Faces

'Sup.

It seems once again I have begun to slide off the path that I would like to be on for this blog. I at one point took all the personal stuff out, and made this place available for information... a place where new DJs can come and get a first hand view of what this world is really like. I wanted it to also be a place where everyone else can see my experiences through my own eyes, sharing thoughts on how I felt about all of them. Instead, take example of my last post, where I needed a place to vent about my girl problems, and my friend and sex problems... you people don't really care about that. My close friends do, sure... but not the general reader.

That being said, I think there is a place for it in this blog. I am an everyday guy. Not a celebrity, not poor little rich dude... I'm lazy, in love, broke occationally, overweight, unbalanced... just like every other everyday guy. So I'm gonna have everyday-guy-things happen to me. I'm gonna have girl troubles. I'm going to have money problems. I will have issues with my new and old friends and friends I've yet to even meet - I will have them. Problems occur.

Now that being said, about what was being said.... let it be said that in my current "everyday guy" status I have hopes and dreams that of an "incredible guy," which means this place should be home to both sides of the spectrum. It should be informational, a place where new DJs and fans can come and enjoy the depths of the music business; as well as a place to get up close and personal with everyone, share my feelings... share my life.

There, now it's all said.

I have many faces. Some of which are sweet and caring, some are more stern, direct, some just plain old hurtful I'm told. Some of my faces are fun, or are all about fun. For instance: around my boys CoolStylz and K.I.D, I'm the general party animal male. I check out women as obviously as possible, make comment on how "I'd do 'em" and move on to my next. I make noise, I yell, I raise my voice. I smile a lot. This face makes me happy.

My different faces are still me. I am always me. The same lazy, in love, occationally broke, overweight, fun-loving, full of life and laughter kinda guy. Different people bring different sides of that out. I like that. I like that I can find the best in everyone - that the people I spend time with bring out some different emotions and reactions for me. I think we all need that. We are still "being ourselves" this isn't being fake. Being fake is seeking out people that you want to be like and acting like them to fit in. It's not really you - it's you acting. You're better off trying out for the next season of The Real World and try out your realilty acting skills.

That's important...

Remember the difference and the distinction between bringing out different faces of you, and just being fake - people tend to like the former much more than the latter.

Speaking of faces, I will be constructing a new face for my network of websites. I am working to develop my (JPhoenix) official logo, which features my favorite symbol the bass clef, mixed with a strong representation of the Phoenix bird. It will be embeded into a "seal" or a shield of some type, like an official seal or something to that effect. My small version will be just the wings that boast the bass clef. I will post a draft of the logo in a few days after permissions are set for it. With that addition, I will begin a new self-marketing campaign to get my name as well as my internet radio station out there. My website will change, as well as all the corresponding sites: the MySpace and of course, this blog. Some new imagery will be created, which will be done by myself, with the help of Adrian with Cool Styles Productions.

It's time.

.... It's time I leave this current "everyday guy" world and take my first few steps towards the top. I'm not gonna sit here and say that I'm the greatest DJ ever, or that I'm dripping with raw talent that will blow everyone away. I still have a lot of work to do, many steps still to take. This is just the first one.

Learning is key. With the current class of 2006 graduating... I am beginning to realize that I will soon be left behind if I don't get my shit together - and fast. So for the summer I am enrolling in some new classes, specific ones geared towards exactly what I want to learn. I'm gonna get the knowledge I need to be successful. Doesn't mean I'm gonna get a degree or anything like that - but instead I'll work to learn what I need to learn and expand from there. Maybe eventually a degree will come - but mainly I want the career. The work that I'll love to do. It's so close I can taste it.

New York is calling.

Just so everyone knows, J*Phoenix... The Phoenix is a THING, not a PLACE. Yes, it is inspired by where I began DJing, which is here in Phoenix, AZ - that doesn't mean that the Phoenix in my DJ name stands for my location.

Phoenix is the bird of fire - that rose after death from the flames and gave everyone life. As I as well have fallen into the flames - and will one day rise above the fire and give everyone the joy of music. I am much like the Phoenix. Therefore, Phoenix is a THING.

So if I leave Phoenix, Arizona - I will still be JPhoenix. I have current aspirations to move outta here. Get outta dodge and force myself to do what I truely want to do. If I stay here, I'm comfortable here. I'm in my own skin. Why can't I just... go? Do you realize how much work there is to be had in bigger cities like LA, Chicago, or New York? Not to mention the fact that I have friends on the East Coast, giving myself an instant following and a growing word-of-mouth advertising campaign. Thats also not to mention... other... important people currently in my life that one day I would like to meet up with. But that's another story...

So let me wrap this one up cause I jumped around a lot.

The reason I posted about this subject was because some one brought up the "way you act around your boys." So I wanted to make it clear that even though I may act different around different people - it's still me, just a different side of me. Then I just used that as a transition into telling everyone that they can expect the website to be changed a lot in the near future...

Maybe you should also keep an ear out for a new mix.... did someone say Progressive House and Trance?

Have a day.