Falling For You

Hey guys, I recorded a song today, just a cover of another Busted song, again... lol. watevz, I love Busted, and its super fun playing their songs.

Tomorrow, Im gonna be covering Now or NEver by Dope, and Somebody told me by the Killers with my band at the studio. ALso i'm gonna be doing some writing with my other band in the morning, so lots of band stuff tomorrow. HOpefully it'l all work out and we'll get some good progress and shit done. I'll kep you guys updated, ta ta for now! (no homo, just thought it sounds cool to say it)



Falling for you (cover)

Male model??

haha, funny story for you guys today. Ait, well i almost became a male model. ya. close clal huh?

I mean, i dono some ppl say im good looking, i think im just ok. but I wuld never see myself as a model

Anyways, the story starts when I was working at stiches in the CNE, and a talent scout approached me and asked if I would ever consider doing commercials etc. So I said, ya sure, I love acting and entertaining, and maybe it could help my career.

So then I get a call the other weekend asking for an interview. Basically they said I had a look and that I should come in for a consultation and bring one headshot and full length photo.

But I didn't have anything, and I dono why I was slacking so much this week, I forgot. So the day comes by and Im like, oh shit what do I do. I wore like a green polo shirt and some nice jeans and went to school. I told my girlfriend to take some pics on her phone and she sent it to my phone but they were rlly blurry. So I decided to go to a photo shop on campus to take a head shot. THey basically jsut took a passport photo and it sucked cuz i kept blinking and shit. Anyways I did it, and they give me this tiny little square photo. I'm like thx. SO then I get an i dea, maybe I should print somethign off facebook.

So I go on their computer, log onto facbeook and find an ok pic and print it out. It was so weird , cuz thers a line up of ppl behind me, jsut watching as I log on and look at all my stupid pictures on facebook. So anyways, I do that, and i realize, this photo doens't show my whole body, it cuts at about my legs area.

So I look through my phone and remember the photo my gf took. So i wondered if there was anyway they could print it out, and so I waited in line again, and asked them, and they're like no, cuz u need a cable for that. SO im like FINE!. i go to the campus computer store and ask them and they have no idea. But they're like, thers this usb that might work. So I bought he thing for like 20 bucks, but like hell no im not going back to the photo shop.

So I decide to print it from the library, but in order to do that I need money in my U-Card, so i go to the office to deposit money, adn then i see a bunch of free computers there so I go in and hook up my cell phone to the comptuer and shit, It worked!. THe pictures all transfered to my computer. I then proced to print out one photo, and it came out...blurry as hell. to big I guess, so i start printing smaller coppies, but then the printer just decided to stop working. So There I am pissed off, and I don't know what to do, so i just keep clicking print. Eventually I go on facebook and wait 2 minutes before trying again. And FInaly one picture comes out, ok I guess.

So ya, I finally get the pics. then I go to the interview, and it was so weird but cool I guess.
Its a nice area. So I go into the interview and the interviewer was really cool. She was like rlly straightforward and explained like what's going on. Then she started asking me a series of questions that were rlly fun to answer. Stuff that I could do, and couldn't. Measurements. Can I do any accents. Can I sing. can i play sports. can play instruments. then i had to show her my hands. then stand in the center and say something to her. It was pretty cool, i was really excited and she showed me how it works, basically they get like auditions for commercials and stuff.

But then she told me something. She explained they were the only agency to pay for all the acting classes and everything to prepare me for auditions and stuff, however, they don't pay for my photo shoots. Basically I need to get industry standard photo shoots from a photographer, and it would cost me at least $500. Thats' when it hit me. I was so upset lol. I mean, you may think, big deal, you didn't even plan it. But like the thign is, deep down inside, ever since I saw Zoolander, I've always wanted to be a male model. I thought I was like so good looking that they would love me and just hire me right there and then, but I guess I was so naive. I forgot that i'm not the only person that wants it. And the way they weed out the ones that are willing to make sacrifices, is by this startup cost.

I was so crushed, and as I was leaving the building, i looked back at my dream, being shattered. As I started walking, it started to rain lol. I took the subway, and looked at myself in the reflection of the window and asked myself "Who Am I?". Then i realized, that maybe I'm not cut out for modeling, I'm not that fit anyways. Im not even close to my peak. I remembered that I'm a musician first.

I just got inspired to get back and just kick ass again. I remembered how awesome it feels to play the guitar in front of ppl and just have fun on stage. I can't wait for our show at Eastern Commerce, so many memories at that school. I talked with one of the organizers and found out we'll get to play about 3 songs, spread out throughout the show. I also inquired and they said they'd try to find out if we can get footage of our April Fools Show, as u may have remembered, which was crazzy.

Anyways guys, thats pretty much how my day went yesterday lol, its a lot longer in real life than in words, so stressfull, yet so full of adventure, I live for this, even though ppl think I'm an idiot, This is the lifestyle i prefer, I hope you guys can enjoy and get something out of my life as inspiration, or motivation. later!

