Tried to watch Avatar and Sherlock Holmes

So I tried to watch Avatar today but apparently everyone I know has seen it already and so noone will go with me. SO instead my friends wanted to watch Sherlock Holmes. So i went to the theater and found nice parking spot right in the front. When i went inside the place was packed though and i had to wait in line just to use a self-serve machine to buy tickets. Then another line in the guest service cuz i accidently bought an extra ticket, and a final line to get into the theater.

After all the lines, I finally found a nice seat right in the middle and I waited for my buddy to come in. I bought his ticket though so I had to leave to see him in. After waiting for an hour , the previews start to come on 10 mins before the show starts. My friend still isn't here so I go out to maybe catch him on the way in and tell some guys to save my seat and I leave my jacket just in case.

When I come out, I see cop cars everywhere and the entrance is surrounded. I was like "wat happened". Someone told me someone got shot and that no one is allowed in. So i called my friend and he just arrived but couldn't come in. So I ended up just refunding my tickets too and left to go meet him up. He bought me some Chinese food though so it was all good.

But then we went to my car and that's when I realized, the whole parking lot was covered in police tape. The police officer told me that they're still continuing the investigation and that I'd have to wait. So we waited for about an hour and I had my backpack and jacket inside the car so I was freezing. Eventually we decided to go eat the food at a nearby fastfood joint.

Finally we were able to get to our car after letting the officer inspect it and getting our information. What a waste of time though lol I ended up not seeing a movie, and wasting my whole day.

Next week though, I don't care, im' gonna go watch Avatar 3d in the Imax theater, even if I have to go alone. I just wanna see it cuz its' cool. Everyones braggin about how good it is, so why won't any of my cheap ass friends see it again with me if they like it so much.

hehe anyways, I've written a few new songs. I wrote a really fun song last night which rlly amazed me. Usually i have a hard time writing songs, but when I have a song that pretty much writes itself, as the process just goes by so smoothly, thats when I know that it's something i'll be proud of. Hopefully when you guys here it you'll like it. Its called "Guys Like Me" and I'll tell you the story behind it once I record the demo of it tomorrow. And btw, If you guys have twitter, follow me at Rayhan_mustafa.

Faber Drive

Hey guys, so I just saw Faber Drive live last night in Toronto at Nathan Philips Square. It was amazing. I love the band so much they're like my greatest modern inspiration and they're style is exactly what i'm going for.

The show started at 7 so we went there like half an hour early and got a nice spot near the front and by 7, the place was packed with people. It was freezing cold but as soon as the show started everyone forgot about the weather and just had a blast. They played for an hour and went through a lot of songs, especially some of my favorites like Second Chance and Tongue Tied. One awesome part was when they played a cover of the song "Fireflies" by Owl City. It was so fun cuz they made it heavy, something you could jump around too, and there was a part where Faber was doing a moonwalk.

But my favourite part was probably when they played a demo version of Tongue Tied called "It Ends". I've heard the song on youtube before and I loved but I never expected them to actually play it live, but they did. And I sang a long haha, I felt so special cuz not many people even knew that song, but i knew all the lyrics haha. There was a part where 2 drunk spanish guys came in adn started touchign ppl and giving them beer lol which was weird. but the show was fantastic. I was so amazed at how they did all the backup vocals just like in the recordings which not many bands do.

After the show, we waited in line to get autographs and stuff. But it was freezing cold and we were in the back of the line so it sucked. By the time we got there my toes were freezing and we were all shivering. And then i realized I had nothing to sign. I had no cash either so i coudln't buy a poster or cd or anything i was so pissed. i was like damn, so i just went with my friends who got a cd signed and i just told the guys they were awesome and talked to the drummer. It was weird cuz i was so nervous lol i totally forgot what i wanted to ask the guys i must've looked so stupid but whatever.

Anyways guys, Im' still writing and gonna record some tracks tomorrow with my guitarist Saadi, and then we'll upload them for you guys so hang tight.

