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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Shank (video game demo)

warning, this is VERY graphic.
intense!

it's an independent game. fighting side scroller. peep:

Monday, February 22, 2010

showing of face briefly explained

super tired right now but here goes:

why have i started showing my face more?
the answer is simple really. Though I originally intended to continue to perform without having to reveal my identity entirely, I have apparently changed my mind. But why?

A few people whose opinions are of great value to me have, over the years, encouraged me to overcome my, I guess, shyness and allow the people who are influenced and/or believe in me to see what I look like.
I was never really shy though. Perhaps paranoid? Or perhaps it is my ongoing seemingly subconscious desire to remain detached which probably explains my lack of songs with what I deem to be too much emotion. ? When I think about it though, there's probably no such thing as having 'too much emotion' in music, but rather, it is up to the individual artist or artists and how they want to represent..
Though I still believe that true artistry doesn't necessarily require one to reveal their identity, I also can realize that as a 'rapper' or musician at that, your look contributes greatly to uniqueness.
Even if your look is animated. (see Gorillaz)

I now know the importance of actually being seen especially living here in the Los Angeles county where networking is apparently everything. It was by showing my face that Big Sean knew who I was when I met him out in Hollywood at the Roxy. Then again, it was without showing my face that Lupe Fiasco knew who I was. The whole idea can be viewed as advantageous or as a horrible disadvantage but more than likely, in the entertainment business especially, the former seems more the case than the latter.

As some may have noticed, though, there aren't too many pictures of me floating around the net and hopefully I will learn to be able to accept the importance of that too. I just don't like the idea for some reason. Like, if you enjoy my music, what does it matter how I look like? Perhaps if I were Vega or something (narcissistic) maybe I would thrive off of being seen.
I find it especially sad and disturbing when some of these rappers, specifically those who are unsigned and have yet to join either Ascap or BMI amongst other things, take numerous pictures of themselves and post them on their blog or whatever with ridiculously cheesy subtitles like "so fly" and just dumb stuff like that. no offense. i just think it's weak sauce.

I think that pictures should be taken with a purpose. Take Kid Cudi for example. I don't know if you seen his recent Calvin Klein pictures but I think that those pictures are significant in that he is actually modeling for a company and what have you. Please, don't confuse what I just said as being synonymous with a comment like "Dang, I think he look good with his shirt off" because it's not even like that. chill out.
It's more like, some people who are not modeling for a company or for a cause other than narcissism will take those same exact pictures just because and as a musician, not an aspiring model, I don't see too much importance in doing such things. At the same time, I don't knock anybody for their decisions. Everyone is different and have their different beliefs and I respect those...for the most part.

I know it's long winded but I tried to somewhat fully explain my decision.



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Today was the first day of film school. It was great. One of the instructors told us that if we happen to work on a set with James Cameron and our cell phone were to go off, he's known to not only take your cell phone away but to drill a screw through the phone through a wall of shame despite how expensive your phone may be because a single scene can, at times, run up in the hundreds of thousands.
During the course there were other more advanced students recording the lecture with the professional microphones that they extend from this pedestal thingy and they wore these headphones that were somehow connected to the sound board and to these little devices attached to the hips of each speaker. There was even marker and before each 'scene' of class the person would say something like 'scene two take one action'.
So much information in one day and right now i'm exhausted. got lost on the way home and ended up at LMU right across from the beach which was just surprising to see pop up outta nowhere. I didn't even know I drove to the ocean. Foolish.

ummm what else.

homework already. something about dissecting the actual screenplay of The Bourne Supremacy but I plan to do that tomorrow or something. excuse me for being too detailed. it's just in my nature at times annnnnnnd yeah...

anyways, i'll keep you updated with new music information. REAL DEAL.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Thanksssssss

thank you very much for the support on the latest video "Battletoad's Beaming" - I definitely appreciate it.
Excuse my failure to post all of the time. I would definitely like to do so, as you may know, however, there's just tooooo much going on.
hopefully pretty soon you guys will see the music video that I was an extra in. If it looks toooooo suspect, then, I probably won't post it.
too many guys on our side of the booth. smh!

The "assignment" was indeed recorded last night. I think it went well. Now I just have to mix it but chances are the mix will turn out weak. this time, though, I must make it less weak!

So many back to back problems have been reoccurring but dude I'm going for the win.... YUP, you know this.

film school starts monday and i'm so ready to do something. Ready to develop.

But yeah, I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post the assignment right away? But give me a few days and I'll keep you in the loop. oh yes indeed!

SAYLEN CHECK YO EMAIL CUH!

ghost-

Turbo - Battletoad's Beaming

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

I've been given my first assignment. Hope to record and have it online to hear by this month. you'll see in due time..
when I say 'assignment' it's pretty much one of those things where a higher authority in the business is putting my versatility to the test.
Please do not confuse my ambiguity with a sucker move to raise speculation or a straight up lie just to 'seem cool' or something.
I personally find that to be super dumb and unnecessarily misleading. I don't believe in playing my listeners for fools or hypebeasts.
Here at TSST we specialize in keeping it 110%. Unfortunately for many, there's no room for idiots, liars, fakes, dummys, or wannabes here.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Usher - Hey Daddy




dope!

almost done

just hold tight for a bit. the video should be up by like thursday. i will try to finish and upload it as soon as possible.
thanks.