Inspiration comes from lots of places

I've been feeling a bit discouraged lately living at my girlfriend's parents house for the summer. They are good hardworking people, but it is a challenge to live with another couple after having lived the past two years just Auri and I. Auri is working at a camp for the week and I am staying at my parents for the week. It is a week off from any sort of manual labor, but I am anticipating my martial arts camp that is fast approaching (next week). Anyways the title of this post is about inspiration so I will get to it.

Auri's brother Eli told me about a website a while ago that has a myriad of things to keep you busy but I saw a headline for a new website that had launched called YouPhonics. The main idea behind this website is that anyone can post audio in the from of music, poetry, speaking, really the sky is the limit. Once posted other musicians from around the world can then post a new 'stem' off of what you've posted and then others can build off of that! There are some excellent musicians on the site already (even though it is still in the testing phases) and I am exciting to see if the potential for this site is realized.

I worked on a number of things over the past couple days on YouPhonics. I posted a riff that was part clean electric guitar, part distorted electric, and a distorted melody. For those of you that have heard my music I generally don't use distortion, but I used to use it.....a lot. It will be fun to test my 'chops' as I've had experience playing a large variety of genres.

One thing led to another and with my 'The Weepies' pandora station going I was surfing around facebook looking at pictures that I could use for an album for my blog, and I went over to a friends page that I've lost touch with. Then I started thinking about all the great people I have met over the years and while I was in college. I miss the nights of hanging out, going to bars, having good food (I really want some good sushi right now), localized road trips that turned into day-long trips. Good times.....

For years now I've been working on writing music, and a few times I thought I would create an album but really I've just amassed a collection of songs I've recorded and played some shows around northern Vermont. Lately, I've been into writing instrumentals, and I know from some of my shows in the past people can lose patience when listening to instrumentals. Many listeners want to hear a catchy hook that they will be singing later that night. I want to record ME. I've let my thoughts of what other people might think get in the way, when really I should be recording my music. I have been coming up with some really great things, and people may never hear it or appreciate it if I don't record it. If I don't record it or play it out, I am not even giving people a chance to not like it.

So that is one of new side projects; to use Auri's Mac and the wonderful program "Garage Band", try and get my hands on a good microphone, and get some of my tunes recorded. Meanwhile I will try to use "Latest Chapter of the Dilly" as a production blog. To keep all of my 4 followers and random readers aware of what is going on. For now, I am going to watch a movie I think. I hope all of you reading this are in good health and spirits!