John Bryson

New Instrumental

2011-01-28T13:53:00.000-08:00

Just FYI, I posted a new song which is an instrumental so I hope that you all like it!!!
Also, here is the link to some music if you'd like to share it with anyone!

Annnnnnnd, if you haven't added me on facebook......... myspace........ or twitter.......please do!!!!!

--John

New Song

2011-01-11T14:49:00.001-08:00

Well I put a new song up on the myspace called "Dreamgirl"....

www.myspace.com/johnbrysonband

Go check it out and please let me know what you think!!!! I will put it on my facebook tonight at 11:11 pm. pst.

--JB

2010-09-08T18:38:00.000-07:00

So I did a cover of "At Last". I know its nowhere near Aretha's version but that's ok!!!! You can see it here and while you're there, you can subscribe to my channel and we can be YouTube friends as well!!

Also, I am done with the demo...it is a bare-bones acoustic version of some songs that I will use to lure in other musicians...hopefully it works......Anyway, if you guys want a copy just let me know and I'll be sending those out FOR FREE....but just to you guys!!!!! Last but not least.....Let's all get fat on pumpkin pie!!!!
-jb

2010-05-31T23:39:00.000-07:00

Allright so here is the bad news.......The recording that I did had some complications and is not going to be available like I thought it would......However, what came out of the recording is actually really neat. I learned so much (the hard way) and the ideas and creativity that were born out of that was tremendous. Problem is, I dont have anything to give to anybody yet....so here's what I've decided.
I am going to post videos of some of my songs.......this way, you will be able to listen and watch at the same time.....DOUBLE THE PLEASURE!!!!!

Then, as I start playing more and more shows, I will be posting those as well (First show of the summer was scheduled today...CHECK IT OUT ON MY MYSPACE LINK BELOW!!!)

I think that I will also start getting some live recordings on the space as well......
I will be moving more toward ReverbNation on Facebook....Ilike.com and that sort of thing during the summer as well.....so if your reading this and we are not friends on Facebook....Twitter....or Myspace..... yet.....MAKE IT HAPPEN!

So again, thank you guys so much for your support and understanding......and I think that its time that I start blowing out the effin speaks!!!!!!(as in, playing so loud and hard that the speakers blow---thats what she said)
-jb

2010-04-12T01:38:00.001-07:00

Alrighty then.....So I am going to go ahead with the acoustical demo...even though it is pretty expensive....and hopefully by this fall, I can have some band/musical friends to record with me in the early fall so that I can have a more full sounding...band demo. I promise to put up videos of this summers shows......So stay happy all!!

Creator

2010-01-29T20:15:00.000-08:00

Oh, the needle he will need to have.....stronger than any steel......than any diamond....sharper than any knife or jagged cliff edge.......

Oh, the thread he will need to aquire....Strong enough to perform the tremendous task that lays ahead of it...yet capable of holding microscopic pieces of a once, whole heart, together without damaging.....

Oh, how steady his hand will need to be.....The inability to stray from the intended task.....to keep it from total collapse, to have the smoothness to accomplish the impossible under such extreme conditions.

Oh, the knowledge he will need to manufacture the perfect combination of chemicals to create a remedy to slowly nurse me back to existance.

--JB

Demo Update....Listening to....and some writing

2010-01-24T08:21:00.000-08:00

I'm currently finishing up a song called "So Much better" and an instrumental to be put onto the demo recording....I've also decided to put "Ashes" onto the disk so I will have a total of 5 songs when finished....I am aiming at March to be completely done and ready to hand this thing out at shows during the Summer..so that's where that's at BOY-EEEEEEEEE!!!!

Currently listening to......
Red-"Pieces"
Drake-"Money to blow"
Elbow-"Mirrorball"
Owl City-"Vanilla Twilight...and "Meteor Shower"
Massive Attack--"Teardrop"

Here's some more cheese for all those sandwhiches y'all are making while watching all of that playoff football!!!!

"would--would--would be"

Just for her to find me.
To be the end of her search---fulfill mine.
To be the reason for her laughter---fill my heart with joy.
To be her destination---my greatest accomplishment.
--jb

2010-01-09T13:57:00.000-08:00

Does she know the throne I have placed her on?..... The royal status she keeps in my heart? How is it that the lowest vermin could command the laughter of a princess? How could it be that a beggar could carry the company of a queen? Could it be that with the random brush of her hand on mine, I am a king...
not remembering the past,
or dwelling on the future....
if only for a moment....
King.

