For those of you who don't know, Utica was a pretty amazing time. I must have played "Back Of Your Car" four million times in my bedroom over the past seven years. To come full circle and play it with the band was unreal. I'm still trying to figure out if it was all a dream. Maybe Leo Dicaprio can make me a totem.
I'm here tonight to make a confession. As much as I talk about my voice and how great the songs are, the truth is that I haven't been confident in my ablities at all. Utica, however, changed all that. To quote Gaga, the experience I had "made me brave". I realized that I'm not scared to be on a stage in front of a huge crowd. If anything, the crowd put me on a high. It fueled my fire. Made me want to perform at my best. In short, I realized that this is what I want to do for a living. I want to perform in front of people and get a crazy reaction like that over and over again. With that motivation in mind, I have an announcement to make for all of you.
On November 23, 2011, I will begin production of a 5-Song Acoustic EP!!
For the past six months, I have been writing constantly. Out of hundreds of ideas, I have five songs that I consider to be my favorite. These songs will be recorded the only way I know how; me and my guitar. It's all about honesty is this EP. The lyrics are true stories from the heart that need to be heard. Instead of sugar coating them with synth, lead guitar, and....[twitch]....auto-tuning, I'm going to let my voice do the talking. One thing I take pride in is my ability to sing. I believe I have a strong enough voice to get the message across in every single piece. The only way to prove that to you is have you listen to the finished product. Will it be perfect? Doubt it. Will it be true to who I am as a person and musician? Hell yes it will!!
It's time to be brave my friends. I can't continue to be afraid of failure. The least I can do is try and hopefully you all like what you hear. There's no release date for this EP yet but once I have one, you will all be the first to know. Until then, stay tuned.
Lessthanthree,
Doug
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Twenty-Five
November 7th, 1986. That's the day I came to this world. It's been twenty-five years since that day and while I don't remember everything, I have a pretty good idea how it all went down.
Year 0-10: I was a young, curious individual who had a really active imagination. So much so that most of the time I thought I was somebody else. My alter egos included, but were not limited to, Inspector Gadget, Fat Albert, and Superman. Funny how I pretended to be the most fearless characters considering I was damn near afraid of everything.
Year 11-17: This was when I was having trouble fitting in. No idea why. Middle School and High School is a social nightmare as it is but mine was no underdog story made by Disney. Musically, I had this big identity crisis. Couldn't fucking decide whether I was a rapper or a goth. Somehow I kept my head on straight enough to get myslef a girlfriend twice. Senior year was the high point though. Straight A's without giving a shit. Sounds like the title of a book.
Year 18-25: For every friend I left behind in High School, two took their place by the time I walked into college. It's amazing how popular being a music major/Magic The Gathering player makes you. Losing my girlfriend of five years screwed me up pretty bad. Almost gave up on everything. Thanks to a few really awesome Oswegonians, however, I came back to earth again. Random inside jokes from my brother and his crew helped too. Since then, I've been a stronger person and a better musician. Not to mention I got back my imagination from when I was young.
That was just a flashback of things I remember off the top of my head. Telling the whole story would take as long as all three Lord Of The Rings movies and I don't know anyone who has that kind of an attention span. There's no telling what the next twenty-five years will bring. I'm hoping my hair will just turn a light shade of grey and not dissappear altogether. There is one thing I do know. With the purchase of my car, I'm one step closer to freedom. If all goes according to plan, I will be starting off 2012 living with my two best friends. Not a bad way to start another quarter century. Thanks for the Birthday wishes everyone!
Cheers,
Doug
PS: Couldn't quite blow out the candles on my cake this year. There were only two. FML.
Year 0-10: I was a young, curious individual who had a really active imagination. So much so that most of the time I thought I was somebody else. My alter egos included, but were not limited to, Inspector Gadget, Fat Albert, and Superman. Funny how I pretended to be the most fearless characters considering I was damn near afraid of everything.
Year 11-17: This was when I was having trouble fitting in. No idea why. Middle School and High School is a social nightmare as it is but mine was no underdog story made by Disney. Musically, I had this big identity crisis. Couldn't fucking decide whether I was a rapper or a goth. Somehow I kept my head on straight enough to get myslef a girlfriend twice. Senior year was the high point though. Straight A's without giving a shit. Sounds like the title of a book.
Year 18-25: For every friend I left behind in High School, two took their place by the time I walked into college. It's amazing how popular being a music major/Magic The Gathering player makes you. Losing my girlfriend of five years screwed me up pretty bad. Almost gave up on everything. Thanks to a few really awesome Oswegonians, however, I came back to earth again. Random inside jokes from my brother and his crew helped too. Since then, I've been a stronger person and a better musician. Not to mention I got back my imagination from when I was young.
That was just a flashback of things I remember off the top of my head. Telling the whole story would take as long as all three Lord Of The Rings movies and I don't know anyone who has that kind of an attention span. There's no telling what the next twenty-five years will bring. I'm hoping my hair will just turn a light shade of grey and not dissappear altogether. There is one thing I do know. With the purchase of my car, I'm one step closer to freedom. If all goes according to plan, I will be starting off 2012 living with my two best friends. Not a bad way to start another quarter century. Thanks for the Birthday wishes everyone!
Cheers,
Doug
PS: Couldn't quite blow out the candles on my cake this year. There were only two. FML.
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