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Why it’s important for me to learn music theory and learn to read music…

When making music for DAW software, I think it’s important for me to study music theory and learn to read music which I’ve been learning how to do both. I’ve also been practicing ear training really hard too!

This year I’m going to be taking learning how to play piano/MIDI keyboards a little more seriously so I can get good with MIDI controllers and things like that. If I’m going to get serious on home music recording, I really need to learn music theory and read music/sight reading. All those DAW software, they usually have a piano roll in them where you can put in your own notes. If I learn music theory and learn to read music/sight reading, this stuff would make home recording on a DAW a little more easier. You’ll be able to get music you hear in your head onto a recording a little easier too if you learn music theory, sight reading and having a good ear. My ear training is getting a lot better too. I’m really getting the hang of what a lot of notes sound like.

If I’m going to learn how to play the piano and learn to read music, I should learn how to read music for guitar too. It’s all important to do if you want to be a real musician. I know learning music theory and sight reading is a bit intimidating which is why a lot of musicians refuse to learn that stuff but seriously… music theory and sight reading are not that hard to learn at all. Both are really a piece of cake really. Even a little kid can learn that stuff! I’m glad I’m learning all this stuff.

You don’t really have to learn to read music for guitar since tablature is a big deal but I think you should. I know I’m going to. If I’m going to learn music theory, I should learn sight reading too.

I want to get good at using MIDI keyboards so I can make my own backing tracks for my songs. I’ll make all the full band music myself. For drums, I’m thinking about buying EZ track drummer software ’cause that’s popular software for home recording artists and I’m going to look into that. For making bass lines I’ll just use MIDI. I’ll figure out how to make full band tracks in the future ’cause I really want to do that stuff. I’m learning how to play keyboards this year. Been learning and practicing all week.

Kev

Most of Hollywood and the music industry are pretty liberal ’cause the media wanted them to be…

Why are most of Hollywood movie stars and most of the music industry very liberal people? Well simply because the media wanted them to be. That is pretty much part of why the mainstream media has liberal bias everywhere. The media wants celebrities and music stars to talk politics. It’s why they promote liberalism. The media are hoping to use celebrities and music stars to help spread the message about liberalism so Democrats can stay in power. Is that part of how Obama won  twice ’cause of the power of the media and sending the message through celebrities? Yes.

Yeah, I know it’s pretty sad and disappointing that most of Hollywood and the music industry are very liberal people; however, not all of Hollywood and the music industry are liberal. There are some famous people out there who are very conservative like Ted Nugent, Jon Voight, James Woods, Scott Baio, Clint Eastwood, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal and lots more to list. Anyway, when celebrities publicly express their “conservatism”… the media will do all they can to destroy them and marginalize them. The media continues to treat liberal celebrities like “heroes” such as Madonna, Meryl Streep, Stephen King, George Clooney, Katy Perry, etc. but they treat conservative celebs like enemies.

When Madonna threatened to blow up the White House, liberals didn’t bat an eye but Ted Nugent gets into all kinds of trouble for calling Obama a subhuman mongrel. That’s how black and white the media sees politics.

Liberal celebrities speak out on their politics ’cause the media got them to. Celebrities are just as gullible and naive as well. A lot of them can be stupid and unintelligent.

There are a lot of celebs out there who are good at keeping politics away from their careers for example Taylor Swift. She’s doing a good job keeping her music career separate from politics which is how it should be. You never know what her political views are ’cause she keeps quiet about politics. The media probably wants her to speak out but she won’t which is smart. She is probably a die-hard liberal too (wouldn’t surprise me) but who knows maybe she’s conservative as well? You just never know. I think it’s great that she’s shutting up about politics ’cause she doesn’t want to alienate her own fan base. People would stop supporting her music if she spoke out.

Look, it’s fine that celebrities hate Donald Trump but when they speak out and ram their opinions down everyone’s throats, it’s a turn off. I think this year I’m planning on selling my Stephen King book collection. Gonna get rid of all of ’em ’cause I’m done with his shit. He won’t stop the Trump bashing on his twitter. I’m also gonna get rid of all albums on CD I own by these artists: Springsteen, Neil Young, U2, any project that Chris Cornell is involved in (Soundgarden, Audioslave, solo) and also boycotting Pearl Jam. Gonna get rid of all their CD’s and sell ’em. It’s no secret that Tom Morello is a liberal and Trump hater but I had no idea Cornell was. Audioslave played the Trump anti-inaugural so I just threw Cornell  on the boycott list.

