Out and about

Or for you Northern folks: Oat and a boat

Let me get ya started. It's been a trip, ol' 2004 I must say. I took a journey through a tunnel called my life and maybe I'm starting to see some direction. I'm going to be honest, this blog isn't for me to show all my creative wrting talents, or for me to speak my mind on pressing issues... My only reason for having this is, well, I wanted to share my experiences. I've had a bunch and the people who really know me could vouch. I feel like whoever reads this is going to get to know me as well. So it's kinda fun knowing that people can actually peek into my life, my thoughts and dreams... although I don't really know how much of that I would post. :)

Quick 'life story recap." I started singing when I was 8 years old when my brother convinced me to try out for a play. The Music Man. Great show, I played Winthrop, and to be truthful with myself, I don't think it was my BEST performance. But alas, it's what started everything for me so I must look back on it with respect. As I grew up I always seemed to find a way to sing, through high school I had to be in just about every choir known to the school, and an equal amount of school musicals. I had fun singing - SING! One should always have a reason to sing, or even just to enjoy some music. Music is definately my one true passion. So do me a favor, if you're reading this, RIGHT NOW, stand up and sing me a song! OK, OK, I'm a dork I know, but maybe just hum it there in your seat...

I also had an interest in computers. Technology, really, not just computers - my education however, suffered so I never really got into that cool stuff. But once again I've given myself some great opportunities that have helped me expand my knowledge. I gained a really big interest recently in helping out with sound for a local theater... and I thought "!" "that's what I want!" I wanted to be in sound. Above all to me, music shouldn't just be good... it should sound good as well. What good is quality music if you can't hear it right? So what should I do? Sound design? I thought so, but, very recently I realized that DJing was the way to go for me. Mixing music, my primary passion, with technology... well that just seems like a dream job for me.

So, I got a pair of turntables. Vinyl records baby. The history of vinyl goes way back, I'm not gonna get into it, but I know the history... if you ever need to brush up on your vinyl knowledge let me know I'll fill you in.

OK so that's kinda the backround of my perfession, we'll get into the juicy personal stuff later. I guess for now I must say that my Friday was excellent. It was full of challenges at work, but I actually had an ok time handling them. For those of you that are now wondering, I do have a day job - I'm a very new DJ, not ready to quit the day job yet!

I'm going to go to bed, however, so everyone in internetland - Goodnight. Have music in your minds as you sleep.