I came to a realization lately about how and why I use my vocals in tracks. When I produce, I sing and layer my vocals in a way that’s not supposed to be singing, but rather layers into the song much like ambient orchestral music. I just blipped Bobby McFerrin singing Bach with Yo Yo Ma and he has completely managed to make his voice sound not like a vocal, but more like a stringed instrument.

I think my goal going forward is to work on making my vocals blend in more with live instrumentation (of which I’ll need to seek out some musicians to get the real deal), and also learn how to better layer and record them on the fly.

There have been a number of artists, like Bjork, who have put out a strictly acapella album. Beats were constructed through beat boxing, ambient through humming, accents made by I don’t know, burping? I just get more and more excited how singing can be used as the sole tool to put out music. I hope I get to a place where I can do just that and make something nobody’s heard before.

Here’s a link to a quick article on wiki, touching on this topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_music

Wow, what to say. How to word it right…

New York City is a doll of a place, but it’s not for me. My heart is absolutely in San Francisco and it took me almost three years to figure it out. So I’m moving back not with my tail between my legs but smiling that I get to see my friends again, and with a serious set of goals laying in wait to boot.

7,000 miles in two years. Is that a record? Probably not. Fortunately I’m not moving to Europe, so that leans down the mileage a bit.

I plan on starting my chill empire from scratch when I get to SF so look out for new material, DJ mixes, and rather risque event pictures. One of these days I’ll fix the hyperlinks on my photo/artwork pages so you can peruse properly again.

Ciao for now – sleep well and I’ll catch you on the westerly.