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the life and crimes of an Ohio dork….saying “hi” from my Blackberry Storm….
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Busy Bee I be..
We have landed in Huron.. all the animals are accounted for, not a dish broken. The big move to this small city by the lake has been an ordeal of sorts, if there is another move I will outsource the move entirely. I’m feeling sore still after 2 weeks, good news is I joined the gym down the street… feel the burn!
Paul Fuhr, a friend of mine from years back contacted me for an Interview for his Blog a few weeks ago. Tonight he has posted said interview.. enjoy!
BTW… this blog will be the official blog for The Mohawk Studio. We are getting ready to wire up it’s electrical systems, lay drywall and carpet… stay tuned!
A Mohawk looks at 32…
- This Past year has been intense, from the birth of my new company (SG Entertainment Group) to the growing pains of an expanding company (Uni-Tech Environmental Services). Never in my life have i actually felt the proverbial “Feast or Famine” catchphrase as I have this last year.
- I saw the sudden reunion of my closest friends, so sudden in fact I was wondering if something terribly wrong was about to happen as if I were trapped in a Stephen King movie. (Its incredible that we are all out there in the world, doing everything.. and yet we can say “hey!” pretty much 24/7 …like we were 5ft from each other at lunch)
- I sat and waited for my uncle’s murder trial to start.. only for it to be postponed 3 times, my Mother is supposed to fly down to Tampa next week to be a witness in this trial. As usual I sit and watch.. hoping our family can finally get justice….if there is a birthday present that would mean the most to me… let 2009 see the conviction of my uncle’s murderer(s)
I’ve learned that there is much more to life than:
- Mohawks
- Bass Guitars
- Meat & Potatoes
- Phone Books
- Patchouli
- DJing
- Business
As I hit 32, I’m looking to:
- Explore Japanese & Spanish Cuisine (lived in Japan and I was an idiot who never saw the culture)
- Growing back a Full Head of Hair
- HDTV
- Being a Great Music Producer & Engineer
- Blackberry
- Exercise a lot
- See that Business has its place & time.. not allowing business to run me.. I run the business. Not allowing it to come between my wife, family.. and friends.
- ….getting a new Mohawk
I Guess that kinda sums it all up… I also would like to post more up here, its trivial… but in a way therapy.
So I leave you this, a song that fits the times at hand… almost a hymn if you will- for a better time ahead.
I’ll see you on the otherside of 32..
S(p)TD
waiting..
sitting here waiting for my Dad, watching National Geographic Channel. Seconds from disaster is the name of the show, I suggest you watch it, brings to light what we tend to take for granted.
dark side…
Greetings from my bed, I’ve been sick for 4 days now- getting rather stir crazy. I am watching VH1 “Classic Albums” Series, and falling in love all over again…. 5 Words-
I studied the shit out of this Album back when I was 16 (and “The Wall” as well, for the record). There were no interwebs or TV shows about them. I was fascinated even then on how they made it sound that way, so I made many treks up to the library to discover how & why. As I evolved musically over the years, Dark Side was always in the background. Subconsciously, it became the litmus test for the newly discovered gems that tickled my ears ever since.
Watching Rodger & David describe what led up to the concepts for this album. Alan Parsons flawless engineering (actually there were a quite few pioneers engineering this Album) while in the studio and the tricks they used to make it happen. They actually break down the entire album.. track by (breath-taking) track. I used to listen to this album back when I was in High School, enchanted by it’s haunted melodies. I really tuned into its use of Minor vs. Major (Chord) themes… ( “The Wall” used this technique in an even grander scale).
Time Signatures… holy shit- “Money” is 7/8 until the sax solo.. then it goes to 4/4 The back to 7/8 again…and this all happened all by accident! (well according to them anyways) *”Money” BTW was the album’s 1st single*
“Us & Them” was a instrumental piece written for a Movie (“Zabriskie Point”)… literally written on piano while watching the movie at the same time- the Movie’s Director (Michelangelo Antonioni) said of the song: “It’s too slow.. it reminds me of church” (HA!)
I get chills everytime I hear the Hammond B-3 Organ fire up throughout the tracks.. now that I think about it- this album has to be a huge part of who I am.. musically. In all of its somber, poignant, thought-provoking glory. I know I’m gushing a little too much about music from an album and a band that (well..lets face it) pretty much flies over the heads of 99% of today’s youth. I can definatly say this is a “Top 3″ of all time Albums for me.
“mean, they’re not gonna kill ya, so if you give ‘em a quick short, sharp, shock, they won’t do it again. Dig it? I mean he got off lightly, ’cause I would’ve given him a thrashing, I only hit him once. It was only a difference of opinion, but really, I mean good manners don’t cost nothing do they, eh?”
slainte’
S(p)TD
weekend update
great food was had at “Shinto’s Japanese Steakhouse” in Strongsville… went to “Slim & Chubby’s” down the road afterwards- drank way more than I should have.. pics to come later!
nite!
off to the races…
Off work from the club tonight… dinner at Shinto’s then off to drinkland (i.e bar).. population.. me, and a few hunded others.
Been extremely busy lately.. will write more tomarrow-
promise!
Back in the lab.. new faces
I’ve finally found time to update this thing…so here’s the scoop:
I’ve started pre-production work with Rachel “Rach” Brown on her debut solo effort… Met up with her last week to hear what she’s written so far. Six songs, two of which are standouts in attitude & feel. The other four I will help shape to stand out on there own. Tonight, I’m having her lay down “scratch” tracks of the six tunes. I will then take them back to the lab for tweaking/structuring changes.
Back a few Saturdays ago (the 16th) I received a phone call from a gentleman who was a fresh transplant from Michigan. A producer and artist in Hip-Hop up in Holland, Michigan. Shawn Nittze was looking to do some work with me here in Ohio. We went to work almost immediately, listening to his tracks he recorded back home. This past Sat. we layed down the tracks for “Watch what you say”… hey, I wanted into the business… and i’m right on track!
S(p)TD
