i just got back from downstairs, using Spencer's old 4-track studio in a box to record an idea i have for a song. It involves a chord progression i've been wanting to use, and soprano-alto-tenor-bass a capella backup vocals. I think it's going to turn out rather pretty.
i'm planning on getting it recorded and putting it up for all to hear in the next week or so.
-d
Edit: it's up. 9/12
November 29, 2008
November 26, 2008
A picture sings a thousand songs
i figured out how to work the pictures on this... i'm not to internet-literate so it took me a while, but here you go. Here are some photos from last Friday night's show at Fubar in st. louis.
Tuesday night on the strip...
Stephen and i were bored, so the two of us and Jamie went down to St. Louis and walked up and down the Del Mar strip, aka The Loop.
Not much was going on at 9 PM on this tuesday night, save a hoppin' Mudvayne concert at The Pageant, and a killer cookie's n' cream n' cinnamon ice cream at FroYo.
Oh yes, and the massive fight outside the pageant after the mudvayne show.
Anyway, i got a job yesterday at Jimmy Johns. Good thing i already know my sandwiches and subs after working at Subway for a while. So this new job means cash... going straight to The Longshot's funds, of course.
well right now i'm sitting here blogging while Stephen is watching the Discovery channel. I'm listening to Rookie Of The Year and don't even feel tired. goodnight, then.
-d
Not much was going on at 9 PM on this tuesday night, save a hoppin' Mudvayne concert at The Pageant, and a killer cookie's n' cream n' cinnamon ice cream at FroYo.
Oh yes, and the massive fight outside the pageant after the mudvayne show.
Anyway, i got a job yesterday at Jimmy Johns. Good thing i already know my sandwiches and subs after working at Subway for a while. So this new job means cash... going straight to The Longshot's funds, of course.
well right now i'm sitting here blogging while Stephen is watching the Discovery channel. I'm listening to Rookie Of The Year and don't even feel tired. goodnight, then.
-d
November 24, 2008
i've realized this about mixtapes.
all i need on a mixtape to be satisfied is to have Jack's Mannequin on it.
I made myself a little mix, you know, for the car, and i found my top 10 Jack's songs... in order.
1. The Mixed Tape
2. Crashin
3. Rescued
4. Doris Day
5. Hey Hey Hey We're All Gonna Die
6. Hammers And Strings (A Lullaby)
7. I'm Ready
8. Into The Airwaves
9. Sleazy Wednesday
10. What Gets You Off
love, d.
I made myself a little mix, you know, for the car, and i found my top 10 Jack's songs... in order.
1. The Mixed Tape
2. Crashin
3. Rescued
4. Doris Day
5. Hey Hey Hey We're All Gonna Die
6. Hammers And Strings (A Lullaby)
7. I'm Ready
8. Into The Airwaves
9. Sleazy Wednesday
10. What Gets You Off
love, d.
November 22, 2008
What went down
Our show at F.U.B.A.R. last night was probably the most fun show i've ever done. We had literally no practices since our previous show, save a quick acoustic run through a few minutes before our set. But we got up there, no technical hassles, no nerves or anything. And the kids dug us, even though they've never heard of us before.
During "Shiver", a fast-paced pop punkish song, there were a bunch of guys skanking. I never thought of the song as a skanking song. It was pretty funny to watch.
While i was doing my solo cover of "Beauty In The Breakdown", i saw a bunch of people singing along.
When i was announcing "Between Two Autumns" i said it was a love song, and told them to grab a friend. During the song i saw couples holding each other and swaying to the music. Quite possibly one of the best moments of my life.
Some guy took pictures and gave them to us today, too. All seven of them look freaking amazing and i put them up on the myspace. After our set we got so many compliments, and some drunk guy was like "i really liked your music, there was so much depth to it. The slow parts were in all the right places and the ending was awesome."
