Sunday, March 8, 2009
Dear Headphones,
Here to blog on the progress so far.. So here goes!
The BandIn a short span of only 1 week, it all started with a simple reminder from Max, "Hey Laurel when you're free, start the band!"
Just this sentence alone brought me back to one of my goals to achieve in life, to start that band which has been a nagging dream to complete on my list. Through all the excitement, I started to think and vision how it'll all turn out. Usually when it comes to music and bands, I would have no problem seeing and knowing the possibilities, but when it came to starting out my own, it was movie style horror.
All and everything I tried to vision hit walls, doubts and worse of all, the all-famous pessimistic cum confidence breakdown. There was always the nagging questions, "Are we too common?" "Is it going to work?" "How can I bring this band into the marketplace?" "Am I suited for this?"
Even basic band construction requirements hit a standstill, "What genre can we play?" "The gender of our vocalist will be?" "How can each contribute?" "Will the band chemistry work out?"
All questions and more questions, doubts and even more doubts, why do I doubt myself? If you look at my musical background, you'd understand why! I only used to be "the fan" not "the band", with my enormous love for music it all seems so messy and most important of all, I've only started playing the guitar for 8 months, recorded amateur covers of songs so I wouldn't call myself a talent. In addition to all this I'm very vulnerable to stage fright although I have performed in front of an audience before. Worse still, I'm beginning to doubt myself having the ability to lead.
Of course I didn't sit and wait for problems to disappear, with all these questions and doubts in mind, I turned to the internet for answers and maybe an inspiration to get going. Yes, there were motivations found, local band "A Vacant Affair" and "Vertical Rush" provided words of advice where you've to fight for what you believe in and to live the dream by stop dreaming. Charming ain't it? Yet, I still fight to put aside demoralising comments being put onto the internet on local music scene forums portraying Singapore's music scene as being small or insignificant at all, and hard to stand out!
Conclusion: I'm going to fight these fears, fight these doubts and by the grace of God our father we will break through and break out hot into the local scene and even take it international, no matter how long it takes. With the duo of brothers so close to me, in addition with new found players, I'll need your help guys and girl (If you still want in), to fight away the doubts with me and to chase the dream yea? Love yall for this.
Now that I'm feeling better, I'd like to present to you for the very 1st on my blog, the
tentative members of the Band, currently our band shall be called, "The Uniques"
The UniquesMax - Drums
Vincent - Bassist
Laurel - Rhythm Guitarist
Gerald - Lead Guitarist
Cyra - Vocalist
*The members are still yet to be confirmed as the band starts to gel and play to the strengths, there might be changes.
Once confirmed, what follows will be jamming sessions, songwriting sessions, the creation of web profiles (MySpace, Facebook, Noise Singapore, etc.) and the style of the band.
Adding on to this, I've a vision, not of the band's future, but the future of the peope in the band, lives will change, dreams will be realised, character will be created and a Name will be born. All this fits my main purpose, to bring dreams to reality. Like the famous
Jack Black has said and will never be forgotten, "TOGETHER WE SHALL ROCK!"
Till then, take care and God Bless!
Isaiah
The Guy
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