17 March 2010 ~ Comments

Smarts, Courage, and Passion Equals Recipe for Ongoing Success, Cool Silly on its way

Smarts, Courage, and Passion Equals Recipe for Ongoing Success, Cool Silly on its way

Taking action is so awesome.

Our mini-album release performance in February 2010.
In my last two posts, I wrote about taking the driver’s seat and grasping control of my career and artistic direction. It is has been an amazing ride in the recent four to six months for my bandmates and me (and it’s just starting [...]

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14 February 2010 ~ Comments

Music plus Entrepreneurship equals Cool Silly album release!

Music plus Entrepreneurship equals Cool Silly album release!

In my last entry, I wrote about achieving some cool feats by taking the driver’s seat and executing with my new band, Cool Silly.
Well, I just took this entrepreneurship project to the next level a few days ago…. how you might ask?

An album release! (mini-album to be exact)
Yep, we just released our debut [...]

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18 October 2009 ~ Comments

On Success and Taking the Driver’s Seat

On Success and Taking the Driver’s Seat

For the last two or so years, I have been signed to various entertainment agencies here in Asia.  It’s been a very interesting ride and I have learned many things along the way.  I have released an official Mandopop album (now available on iTunes), appeared in a handful of television shows, and done many radio [...]

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17 September 2009 ~ Comments

My Music Career Needs Your Help!

My Music Career Needs Your Help!

As you may know, my passion and current career track is being a recording artist i.e. songwriting, performing, and musical arrangement. I love my career and would love to write and perform music for a very long time.
But right now my music career needs your help…
Allow me to explain…
I am competing in a songwriting competition [...]

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21 August 2008 ~ Comments

How to Record Music with a Computer

How to Record Music with a Computer

Upon request by a few of my readers, I’ve decided to post an entry about how to record music with a computer. I have been recording music in the form of vocals, live instruments, and synthesizers for well over ten years. I started when I was 12 years old by recording on a dual cassette [...]

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17 June 2008 ~ Comments

Stores that are like Humans Attract Me

Stores that are like Humans Attract Me

Funny title yes? Hear me out!

There is a CD store here in Taipei that I visit at least once a month. Only this CD store, not the other CD retail chains. Why only this store? Simple answer: It’s human.
What do you mean ‘human’??
Well, your average CD store basically consists of [...]

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15 October 2007 ~ Comments

Radiohead, What a Bold Move.

Radiohead, What a Bold Move.

Every now and then, some well-known icon will take a bold stance on a global issue. This time it’s Radiohead.
Everybody who listens to music knows that downloading music is more or less killing the music industry worldwide. So what does Radiohead do? They offer a download of their latest album, In Rainbows, on their [...]

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05 August 2007 ~ Comments

Why buy Music when you can Download it Free?

Why buy Music when you can Download it Free?

There has been a significant shift in the reason we still purchase music these days. Ten years ago, the reason we bought a music album was because of one of the following:

Enjoyed a song from the artist on the radio
Found the artist attractive
Friend’s recommendation
Saw a memorable live performance

In other words, we bought albums for [...]

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