I LIVE FOR MUSIC

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

I live for music. From the moment the song starts I’m on a journey. I want to hear every note. For me the rest of life is all background. Music comes first. The way I regard music comes complete with ...

The Aftermath Of The Genre Explosion

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

History buffs have probably been hard pressed to keep up with the proliferation of musical genres in recent times. The metal scene alone has flowered like a nuclear detonation into a multitude of nearly uncountable sub-genres. Hip-hop may be taking ...

Killing The Mantis

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Killing the Mantis It was a strange dream, the one last night. I remember traveling between two towns and swapping from one vehicle to another. At some point there was a backyard get together. I remember a white Pickett fence ...

Cover Tunes And Flying Pies

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Music is something that can be loosely interpreted in many ways. Scholars will frown on that thought for sure. To perform classic pieces of music differently than the way the composers intended may be considered sacrilegious. Still, re-interpretations will occur. ...

Got Love?

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Love is limitless in power. It can forge ahead as cumbersome as war, or creep along as lightly as a wafting dandelion seed. The rewards can be leviathan in scope, or as small and simple as a soft wintery whisper. ...

Safe And Sound

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

I lost myself in her Now the search is on My heart and mind concur There is nothing wrong Snow falls on my soul Tempering the flames The breeze is warm and gentle Heralding the change Her laughter fills the ...

Now, About Sunday...

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Sunday, June 5th was a good day to be in the studio. I had a basic arrangement track of rhythm guitar in place. I matched a click track to it and then proceeded to polish off the keeper rhythm guitars. ...

Shaking The Stars

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

I look out over the vast sea of flickering lights. Some are red, or orange. Others are foot-long columns of blue with red or orange tips. I can feel the heat they produced and the swell of the crowd breathing ...

Recording In Ignorance And Daydreaming

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Not everything I record comes out the way I want it to. Maintaining a bit of ignorance about what sounds good or not is par for my course though. When a new song is in the making I have a ...