Potential show comin up

Hey guys, so I just found out from my friend from prevoius band 7th Element, that Eastern Commerce Highschool wants us to perform at their eid/diwali show. We're still in talks, and have to talk to our drummer before we confirm. But it would be a pretty good comeback to see some old fans, play some old tunes. We prbly would do some coveres, some originals and some of my new songs. Stay tuned and i'll post updates on how that's going for you guys.

I'l leave u with this col song thats stuck in my head.

Eid Mubarak!

Hey guys, watsup. Havn't been doing much lately just studying and stuff. I've got a few songs done that I wnat to start recording, but I dono, i guess somethings just bothering me. I can't quite get to the point where i'm totally ready. Thers always something about the song, like a vibe that's just messing me up. I want my own solo album to rlly reflect me, and not just be something easy to make, but it should sound rlly good and unique as well. I'm not sure if i'm capable of that yet or not, so thats why im sometimes wondering if I shoiuld just go ahead and record the stuff I have, or if its' worth waiting and re-writing it.

Tomorrow I'm gonna go to the studio with some guys I met through craigslist. We're trying to make a somewhat fun band and see how it goes, so tomorrow is gonna be my first time practicing with these guys. We plan on playing 2 songs, Wicked Game the HIM version, and UNderground by GOB. I just learned the songs this morning, but I'm pretty sure i've got it down. ANd tomrow hopefully we'll play them and have a lot of fun. I hanged out with them and they were really cool guys and I rlly look forward to working in the future with them and hopefuly things might even get serious with this band.

PErsonally, As some of u may knw, I have been fasting during the month of Ramadan as part of the Islamic religion. ANd today is gonna be the last day, which makes tomorrow a holiday for us. Its called Eid, and basically we're gonna have a lot of food, haha. If any of you guys are celebrating Eid , I wish you a Happy Eid.

I had this idea that I want to bring up with you. I dont want anyone to stesal it though, so i'm posting it here as proof that I"m the first to write it. Basically its called online busking. I wanna have an online show, where i'll be performing and chatting with you guys live, and while doing so, i'll leave a donation link where u can donate whatever u want to me, just like u would (or not) if u saw me in the streets. I think it'd be a cool idea seeing as how thers a chance I might make some money. and if not, at least u guys can see me play and interact with me, I love playing for ppl, and maybe u guys can even give me requests. SO look out for that, i'm gonna go buy a webcam to do that. See u guys next time.

New song, rough versoin

Hey guys, I just finished recording a rough version of one a song called So long. Its in acoustic and a bit unfinished, no cool solo just some lead but its just to keep you guys entertained hehe.

So Long - Check Stuff Out

ANd if you guys would like to dl http://www.mediafire.com/?wojyuxhemzh

Head Crusher!

Hey guys, so I dono if you guys are, but I am a huge Dave Mustaine fan, and i guess their new album just came out. I heard it on their myspace and it kicks ass!! Go get it if u havn't already, or download it, but you have to listen to it. Their video for Head Crusher just came out here's a link for you guys http://video.aol.com/video-detail/megadeth-head-crusher/910278583

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Not much new updates, still working on songs, trying to find time to record, its rlly hard with school and like since my recording is done at home i need to find time where I can make noise and nobody is home. Its hard to find time and to get the funds, also since i just quit my job. I have some money but its for school so i'm gonna be broke in the coming month unless I found a job soon or at least i can make some money from something.

Anyways, im gonna get back to writing and i'll post up anything if something comes up. later!

some gear pics

Hey guys, incase you've been wondering what kind of gear I have, well this is it. Its pretty simple and cheap. The same guitar i've had for about 6 years since i started. It's an Ibanez GRX20
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Beside that is my guitar amp, a marshall mg15cd. it gets the job done for practicing. When I play live I usually just rent, and use this pedal right here.



This here is my Zoom G1, I got it as a gift from my good friend Saadi. This pedal totally helped me out because it has a tuner. Also it makes it easy for me to record. I just connect the pedal directly to my comptuer and voila! So yea, Theres all my gear, and as soon as I buy more shit il'l let you know. Oh yaeh i forgot i have a bass too, i'll take pics of that another time. PZ!

Treat

Hey guys, i dono if thers anyone out there but i like to pretend there is

SInce you guys have been so good, im gonna give you guys a little treat, here's a song I wrote during the summer, I hope you guys like it. It's called Lost, its on my Myspace as well, but you guys probly dont check that anyways.


http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=e52717427d7a9cda5bf1f12f1ff3f30ae04e75f6e8ebb871

enjoy

Hey guys, so the weekend is almost done. I just worked on a few more songs. One of them was about my trip to vancouver last winter.