-jb

2009-12-26T00:13:00.000-08:00

He wanted to kiss her....with every opportunity passing more quickly.
He wanted to kiss her....so foreign not to.
He wanted to kiss her....alive were the lights it seemed...and her eyes.
He wanted to kiss her...yet not again to play the fool.

He wanted to kiss her as he wanted before, he wanted to kiss her..in bed..on the floor.
But mostly it seems,
in their space between dreams,
over and again,
wanted her to kiss him.
-jb

2009-12-06T01:51:00.000-08:00

Hello FRIENDS......
I wanted to let you guys know what's going on with the demo that I'm doing.....I started recording on Dec. 3rd and had planned to come out with 3 songs.....while in the studio, I realized that I wanted to change some things with the songs and how they were presented..

The good news is that I'm getting the sound that I want.....the other good news is that I will be going back to record another tune that I'm currently writing...the bad news is that this means it may take awhile to get these out.

.......so in the meantime, please forgive me for wetting your appetite while dinner was still cooking..........We can still look forward to the midnight snack.....

Thankful for friends

2009-11-27T11:40:00.000-08:00

For obvious reasons, I have been thinking about things that I am very thankful for lately......But here, I thought that I would thank the people who choose to follow my updates....Since there are only eight of you, I feel that this is do-able....here we go...

Brad--Brad is a drummer in Seattle. He plays in various bands around town and writes music also.....I have played with Brad before and he really seems like a "class-act". I'm sure he will excel in whatever he chooses to do.

Nathan--I had the pleasure of knowing Nathan for a short time...One of the most intelligent teenagers I've ever met.....I'm sure he will be somewhat wealthy...very soon...Funny too...

Fishbook--Amazing blog....This guy is a person after my own heart....Musician and Scientist...only he's probably a lot smarter than I am!!!

Steven Anthony---He has a few blogs.....Just a really good blogger....hits on basically all aspects of life...CAUTION---don't go to his food blog unless you want to get hungry!!!

Love,Love Melissa--She is a great writer...writes about some difficult things...I linked you to her TWITTER since she rarely updates her blog.

CINNIBONBON--Chick knows how to blog!!! I don't think she has ever commented on one of my blogs without pouring her heart out....completely! The passion for life that she holds is simply...amazing.

The Jerk---This cartoonist and animator is quite amazing. The creativity that comes across in his art is extraordinary...He writes his own comics....AND THEY'RE GOOOD!!!! Most of the time I find myself reading a newspapers comics section thinking...."The Jerk's comics are better than this!! Way better!"

Sally's Site--She draws amazing portraits of dogs....might sound weird...but it is strangely very cool...plus, she is an all around GREAT person and great commenter on this blog..

So there you have it!! So thankful for each one of you who takes time out of your life to pay just a little attention to what I'm doing in mine. If anyone of you aren't friends of mine on Twitter---Facebook---Myspace.....please feel free to friend me there also.....THANK YOU>>>THANK YOU>>>>THANK YOU>>>>THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

-JB

2009-11-10T23:29:00.000-08:00

So I got bumped from my scheduled recording session. From what I hear, until I sign with a Major, this tends to happen. Anyway, the new recording date is set for December 3rd.

I am actually really excited because I will be working with some very talented people in an amazing studio. Sort of nervous because I want it to sound....well....like I want it to.
I will have some video of the session also and will make that available. If anyone wishes to follow on Twitter...Myspace....or Facebook....It would definitely boost my ego...and maybe give you some laughs as well.

Current mood = National Lampoon-ish.

--JB

2009-09-24T23:20:00.000-07:00

I am not easily blown away by newer artists....but I have to say I've been slapped in the junk by Owl City......this guy is amazing.....he writes songs with amazing M.I.L.F.'s..(Melodies I'd like to Fu^K)
I love the use of synthesized notes....unbelievable.
Listen to Fireflies and Meteor Shower to begin....from there, it doesn't really matter cause you will have already been hurricane'd into the haze of infatuation.
-JB

Twenty-Ten

2009-09-09T22:30:00.000-07:00

I wonder if he felt that his destiny would come to fruition in the next couple of years, like I do? Was he scared like I am? Did he feel like a failure like I do so many times? Did he have any regrets?

