Posted by Colin McDowell on Monday, November 7, 2011,
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Music
Most sample based hip-hop producers discover a vast array of Jazz, Soul and Funk records by digging through their parents' dusty old collections. Born and raised just minutes from Philly in the borough of Haddon Heights, New Jersey (part of Camden County); a son of avid Rock, Psychedelic and Blues fans had a different deck to draw from, resulting in a unique blend of genres rarely sampled within the art form. Using an SP-404 (most of the time), Keswick (let's just call him Kez) keeps that g...
Posted by Colin McDowell on Thursday, September 29, 2011,
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Music
You want some neo-soul-funky-hip-hop-ish? Huey Neutron, the combination of Bobby Blunt's suave vox over DJ Vex's crisp chops, is at it again with their new EP- Almosthere- coming out sometime within the next month. Here's a video for "Love Is", one of the many great tracks from the impending EP, starring Jocelyn Coleman and Bobby... not too bad for a Nikon d5000, though we do plan on upgrading pretty soon.
Posted by Colin McDowell on Tuesday, May 24, 2011,
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Epiphanies
I write free hand and free verse when it comes to personal narratives... I have this blog, journals, and documents dedicated to remembering most of my deep thoughts and feelings. I do this so that I can reflect on these captured moments later in my life... it also helps to forge a concrete ideology (that I can call my own) in a life of constant evolution. Another, more research based, reason is to gather enough observations and notes for me to conduct my own experiments and studies when I a... Continue reading ...
Posted by Colin McDowell on Tuesday, March 15, 2011,
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Music
It never ceases to amaze me... listening to local (Hampton Roads) artists who venture into the realms of creativity to explore their more passionate/artistic sides. Not only do they express themselves in a significantly unique manner, but they elect to publicly display their works, be it audibly or visually. One artist who continues to catch my ear in an overly positive way is the man behind Goulash Music, Bernard Eure... aka Bobby Blunt. I don't know much about the man, other than that he... Continue reading ...
Christmas has always been one of those holidays thats enjoyment and worthiness is based on how well your wish list was tended to. My wishlist was always a collection of extremely wishful desires (sometimes impossible ones), of which only about 40% became realities. Once I caught on to the fact that my ratio will forever be imbalanced because of my spacey ass imagination, Christmas started to become more like Easter... a holiday I am reluctant to celebrate. Strange enough, I didn'...
Posted by Colin McDowell on Thursday, December 16, 2010,
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Music
Well, I now present you with my first CD. I did it all using Garageband, an SM-57 microphone + SHURE interface, a shed, and all of my friends' support. It took me 3 months to complete and in doing so I faced a barrage of challenges pertinent to maintaining balance. My biggest challenge now and down the road is [going to be] upkeeping my relationship with Crista, and that is a problem I am currently brainstorming a resolution for. Anyhow, this was my first test, and now I know how much emo...
Posted by Colin McDowell on Sunday, January 17, 2010,
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Thinking Out Loud
So I elected to work a double today (11 am to 11 pm)... wise or thoughtless? More money, less music, more work, less fun. Opportunity cost? Nevermind. Continue reading ...
