*** at this point i was starting to feel discouraged about sending ppl mixes through the mail. i had very few takers, almost no feedback, and I gave up on this method shortly afterward...
Monday, December 5, 2005
free!? how dare you!
you ever feel like youve been shot down for making a sweet offer?
i have. since ive worked in sales i know not to take it personally, but hey, i just want to share some tunes with my friends, associates, and contacts.
as you know, i dj and produce, just like a lot of you. it isnt often that someone offers me a free mix, but when the offer is made i take them up on it! its free, its supportive, and i always have time to find a new dj or producer whos tunes i dig. furthermore, im anxious to listen to it and instead of listening to something i already have, ill pull that cd out of the mail and give it a play so i can give feedback as soon as i am asked!
im not even asking for feedback. all i ask for is an address. then you get a mix i made. if you want more i will send more, and if you dont thats fine too! im not asking for a penny. i am merely promoting myself to people who already have an interest in edm. im not asking you to promote me, vote for me, nor hire me. im simply asking you to listen. if you listen and dont like it, deep six it, use it as a coaster, or pass it to a pal -- its up to you.
now thats not very hard is it? why not drop me a line right now and tell me what you would like. i'll be waiting...
Saturday, January 24, 2009
back-words... more new mixes...
*** i figured i should keep trying until i felt convinced one way or the other about how effective this method of self promotion truly was, at least for me...
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
more new mixes...
ok another ambient mix down as well as hard acid trance, and a breaks/dnb mix....
once again, im offering free mp3 copies that im burning and mailing.
interested? message me with your name, addy, and what all you would like.
its pretty unbelievable, but yes its all free. i would just like to get in some new listeners, so dont be shy!
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
more new mixes...
ok another ambient mix down as well as hard acid trance, and a breaks/dnb mix....
once again, im offering free mp3 copies that im burning and mailing.
interested? message me with your name, addy, and what all you would like.
its pretty unbelievable, but yes its all free. i would just like to get in some new listeners, so dont be shy!
back-words... new mixes!
*** amazingly, this tactic works well for some and not for others. it didn't work out very well for me. i tried this tactic a few times before resorting to sharing free mixes online exclusively.
Friday, September 15, 2005
new mixes!
available for your listening pleasure!
i have made 3 mixes, each is well over 2 hours.
ambient
hard trance
acid
the first 20 to contact me get a free copy!
hurry now and dont delay a second further! :)
Friday, September 15, 2005
new mixes!
available for your listening pleasure!
i have made 3 mixes, each is well over 2 hours.
ambient
hard trance
acid
the first 20 to contact me get a free copy!
hurry now and dont delay a second further! :)
back-words... i've got a beef...
Thursday, September 15, 2005
i've got a beef...
i've been keeping quiet about this for a while but every once in a while this creeps up and really annoys me to no end...
it pisses me off when people cannot classify what category of music they fall into, what genres and subgenres they identify with, and what they do not like...
the biggest offender out there right now is people who claim to be experimental. uhm, sorry, no, you are not. seriously, please discuss this with someone who knows before you make such a claim. experimental is a subgenre of electronic dance music (edm). it has qualities of intelligent (idm), but is frequently more noise laden and avant-garde.
a group playing hardcore rock is not experimental. thrashing your metal and growling indistinguishable vocals into your mic is not experimental. there are already categories for that, such as hardcore, metal core, punk core, noise core -- not experimental, ya dig?
my other problem is with people who say oh i listen just about everything or pretty much anything, except techno. ok, are you talking about techno as a subgenre of edm that is simplified and loaded with blips, tweaks, and samples (oh my!) or are you referring to all of edm as techno?
i can respect someone who doesnt like techno. it requires a specific taste, usually by those who have been into the scene since the early 90's or even earlier. but if you shun all electronic dance music and then go tell me that you love hip hop or rock, then you need to check yourself!
hip hop artists use turntables, too. they use many of the same beats and samples used by edm artists. missy elliott and will smith, for example. what do you think theyre doing? they are mixing sounds and beat matching. they are using samples from other songs. they are often sounding very much like techno. and what about all those groups out there that want a turntablist as a band member? sugar ray and smashmouth, to name a couple. hello, the guy is running a beat and keeps scratching in the songs.
which leads me to turntablism. this is well known in the edm culture, but you know what? it is very hip hop! these artists arent known for their mc'ing, but rather for their skills on the turntables. and their sound is hip hop. these artists would include q-bert, kid koala, and scribblz to name a few.
before you go telling me with all certainty what you are and what you like and what you dont like, give it some more thought!
dont make me he-bitch man-slap you! :)
i've got a beef...
i've been keeping quiet about this for a while but every once in a while this creeps up and really annoys me to no end...
it pisses me off when people cannot classify what category of music they fall into, what genres and subgenres they identify with, and what they do not like...
