JBP

As some of you know, I have started working at the local college teaching History and Varieties of English. There I met a bloke who teaches voice production to students. When I talked to him (he is a doctor - a speech therapist) he noticed that my vocal chords sound as if they were really tense and uptight. He offered some help, but since I have had the problem of hoarse/husky voice (probably as a result of glottis insufficiency) ever since I was a child, he said it's gonna be really difficult to fix it. But he also said that 90% of whether we will have a successful outcome is up to me.
If anyone is interested in what kind of stuff he tells me to do (vioce / vocal exercises) I'll try and post some on here. Next week, maybe. now, I am off to study how voice is produced and what my voice disorder is really about.

Firstly, apparently I am one of the members who have the greates number of songs on here, haha. Just checked it - it's true. I am proud of myself, I can say

Secondly, instead of writing my MA thesis on translating neologisms from English into Polish I am in fact writing a blog seemingly without any reason. Actually, it's my first blog ever, soo... again I am quite proud of myself

Thirdly, today I have talked to a guy who does karaoke shows with my girlfriend (and is a drummer) and we might do a couple of gig sometime in the future. Some of my songs and some cover songs ... Again, I am proud of myself to be open to the world and possibilities it brings.

Fourthly, as usually, I will be spending more time on music soon, I hope. There are a couple of songs that need some lyrics (any Polish lyric writers out there who are willing to help me?) and also need finishing. Again, I will most probably be very proud of myself if you turn out to like them after I have posted them on here.

Keep you fingers crossed for me. GTG.

Jim

Jim doesn't know about it yet but I have used his lyrics from the Lyric forum....
I hope he doesn't mind. I composed the song as I went along recording it.
Let me know what you think, please. Just finished so it's as fresh as it gets.
I have left the third verse for Jim to sing to - if you want to, Jim!


The lyrics: http://forum.bandamp.com/Lyrics_Review/14960.html

Living Free

My life has become me,
My world all around me.
Thinking of the way I live
And what I do
And who I see
And why

I live in safe seclusion
Come on in to my illusion
Be blinded by my show
The more you see
The less you know
The more you see
The less you know
Of me

So now it's all inside me
Gagged and tied, but living free
Not giving clues to any one
In what I do
And what I say
No way

Fooled by my delusion
The simple and plain conclusion
I lost something when I let you go
Time to break free
Of this memory
Breaking free
Of the memory
Of you

PS.
Oh, dear! I've just noticed that Jim is already doing this song with Denis...
Dang...

I did this song with takaminerbb13 - you can watch the video to it at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmoDCHCBH3k
It's me and the band playing.
Hope you enjoy it.
Jim

In one of the threads http://forum.bandamp.com/The_Pit/13937.html toastedgoat said:


We're talking about doing a gig with a band, on stage in fornt of many many people (or not so many)....
How do you that????????? Any ideas?

The band's music (songs) aside, do you have any tricks or trusted formulas to get the full attention of the audience throughout a concert/gig?

How about clothes, different instruments, or things you do on stage, etc, anything really?

Maybe there are things you have found to be disastrous when done or performed on stage?

Are there any things you hate to see the band do on stage when you're watching a gig?

My first suggestion is never to give your bandmates a surprised look or a look full of hatered when they have made a mistake or screwd sth up in a song, say a wrong chord. I guess you just have to smile along cause the audience will definitely notice what's happened. When I was watching a video of a concert of an unknown band and saw the surprised faces once the bass player made a mistake, I felt it should never have happened.

BTW - very cool video by Travis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v5TMgimk6U&NR=1

Hi all! I am looking for a name for my band  - we'll be playing the stuff that is on here : jbp.bandamp.com/music so the name should reflect the tone of music to an extend. If you have any ideas, please share.
Oh, and JBP is out - it doesn't work that well here in Poland. The name should be memorable, and JBP isn't, sadly

BTW. JBP are initial letters of my full name

THANK YOU for your interest.
I do hope you can come up with sth nice - I simply can't!