Winter Vacation

Hey guys, so I finally finished the semester...finally. It was a hell of a ride. I can't believe i made it through. So many essays and exams. I had my last exam this morning and so now i'm free ...or not. My main problem rite now is finance, just like everyone else. Being unemployed sucks. I've been trying to get a decent job since summer and still no luck. I'm almost about to go back to my old job at an outlet store. But i just want a nice job that i can work close to home.

I had an interview the other day. the interview was at 11:45 am. so i woke up at 9, went to get a haircut came back at like 10:30, took a shower, then tried to find my suit. I dono wat took me so long but i ended up leaving my house at 11:30. so I got in the car and drove as fast as possible. I was doing like 90 almost. Luckily it was like noon so there were no cops and the roads were empty. I end up missing my turn and drove way too far and i didn't realize it till I called them to tell them I'm late and asked for directions.
So I finally find the place, come in like 11:50. fill out the application and i see 3 other ppl waiting to get interviewed too. So i wait for them, and by 12:30 they get to me. and the first thing they do is ask me to talk about myself. I tell them I'm a university student full chem and then they begin to tell me their part time positions, and that THEY CONFLICT WIT MY SCHOOL SCHEDULE. so there i am, stuttering and they just tell me they don't wanna waste my time if i can't even do it. so I'm like alright well thx. i leave. get into my car and just start screaming :"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"

so yea. super pissed i can't get a job. applied t like millions of places and i have an ok resume dono wats up. maybe my resume sucks so I'm gonna try to get some pro help on it and like I'm still asking around and trying to network see if anyone can get my foot in the door. but yea need money before i can go to studio and do some music creating. I'm even considering selling my amp cuz I need money badly right now.

but yea, I'm gonna try to do some shows and get something for the time being. Tonight we're gonna see Faber Drive in Toronto, they're doing a free show at Nathan Philips Square so hopefully we'll get some pics. Cya

die schule brent

Yo guys, watsup. Its been a long time and i've been so busy. I've also been rlly just lazy and unmotivated to do anything hehe. But yea, i finally found time today to record another cover of a busted song called die schule brent. I guess thats a cover of a german song. I know the vocals are messed i was just playing around lol.l Just hold on guys, soon enoguh u'll get some real original songs. Im gonna keep working on my solo album, but after next week wen witner vacation starts, im gonna start writign again with my band and we'll try to come up with some stuff for u guys.

Die Schule Brent

Blood 239

Here's some riffage with death metal blast beats. Enjoy.

Bored?

Hey guys, I'm just doing readings for school. But I hate it. Univeristy is fun cuz i learn stuff, but it just sucks when thers so much work and u would rather do something else. I wanna get back to writing music and playing with my band but I cna't cuz i have to do all these essays. I can't wait till the day that I can play live and actually make some money. I just heard this song by Matt Willis I hope you guys like it . I'm gonna jam with my band this sunday doing some 'Orion' by Metallica and should be fun. I'll keep you guys updated on any other news.

Vampire Diaries is the coolest show right now

Have you guys seen this show? I just started watching it, and I really love the show. It does get boring with all the lovey dovey stuff, but like its starting to get really dark and the whole atmosphere is what gets me. I love just seeing life from a darker perspective. Its a pretty cool show. I recommend it to everyone that's like me. If you can just skip the romance part between Elena and Stefan and just focus on the larger plot that deals with historical feuds between not only vampires but other fantasy creatures, then check it out.

Crash

Hey guys, finally got the cover done. some minor issues wit vocals though.
the first part has a bit of an effect that i thought sounded cool, i should've used it for the rest of the song. hope u guys like it though, i love the song, i wish i could sing it as good as matt willis does but thx for waiting guys, here it is


Crash

Hey Guys, today has got to be my most luckiest day. I've had so many ups and downs, and today, many of my problems, at least have been at least temporarily solved.

Some update though, one of my bands bassist had to leave so thers going to be lineup changes, which may include me switching to vocals. However, I plan on talking to the guys about goals and hope to be playing live really soon. As well i have been in talks with another band and will try to audition to play drums for them.