I imagine him looking to the rest of his life thinking "Here I go", but maybe not as sure of himself as many think.
Maybe, just maybe, he was like me. Hesitant footsteps in the dark, hoping to feel the ground underneath, yet arms searching in the blackness for structure, trying their best to prevent total collapse.

Breathing in, breathing out.

One foot in front of the other, though no clear destination other than here.....

Right here...

Here I go.

-JB

Someday and Random Thoughts

2009-09-05T23:51:00.000-07:00

So here is a drawing I am playing around with....I can imagine this being part of an album cover someday....

someday.....

--Sometimes I wish I was someone else...topping the list lately = Brandon Boyd.

--Every now and then I fear that my life is slipping away from me...recently has been one of the "now" times.

--I'm apprehensive about meeting succesful musicians because I fear they will see me as a fan rather than a fellow artist.

--I love the fact that I fall asleep dreaming almost every night.

-JB

2009-08-31T22:03:00.000-07:00

These are pictures of the studio(Bear Creek Studios) that I will be recording in on Oct. 30th....I will be doing a 3 song acoustic demo and will put them on the myspace as soon as they are completed.
Bye for now friends.
-jb

2009-08-19T01:02:00.001-07:00

I think that if the 10 year old me ever met me now, he would be happy with how things have gone so far........and that makes me feel good.
-JB

2009-08-09T11:44:00.001-07:00

Like a wounded soldier, he stumbled through the door. Unable to muster the strength to feel, he laid down. Numb....
Had his beating heart and breathing lungs not been involuntary, they would have ceased due to a lack of desire to continue.
Where happiness and creativity once bloomed, now, only memories remained, written in sand, slowly being washed away with the tide.
-JB

500 Days of Summer and random thoughts

2009-08-08T10:29:00.001-07:00

Saw the movie "500 Days of Summer" and I thought it was 500 ways of AWESOME! The scene where they show the dichotomy of 'Expectations' and 'Reality'...so perfect.

I wish I was touring right now.

Finished writing a song called 'Come Down', currently working on the 'Wonderland' song which I must be thinking about obsessively..thus the amazing dream last night about being lost in Wonderland....(One of the coolest dreams I've ever had, complete with white rabbits, Mad Hatters and silly riddles to solve.)

I hate driving...
When I finger-tap, it's just fluff...
I'm married to my acoustic, have affairs with my electric, and I'm seeing my piano on the side.
-JB

2009-08-02T00:19:00.000-07:00

The music is still flowing like the River Jordan. I think its time to get into the studio to make some half-way decent recordings....

On a different note, I was glancing back and forth from my favorite snack to my digital camera and thought to myself...."This bowl of cereal has pretentious profile picture written all over it" I still love to play with my food....
Sorry mom.

--JB

2009-07-12T18:58:00.001-07:00

Just saw Coldplay at the Gorge......I think I might just be able to do this thing.

Awesome

2009-06-21T11:33:00.000-07:00

Went to a show last night @ TOST that was pretty sweet. I'm looking to get together with a drummer and he invited me out to catch his band "Forget me nots" and I was lucky enough to see "The Rumptones" also.
It was great to hear a couple of bands that understand dynamics. And a drummer that's extremely Bad-AZZZZZZZZZZ!
-JB

Guitar

2009-05-14T08:45:00.000-07:00

Go to the Myspace and check out the video of me slammin on my gee-tar....annnnnnnd, COMMENT!!!COMMENT!!!!!COMMENT!!!!

For what its worth

2009-02-05T20:04:00.000-08:00

If anyone ever gives me the gift.....you know....the one where you get a card saying that a donation has been made in your name......save yourself the money....

NEWSFLASH!!!! This is a horrible gift.......but here are some alternatives I will accept.

You can buy a house in my name, then give it to me
You can buy a car in my name, then give it to me.
You can take cash from an atm, and put it into my bank account
You can buy a computer in my name......then give it to me.
You can buy stocks in my name, then transfer them to my account.
end.

jb

OH-NYNE

2009-01-02T02:42:00.000-08:00

To live.....loudly, and without being ashamed.
To have as much fun as possible.
To be a YES man.
To take risks.
To remember why I came here.
To appreciate everyone.