How could a night get any better than that? Besides talking with a bunch of cute girls afterwards, getting numbers and names, and celebrating at Denny's with the band, Cameron, Keith, Kasey, and Kevin?
I don't really think it can.
On a final note, while we were setting up, i was kind of struck by the amazing view of all the silhouettes in the crowd, tipped with the colors of the lights from above, so i took a video from the stage with my friend's camera... i'll put it up when i get it back.
-david
During "Shiver", a fast-paced pop punkish song, there were a bunch of guys skanking. I never thought of the song as a skanking song. It was pretty funny to watch.
While i was doing my solo cover of "Beauty In The Breakdown", i saw a bunch of people singing along.
When i was announcing "Between Two Autumns" i said it was a love song, and told them to grab a friend. During the song i saw couples holding each other and swaying to the music. Quite possibly one of the best moments of my life.
Some guy took pictures and gave them to us today, too. All seven of them look freaking amazing and i put them up on the myspace. After our set we got so many compliments, and some drunk guy was like "i really liked your music, there was so much depth to it. The slow parts were in all the right places and the ending was awesome."
How could a night get any better than that? Besides talking with a bunch of cute girls afterwards, getting numbers and names, and celebrating at Denny's with the band, Cameron, Keith, Kasey, and Kevin?
I don't really think it can.
On a final note, while we were setting up, i was kind of struck by the amazing view of all the silhouettes in the crowd, tipped with the colors of the lights from above, so i took a video from the stage with my friend's camera... i'll put it up when i get it back.
-david
November 21, 2008
Last show of 2008!
This is it... the last time I'm going to be up onstage with my awesome bandmates this whole year.
Tonight (in a few hours, actually) we'll be hitting the stage at F.U.B.A.R. and rawkin it up. I can't wait... i always get this great feeling before shows.
So what are we doing for a whole month of no shows? Recording.
Turns out the final mix of "Hearing" i got back from Wil... well, sucked. It kind of seemed like it wasn't mixed at all. So to make up for it Colin recorded me doing a full-blown cover of The Scene Aesthetic's "Beauty In The Breakdown". Which i will be covering solo tonight.
2008's been a huge year for The Longshizzle. So many shows... like 15 this year. It's all been great.
2009... The year of The Longshot. Bring it!
-d
Tonight (in a few hours, actually) we'll be hitting the stage at F.U.B.A.R. and rawkin it up. I can't wait... i always get this great feeling before shows.
So what are we doing for a whole month of no shows? Recording.
Turns out the final mix of "Hearing" i got back from Wil... well, sucked. It kind of seemed like it wasn't mixed at all. So to make up for it Colin recorded me doing a full-blown cover of The Scene Aesthetic's "Beauty In The Breakdown". Which i will be covering solo tonight.
2008's been a huge year for The Longshizzle. So many shows... like 15 this year. It's all been great.
2009... The year of The Longshot. Bring it!
-d
November 11, 2008
eleven eleven
Awesome day for The Longshot.
We (spencer david colin sam) recorded "Hearing Only One End Of The Phone Conversation" in full at Wil's studio, and got back a demo for "Changing Colors" as well. This Thursday i should receive the final mix of "Hearing" and put it up on myspace... woo!
Well, it was a cold cloudy fall day today, and i'm really really liking this cozy cold weather. And it really makes it better when everyone else is liking it too. I think i'm going to make me some hot cocoa in a bit.
We didn't have school today. It was a nice break from everything. We pretty much spent all day in the studio. Here's where we stand with the EP as of now:
-Between Two Autumns is completed
-Hearing Only One End Of The Phone Conversation is completed, we're getting it back soon
-Summer Song is completed, we're getting it back when we send 25 to Steve in Alton.
-Changing colors is almost done, we have the piano/bells framework right now.
-we still have to record Shiver and Tomorrow.
It'll be done soon enough... i can't believe how far we are into this. it's pretty exciting.
