I recently got turned on to this great show called "Extras" starring British comedian Ricky Gervais (the guy who created "The Office"). The first season is available on DVD and the second season is currently airing on HBO. This is a really smart and funny show and is absolutely worth checking out if you have some time.
MJ
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Monday, January 29, 2007
Check out my friends Matt Collins, Elvio Fernandes, and Ace Young
Hi everyone,
I'm a complete novice to this whole "blogging" thing, and to be honest, I find it to be quite narcissistic and self-indulgent. However, as an emerging singer/songwriter in this day and age, it appears to be a necessary evil.
Most of the time I'm going to just try and keep my fans updated on the various "goings-on" with my career and all the things that are inspiring me and/or irking me at any given moment. Hopefully this will be interesting to all of you who care enough to come here to read it.
So...rather than rant on about something today, I'm going to use this forum to tell you all to check out a few musician friends of mine who are really worth listening to.
Matt Collins: www.myspace.com/mattcollins
I recently co-produced Matt's debut CD "Short and Sweet", and also played all the electric guitar, bass, piano, and keyboards on it. Matt is a very talented singer/songwriter who won't be a "well-kept secret" for very long.
Elvio Fernandes: www.myspace.com/elviofernandes
Elvio is a really talented singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who I know from back home in Rochester, NY. He sings in a great Rochester band called Uncle Plum and is co-writing some things with me for my upcoming CD release with Soundplay Records.
Elvio has also been working with Ace Young, who many of you may know from last year's "American Idol". "E" co-wrote Ace's current hit single "Scattered" which is climbing the "HOT AC" charts as we speak. Check out Ace's myspace page here: www.myspace.com/aceyoung and look for the single "Scattered" on I-Tunes.
That's all for now kiddies. Have a great week and feel free to drop me an email either on "myspace" or michaelj@michaeljmusic.com, if you have any questions or topics I might want to consider for my upcoming blogs.
Peace,
MJ
I'm a complete novice to this whole "blogging" thing, and to be honest, I find it to be quite narcissistic and self-indulgent. However, as an emerging singer/songwriter in this day and age, it appears to be a necessary evil.
Most of the time I'm going to just try and keep my fans updated on the various "goings-on" with my career and all the things that are inspiring me and/or irking me at any given moment. Hopefully this will be interesting to all of you who care enough to come here to read it.
So...rather than rant on about something today, I'm going to use this forum to tell you all to check out a few musician friends of mine who are really worth listening to.
Matt Collins: www.myspace.com/mattcollins
I recently co-produced Matt's debut CD "Short and Sweet", and also played all the electric guitar, bass, piano, and keyboards on it. Matt is a very talented singer/songwriter who won't be a "well-kept secret" for very long.
Elvio Fernandes: www.myspace.com/elviofernandes
Elvio is a really talented singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who I know from back home in Rochester, NY. He sings in a great Rochester band called Uncle Plum and is co-writing some things with me for my upcoming CD release with Soundplay Records.
Elvio has also been working with Ace Young, who many of you may know from last year's "American Idol". "E" co-wrote Ace's current hit single "Scattered" which is climbing the "HOT AC" charts as we speak. Check out Ace's myspace page here: www.myspace.com/aceyoung and look for the single "Scattered" on I-Tunes.
That's all for now kiddies. Have a great week and feel free to drop me an email either on "myspace" or michaelj@michaeljmusic.com, if you have any questions or topics I might want to consider for my upcoming blogs.
Peace,
MJ
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Great music
John Mayer's "Continuum" was recently recommended to me by my good friend Elvio Fernandes and I felt the need to recommend it to all of you in return.
This is some of the most refreshingly real and honest music I've heard in a long time. I'd put this next to "Eyes Open" by Snow Patrol as my top pick of 2006-07.
John's musicianship and true lyrical genius are simultaneously mindblowing, beautiful, and devastating, especially in tracks like, "Waiting On The World To Change", "I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)", "Belief", "Stop This Train" and "Slow Dancing In A Burning Room".
Amidst the mediocrity of what seems like an endless queue of disposable emo bands and manufactured, formulaic "hit" songs, there are still artists like John Mayer creating meaningful, timeless music that will be around long after we've all forgotten who most of the current "look-alike"-"sound-alike" bands on the radio and TV are.
It's comforting...really.
This is some of the most refreshingly real and honest music I've heard in a long time. I'd put this next to "Eyes Open" by Snow Patrol as my top pick of 2006-07.
John's musicianship and true lyrical genius are simultaneously mindblowing, beautiful, and devastating, especially in tracks like, "Waiting On The World To Change", "I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)", "Belief", "Stop This Train" and "Slow Dancing In A Burning Room".
Amidst the mediocrity of what seems like an endless queue of disposable emo bands and manufactured, formulaic "hit" songs, there are still artists like John Mayer creating meaningful, timeless music that will be around long after we've all forgotten who most of the current "look-alike"-"sound-alike" bands on the radio and TV are.
It's comforting...really.
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