2008-12-12T00:44:00.000-08:00

She spills her drink on her sleeve.
"Here" he says.
"It'll be ok"
Wiping her shirt with a warm, wet cloth.

They sit there, Staring at the walls, neither one willing to say goodbye for hope of some cataclysmic event to interrupt their parting. Its funny the things they think about to keep their minds distracted from the inevitable loss.
The way a shadow falls on the rug.
A speck of dust falling through a ray of light.

As he stands up, his hand hits the table, drawing a wince from his face. She yells at him to wait. Running into the kitchen with tears in her eyes, she reaches into the freezer, emptying cubes of ice into a plastic baggie.
Racing back to him, she takes his hand as if holding a precious jewel.
"Here", she says.
"It'll be ok."

--JB

MYSPACE and Mini-tour

2008-11-17T23:10:00.000-08:00

Don't forget to go to our MYSPACE and listen to some of our songs! Also, Add us to your friends list and comment.....EVERY DAMN DAY!!!!!!!

I am taking suggestions on cover songs to add to the upcoming mini-tour......So far I'm thinking....
--Sweet Emotion
--Fire and Rain
--Copperline
--Scuttle Buttin
--Life by the Drop
--Tiny Dancer

So, if you have any ideas....be sure to let me know here, or on the myspace page.

--JB

Tour

2008-11-10T23:47:00.000-08:00

Starting in January, I will be hitting all of the favorite spots that matt and I played on our little mini-tour. It will be fun to return to some of those venues, and I am hoping that GINA will be able to join me on some of those dates.

Until then, the piano play will continue, and I'll be busy preparing a decent set list that I can be happy with. So feel free to visit our MYSPACE page and take a listen to the 3 tunes that I have up there. Also, you can feel free to add any one of the songs to your profile....if it doesn't work, email me and I can send it to you.

byebye for now

--JB

2008-11-06T23:49:00.000-08:00

I just got a new piano. Well, new to me. Its old.....really old. It needs to be tuned. There are some keys that stick.

It's Perfect.

I wanted to start writing songs differently and I must say, it is working very well. The piano brings an entirely different point of view to the table. I must say that I am partial to Coldplay's "The Scientist" and "Clocks".

--JB

2008-11-04T23:06:00.000-08:00

"The true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope."
--Barack Obama

Pajarito

2008-10-31T23:31:00.000-07:00

I am a lover of animals.....don't get me wrong...I eat meat all the time so I probably wouldn't fit into PETA's club of douche-bags....but I have much respect and love for animals.

There was a bull by the name of Pajarito. Pajarito was raised on a ranch for the sole purpose to fight a matador in the ring, and then be ritualistically killed. For those of you who don't know bull-fighting....Usually, the bull loses its life when the fight is over. It is a pretty controversial sport.
Anyway, Pajarito's time had come and he was released into the ring....to be fought.

This is where my respect for him comes.....because most bulls come out frightened, and skittish.

Not Pajarito.

Pajarito came out like a bat out of hell, and proceeded to make his mark in this world. He went straight for the fence, and then jumped into the crowd. He pushed, shoved, gored people out of his way until eventually he became stuck.

Moments later, he was killed when a matador ended his life with a sword.

No one in the crowed was killed.

I wonder if he was scared? Angry? I wonder if he missed any of his brothers and sisters that he grew up with on the ranch. I wonder if he felt alone. I can't help but feel a connection to him. It might sound stupid, but its true.

I like Pajarito's style....It's almost like he came out with an attitude of....WATCH THIS. If I'm gonna go out, It's going to be my way. People won't soon forget me. My life is not meaningless. I was meant for more than inevitable destruction.

I hate bull-fighting, and I personally rejoice when I hear that the Bull wins.

So I will raise my metaphorical glass to my almost-friend...Pajarito. And hope that I can share the same attitude that fueled his last moments of life........Watch this, because I was meant for more than anyone on this earth might think.

p.s. Pajarito means "Little bird" in spanish. Watch the little bird fly.