We (spencer david colin sam) recorded "Hearing Only One End Of The Phone Conversation" in full at Wil's studio, and got back a demo for "Changing Colors" as well. This Thursday i should receive the final mix of "Hearing" and put it up on myspace... woo!
Well, it was a cold cloudy fall day today, and i'm really really liking this cozy cold weather. And it really makes it better when everyone else is liking it too. I think i'm going to make me some hot cocoa in a bit.
We didn't have school today. It was a nice break from everything. We pretty much spent all day in the studio. Here's where we stand with the EP as of now:
-Between Two Autumns is completed
-Hearing Only One End Of The Phone Conversation is completed, we're getting it back soon
-Summer Song is completed, we're getting it back when we send 25 to Steve in Alton.
-Changing colors is almost done, we have the piano/bells framework right now.
-we still have to record Shiver and Tomorrow.
It'll be done soon enough... i can't believe how far we are into this. it's pretty exciting.
November 4, 2008
i'm so illegal
I voted today, even though I turn 18 tomorrow.
How bad am i?
Right now Stephen Jones and I are at his house down the street and we're watching the polls unfold. We're about to start Requiem For A Dream right now, he's never seen it. Boy is he in for a surprise.
Well, happy election day, and happy birthday to me tomorrow.
-d
How bad am i?
Right now Stephen Jones and I are at his house down the street and we're watching the polls unfold. We're about to start Requiem For A Dream right now, he's never seen it. Boy is he in for a surprise.
Well, happy election day, and happy birthday to me tomorrow.
-d
November 1, 2008
Happy halloween!
Tonight was awesome. After school, Spencer, Colin, Sam and I went out to Belleville and did a shoot for The Longshot with Ana. She used her Polaroid and we got 9 sweet photos that we're putting up online sometime soon. I absolutely love Polaroids.
After that, Kaitlin, Alaina and Jenny picked me up from Spencie's and we went out to eat dinner at Texas Roadhouse. Cheese fries. Then we went to Laser Rock for a sweet game of laser tag (i got 6th). After that, they dropped off my sweaty self back at Spencer's, and me, Spencer, Alex and Colin went out to Denny's and Wal-Mart. Now we're staying up at Spencer's dad's, and he's working on a new song downstairs while Colin and I are up here in the computer room.
Colin's talking to his new babe and I'm trying to convert the IFO video file from the DVD to an mp4 so i can edit the video to put on youtube. I'd say that what i'm doing is a different kind of stud from what Colin's doing.
Anyway, i talked to Wil McCarthy and apparently he wants to record for us some more, so this Monday we're recording a new song called changing colors, and hopefully we can get into the school so we can use the pianos and the tubular bells. I have pretty high hopes for this song, and i think it'll turn out beautifully.
So there's a quick update on my world right now. Plus, i got an awesome purple v-neck sweater from Target last night. I'm wearing it now.
-d
ps. Cassie's party tomorrow
After that, Kaitlin, Alaina and Jenny picked me up from Spencie's and we went out to eat dinner at Texas Roadhouse. Cheese fries. Then we went to Laser Rock for a sweet game of laser tag (i got 6th). After that, they dropped off my sweaty self back at Spencer's, and me, Spencer, Alex and Colin went out to Denny's and Wal-Mart. Now we're staying up at Spencer's dad's, and he's working on a new song downstairs while Colin and I are up here in the computer room.
Colin's talking to his new babe and I'm trying to convert the IFO video file from the DVD to an mp4 so i can edit the video to put on youtube. I'd say that what i'm doing is a different kind of stud from what Colin's doing.
Anyway, i talked to Wil McCarthy and apparently he wants to record for us some more, so this Monday we're recording a new song called changing colors, and hopefully we can get into the school so we can use the pianos and the tubular bells. I have pretty high hopes for this song, and i think it'll turn out beautifully.
So there's a quick update on my world right now. Plus, i got an awesome purple v-neck sweater from Target last night. I'm wearing it now.
-d
ps. Cassie's party tomorrow
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