my identity as a person cannot be separate.  I’ve begun to realize that it’s quite detrimental to my creative process when I divide who I am with what I create.  My creativity stems from who I am.  Thus, my faith and my life as an artist will eventually merge… it was inevitable.  So take me as I am, hate it or love it, God is the most important part of my life.  Like weed is to Wiz Khalifa, God is to me, but much much more.

Withdrawals.

I have been very musically unproductive. I feel. Horrible. Something needs to jump start me. Ah. Lord this is my prayer in the desert. A sonic desert.

Brokenbeat Tonight at Club Kadan

My friend Sleeve will be performing tonight!  Come out to Club Kadan @ 10pm and get some beats in your system.  Check out the Broken Beat website here!

New Album Preview! + Release Party Details

It’s getting close! I figure that my album release will actually be sometime at the end of this month so I’m quite excited since it coincides with my birthday.  😀 There’s going to be a lot of changes in store actually by the end of the month… both personally and with my music.   That will be for another post however.  Regardless, you probably want to hear the song so here it is.  (It’s actually an older song, but hopefully most of you haven’t heard this one yet)

I’m going to try the youtube release method, so bear with me.  I’m seeing if this release method is more accessible.

As usual, downloads can be found at my Bandcamp and my Soundcloud.

Nice Play Google. Summer is here.

Check out today’s Google logo:

Nice little tribute to street art with a Takashi peice. Beauuuutiful.

Check out his other stuff here.

Nervous for Kava

I have to admit, I’m fairly nervous, but excited at the same time, for this show coming up this thursday. Looking at the line up, listening to their music, not knowing if I’ll match up… the usual stuff. I have this feeling like I’m gonna screw up and then everyone will not really like the music that I make. It took me a bit to calm myself and get back into working mode. But I guess it was just the realization that the music I make, I make because it sounds good… not because I want to please people. And I know that what I make, regardless, will please God, so amen to that. As a token of appreciation for hearing me out on this reflective post, here is a preview of another track that I will be spinning at Kava/Warren Live.

Skrillex Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites + Cup Stack Girl?

Ever wonder where that sample of “OH MY GOSH??” at 0:39 came from?

Remember Cup Stacking girl?

hahaha