the biggest offender out there right now is people who claim to be experimental. uhm, sorry, no, you are not. seriously, please discuss this with someone who knows before you make such a claim. experimental is a subgenre of electronic dance music (edm). it has qualities of intelligent (idm), but is frequently more noise laden and avant-garde.
a group playing hardcore rock is not experimental. thrashing your metal and growling indistinguishable vocals into your mic is not experimental. there are already categories for that, such as hardcore, metal core, punk core, noise core -- not experimental, ya dig?
my other problem is with people who say oh i listen just about everything or pretty much anything, except techno. ok, are you talking about techno as a subgenre of edm that is simplified and loaded with blips, tweaks, and samples (oh my!) or are you referring to all of edm as techno?
i can respect someone who doesnt like techno. it requires a specific taste, usually by those who have been into the scene since the early 90's or even earlier. but if you shun all electronic dance music and then go tell me that you love hip hop or rock, then you need to check yourself!
hip hop artists use turntables, too. they use many of the same beats and samples used by edm artists. missy elliott and will smith, for example. what do you think theyre doing? they are mixing sounds and beat matching. they are using samples from other songs. they are often sounding very much like techno. and what about all those groups out there that want a turntablist as a band member? sugar ray and smashmouth, to name a couple. hello, the guy is running a beat and keeps scratching in the songs.
which leads me to turntablism. this is well known in the edm culture, but you know what? it is very hip hop! these artists arent known for their mc'ing, but rather for their skills on the turntables. and their sound is hip hop. these artists would include q-bert, kid koala, and scribblz to name a few.
before you go telling me with all certainty what you are and what you like and what you dont like, give it some more thought!
dont make me he-bitch man-slap you! :)
back-words... new site under way...
*** this link is no longer good. after considering my needs versus space allotment, i realized comcast would not be a viable source for a home page. as a result, i closed the page because i knew i could do what i needed with it and i saw no point in continuing further with it. however, this was a noteworthy post as it was the first time i was concretely employing design and concept that i had stowed on the back burner since my college days. this was not my last effort...
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
new site under way...
i started a web page using the 25mb space allowed by my isp. it's my attempt to try to wrap up my two myspace accounts into one and introduce the facet of discussing specific musical, artistic, and cultural areas of interest. i just started it today so it is very rough right now. i would appreciate everyone going to take a look, and offering feedback and/or contributions. thank you for your time
http://home.comcast.net/~djsquelch/index.html
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
new site under way...
i started a web page using the 25mb space allowed by my isp. it's my attempt to try to wrap up my two myspace accounts into one and introduce the facet of discussing specific musical, artistic, and cultural areas of interest. i just started it today so it is very rough right now. i would appreciate everyone going to take a look, and offering feedback and/or contributions. thank you for your time
http://home.comcast.net/~djsquelch/index.html
back-words... more about me personally...
Sunday, September 11, 2005
more about me personally...
i would like to remind people i have a personal page. i would suggest that you are on my friend list on both pages since each page suites a different purpose and different posts and blogs go to each page.
http://www.myspace.com/djsquelch2
this page doesnt show much about me and and for some reason thats the way the musician pages are set up. if i had a choice i would simply post my music on my main page. dontcha just love myspace and its little idiosyncrasies?
more about me personally...
i would like to remind people i have a personal page. i would suggest that you are on my friend list on both pages since each page suites a different purpose and different posts and blogs go to each page.
http://www.myspace.com/djsquelch2
this page doesnt show much about me and and for some reason thats the way the musician pages are set up. if i had a choice i would simply post my music on my main page. dontcha just love myspace and its little idiosyncrasies?
back-words... tunes to the ears...
Sunday, September 4, 2005
tunes to the ears...
while myspace is excellent to give the ppl a taste of whats going on, i find myself with the obstacle that i still cannot post a longer tune for appreciation/feedback. also sometimes i would like to go nuts and post a mix.
ok, obviously not here, so where can i do this???
is there a place where this can be done for free or does every place charge for this service? i dont even know where to begin looking to research this for myself. i didnt necessarily want to build a website, but i am open to that idea as well...
i would appreciate any feedback and/or suggestions that ANYONE may have. thank you!
tunes to the ears...
while myspace is excellent to give the ppl a taste of whats going on, i find myself with the obstacle that i still cannot post a longer tune for appreciation/feedback. also sometimes i would like to go nuts and post a mix.
ok, obviously not here, so where can i do this???
is there a place where this can be done for free or does every place charge for this service? i dont even know where to begin looking to research this for myself. i didnt necessarily want to build a website, but i am open to that idea as well...
i would appreciate any feedback and/or suggestions that ANYONE may have. thank you!
back-words... moving...