Yea, I play drums now ! haha. When I bought my drumsticks, I rlly planned on using them. I know I may not be amazing right now, but I love drumming, and hopefully my desire and motivation will help me learn fast and be able to succeed. Right now my main goal is getting to play live. Im trying my best to record the songs as soon as possible but I have many problems when it comes to recording vocals. Many ppl have complaiend that I suck, and I know this, but I just feel that My voice compliments my songs, since they'r made by me.

I try my best to use harmonies to hide my lack of vocal talent and hope you guys enjoy the pop sounds. I do plan on taking vocal coaching though to do the best I can cuz I know u guys deserve the best. I recorded a cover of matt willis' cover of the primitives song "Crash", however I'm gonna re-record the vocals tonight before uploading it. So stay tuned and i'll upload it by tomorrow night.

Btw, if anyone would like me to perform for them acoustically for a party or even if they need my band, feel free to email me and we can work something out.

Hold On (Jonas Brothers Cover)

Nov. 4 show update

So guys, just had a crazzy day. So stressed out right now lol. Man i'm so glad to be home rite now and relaxing with the day off tomorrow, I realy need it to clear my mind.

So we had a show today at eastern commerce for their eid/diwali party. We haven't rehearsed do to schedule conflicts, but we already knew the songs. But my the other guitarist and vocalist called me and told me our drummer is sick. So i was like shitt, cuz he's the most important member in our sound. The songs we planned on doing were Air Hostess and So Long, and we really needed drums. I was really looking forward to jumping around and going crazy for the 2 songs but unfortunately we couldn't do it. So I decided, i would try to play drums and sing, but that didn't work out. So instead we ended up just playing Air hostess and i'm yours by jason mraz using my guitar with an acoustic channel.

Overall, it was good, we did the thing and got out, however I guess I was expecting a bit more, it was a bit of a let down not being able to perform to our full. However, we still enjoyed the audience. We got some free food out of it so iz all good.

Right now though, we don't have any shows lined up, so Im gonna take the time to write some more stuff, record some more songs and hopefully find a way to make some money out of this. I'm gonna start selling some cd's and get some merch up and running for you guys soon.

SOmetimes , I feel like i'm never gona make it, and maybe its true, but I dont wanna belive it. I wanna go to the top, and i've been looking for jobs, and searching for answers, but i got nowhere. and now all i have left is to do as best as i can with what little I have. I still have this blog as my output, and myspace. and as soon as I get a good camera, i'm gonna make a youtube page, which I think will help me the most. Gonna do some more career research, cya

Nov. 1 Show

So guys, we just did the show last night, and it was sooo awesome. We spent the whole day just seting up and wen we performed we had such a blast.

The show was at a banquet hall in Markham for a birthday party. So we got their early, set up the drums and the pa system and did soundcheck. Our set list started with Hanging by a moment by lifehouse, and the crowd really loved that. the best part though was wen we played, as i mentioned in another post one of my favourite songs, Air Hostess. I went so crazy in that song.

Right now i'm just contacting the other guys to send me the pictures and videos so i can post them up. ANd then we're gonna get ready for our next show this wed. cya guys

busted

Yo guys, watsup. So me and the guys have just been practicing some of the songs for our show this coming sunday. its not a public show, its a private party, however, we will try our best to get some vids for you guys cuz its gonna be awesome.

I'm really excited to play this show for a number of reasons. First of all, this is our first show together since the opera house show back in April. But also, we're playing one of my favourite songs by one of my favourite bands, Busted - Air Hostess. The band is probably my biggest inspiration right now. I know a lot of ppl knock the band, cuz they were pretty commercial and poppy and stuff, but I love them. The fact that they were realy young yet so famous really blew my mind.

So when we practiced air hostess together the other day, it was like a dream come true, cuz for so long, i've always wanted to be just like them, and even though we're not famous, or on tv or anything, we still get to perform to someone, and we hope this crowd appreciates it. Either way though, it's an honour for me to play one of their songs.