It was funny because I expected things to be exactly like they were when I left, and then when I came back it was just like whoah, what the hell happened, and sometimes I always wondered why I left, cuz like so many things changed while i was gone, and i never got to experience all that stuff with all my friends back home.

When I went there though, I stayed at the house of a close friend of mine and had so much fun. BUt there was a lot of drama too haha, u konw with like girls that i used to know and stuff. Some of my friends changed too which was rlly weird to get used to , but i had to accept it though. The song itself doesn't even touch up to the whole experience I had over there, its just like a small thought I had and i put it in a song, but I had so many inspirational moments that trip, I just realized I should prbly write a bit more.

One of the most memorable experience was snowboarding up in Whistler mountain. The crazy thing is ur just soo high, and ur like deep in the mountains. THere were times when I was all alone. Since i wasn't an experienced snowboarder, My friends ditched me for a hard trail while i had to go on a ski lift down all alone. IT was so scary becasue it started shaking and then stopped suddenly. Luckily I made it alive, but even more freaky, the next day, the exact same ski lift i was on, collapsed and some ppl were injured!! crazy huh?

Anyways thers a little story about one of the songs and some background info on other songs.

I wrote a couple other songs just on like relationship stuff and other insecurities lol which are always fun to write. Thing about it is that when i'm writing about rlly personal stuff, its a bit awkward to put it out to you guys, cuz im always wondering, now they know my secret, and like they know all about me and i'm like opening up and showing my vulnerable parts. But its a risk I take because I can't write when i'm uninspired, and these are the only things that inspire me, and I hope at least that it inspires you guys and you can relate to the story in the song in one way or another.

I'm gonna go work on some business planning write now, so I hope you guys are cool, cya!

A bit rusty....

Hey guys, I've been rlly sick lately. I wonder if I have a normal flu or H1N1, hehe, dono. But im trying to still sing and record some songs. I just had a jam session with my former bandmates of 7th element.

All I can say is that i'm rly rusty hehe. I was a bit sick but still i know vocals are pretty weak. Im' interested in taking some vocal coaching but I don't have the time or money right now so Im gonna just try to keep up with doing warmups. We were at the rehearsal factory and we had a rlly small room so we could rlly hear each other. I messed up a lot. We were playing one of our old songs The Last Call, and I totally fudged up the solo haha, i forgot what key it was in, and then my guitar was out of tune so it sounded horrible.

We've decided we are going to do the band thing again together. I discussed some of my plans of starting a label as well as doing my own solo record. It's a bit crazy and unrealistic, but I think I can do it. I'll keep you guys posted on what's going on in my life.

Right now im just writing lyrics, programing drum beats and then slowly the music. I have recorded the music for a song called My head, and i'm just waiting for my voice to clear up so I can record the vocals and upload it. Another song I'm working on is called Never Forever which I've got the drums done, and i'm just the to work on the arrangement before I record the music. So that's all for now, I'm rlly sick, i'm going to bed i think i have fever or something. Later

The Summer Break is Over

So its September now, and summer is over, and school is starting again. Wow, what a fun summer. I took a bit of a break from music, and focused on just getting myself together. I worked a lot, and basically took a vacation in my own home. I saw a lot of sites here in Toronto and around the area, and just tried to enjoy my free time.

But now I'm ready. I fixed my guitar, which broke, and I also got my bass that I let my friend borrow back. So I have all the equipment to start recording. So there you have it, my first big announcement, is that i'm gonna start recording a cd for you guys right now. Today I'm just gonna rehearse some of the songs I already have written and try to get some basic groundwork done. I plan to have the cd available by the end of this month. Obviously I know you guys are prbly wondering how much will it cost, cuz u all know how much of a greedy bastard I am, hahaha.

Well, i do wanna make money, but i'll do it like this. I'll put all the songs online for free. But I'll try to make money from the traffic you bring to my site. I hope to do a few shows here and there and sell some t-shirts too. Also, if you guys want a physical copy of the cd, with pictures,artwork, lyrics, and other cool stuff, then i'll sell them to you, but it'll be cheap, prbly just enough to pay for the cd and the features itself, but the music is free, cuz i mean u can dl that off my site anyway.

My first goal is to expres myself musically as I enjoy writing about myself, as well as playing music. But I do hope to make some money, at least 10$ a month, and slowly I plan on increasing that goal , so that I can buy my own condo. I just thought I should mention that. Also some of my other goals are like to start a record label for releasing all my cd's officially, and eventually I can sell merch and physical cd's online, and u can pay through credit card. but not yet, right now i only accept cash and favours.

Another update, is that I have recently spoken with the other members of 7th ELement, and we have decided to work together again. We plan on jamming this Tuesday and seeing what happens.

As well as that, I am also meeting with a few other members who are interested in creating a band for fun, so I'll update you guys on how that goes.

That's all for now, quite a lot since i havn't updated in a while. But please just bookmark me, or subscribe to a feed to know wen I update. Bye guys.