I’m also thinking about throwing Metallica on the boycott list ’cause Kirk Hammett went on an anti-Trump rant on his twitter.

The media are still trying to use celebrities to help spread the message and gain more power but not anymore. It’s the USA vs. Hollywood. We’re done with Hollywood and the media. They’re all losing power this time. They want to bash Trump and his supporters? Well we fight back. That’s what it’s about. I’m fed up with Hollywood and the media like most. Hopefully Trump will do a good job uniting us all ’cause we really need it badly.

Kev

Aaaaahhhhhhh… what a breath of fresh air! From Obama to Trump in the White House!!!

Ever since Trump started his presidential campaign during the election, I’ve always said that Trump would treat his presidency in the White House like a business. He’s been doing exactly that. 5 Days into Trump’s presidency and he’s already doing an incredible job. He’s been reversing all the things that Obama did to the country which is what we elected him for. The haters are accusing him of breaking all kinds of promises but that’s not what I see at all. He’s keeping all of his promises. Doing all the things that we elected him for: Build the wall, kick out illegals, repeal/replace Obamacare, defund Planned Parenthood, kill the TPP, build the Keystone Pipeline, get rid of sanctuary cities, etc.

Oh my, Trump is getting so much done in such a short period of time. This man is amazing. This is all coming from his over 30 years of experience working the Trump empire. This is the kind of president we need… a president who isn’t a politician. We needed a CEO/Businessman president. A new vision for America.

President Trump is doing all the things that pisses off liberals which feels great! It’s funny as hell seeing liberals and pro choice fanatics lose their shit over Trump  defunding Planned Parenthood internationally. They know that Planned Parenthood is gonna be gone soon which is why they’re freaking out. I don’t care what anyone says, I’m pro life 100%. I don’t want to be with a woman who thinks abortion is okay ’cause I want to someday maybe get kids of my own.

Trump is already doing a great job which doesn’t surprise me at all. It’s gonna be a great 8 years. Today, President Trump announced an investigation of voter fraud in elections. So pretty soon you can say goodbye to voter fraud and all those responsible will be jailed. Hopefully Trump discovers that Hillary and Barack were involved in the voter fraud against Trump ’cause it wouldn’t surprise me at all if they were involved. Lock up Hillary and Barack.

We finally have a president who is a leader and finally have someone who is actually doing “things” instead of talking about it and doing nothing. Thank you President Trump and keep up the good work!

Kev

RIP Butch Trucks 1947 – 2017…

Sad news today that founding and longtime member of the Allman Brothers band’s drummer, Butch Trucks just passed away. Pretty bummed about this ’cause he’s definitely one of the most talented drummers in rock. He has been with the Brothers from the very start. He has been with the Brothers since the late 60’s until the band’s final shows at the Beacon Theater in 2014. Then the band broke up after; however, Butch continued to play music with Butch Trucks & Very Special Friends and another band called, Butch Trucks & The Freight Train Band. Thanks for the music, Butch and RIP.

Kev

Wow, today is not a good day for all those left-wing environmentalist nut jobs, Keystone Pipeline and Dakota Access are coming your way whether you like it or not…

I’m sure liberals and those Bernie fanatics are hating Trump even more now ’cause President Trump just signed executive orders to construct the Keystone Pipeline and Dakota Access.

Ya know,  I’m all for those pipelines. I remember defending the Dakota Access and I still stand by my opinion on it that I think the Dakota Access is a good idea too. We want American oil and not foreign. Pipelines will be good for the economy ’cause more jobs.

I don’t understand why these environmentalist freaks get so upset over these two pipelines when the US already has plenty of pipelines underground that also has all kinds of polluting issues. So what’s the problem? Hmmmmm???