Thursday, June 30, 2005
moving...
moving is a bitch, no matter how near or far. you have to pack your shit up and cart it off and decide how to effectively set it up in your new space.
i developed a plan last year for spinning online and i finally acquired everything i need and here i am moving. blah, i tell you...
i finally realized the other day i virtually collected all sounds i ever wanted to hear, all software i ever wanted to make use of and im doing what? thats right, im moving.
the movers are scheduled for july 23 and i will be outta here by the 31st. and then comes the unpacking process. some say what a bitch, some say oh its like xmas all over again... i would say both, except that xmas part came when i discovered i had all this shit to pack in the first place! :)
so now i will have a bigger spot so i can spread it around, yay. actually thats a good thing cuz i was gettin a little tired of felling like a mad scientist with all my equipment stacked vertically chest high and my room looking like a labyrinth...
the only thing i have to contend with is being closer to the city, which isnt too bad. i just hate the traffic. i could even happily deal everywhere i need to go no longer being close by if it werent for the traffic. oh well, i guess it will encourage me to learn how to deal with city traffic better. country and highway driving will never cease to be my favorite. i love being out in the open- easier if you fly off the road, too, but thats another story. too bad im still having flashbacks from that shit. maybe i can channel into that energy and produce some wicked sounds as a little pop therapy so to speak...
ah moving... cant live without it, pass the peanuts.
moving...
moving is a bitch, no matter how near or far. you have to pack your shit up and cart it off and decide how to effectively set it up in your new space.
i developed a plan last year for spinning online and i finally acquired everything i need and here i am moving. blah, i tell you...
i finally realized the other day i virtually collected all sounds i ever wanted to hear, all software i ever wanted to make use of and im doing what? thats right, im moving.
the movers are scheduled for july 23 and i will be outta here by the 31st. and then comes the unpacking process. some say what a bitch, some say oh its like xmas all over again... i would say both, except that xmas part came when i discovered i had all this shit to pack in the first place! :)
so now i will have a bigger spot so i can spread it around, yay. actually thats a good thing cuz i was gettin a little tired of felling like a mad scientist with all my equipment stacked vertically chest high and my room looking like a labyrinth...
the only thing i have to contend with is being closer to the city, which isnt too bad. i just hate the traffic. i could even happily deal everywhere i need to go no longer being close by if it werent for the traffic. oh well, i guess it will encourage me to learn how to deal with city traffic better. country and highway driving will never cease to be my favorite. i love being out in the open- easier if you fly off the road, too, but thats another story. too bad im still having flashbacks from that shit. maybe i can channel into that energy and produce some wicked sounds as a little pop therapy so to speak...
ah moving... cant live without it, pass the peanuts.
back-words... a new beginning...
as promised, i will be transferring all posts from my other blogs to this one so that it may act as a central repository. in cases where information and/or links are no longer valid, i will indicate as such before pasting the blogs here. as i've mentioned before and i'll continue to remind per each pertinent blog, a lot of my music-related blogs feature dead links and information which may be currently irrelevant. in such cases, my reminder will specify what is valid, what is not, and supply any new information that might be of use. i figure i will be posting even the simplest of blogs primarily out of posterity, but also as a little insight as to who i am, what i think about, and how i choose to express those thoughts. i can't think of much else to say so without further ado, i will begin posting old blogs over here until i have noted the process complete.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
a new beginning...
hi, welcome to my musician page. it's still under construction because myspace is on the fritz.
to learn more about me and who i am, check out my personal account: http://www.myspace.com/djsquelch2 :) feel free to add me as a friend on both accounts.
i intend to use this account as a means for sharing some of my music and an outlet for expressing my creative flow thoughts, ideas, inspiration, and what ever else that occurs to me that affects any artistic output.
i hope you enjoy my contributions. thank you! :)
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
a new beginning...
hi, welcome to my musician page. it's still under construction because myspace is on the fritz.
to learn more about me and who i am, check out my personal account: http://www.myspace.com/djsquelch2 :) feel free to add me as a friend on both accounts.
i intend to use this account as a means for sharing some of my music and an outlet for expressing my creative flow thoughts, ideas, inspiration, and what ever else that occurs to me that affects any artistic output.
i hope you enjoy my contributions. thank you! :)
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
yet another year has come to pass...
