Woke up at 9:30 today, seemed much later than it actually was. Drove the car to East Syracuse to my dealer to get the A/C knob working so that 1, 2, and 3 actually work. Spent a few hours in the customer lounge, flipping through Sports Illustrated and getting a real kick at Cosmo. It's unbelievable the garbage they write and how they advertise their products. No one's looking at your jeans sorry, they're looking at the chick without a shirt.
Anyways... I'm having a bit of a musical explosion right now. After chatting with the guitarist of my band yesterday, we're both convinced the best route to be taking at home, while we're away from one another, to play around with riffs and grooves that feel and sound good. As a bassist, grooving is most of the story.
Piano, I'm convinced, will have to involve me studying music theory, and familiarizing myself with different keys. Experimenting with left hand chords and just soloing right hand melodies.
Guitar, I've discovered the bar chord. And I have no idea what to do with it. I'm mainly just playing around with suspended and 7th and 9th chords. They sound just like their normal chords, but different.
Half an hour ago, I made a stop on YouTube to visit Ronald Jenkee's page. The man is a stunning genius on the keyboard. I actually laid down money and bought his first CD, which is proudly sitting in my car, waiting to blow the bass out of my speakers. Ronald's latest blog expressed his concern over the release of his next CD, which he is now pushing back until December or 2010. He also recommended a fellow musician by the name of David Choi. Guy's got an awesome voice, and a quirky and funny creative mind.
Also, I'm pretty excited for the Coldplay CD they're allowing us to download on their site Friday.
So on this Wednesday, right before my four day marathon at work, I'm going to stretch out a bit, do some running, play some music, make some phone wallpaper, and play some games. Highly doubtful I'll get to all of these.
Current mood: Creative
Food for thought: "Stop trying to learn insane music techniques. Some of the best music out there are extremely and theoretically simply. Focus on what sounds good and above all, enjoy it."