Like I told ya before, Trump in office is gonna be a wild ride. He’s working so fast and getting a lot done. Nobody has ever seen this before ’cause other presidents in the past never worked as hard as Trump does. Trump has only been in office for 4 days and he’s already kicking ass. He gets up early in the morning and works ’til late at night. I told ya he was a big deal! 🙂

Kev

Oscar nominations are in, this year should keep the race baiters happy ’cause there are more black nominations this year… Oscars so black???

 

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Well, the Oscar nominations are in. Hey Rev. Al Sharpton, I hope you’re happy this year. I’ll never forget that Rev. Al Sharpton cried about Oscars being so white so the Oscars had more black nominations this year to keep him and his race baiting buddies happy. Are the Oscars the BET Awards now? Seems like it!

Anyways, I’m happy that the film “Arrival” actually got a Best Picture nomination but pissed that Amy Adams got snubbed for that role ’cause I thought she did really good in that film and her performance was Oscar worthy.

The only film I’ve seen of the Best Picture nominees was “Arrival”, I haven’t seen any of the others this year at all; although, “Hell or High Water” and “Hacksaw Ridge” I was meaning to check out ’cause those two films look really good. I’m planning to buy the BluRay to those two films real soon.

While I would think that everybody would like to see “Hacksaw Ridge” win the best picture — it won’t. The Best Picture will no doubt go to one of those three films about black people: either “Moonlight”, “Fences” or “Hidden Figures” will get it. If none of the movies with black people in them won Best Picture, there will be more controversy  and Oscars would get called racist again. No doubt that this will be the blacks year, they’ll sweep everything. I’m betting “Moonlight” will probably get Best Picture ’cause that film has been winning a lot of awards lately.

I’m boycotting the Oscars this year. I won’t even watch at all and have better things to do. I’m fed up with liberal Hollywood like most people. There will no doubt be a lot of Trump bashing by the Oscars host and award presenters, another reason to boycott.

http://oscar.go.com/nominees

Kev

Bernie Sanders accuses Trump of teaming up with rich establishment people at inauguration… here’s my response to that idiot…

Um, wow. I don’t know what to call him: Crazy Bernie or Hypocrite Bernie? I think both would fit him nicely. Bernie accuses Trump of teaming with establishment people and billionaires at inauguration.

Hey Bernie, you old fool. You dumb lunatic.

Aren’t you the one who has repeatedly stated at the beginning of your campaign that you were anti-establishment? Now you team up with the Clinton’s and George Soros to take down Trump who are all billionaires and they are also the “establishment”. Before Bernie teamed up with the Clinton’s and Soros, he originally wanted to fight Wall Street and the Federal Reserve. What happened to that, Bernie, you crazy loon? What ever happened to you fighting to get rid of the TPP which Trump just killed today? What ever happened to the Revolution? You teamed up with the establishment of billionaires to take down Trump, you fucking hypocrite.

You could have had a good chance of winning the Democratic nomination but you fucking blew it by teaming up with Clinton and Soros to take down Trump. You won’t give up on your obsession with Trump ’cause someone is obviously paying you to attack Trump. Is that how you got the money for your $600,000 beach home? YOU WORK FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT TO TAKE DOWN TRUMP WHICH YOU CONTINUE TO FAIL AT!

I can’t stand Bernie Sanders. He’s such a sellout and it’s so sad to see that people still love the guy which is no surprise though ’cause the left and the independent voters that support him are just as crazy & loony as he is. They should be mad at Bernie for selling out. Just proves how delusional and messed up Bernie fanatics really are.

Kev

Now that President Trump is off to work in the White House, Eric and Don Jr. is off to work the Trump organization…

It’s been a long weekend for the Trump family. The Trump family spent the whole weekend at the Trump White House in D.C. after Donald Sr. got sworn-in. Now that the weekend is over, it’s time for everyone to go back to work. President Trump is off to work at the White House and these two will be off to work the Trump Organization. Remember, at Trump’s press conference before the inauguration Trump announced that he’s giving up his business empire to his kids. Trump announced that Eric and Don Jr. will be running the empire. Ivanka wanted nothing to do with it ’cause she wanted to look after her kids which is good on her.