...and a new one is just taking shape.
not only is it a new year, but it's also the dawn of a new presidential term. we will see how that works out. personally, i'm not holding my breath; no individual alone can save a nation and i think the country maintains a focal point on the presidential position that is perhaps overwhelmingly unfair. i am not in favor of the current man holding this position, but i also don't think he should be scapegoated in the face of overwhelming failure. after all, many factors are involved in civic actions.
aside from the political rigmarole, i'm already seeing changes taking place in my life this year and i hope the momentum continues. i've been studying japanese on my own for a good part of last year and i already am coming to understand words, phrases, and characters. i listen to japanese as much as possible hoping to train my ear to the language. it's a difficult language, but i really would like to be fluent. maybe some dreams can be reached...
my financial situation is starting to look up and if i keep handling things well, then life's unattainable necessities will soon no longer feel like such a burden. this year should bring the onset of financial stability, which is something i have been hoping for all along. all i have to do is play my cards right and mainly be patient. the downside is i didn't want to achieve this as a result of a family member preparing to pass away. because of that, i will be sure to make the best use of these finances since it is thanks to my grandfather that i have them.
speaking of my grandfather, i mentioned we nearly lost him two weeks after my grandmother's passing last year. something similar happened again in december and i am aware his health is such that he may not see this year through, so i have been going to see him during each holiday since thanksgiving in hopes that he will realize he is not alone or forgotten. i wish the rest of my family would do the same, but it hasn't been on everyone's agenda, much to my dismay. i think my family was fortunate to be there when my grandmother passed. I don't think they will have the same fortune when it is my grandfather's turn. hence, i am concerned that he should be reminded how we feel so he has no doubts.
this month i scratched my other cornea and recuperation has been excruciating, yet nowhere near as bad as the first time with the other eye. i think this cements the idea that i won't be making a living as a fine detail artist as once planned. however, i feel that shouldn't probibit me from working on music, teaching, writing or whatever else i wish to set my mind toward doing. even if my eyes get worse and they still aren't surgically correctable, i still want to forge a way for myself following a passion rather than presuming im useless and only good for something such as basket weaving. the other day i heard that man can be destroyed, but cannot be defeated and i am inclined to agree with that. no matter what obstacles cross my path or change the course of my future, i want to find a way to always persist regardless of the odds.
while i'm thinking about it, i want to convert this blog into a central repository via transferring my other blog entries to this blog. i won't be deleting the other blogs, but i think it would be nice if everything could be read from on place rather than navigating to multiple locations. in that way, this blog will truly feature all facets of my life- or at least as much as i choose to post. i may make an effort to retain original post dates to those blogs so as not to create any confusion with what is currently transpiring in my life. i hope you will enjoy those entries as i bring them over bit by bit (it's quite a lot actually).
not only is it a new year, but it's also the dawn of a new presidential term. we will see how that works out. personally, i'm not holding my breath; no individual alone can save a nation and i think the country maintains a focal point on the presidential position that is perhaps overwhelmingly unfair. i am not in favor of the current man holding this position, but i also don't think he should be scapegoated in the face of overwhelming failure. after all, many factors are involved in civic actions.
aside from the political rigmarole, i'm already seeing changes taking place in my life this year and i hope the momentum continues. i've been studying japanese on my own for a good part of last year and i already am coming to understand words, phrases, and characters. i listen to japanese as much as possible hoping to train my ear to the language. it's a difficult language, but i really would like to be fluent. maybe some dreams can be reached...
my financial situation is starting to look up and if i keep handling things well, then life's unattainable necessities will soon no longer feel like such a burden. this year should bring the onset of financial stability, which is something i have been hoping for all along. all i have to do is play my cards right and mainly be patient. the downside is i didn't want to achieve this as a result of a family member preparing to pass away. because of that, i will be sure to make the best use of these finances since it is thanks to my grandfather that i have them.
speaking of my grandfather, i mentioned we nearly lost him two weeks after my grandmother's passing last year. something similar happened again in december and i am aware his health is such that he may not see this year through, so i have been going to see him during each holiday since thanksgiving in hopes that he will realize he is not alone or forgotten. i wish the rest of my family would do the same, but it hasn't been on everyone's agenda, much to my dismay. i think my family was fortunate to be there when my grandmother passed. I don't think they will have the same fortune when it is my grandfather's turn. hence, i am concerned that he should be reminded how we feel so he has no doubts.
this month i scratched my other cornea and recuperation has been excruciating, yet nowhere near as bad as the first time with the other eye. i think this cements the idea that i won't be making a living as a fine detail artist as once planned. however, i feel that shouldn't probibit me from working on music, teaching, writing or whatever else i wish to set my mind toward doing. even if my eyes get worse and they still aren't surgically correctable, i still want to forge a way for myself following a passion rather than presuming im useless and only good for something such as basket weaving. the other day i heard that man can be destroyed, but cannot be defeated and i am inclined to agree with that. no matter what obstacles cross my path or change the course of my future, i want to find a way to always persist regardless of the odds.
while i'm thinking about it, i want to convert this blog into a central repository via transferring my other blog entries to this blog. i won't be deleting the other blogs, but i think it would be nice if everything could be read from on place rather than navigating to multiple locations. in that way, this blog will truly feature all facets of my life- or at least as much as i choose to post. i may make an effort to retain original post dates to those blogs so as not to create any confusion with what is currently transpiring in my life. i hope you will enjoy those entries as i bring them over bit by bit (it's quite a lot actually).
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