Archive for June, 2008

Hollywood or Bust!

In my endless amount of free time(yeah right), my brother, cousins, and myself have decided to try our hand at movie making. Now, as four guys growing up together, we’ve had this idea a few times before, with varying degrees of failure, so we know what to expect. It probably won’t end up going anywhere. But all the same it should be a pretty fun endeavor. The neat thing about this iteration of movie making is that my  older cousin and myself have actually learned a thing or two about how the post-production side of the movie business works over the past couple of years. So this could turn out to be a nice chance for us to play with some of the technology we’ve learned about and actually gain some experience using it(You never know when Steven Spielberg might call you up!). Inevitably , our creativity will outrun our budget and our blockbuster will die there. But until then, I’m sure we’ll have some fun making parodies of Indiana Jones… yikes! did I say that out loud?!

Stay tuned…

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The Seneca Melodies

So last night I went to see my friends, The Dirt and the Flood, in concert at The Channel in Greenville, and there were two other bands there that were absolutely amazing, from Walhalla and Seneca, no less! You really should check these guys out and see them in concert sometime. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed. Here are some links:

The Chandeliers

The Chase (What is it with Seneca and great bands?)

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Trust

Sometimes it is just hard to put all my trust in God and to believe that he has a plan for me. I have struggled recently with trying to overcome the temptation to be in control of my life. I want so badly to give everything to my Savior and let him take care of the rest, but my instinct and intuition makes it incredibly difficult to let go. My prayer is that I would grow into a spirit of surrender. I know of no better way to express this prayer than in song, and here is a song that holds this prayer for me:

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Fellowship

Matthew 18:20

For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.

Hebrews 10:24-25

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

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Song Draft #1

I just finished recording and mixing the tracks for the rough draft of one of my new songs and I am very excited about this one. It came out a lot better than I had expected for round one. Now it will go sit on my iPod for about a week while I review it and come up with revisions for it. My brother’s graduation party is tomorrow and I think my cousins and I are going to a movie tomorrow as well. All the same, I’m hoping to lay down some initial tracks for another song I’m working on sometime tomorrow. I may post some samples after I get through a couple of iterations, so be on the lookout.

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