--JB

30 second clip

2008-08-05T19:46:00.000-07:00

If you go to our MYSPACE you can see a 30 second video clip of matt and I playing the song "Ashes". The site is still under construction, but is beginning to take shape. Feel free to add us if you'd like.
Well I guess that's all for now.
bye

-JB

Live

2008-08-03T11:00:00.000-07:00

Matt and I just finished one of the coolest weeks ever....three shows this last week. I think my favorite was the Celtic Bayou....followed by The Columbia City Theatre. We also played The Trabant Chai Lounge.....I was going to play the moo again(solo) on Friday, but since Matt and I had already qualified, they were really wanting to give everyone else a chance...or so I was told. So now its back to work for matt....which means not a lot of shows, but a lot of writing...finishing some songs. Starting new ones....getting ready for the show at the Moo on the 15th which will be interesting to say the least. Anyway, here are some pics of the Columbia City Theatre. One of the places we played this past week.

P.S. We are working on a myspace so that everyone will be able to hear some stuff...mostly live recordings....That's all I got..Bye for now

-JB

Mocha Moo 7-18-08

2008-07-19T06:57:00.000-07:00

Well, Matt and I played the moo again and it was quite fun. We didn't win this week, but we still made it to the top 3.....and with all of the talent that performed.....it was quite the ego boost.
Tickets for the show on August 15th are $10.00 and are supposedly going to sell out fast. If you want to go, you can contact The Mocha Moo to secure your seat and come support Matt and I.

Bye friends.

--JB

BEST OF SHOW 7-11-08

2008-07-14T22:07:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone who voted for Matt and I last Friday at the Moo! There were sooooooo many UNBELIEVABLE performers!!

Anyway, so Matt and I will be added to the list of the Best Of Show winners who will play on Friday August 15th....I believe the show begins at 7:30, $15 at the door, or $10 in advance.... It would be soooooo BOSS to see you all there!

--JB

2008-07-05T11:31:00.000-07:00

My life changed yesterday. There wasn't a particular moment, or time. I mean, I can't say that at exactly noon, something happened to me. If anyone has kept up with my writing, you know that I moved to Seattle for one reason, music.

The writing on this site has incorporated everything that has happened to me since I've been here....and I must say, even with the bad parts, or painful times, it has been wonderful.
But for some time now, I have had the feeling of being lost. It's sort of the same way that you feel when you love someone, then they leave...its like..."What now?"

I used to have a struggle within myself....On one side, I was fighting for financial freedom.....wealth, success in that way. On the other side, I have the person that I really am. An artist. I, not once in my existence on this earth, have ever referred to myself as an artist. But yesterday, I said hello to myself as an artist, and my pursuit of musical success.

Not many people ever REALLY feel that they ever understand the reason for their existence.....but I'm telling you, it felt like the creator of the universe was holding me. It is my hope for humanity that everyone, at least once, can somehow feel that.

So, having said that, there are some things that I need to say to some people.....
TO MY PARENTS:
Thank you for raising me the way you did. Through all of the mistakes, you managed to raise a boy who feels free to follow his heart, without becoming addicted to drugs or alcohol. There's about 1% of parents that can say that.

TO MY FRIENDS: Thank you for understanding, and being willing to help me when I needed it. The encouragement means everything to me.

So anyway......I would say that right this second...Coldplay seems to be the biggest band on the planet...I LOVE their new album.....its kind of intimidating though. Whenever a band like that emerges with a great album...I always feel less than.
But not this time. This time, I choose to be challenged. I feel like Chris Martin and company have set the bar, and its up to me to rise above that. Or die trying.

So, with the highest respect to Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, and Will Champion...Dave Matthews and John Mayer....HERE I COME.
And, I think it only fitting to use a line from my favourite song "Lost" off of the new Coldplay album -Viva La Vida

-You might be a big fish in a little pond
Doesn't mean you've won
Cause along may come a bigger one
And you'll be lost

--JB

2008-06-11T01:58:00.000-07:00

God, give me the wisdom to know that failure is inevitable, then grant me the courage to try again.

--JB

2008-06-06T02:34:00.000-07:00

So there is this band...Flyleaf, and there's is a lyric in their song "All around me"

--"I feel you on my fingertips, my tongue dances behind my lips for you".

