It's not ALL about photos There is audio as well!

Since I posted 2 Very large blogs that have been tied to Photography and activities, I thought I'd share a bit of something else I tend to spend some time on. Music.

Ever since I can remember, I've had an interest in sounds. As a child I pulled the pots and pans out of my mothers cubbords and played them with a wooden spoon. I had no idea what I was doing, but I was making noise.

My parents have a photo of me sitting on top of a coffee can trying to play the small piano. This is my second memory in relation to music. At the time, I was the right size for it, and yet again, I banged on the keyboard until I broke one of the black keys. I guess my creativity was too much for this tiny contraption.

I've had many instruments and noisemaking devices as a child, and continue to grow my collection. My first recording/playback device took the shape of a Fisher-Price Tape recorder. This thing was built to last. It followed me to grade school many times, and I can going out for recess and taking it with me to listen to the same tape over and over again. I think it was Casey Kasem's top 20 hits of 1988 +/- 2 years. I think I might even be able to find a tape or two with recordings of me and my antics.

I didn't start learning about what music was until I was in 6th Grade. I had no idea what a trumpet was, but boy was I going to play it in the band. I played until my Senior Year of High School, and by that time, I had already started learning the electric guitar. I still had many things to learn, and they always seemed to happen at the most interesting times.

I heard about a program called Fruity Loops my first semester at the University of Wyoming.. I think at that time, they were on version 3.2 or something. I started playing with the demo version. I could save anything, and I'd have to leave the program open to continue working on "Songs" You could do almost anything you wanted. I spent a lot of time working on "Songs". Looking back, these so called songs were super cheesy. I enjoyed working with them, and I learned so much.

In 2005 I decided that Electrical Engineering wasn't for me. Or should I say that Calc II told me that Electrical Engineering wasn't for me. I was fresh home from Iraq, and needed some direction in my life.

I went to the local Aims Community College, and signed up for their Communications and Mass Media Program. There I learned how to use professional Audio equipment and applications. I was hooked.

While at Aims I started playing music in a Band Called Babysitter Murders. We had a lot of fun while it lasted, and I met some really great people. I also started playing Electronic Music with a good friend of mine named Zane. We recorded, and learned together. In fact, we continue to get together from time to time and play.

The most recent education process I have started was becoming a member at IDMforums. This is a collection of mostly unsigned or amateur artists that have banded together to share knowledge. Don't get me wrong, there is some very professional media that comes from the forums, and can be found at the Netlabel site.

So, now that I've blabbered on long enough, I'm sure you are ready for the good stuff, or settle for a link or two to some pages I have some "Music" on. Comments are always appreciated, as well as criticism. I am after all still in the learning process.

http://virb.com/frazdog/audio/albums/36446 This is a taste of some of my earlier work. I've labeled it Unfinished as I more than likely will not revisit it. It's fun to listen to and chuckle at.

http://virb.com/frazdog/audio/albums/40426 Here you will find a "Release" that Zane and I recorded together in one night. It's only 4 tracks long, and holds a special place in my heart. Every time I listen to this, I have positive memories.

http://soundcloud.com/frazdog This site has the most recent postings of songs I've worked on. The most recent upload is at the top, while some of my older material is below.

I imagine there will be more to come. Better sooner than later I believe.