090509 BLOG

THOUGHT I’D MAKE A BLOG... IT’S BEEN A WHILE, AND I JUST CAN’T SLEEP, SO...

SO I’VE BEEN BUSY... BUSIER THAN I CAN REMEMBER EVER BEING, SIMPLY PUT.

SHIT, I DON’T EVEN HAVE TIME TO SLEEP ANYMORE... I FIND MYSELF LUCKY WHEN I GET A 4 OR 5-HOURS NIGHT SLEEP THESE DAYS. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO TAKE NAPS HERE AND THERE SO I DON’T PASS OUT OR JUST DIE OR SOMETHING... SERIOUSLY.

BUT AS SOME OF YOU KNOW... I KINDA LIKE IT THAT WAY. 

I’M NOT THE KIND OF GUY THAT SETTLES IN, WASTE TIME WATCHING HOURS OF MINDLESS TV OR DO NOTHING (OR EVERYTHING SUPERFICIALLY).

I’D RATHER MAKE MUSIC... BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I REALLY DO WANT TO MAKE MUSIC IN MY LIFE... NOT JUST THINK OR SAY TO PEOPLE I DO.

BUT THAT’S JUST ME...

I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO SAY TO MY FRIENDS HOW MUCH I’M SORRY THAT I’M NOT AROUND AS MUCH AS I USED TO. I MISS TALKING TO YOU (YOU GUYS KNOW WHO YOU ARE... RIGHT?).

I GOT REALLY, REALLY BUSY LATELY, IT’S ALWAYS GOOD WHEN BUSINESS PICKS UP.

I’LL PUT A REAL EFFORT TO FIX THIS AS SOON AS I FEEL MY WORK HERE IS DONE (OR AT LEAST THAT I’M SATISFIED WITH IT). THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH GOOD FRIENDS AND BEING SO UNDERSTANDING.

FOR ALL THE TIME I’VE WASTED WAITING FOR IDIOTS & LIARS, NOW I HAVE TO WORK TWICE AS HARD. I KNOW I’VE DONE MUCH, MUCH MORE (BOTH QUALITY & QUANTITY) THAN MOST PEOPLE CLAIMING TO BE ‘ARTISTS’... BUT I’M NOT READY TO TAKE IT EASY AND BEING SATISFIED WITH WHAT I’VE DONE AND WHAT I HAVE.

STILL THE HARDEST-WORKING BASTARD AROUND... NO DOUBT HERE... PLUS I GOT PROOF (LIKE, SAY, ACTUAL SONGS) TO BACK IT UP... NOT JUST SHALLOW WORDS ON A STUPID SITE...

THERE’S A WHOLE FUCKING LOT OF THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW SO I’VE DECIDED TO CUT DOWN LAYING IT AROUND ON THE WEB AND TRY IT ONCE AGAIN - FOR REAL - IN THE REAL WORLD.

OK, ENOUGH RANTING... SO WHAT’S THIS ABOUT?

THE CORE :

*SWAY

*I WON’T SEE THE LIGHT

*BELONG WITH YOU

*ACID TEARS

*MESSED UP

*YLEM

*STRONGER

*COPYCAT

*COCONUT-PROOF

*EQUILIBRIUM

*AEOLIST

*CANIS MAJORIS

*CAN ANYBODY SEE?

*ANOTHER WAY (ALONE)

*DOLDRUMS

*A DAY IN THE LIFE OF TWIXTER BUTTERFINGERS

*TELOS

*NECROMIMESIS

*LOOBY

*THE GREAT DEBACLE

*HOBSON’S CHOICE

*LULLILOO

AND I FOUND BACK OLD TAPES FILLED WITH COOL SONGS, SO I’VE DONE NEW VERSIONS OF A FEW OF THEM. AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT 'A FEW' MEANS TO ME (NOT LIKE SOME PEOPLE ‘CLAIMING’ TO BE ‘ARTISTS’ BUT ONLY WRITE 7-8 SONGS OR SO IN ABOUT 10 YEARS (AND 95% OF THE SONGS ARE EITHER PRETTY SHITTY OR A COPY OF A BAND / ARTIST THAT HE ENJOYS – KEEP ON POSTING OLD PICS BECAUSE THAT’S ALL YOU CAN DO, REALLY)).

TO ME IT MEANS A ‘SHITLOAD’. 

AND THE QUALITY IS HERE, TOO.

A FAST-GROWING LIST :

*SHE’S NEVER QUITE UPSET

*WHITE ROOMS

*MY SPINE

*YOU DON’T EVEN BOTHER

*BROKEN WINGS

*WASTE YOUR LIFE WITH ME

*SOUR WAKE UP

*MR.PERFECTION

*CLOSE TO YOU

FOR MY PORTFOLIO, ALSO WORKING ON :

*STEP RIGHT UP

*BILLY GOES TO POPVILE

*CARRY ON

*DIAMOND

*LOOK INSIDE

*VENUS

*(I DON’T WANT TO BE) ALIKE ANYONE YOU CAN FIND

*WALK IN THE PARK (TEMP TITLE)

*I NEED YOU / FADE AWAY

*FREE

*WHEN YOU’RE HERE (IT’S A BEAUTIFUL WORLD)

*IF YOU WALK (TEMP TITLE)

*SO WHEN YOU GO

*RUNNING AROUND

*CRAZY

*MYSELF

SO YEAH... I KEEP BUSY.

I HAVE MEETINGS WITH MUSIC INDUSTRY PEOPLE SOMETIMES A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK, SO I TEND TO TRAVEL AROUND A LOT AROUND LATELY.

NOT OFFCIALLY JOINED A INDUSTRIAL-ROCK BAND, BUT AM CONSIDERING IT. ALTHOUGH SINCE I GOT REALLY BUSY LATELY, I’D RATHER NOT SAY MUCH ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.

STILL HAVE A 40+ HOURS A WEEK JOB (‘CAUSE YOU KNOW, I’M NOT THE LAZY TYPE) ADDED TO THAT. THE GREAT THING ABOUT BEING MY OWN BOSS IS THAT I CAN MANAGE MY SCHEDULE WITH MY MEETINGS. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY FOR THAT.

STILL PLANNING A TRIP TO NEW YORK THIS SUMMER WITH FRIENDS.

STILL PLANNING TO START MY OWN MUSIC COMPANY BY THE END OF THE YEAR / BEGINNING OF 2010. I ALREADY HAVE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE HELPING ME WITH THIS HUGE TASK – I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR SUPPORT, GUYS!

ALRIGHT... IT’S TOO LATE TO SAY I’LL CUT THIS SHORT, BUT I REALLY HAVE TO GO.

GOT WORK TODAY, PRACTICE LATER ON.

STUDIO TOMORROW (HOPEFULLY I’LL FINISH ‘STEP RIGHT UP’ BY THE END OF THE DAY).

WISH I HAD FINISHED 'DIAMOND' FOR MOTHER'S DAY... BUT I'D RATHER NOT RUSH IT AND MAKE IT AS GOOD AS IT CAN BE. SONGS FOR MY MOM ARE ALWAYS THAT MUCH IMPORTANT TO ME.

ALRIGHT, CATCH YOU ALL UP LATER...

 Dom