I just can't get it out of my head. So poetic, and it's one of those lyrics that I wish I would've written!!!! Damn you Flyleaf!!!!

As far as hard bands lead by a chick....Paramore is also pretty good. They're big song "Misery business" has quickly become one of my favorites.

And with me...I'm finishing and adding to some of the songs....matt is awol, I played with a bass player and he's pretty cool. I'm probably going to have to do the solo thing this summer so we'll see how that goes! I'm also thinking of doing some experimenting with loops in the studio so that will be fun......That's all for now, minions...
--JB

2008-05-06T22:34:00.000-07:00

"With the right person, laying in the grass can be more perfect than the most comfortable bed, in the most expensive room, of the most luxurious hotel."
--JB

2008-04-13T23:04:00.000-07:00

Below I've added a link to my not so great performance on Friday night at the Moo. I always appreciate the harshness of being humbled.

How's that for an intro?

Enjoy.

4-11-08 Live @ The Moo

--JB

live play

2008-04-07T23:18:00.001-07:00

I've put together a setlist of new songs that I will be trying out this Friday, April 11th at the Moo.

---Spin around
---Dreamgirl
---Fool(Lay your head)

The songs are pretty sexy so yes, once again, I will be making love to the mic...

I should be performing around 7:30 P.M. Pacific time and the performances are streamed live at synclive.com, so if you can't make it, you can watch online.

Also, be sure to visit the Moos Myspace to get the latest updates on the Best of Show winners.

--JB

Hope

2008-02-07T22:21:00.000-08:00

I wish that I could go back and tell myself that it turns out ok.
That all of the pain would soon be replaced with smiles.
That all of the anger would be wiped away with laughter.
I'd like to tell myself that when it seemed hopeless, a helping hand was already on its way, that the skies weren't as dark as they appeared and the storm would only last so long before my world would right itself again.
--JB

2008-02-01T07:16:00.001-08:00

I wish I may, I wish I might,
This lovely dance with you tonight.

-JB

Matt & I

2008-01-27T01:15:00.000-08:00

The Mocha Moo is one of the best venues that Matt and I have played at. The sweet racing stripes on my sleeves help me play guitar real fast.
-JB

Wonder

2007-11-19T21:13:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I wonder what Heaven is like, but more often I wonder what Hell is like, and I feel guilty for that.

I feel sorry for 98% of the people I know, and I'm not really sure why.

I wonder if anything I've ever done in life has subsequently led to someone's death.

When I meet an attractive girl, I purposely act like I don't like her.

I think music is the single greatest part of life.

I act like I don't care what people think, but my self-esteem hangs on their every word.

I'm scared to death to fly on an airplane, I get nervous just going to airports.

I trust my dog more than I'll ever trust any person.

I think that girls look better without make-up...seeing lipstick on a girls lips makes me sick to my stomach.

I think about the people who were in the top floors of the World Trade Center buildings when they fell on 9/11 almost every day.

I personify everything I own, I hate the taste of beer, I used to be popular.
--JB

2007-10-29T19:54:00.000-07:00

"Only in Atheism does the spring rise higher than the source, the effect exist without the cause, life come from a stone, blood from a turnip, a silk purse from a sow’s ear, a Beethoven Symphony or a Bach Fugue from a kitten walking across the keys....."
James M. Gillis

Halloween and the greatest game ever

2007-10-27T19:57:00.000-07:00

I've been saying it for years but this Halloween I will finally be handing out candy for the first time since I was 8 years old. Here is a pic of the pumpkin that I carved.

Musically, the songs are going well. Matt and I have yet to play in our fall tour, but it will be starting shortly.

I also included a link to the greatest game ever played at Qwest field. I was 6th row in the end zone and almost passed out twice after this play because I was jumping up and down and yelling with pure joy .......another thing that I haven't done since I was 8.

Greatest game ever....

Reminder

2007-10-04T22:43:00.000-07:00

In the middle of the parking lot, in the middle of the pouring rain, that's when my maker reminded me of why I came here. And it's about time I got on with it.

p.s. Who knew Al was poetic?

-Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.

--Albert Einstein

recording

2007-08-24T19:29:00.000-07:00

My friend Kendal has posted some of her songs that I played lead guitar on. You can go here and listen to "Monday Mornings", and "Under Your Eyes" if you want to hear some of the guitar stuff I did.

