Monday, November 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
TUFSTRINGS by Ryan Delahoussaye
Six Beautiful Instrumental Tracks
Ryan Delahoussaye is
a classically
trained Violinist
Multi-Instrumentalist
Musician
And
Co-Founder of Blue October
Rock Band
Monday, August 24, 2015
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Meet Musician: ASHLEIGH STONE
What Instruments do you play?
I play the Voice, Piano, Percussion and Guitar
Are you currently working on any music
projects?
Oh yes, I am always dreaming up the next song,
recording, or album. I’m also starting to dive deeper into instrumental music and symphonic and large scale composition.
I find it almost impossible to stay away
from the creative musical process
for longer than a day or so.
My soul needs it.
What are your 2 favorite careers?
Hmmm….that’s a good question. Besides the obvious, playing music for a living, I’ve always said I think preaching would be a great path. Sometimes I think
I could have been a preacher but I cuss too much.
I also am quite a rebel
at heart.
However, I still have thought about going to seminary in my later years.
What are some of your
other favorite activities?
Going to the river in San Marcos
Cleaning my house & organizing things.
(I know, it’s weird but also therapeutic in a “wax on, wax off”
sort of way)
Having adventures with my son, jamming, dancing in my living room
looking at trees, reading, seeing new things and having great conversations about life.
What is the hardest thing you ever had
to do?
Let go of people that I have truly loved because their self destructiveness
Let go of people that I have truly loved because their self destructiveness
was affecting my life. It’s very sad to my heart to have to make tough choices like that.
What is your most favorite song?
That’s such a difficult question. Among the top candidates,
it would have to be songs by Tori Amos or by Claude Debussy.
I can eliminate it down to those two artists,
but to choose any one particular song from them is….well,
I’ve been thinking about it for a couple minutes now and still can’t narrow it down.
Are you usually late, early or right on
time?
Late. Whoops
Late. Whoops
Are you happy with your life for the most part right now?
On a spiritual level, yes.
I am absolutely grateful for every single piece and moment of
my life.
I find joy, happiness & contentment daily in the little things.
I am overflowing with happiness to be exact.
On a physical plane, no.
One of the best things I’ve ever read is that all artists have a
state of “constructive discontent”.
It was described as the notion that no artist will ever be truly satisfied
and always want to be creating the next thing, better quality, more pure
in its expression and have it reach further.
Am I proud and happy about the work I have
created thus far of course.
Is there more in me to give? Yes.
I don’t think I will ever be content with my work fully,
because I always want to help more.
I used to deny that, but now I embrace it as a part of me and use it as fuel and
inspiration.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
I haven’t been to
Or some kind of beach with
really clear water.
I haven’t experienced something like that yet.
What do you think would be the hardest venture for you to give up on?
Being a mother. It has never even been an option to give up on that,
so I cannot imagine
ever not working hard to be there for my son.
Everything else could fall away and I think
I would be fine.
Thank you so much Tamara for asking me to do this, I
truly appreciate it.
You all are beautiful human beings.
Thanks for your support and I wish you all the best
in everything that you do.
Love,
Ashleigh
Website:
www.ashleighstonemusic.com
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/ashleighstonemusic
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/ashleigh_stone
Instagram:
www.instagram.com/ashleighstonemusic
New Album Elements on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/elements/id1002048551
Monday, July 27, 2015
Monday, July 6, 2015
Meet Musician: Dan DelVecchio
INTERVIEW
What Instruments do you play?
Guitar / Trumpet / Keyboards
/ Backing Vocals
Are you currently working on any music
projects?
My original music project
that I have been working with for the past 5+ years is FACE THE KING. In
addition, I am a guitar player for hire for Robbie Rosen of American Idol,
Nicoletta Slapo, and various wedding bands through Hank Lane Music Productions.
What are your 2 favorite careers?
My two favorite careers
would definitely be a musician and a musician!! If eating was a career I'd
choose that as my second.
What are some of your
other favorite activities?
I always tell people that when I am not playing
music, I am a movie and food connoisseur. I'm a big movie buff and love to
collect them, in spite of today's digital age. When it comes to food I'm a very
adventurous eater and love trying various kinds of ethnic foods. I also eat in
large quantities for someone my size - my friends often refer to me as a human
garbage disposal.
What is the hardest thing you ever had
to do?
One of the hardest things
I've had to do was play Vans Warped Tour. Carting 1000's of dollars worth of
gear from city to city in a 15 passenger van - working 12 hours a day promoting
and performing in the blistering heat running on as little as 2 hours of sleep,
and driving sometimes 8 hours into the night. While it was one of the hardest things
I've ever done, it was an incredible experience not only because of performing
and meeting all kinds of great people - but it taught me a whole lot about
myself.
What is your most favorite song?
What is your most favorite song?
It's hard for me to have ONE
favorite song but I'll give you one right now: "Mr. Brightside," by
The Killers.
Are you usually late, early or right on
time?
I'm very punctual for a
musician, considering the stereotype is that we are always late, (most I know
are). I'm either early or right on time.
Are you happy with your life for the most part right now?
Are you happy with your life for the most part right now?
For the most part I think I
am happy with my life. I still have a ways to go, but don't we all? While the
path I chose is far from easy, it's 100% worth it to be doing what I love most
for a living. As they always say, money can't buy happiness.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
If I could go anywhere in
the world, I would want to go overseas to perform in Europe .
Surprisingly enough I have never been out of the country before and it has been
my dream for years to perform somewhere outside of the United States
What do you think would be the hardest venture for you to give up on?
What do you think would be the hardest venture for you to give up on?
The hardest thing for me to give
up on would be music. It's been a part of my life since I was 8 years old, so
it's been running through my veins ever since. I've had a motivated and
persistent attitude towards my goals with music and so far it has taken me to
some incredible places - I'm not about to stop now.
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Monday, June 29, 2015
Meet Musician: Nick Bynum: Me Like Bees
Nick Bynum ( far left on the photo)
Nick Bynum
What
Instruments do you play?
I play Bass Guitar for Me Like Bees. I also
dabble on Guitar, Piano, Accordion, Banjo and Uke.
Are you
currently working on any music projects?
Yes! Me Like Bees is currently getting ready
to release an E.P we just recorded with John Feldmann (Goldfinger, 5 Seconds of
Summer, The Used, Beautiful Bodies).We are working on getting it pressed and shooting
some music videos. It
should be out sometime this Fall.
What are your 2
favorite careers?
The two favorite careers I have had would be
the two I am currently pursuing. I do marketing for Springfield Music Company
and being a musician.
What are some
of your other favorite activities?
I really like to canoe and go camping. I also
really like to just watch movies.
What is the
hardest thing you ever had to do?
Probably deciding to quit my job in order to
pursue music more heavily. It is a long story but I was able to get things
worked out to where I work from the road, but it was pretty unnerving to take a
leap like that.
What is your
most favorite song?
I have way too many songs that I love. I would
say my absolute favorite song would be, Lady Blue by As Cities Burn.
Are you usually
late, early or right on time?
I usually try to be right on time, but find
myself late quite often. I’m never early.
Are you happy with your life for the most part right
now?
Absolutely! I have a wonderful wife and quite
a few awesome things that I am working towards. I’ve definitely done much more
musically than I ever thought I would so I am very happy with where I am.
If you could go
anywhere in the world, where would you go?
I would love to go to France Paris
What do you
think would be the hardest venture for you to give up on?
It would be very hard for me to just give up
on Me Like Bees right now. We have invested a lot in that band and have some
really cool stuff that we are working on. I would hate to just let it all go.
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