I guess that means Eric and Don Jr. will be in charge of Trump Tower in NYC now. I’m sure these guys would do a great job ’cause they are entrepreneurs themselves. I’m sure their father taught them a lot. This is a big job for them and I wish them good luck!

Kev

Trump kills TPP trade today, liberals will never admit that was a good thing…

President Trump is already doing a great job. He just signed three different executive orders today. He’s been signing executive orders like crazy ever since his inauguration last Friday. The big one TPP is dead for good.

I’ve noticed some Bernie fanatics in FB admitted that was a good thing even though they still don’t like Trump. They actually gave Trump props for that one; however, though most liberals still won’t admit it even though claim TPP is bad. They will always hate Trump no matter if Trump does good things for liberals which is sad and pathetic. Well, this is proof that Trump wants to make America great again for everyone. Doesn’t matter what side of the spectrum you’re on.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/23/donald-trump-executive-orders-kills-tpp-announces-federal-hiring-freeze-restores-mexico-city-policy/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

I’m already impressed with Trump which doesn’t surprise me really. He’s already getting right to work ever since he got sworn in. He’s been working all weekend long. There’s gonna be no breaks with this guy. President Trump will work all week… even on weekends. He won’t take much vacations and he may not take vacations at all during his presidency.

Over the years of Trump’s life, he was never much of a vacation guy. He spent over 30 years of his life working hard in Trump Tower. He will do the same in the White House. Spend most of his presidency working. That’s all he wants to do is work. He has always been a workaholic. Admit it, right?

It’s so awesome having Trump in the White House. From Obama to Trump, what a difference. Now that Trump is in the White House, I am now following the @potus and @flotus twitter handles and I’m following the official White House facebook and youtube channel. Trump is already doing a great job and I’m impressed with Sean Spicer the new press secretary. We finally  have an honest press secretary for once.

Thank you President Trump for coming to save America! You ROCK, Mr. President! \m/

Kev

I’ll admit that I’m good at weightlifting in the gym but I suck at cardio… maybe it’s because I’m getting older?

I go to the gym a lot and trying to keep at it throughout 2017 which I vow to do. I want to become the best shape of my life. Get the body that I’ve always dreamed of. Be in great shape. Have a muscular and fit body that women would drool over like the reason most guys go to the gym for (most of them won’t admit it, they all want the body to please the ladies).

I’m doing a pretty good job at lifting weights… doing the machines and dumbbells. I don’t do barbell stuff too much, though.

However, though, when I try to do cardio… I really suck at that. When I do things like jump roping, running/jogging… I suck at those. I get good at those for a little bit but then I get tired real fast. When I go to boxing bootcamp class at the Y (the gym I work out at), we do a lot of Plyometric cardio stuff like burpees, jumping on a wooden box, lunges on bosu ball, mountain climber workout and things like that. You get the idea, right? In that boxing class, you train like a real boxer would. That’s what I like about it.

All that stuff is cool and fun but man, everytime I do that stuff, it kicks my ass and I’m like out of breath after the boxing bootcamp class is over. I guess it’s a sign of aging, ha, not sure. Could be. Maybe I’ll get better at that stuff the more I do ’em. I just need to practice, I guess.

Maybe age has nothing to do with any of it. I just don’t do other cardio workouts other than walking and biking and I want to do other cardio workouts like more plyometric stuff that I’m learning at the Y. Thanks to that boxing class, I have been learning more plyometric workouts and I’ve been doing that stuff on my own during the week. I really need to get good at cardio so I can build more speed and power in boxing. That’s why professional boxers have to train hard so they can learn to hit faster and build more strength.

I have also been learning a lot of stretching and yoga ’cause I really need the flexibility. I got visible abs pretty good but I need more so I’m gonna get back to a strict nutrition this year too which I already did. Yoga and boxing will definitely get me in shape even more though and it’s working.

One thing I’ve been doing a lot more are planks. Before boxing and yoga, I never did planks before but I’m starting to do them more often. Planks are pretty important. You gotta do them.

I’m serious on sticking with the workout this year throughout 2017 with very little breaks. I want to be the best shape of my life and be physical as I get older. Working out and fitness is awesome. I don’t really need a personal trainer ’cause I’m fine doing all this on my own.

Kev