Satnavania

Hey Guys, So I just came back from practice with my new band. And we've finally come out with a name Satnavania.

We just started working on 2 new songs and it looks like things are going pretty well. We were rly tight together with covers, so we're gonna try to come up with about 10 more covers for our catalogue and hopefully start playing shows by the end of Feb.

I just started making the facebook page and im' gonna start getting the Myspace up and once we get some tracks recorded, u'll be the firs one to know through my blog and through my twitter so stay tuned guys.

Damned if I do ya, damned if i don't

Hey guys, we made a silly little cover, just having some fun after a writing session. Hope you guys like it. I'm the loser dancing, i hope u guys dont mind that i messed up the lyrics and couldn't hit the high notes in the backup vocals!

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=440441500223&ref=mf

So I'm just writing some songs right now. It's pretty fun to write cuz playing songs are great, but when its something that actually means something to you, its an amazing feeling to see the finished product.

This Saturday the band is gonna meet up to discuss a few things and start to write some songs. And so im trying to plan it out, maybe write something to start off with rather than come unprepared. We've all got such diverse musical tastes so im excited to see what will come. When we started the band I mentioned a pop-punk sound, but we'll see how it goes, cuz we have a lot of hardrock, alternative, and metal inside us as well.

Some bad news, my guitar has stopped working again!. Im gonna have to get the wires soldered again next week. But some good news, I got a new part time job, so hopefully once i start working within the next few weeks , i'll be able to get a new guitar. I'm thinking Gibson or Epiphone SG, or a Les Paul. I'll see how my budget works out.

Sunday we're gonna jam again and hopefully by the end of the month we'll be ready to play live and i'll start booking us some gigs.

Before you get over it, save some for the band

As a songwriter I find that the best lyrics, come from the most painful moments in life. The times that I felt so much emotion were the times where I had the best song ideas. However, since these feelings are so real and raw, obviously, it's not easy to get into the writing spirit. Its probably the hardest part of being a songwriter. You have to fight and discipline yourself to be able to keep standing even though you want to lie in bed and cry.

There was a time when I was just in such a bad place, so hurt, and all i wanted to do was just talk to someone about it, and maybe I could get it off my chest and get over it or at least to just lie down in bed and think myself into getting over it. And eventually I did, but only now do I realize that I actually took the easy way out. Crying is the easiest way out but theres no honour in choosing that path.

I found a technique that helped me out, was simply writing in a journal or diary. You can either simply write the story of what happened, your thoughts, or notes, anything that symbolizes how you really feel. I tried to find the root of the problem and used brainstormed ideas that would help me feel better. Eventually I had a list of points that I couldn't have thought about just in my head while its all clouded with flashbacks of a memory.

By being able to sort out problems on paper, you're able to clear your head. You dump everything in your brain on to paper, then you can pick what you want to put back in your head, what you want to think about , and jsut keep reading it to yourself.

Once you get over it, you at least have some evidence of your success in case you have a relapse (which happens a lot), but also you have some notes that can help you out when you want to write a song about it without forgetting your true, real, raw, original feelings and emotions that you expressed in your writings.

So guys next time you're in a bad situation, don't cry about it, instead, try to capitalize on this moment, as a chance to write a heartfelt song, and just hold on, be strong, and try to write down as much as you can about the situation before you go to bed and cry it all away!

Happy New Year

So it is now 2010, and i am back. I got a new band this time. I pretty much merged my two bands. We had a meeting the other night and talked about our plans and are gonna start rehearsing this Sunday. Things are looking good for the future adn hopefully by next month we can start doing shows.

Also I just saw Sherlock Holmes. It was ok, but i foudn it knida boring i dono, maybe its jsut me, im into more of like action packed movies. I rly wanted to see avatar in 3d, but it was sold out again.

man im so tired, schools back so i have to change my sleepign schedule. i'l see u guys