Acoustic fingerstyle guitar...

Thomas Leeb is an "Austrian born" virtuouso fingerstyle guitarist who plays with a lot of open tunings, tap harmonics and percussive elements. Here are some examples...





I found him by checking out some of the people who arranged the pieces that I saw Sungha Jung play on youtube. If you haven't seen him, he is the 12 year old Korean prodigy who is ridiculously dope. Thomas Leeb actually wrote "Keep on groovin' to my friend" on Sungha's custom-made Lakewood seen below (built for his little frame). It makes me want to start pulling out the old acoustic again...

Here is a song he wrote and arranged himself!

A self-esteem boost anyone?

To err is human, right? Well, from time to time, I think we need a little reminder that we all make mistakes. Be careful not to get sucked into this at work...pretty hilarious stuff.

www.failblog.org

Here are a couple of their latest examples, so you get the picture:

Stage Awareness Fail...



Protection Fail...



Child Care Fail...

Emotions from Imogen...

I remember when I first heard "Hide and Seek" I got chills. Her name is Imogen Heap, she's from the UK, and she's amazingly talented. Her music leans towards the pop side, but there is something very unique and deep about her. It's not only her incredible voice, but her lyrics are powerful to me. It's not something that I would bump on a regular basis, well...honestly, there's nothing I really bump on a regular basis, but as far as most of her material is concerned, it's almost better suited for Final Fantasy video games and Garden State soundtracks. I read somewhere that she learned how to record on an old Atari, so basically she's a genius, and it shows (check the live performance below to witness her production and sequencing skills). If you so desire, you can learn more about her (for example, she was half of the duo Frou Frou, and plays the Array Mbira) by checking out her Wikipedia page. First, check out a couple of stand-outs...

Live at a radio station:



And a video she made for "Hide and Seek":



Visit her official website HERE.

Getting This Album Done...

I feel I have been neglecting this blog, but rest assured, the lack of recent posts is merely an indication that most of my spare time has been spent crafting and completing this new Collective Efforts project. We have decided to do all mixing in house (with a little consultation and feedback from other trusted ears), meaning that I have to get off work, go straight home, get some food, and start working. We have completed all recording and are just working on the final touches, getting everything ready to master. I am also honored to have added to my plate the rewarding process of recording and mixing some new mixtape material for my homie Eli Sweet. He is back in town from China and as usual, has an exorbitant amount of dope verses to drop over stolen hip hop tracks. So, I will pop in every now and then, but for the most part, until Root and I head out to San Fran, I will be consumed in this Freezing World...check out our website from time to time and give us a shout, kind of quiet over there right now as we try to rebuild awareness, let people know we haven't dropped off the Earth, yet. Drop a comment, every little bit helps build morale.

Peace family.

Let's find peace...

"You owe it to everyone (including yourself) to find pockets of tranquility in your busy world."

-- George Bernanos



Art from www.fotoviva.co.uk