Good day, evening, night, noon thirty, and any other moment in time at which you are reading this message.
Was that a mouthful or what? Whaaaaaaaaaattttttttttssss Happnin??
Alright... I know I've been gone for a minute and have been a hypocrite at tellin you all I would message more. I apologize. I have actually been In a weird Funk for a month or two and have finally gotten out of it. Booya. So much dark and light. Balance is the theme of my life right now. Taking time to reflect, while staying absolutely busy has been crazy, but is the reason I am at one.
Lets recap: Last blog I was headed to Miami. I posted some pics since then. Two words. Freaking Brilliant!!! Kevin and I travels down to meet BT and some friends, opened the Winter Music Conference (WMC), play at Ultra with BT (got to sing Never Gonna Come Back Down, hang with my friends DJ Dan and Donald Glaude while watching them play a smoking set at Crobar and do all of BTs Vocal effects/processing) and ended up playing the most glitched out improv/freestyle set with Edit, Richard Devine and BT. What a week.
After that week, I traveled to Albany to play A cappella Innovations, an a cappella conference, all about communicating through the voice. I've played many of these shows back in the day, so it was really nice going to play a solo show buy myself for an hour. It was really nice to just let go and release. Ended up playing the next night with a couple fellow beat boxers/vocal percussionists. Beautiful Light!!
Then Darkness. So I had been doin the whole radio promo tours and let me tell ya. I've never really been a fan of the radio, but always wanted to be a radio DJ. "Strange?" You say. Trying to get them to play my jam has been so grueling. Don't get me wrong, I loved being apart of American Idol and all, but if I have to talk to one more DJ that doesn't really care about my music and wants to know what Simon Cowell or Sanjaya is like, I'm gonna poo my pants. What happened to DJs playing music that provokes emotion? or even music they like. I've talked to most of them and they just do what the next do. There is hope I feel. Still some magic is running through the air. A couple amazing singer/songwriters and producers are fighting there way through the waves, hoping to see the shore…, as am I.
Soooo..... The light at the end of the tunnel is still just a glimmer, but the outlook is filled with illumination.
This just in: I just got back from BTs and we put the UNK in Funk this week on a new track for his new record. If you want to find out more about the track... look up (Strange Attraction at a distance) google that ish. http://www.physicspost.com/articles.php?articleId=213 Einstein at his finest.
On to the now. Currently, presently, and at the moment I'm in New York doin press with my new publicist (Big Machine Media), who's kickin ass and taking names. Boom!
In a few days I will return to my Seattle estate and start working on a new project, that shall be remained un-named, with The roommate, The Drummer, The Twister of Knobs, Mr. KJ Sawka(Kevin). Much music to be made.
Its Here: HOW MANY WORDS – Remixed
I'm so excited I can't take it. My friends DJ Dan and Dave Aude have remixed How Many Words and They are freakin Insane!!! Right now on Itunes the remixes are waiting for you to download. It's really cool for me to hear different interpretations of my song, especially from my friends that know my music and me. Jake Benson did a really nice trance mix as well. They are all killer. Please check them out and get those Little/Big booties rockin out.
Whats next: This is where it gets sticky. As of now, my record label (RCA Music Group) is undergoing changes. To put it lightly, This has been to focal point of Bshortys frustration. Clive Davis has been demoted and Barry Weis has stepped in. Leaving many things up in the air, Audio Day Dream, being one of those. I'm currently waiting for a response and a swift plan of action. Fingers crossed, I'm hoping for the album to be out in Europe, a Tour being planned and the possibility of a new single. Show me the LIGHT, so I won't be left in the dark. All I need is a flashlight and I'll do the rest. Shib?.... Shib!
I would like to thank all of you that has kept supporting me and my efforts to bring positive, creative music to life. It is you that keeps me alive. On that note.
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And with that, I leave you with this… It is the balance of life that keeps us human.
Sorry this Blog is so A.D.D. its just one of those days.
Love, Peace and Beats! - Blake