Matt and I are getting revved up for the fall in what will be our first "tour" I guess you could call it. Still looking for a drummer and some other musicians, but in the words of Ray Kinsella..."If you build it, they will come"

--John

days since gone

2007-06-22T17:16:00.000-07:00

I miss my 420 square foot apartment, my 19 inch tv screen, no cable,

I miss singing to my kitchen, which to me, was like singing to a sold out crowd at the Verizon Wireless amphitheater.

I miss the 90+ heat. A humid heat that fogs up the windows at night, falling asleep to the sound of my air conditioner under a mountain of blankets.

I miss the street lights I was once so familiar with. I knew every inch of that town, and loved each one.

I miss the roller-coasters, the kettle corn, elephant ears, the bright lights and glow-necklaces. The sound of children being truly happy.

I miss Fellows lake, cooking hot dogs with sticks, falling asleep next to a fire.

I miss my job as an overnight janitor, my empty bank account, the smile in my soul.

Maybe someday, I'll play to a sold out amphitheater, and as I look out at the crowd, the only thing I will see are a fridge, old stainless steel sink, and some worn out cabinets.

Live Shows

2007-06-03T20:37:00.000-07:00

I have played some live shows with the saxaphone player and they have gone really well. The owner of one of the coolest clubs in the Seattle area is going to post one of our performances on YouTube, so I will link to that when it is available. He also wants us to showcase there sometime in August, but we'll see. There are alot of songs I want to write before then so hopefully I can get them done, and we are starting to concentrate on finding a drummer, bass player, and maybe piano.

The link to the lead work I did with Kendal S.(singer/songwriter) is not up yet as she is on vacation, but I will post it when it becomes available.

Peace,
John

2007-04-25T07:21:00.000-07:00

I've been playing with a Saxaphone player, (Matt) whose style is a perfect fit. It is nice to finally be playing with someone else who can add so much depth to these songs. We are going to start playing live as soon as I have all of the copyrights in place. It is more work than I ever imagined it would be, but should be completed in about a week.

In other musical news, I will be heading into the studio May 6th to add some guitar work to the recordings of a singer/song-writer that I have been playing with lately. She is recording about 5 songs and is going to post them on her myspace when they're finished, so of course I will put a link on this page.

Also, my friend Mike, who built a studio into his house, is doing some really cool ambient soundscape recordings that are so abstract and out of the ordinary, yet sound so cool. So I will be adding some guitar work to that also.

-John

Latest Miscellany

2007-03-31T00:19:00.000-07:00

I just finished playing with a Saxaphone player, and it went really well. The songs sounded tight, and the sax fit perfectly. The horn Filled the empty spaces in the music like a missing puzzle piece.....that jazzy, smooth, stream of melody is music to my ears.

GO HANG A SALAMI - I'M A LASAGNA HOG

Wonder

2007-03-07T20:15:00.000-08:00

I wonder if she’ll love me, or ever grasp my hand.

And when next time her tears fall, on whose shoulder will they land?

Will she ever say goodbye to me, or slowly walk away?

Will she call for no real reason, on a darkened rainy day?

Will she tell her friends about me, the way that I’ve told mine?

Has she ever been truly hurt, but when asked replied, “I’m fine”.

Her hopes, her dreams, her biggest fears, what she hates most about herself.

I wonder if she wonders these same things for someone else.

-JB

2007-01-17T20:56:00.000-08:00

Running had always been an escape, and after hearing the news, I gave it all I had, maybe a little more.

Stopping after the pain became unbearable, I shuffled into the house like an aging prize-fighter, limping and beaten.

It was then that I realized, my true injuries lay in a deeper, more hurtful place.

My heart, once capable of inspiring others so completely, could no longer inspire so much as itself.

It beat now only out of habit.

It beat now only because it could.

Me---Wonder Boys

The Elephant Man

2006-12-30T04:29:00.000-08:00

I am amazed at the life of Joseph Merrick (The Elephant Man), and I have begun writing a song about how closely his thoughts, dreams, fears, aspirations and worries mirror my own feelings toward life and love.

He was an amazing poet and songwriter, and I feel honored to be inspired by him.