Last sunday was pretty hectic however, i had a 4 hour jam session, 2 hours with each band. We also met up with the organizer of our upcoming show. We were able to rearrange the set list into a mix of their songs, which were mostly slow acoustic balads, and our punk-pop covers and originals. So stay tuned guys, i'll give u more updates on how we get ready, plus new pics and vids comin up. !!!

Nov. 1 Setlist

Hey guys, so we have a show at Nov. 1 as you guys know. We just got updated the list of songs they want us to play. 3 lifehosue songs, 2 jason mraz songs, miley cyrus, and a justin nozuka song.

We just started rehearsing half that list, and are working the rest within the week.

Also i had a jam with my 2nd band doing covers like santana and neil young yesterday. It was really fun especially becasue all of the members are really good at their instruments.

Right now im just working on some essays i have for school. Then got a couple of essays due this wednesday that i'll split up between the next 2 days.

As for new songs, well i've got quite a list, just finished recording the instrumentals for 2 songs, and starting to track the 3rd. and then we'll go on vocals after.

And just for fun tonight if i can finish my first essay in time, im gonna record a cover and upload it, cuz i havn't uploaded much in a while.

19 years old

Hey guys, Happy Birthday to me, I just turned 19, last Tuesday. I can finally go to bars and clubs,, legally lol. My b-day was prety cool, just hung out with loved ones, spent the day with my gf and my family. didn't really get much in terms of presents, but it doesn't matter, cuz I got you guys, my fans, and i'm just glad that ppl still appreciate my work.

Some news on the projects, I just finished recording a couple songs, and i'm working on adding vocals. I recorded the rough version of So Long, although its just missing some vocals and solos, i'll update it later on tonight so you guys can have a listen.

Another Birthday Party

Hey guys, so i know you're all excited for updates on the band. Right now we're still working on songs and getting shit together. We've officially all agreed, me, Saadi, and Umar will play together on Nov. 6th for the cultural show at Eastern Commerce.

But also, we just got asked to play for a birthday party on Nov. 1. This is gonna be at some large hall or something, so ther's gonna be a lot of ppl. We're realy excited for this opportunity and we'll be sure to keep you guys updated with pictures and videos from the show.

Im gonna get back to writing, stay tuned!

New Member

So guys, I added Saadi from my old band 7th Element to the lineup of check stuff out. We were working together for a while now so we decided to make it official. We did the facebook page and i'll add the link up soon. As well, we were gonna record a couple of songs this week for you guys to check out. One of the songs will probably be So Long, and maybe a couple other songs I've written.

Also, its been officially announced that we will be playing Eastern Commerce on Nov. 6, 2009. So stay tuned for more updates on that show right here on my blog. Thanks guys for your support and we look forward to seeing you guys live again.

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

Watch more AOL Music videos on AOL Video

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.

Quit 7th Element

Hey guys, I just quit my band 7th Element. There were many reasons why, but in the end, it was what i felt was the best decision for me to make. Im gonna take a break for a while to see rest, im moving and got exams comin up so im a bit stressed. But i dono what the future has, i have some plans of possibly going solo, or starting a different band, or may even reunite, but rite now, i dont really see myself doing the latter. so ya, just subscribe and i'll keep you guys updated

Battle of the bands show

Yo guys so we just played this sick ass show at the opera house. It was so fun although lots of bad shit happened too lol. First off, i was soo nervous, and so like my hand got really numb, i could hardly hold my pick, and like i mesed up a lot of sogns, but i doubt anyone noticed. lol our drummers foot pedal thingy came off randomly during a song, and like our bassits strap came off too. and our guitarists volume kept messign up so we coudln't even hear him and jsut totally made up shit. and the judges told us that we really need tot work on our stage presence. so now we know that we just need to really practice our asses of even more. hopefully our next show we'll do alright

Show tomorrow

So yea, tomorrow is gonna be a big day for my band 7th Element. We have a show at the Opera House. Its a battle of the bands thing and it`s gonna be soo sick. Weve been selling tickets for about 2 weeks. I email like a shit load of ppl but like they all bitched out. but at least i sold like 3 though. and the rest of the band had good connections. We`ve been practicing like crazy and hopefully we`ll do good.
Right now here`s the set list : The Last Call, Stunner, Shadows Sing, and Sands of Time.

