I’m sure plenty of bands and solo artists out there have used the Ipad to record music with. The Ipad surprisingly has great sound quality. That’s why I wanted one so I can have something better to record on ’cause honestly, recording music on the PC sucks. I find that recording on the Ipad is way better. You don’t need to spend a lot of money of studio time when there are other options to record.

In this day and age, bands & artists obsess with wanting to record in the studio ’cause they want to play rock star and they want to sound like one. Well, they don’t really need to. As long as you’re unsigned, you can record and release albums however you want to. Homemade albums are really cool.

I’m hoping to be one of the very few to make an album on an Ipad. Noticed how I didn’t call it a demo. I called it an album. That’s what it’s gonna be. An internet album with a virtual cover and all. The Ipad is a very handy tool for musicians and songwriters and I want to inspire other bands & artists to record in this way.

The album is coming out really well so far. Still got more songs to go though and writing like crazy!!! Still haven’t came up with a title for it yet. When I get all the songs done, I’ll come up with a title for the album. When I pick a title for it, I’ll probably pick something out of the lyrics. This will be considered my debut album.

You don’t need to record in a studio and get ripped off. When you record on your own at home, you get more freedom and more control. You get to be your own boss. That’s a huge part of why home recording is great.

I usually don’t listen to my own music a lot but for some reason, I can’t stop listening to these songs. If I can’t stop listening to these songs, then the same might happen to you. I think you’ll like ’em. That’s my goal with these songs is hoping to get people to like ’em and enjoy ’em. I know I’ve had a lot of nasty critics with my music over the years but maybe people will have a change of heart once they hear these new songs. I tried to make these songs catchy and listenable as best as I can. There will be plenty of sing-alongs and memorable melodies that you won’t get out of your head.

I tried my best with the singing and will try my best with the singing for the rest of the songs. Not only that Neil Young is  a huge influence in my singing on this album, David Bowie is another huge influence.

It feels great to be writing again, though and finally get out of that writers block. I’ll confess it that I had writers block for a long while. Stuck in a rut and now I’m out of it.

Kev

I’m taking my time with these new songs ’cause I really want to make ’em really good as possible. These songs really are heading to a new direction for sure. Heading to more of acoustic/folk music. Ever listen to stuff like Mumford & Sons, the Beatles and acoustic Neil Young? Well, you might hear a lot of that on this album. A lot of it will be gospel influenced a little bit. It’s gonna be some pretty serious songwriting. The songs will have plenty of back-up vocals and harmonies.

I just finished writing a killer song today. It’s a slow ballad but I’m really proud of this one. It turned out to be a really beautiful song. I know I should let the music speak on it’s own but if I’m proud of these songs; chances are, a lot of other people will like ’em too. I feel these are some of the best songs I’ve written.

I only got 6 songs on this album so far. How many more will I come up with? As many as I can fit on a blank CD.

I try my best to make some of these songs short as possible but I can’t help it if I write them kind of long ’cause that’s how I’ve always written. I don’t like short songs too much. I like to send a message with ’em.

When I’m ready to release these songs, I’ll put up cryptic teasers and stuff. I wanna try to get a buzz going and get people all excited.

When I write a new song, I usually just put it right on the internet to get feedback from it but I don’t think I’ll do that anymore. I think from this point on… I’ll write a batch of songs quietly  and release ’em on an album yearly. That’s how bands & artists do it. I’ll release an internet album once a year.

When will I ever make an actual album with a real CD cover with album art and all? Whenever I can afford it. Whenever I come up with the money to make the real CD, I’ll do it sometime down the road but for now, I’ll just release albums for the internet-only (Sorry, I refuse to do the Kickstarter/Pledgemusic bullshit).

Can’t wait to get this album out. It’s probably gonna be out in July or August. Not sure.

Kev

I just signed up for an artist profile on bandcamp and it’s actually a great site! I know I slammed the hell out of the site in the past but I’ll have a change of heart with it, I guess. My upcoming internet-only album will probably get exclusively released on bandcamp. That is probably the best site. I won’t make people pay for it, though so I’ll just leave the “free or more” option unchecked.

Why won’t I make people pay for my music even if I can if I wanted? It’s because I never did music for the money! I don’t care about money when playing music. I just love making the music and sharing it with people. That’s what it should really be about. That’s how local music used to be anyway but in this day and age local bands and musicians want people to buy your music when you don’t have to. There’s nothing wrong with giving out your music free.

When I’m ready to release the album, I’ll come up with a cover and title for it. As for the cover, it won’t be anything fancy. Probably will just be me holding the guitar on the front of it. There’s a professional photographer I know in Greenwich who I will probably work with for that, he could take me some really cool shots ’cause he’s one of the best photographers I’ve seen.

When I’m ready to release this album, I’ll announce a release date by posting a teaser video giving you a small clip of each song on it.

Can’t wait to get these songs out there. I think this is my best work yet, in my opinion and hopefully other people will agree.

Kev

The goal to my upcoming internet-only album is write songs that sends positive messages. Songs about love, happiness and life. After the popularity of my Whitney Houston cover inspired me to make this move with my original songs. I thought, after the large number of views of that video… I figure this is the kind of music people wanna hear. Slow ballads with good singing. That’s what I’m aiming for in the next batch of songs.

I am hoping to attract more female listeners and fans to my music so there will be some romantic and love songs on the next demo album. I’m gonna give the love song thing a try and see how it goes. I’m probably gonna be horrible at it but ya never know — maybe other people will differ. For the next batch of songs, I want them to be positive and family friendly kind of music. Stuff for people of all ages to listen to.

I have a little trick to attract women even more. Write songs that the ladies would like.

There will be upbeat rock songs too, though. I wanna focus on slower ballads mostly.

When I release this album, I’ll make this entire album streamable for youtube and I’ll find  a place for you to download the album for free for your Ipods or whatever (I’ll probably do that at Soundcloud).

I think I will leave my older songs behind ’cause most of my past songs were controversial and negative so I think I’ll keep away from “Evil Fred” and all the others. I think I will concentrate on new material. I don’t really want to look back at the past. I want to move forward with my music.

Kev