"Tis true my form is something odd,

But blaming me is blaming God.

Could I create myself anew, I would not fail in pleasing you.

If I could reach from pole to pole, Or grasp the ocean with a span,

I would be measured by the Soul,

The mind's the standard of the Man."

-Joseph Merrick (The Elephant Man)

No Longer King

2006-10-11T21:58:00.000-07:00

I officially lost my title as "King of the Diamond Lane" yesterday at around 4:30 p.m. Pacific daylight time. I was issued a $101 dollar ticket for an H.O.V. violation (High Occupancy Vehicle), these lanes are reserved for cars carrying two or more persons.
So after one year of Royalty, I have to step down and join everyone else who waits in traffic.
Musically speaking, I am finishing and polishing these songs, and hope to start playing them out around december. I have decided that this new computer recording is a better fit for me right now rather than the studio, although the studio is more fun. I am compiling some 60 sec snips of songs and have named them the "Naked Sessions" mainly because there are no effects of any kind....me, my voice, and my guitar.

Studio

2006-09-05T22:04:00.000-07:00

So I have 2 songs completed in a 3 song demo. The vocals are going good, and the atmosphere in the studio is really cool. I will post some pics of the studio soon. Unfortunately there are no other musicians on the demo yet. But the former drummer for the 90's band SVENGALI, is going to lay down some drums....and in the words of Chris Martin...."Wewl das cooo(without the british accent..."Well that's cool"

It's about time

2006-07-26T19:43:00.000-07:00

I am heading into the recording process to get about 3 songs down so that I can shop for band members. I will be working with a seasoned vet as far as music and recording so I am happy about that.

If you want a copy of the demo, ask for it via this page. It should be done in about a month and a half, but a lot depends on other musicians and such. I am going to try to get an entire "Band" sound.

Too Much Music

2006-06-25T22:35:00.000-07:00

It seems that I write music, then as I am writing lyrics, I keep getting ideas for music. I like it, but I have tons of songs that still need to be finished.
So we went to the beach which will be one of my last free days for awhile.

I can't wait to get lost inside of writing all of the lyrics for these songs. But until I have music for you to hear, go ahead and listen to John Corbett........"Bottle Of Whiskey" and "Good to Go" are my personal favorites.

Wasting Days

2006-06-05T19:40:00.000-07:00

I am currently on the search for musicians to join me in my musical interests. I really need to have the interaction with other instruments in a jam band type of setting.

It makes me really nervous because I am going to have to steal people away from the bands that they are already involved with. The better the musician, the better the band, thus, the harder to lure them away. It's something that I have never done before, and honestly, I'm really nervous about it.

I have been talking to this amazing musician by the name of Aiko Shimada. Follow the link and listen to her song called "You" off of her cd "Like Hanna". The instrumentation is absolutely amazing. It has a lot of the same type of feel that I am going for in an album.

I'm in the middle of two of the best songs I've written so far so I'm excited about that. One isn't named yet, and the other one is called "Wasting Days". Some day I'll put some songs on here so they can be heard.....or I might just have to go the myspace route. All in good time.

Lazy Afternoon

2006-05-08T22:13:00.000-07:00

I took a break on Saturday from writing music and running laps to spend some time in the city. Although I know the area quite well, and have seen almost everything twice, I like the idea of being immersed in something that seems so much bigger than me.

I love going to record stores in Seattle because the clerks have absolutely no idea if they have something or not....Most don't use computer systems.......its all cash and memory--"If you don't see it, then we don't have it" sort of deal. So when you find something neat, it's as though you have found a little treasure that the owner didn't even know was in the store. For some strange reason, I really like that.

Under city lights

2006-05-01T20:11:00.000-07:00

So I have some pictures that I took on New Years Eve '06. Seattle has given me many ideas for an album cover, although it seems that I have too many ideas for a cover, and no album to put in it.

This weblog is a sort of "Safety in numbers" for me. It's kinda strange to be in a completely different world and be forced to share your most secretive thoughts with complete strangers.

It might sound stupid and maybe it is, but I guess I like the thought that I might not be the only one going down this road...by sharing my ideas and thoughts with everyone else, hopefully in a creative way, maybe I can see that we are all, in a way, partners in crime.