We`re playign at 6pm, but the show starts at 5. So excited cuz tehrs gonna be tons of ppl, and tons of our bands too. Since its mostly amateurs thers gonna be like scouts looking out for new talent so we gotta showcase our abilities to the best and if we`re lucky we might even get noticed by some industry ppl. So hopefully we can get a video out there for you guys, and i`ll upload it here. I gotta go back and get ready for the show

Rooftops

Selling tickets

Hey guys, so my band has been practicing a lot lately, written a few new songs. ANd we've got a show at the Opera House here in Toronto on April 19th. Its a battle of the bands and the winning band gets to play at Nathan Philips Square in the summer. so we hope we win.but first things first, we need to sell 40 tickets to play. right now the tickets are 10 bucks and u can contact me or anyone else in the band 7th element. my email is ray2kool@gmail.com .

April Fools Show

So we just did our show last Saturday at the youth talent showcase and it went ok. despite a few minor setbacks that tried to hold us down, but we still performed. First off, one of our guitars broke, but then we replaced it. Then the next problem happened the day of the show when our organizers didn't even rent the amps needed. So we had to drive for 2 hours just to get the amps back in time. Then during the show, one guitar stopped workin. So we had to change our song at the last minute since we only have one working guitar. But the show was a success, and we got first place prize which was a 50$ gift certificate.

We've also got another show ahead for April 19th at the Opera House in Toronto. tickets are 10 dollars each, and we have to sell 40 tickets to get in, so if you're interested, let me know, or tell your friends.

Today we have a show at eastern commerce so if you go there, come check us out, and as usual, there will be videos.

Update

Hey guys, so we've been practicing some new songs and we have a new one coming out called Sands of Time. I wrote a sick solo for it, which was pretty fun and you can hear that on our myspace page or facebook page. Also I added a couple of videos on there of our first live performance just to give you a taste of what we're about and how bad we are haha. Hope you guys like us though, we're practicing a lot and trying to write music that means a lot to us and maybe some of you guys, and music that you'll enjoy listening to. Right now we have that one show comin up this Saturday at Secord Community Center. I also just got word that we have another show next Wednesday at Eastern Commerce highschool for a fear factor event going on. Should be fun so if you go to Eastern COmmerce, come check us out, if you don't, sneak in, or don't even worry about it, just stay bookmarked to this site or our myspace page and we'll upload a video of that shit, payce bitchez

Save Me

Need to record

So ya we've got a show next saturday, and they told us that they're putting together a compliation cd and would like us to record a song for them. So now, we need to find a recording studio that can record us for rlly cheap or even free. And we have to get it done by Tuesday. So far I've found only 2 on craigslist but i have yet to get any replies. This is what we look like hehe.

Band update

Hey guys, so i've been working on updating our sites for the band i'm in, 7th element. and so now we've got the facebook page and the myspace page. we've also got a show up ahead, this saturday march 28th at the secord community center. we'll be performing 2 songs, one cover and one original and also be recording one song for a compilation cd. It should be awesome and we'll let you guys know how it goes. so here's the links to the pages :

http://www.myspace.com/777element
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/7th-Element/63055505755

Introductions

Hey guys, My name is Rayhan, I play guitar and sing in the band 7th element. We currently live in Toronto and have just begun our career. This blog is basically a chance for you guys to get to know me a bit more as a person and as a musician. Hopefully we can get some hype for the band through the internet, but also you guys can use this as a way to get in touch with the band through me. I'll update with what we're doing, how we're doing and other important, and not so important stuff. This is basically like our website until we actually have one. So stay tuned for more updates as this site is just getting started, we'll be posting mp3's, pictures, show dates, funny stories, and also help out our scence by talking about bands we think you guys would like as well. Thanks guys.