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The Start Of My Piano Playing Exploits

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On October 17th I did something that I had wanted to do for a very long time but either never had the skill or, the confidence to do

I played a song on keyboards in front of an audience.

This was done at the Open Mic @ The Dan, the song was the Annie Lennox classic “Why” and for me it was a bit of a turning point in my musical development.

Ever since I could remember I have wanted to play the piano, to write songs and perform them on instrument other than a guitar and finally, I made it happen.

It’s a wonderful feeling achieving a lifelong goal such as this and I intend to keep on kicking goals for as long as I can.

Being able to know my way around a piano keyboard has given me a lot more to play in the area of writing songs.

Expect a lot more piano pieces in the future.

Peace,

Corey :)

ACDC + Funk = Awesome!

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For me, AC/DC is one of those bands that I have a great respect for regardless of the fact that their music is not my cup of tea.

However, add a little bit of funk into the (re)mix just like in this video I found recently and Brian Johnson, Angus Young and the boys are looking and sounding much cooler to my eyes and ears.

How cool is that?

This video has inspired me to perhaps answer the question I posed to myself through this blog a couple of years ago “To Funk Or Not To Funk?”

Hmmm, what do you think?

Peace,

Corey :)

Seeing Stars CD Launch – Update July 2012

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I have been very busy of late with some day gig (web design) projects hence, the lack of blogging at the moment however, I thought I’d give you all a heads up as to where things are at with my CD launch plans.

Pre-Ordering My CD
As well as pre-ordering my CD online via PayPal, you can also pre-order “Seeing Stars” direct from me.

All you gotta do is shoot me an email or message me through Facebook with your Name, Delivery address and contact email and phone number and between us we’ll work out how I can make this pre-order happen for you.

The “Seeing Stars” Songbook
I’ve just started work putting together the Seeing Stars Songbook and it has me really thinking more about my songs and my songwriting process in general.

I can tell it’s going to be a very valuable experience for me putting this all together which will translate to an awesome experience when you receive it.

The Bonus CD
I have all the bonus CD tracks set up ready to be included into the Pre-Ordering package. Some are first off acoustic demos of the songs that didn’t make it onto “Seeing Stars” and some are the completed songs but are not mixed and mastered.

I may put some of them through my studio and add some more tracks to them if I have time. That would be fun :)

The Band – “The Chosen Few”
I’m still waiting on confirmation from a keyboard player to join up, but the band is pretty much ready to start rehearsals.

The Chosen Few are:

  • Darren Zaza – Electric Guitars, BV’s
  • Craig Kelly – Bass
  • Tim Irrgang – Drums, Percussion
  • TBC – Keyboards
  • CS – Acoustic Guitars, Vocals

Rehearsals will start in early August but in the meantime I’ll keep you all in the loop as to what’s happening there. I’ll also try to get some rehearsal recordings and some footage online when I can.

All in all it’s full steam ahead for the CD Launch. I’m planning to do some video promotion in the next week or two so watch out for that.

One main thing that I’ve learnt from doing all this is that life never stops, it just keeps evolving and getting more interesting with each day that passes.

All I can say is BRING IT ON…

Peace,

Corey :)

CS Gigs: W/E Sunday June 17th, 2012

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Here are the gigs that I’m doing for the week ending Sunday June 17th, 2012.

Make sure you mark these gigs in your diary in BOLD RED PEN.

Wed 13 - Open Mic @ The Dan (8pm – 12am)
Fri 15 - CS @ Kentish Arms (8pm – 11pm)
Sat 16 – FJ @ Private Function
Sun 10 – CS @  Duck Inn (3pm – 7pm)

Hope to see you there,

Corey :)

CS Gigs: W/E Sunday June 10th, 2012

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Here are the gigs that I’m doing for the week ending Sunday June 10th, 2012.

Make sure you mark these gigs in your diary in BOLD RED PEN.

Wed 06 - Open Mic @ The Dan (8pm – 12am)
Fri 08 - CS @ Daniel O’Connell (9pm – 12am)
Sat 09 – CS @ Hotel Royal (7:30pm – 11pm)
Sun 10 – AF @ Kentish Arms (2pm – 5pm)

Hope to see you there,

Corey :)

CS Gigs: W/E Sunday June 3rd, 2012

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Here are the gigs that I’m doing for the week ending Sunday June 3rd, 2012.

Make sure you mark these gigs in your diary in BOLD RED PEN.

Wed 30 – Open Mic @ The Dan (8pm – 12am)
Sat 02 – FJ @ Daniel O’Connell (9pm – 12am)
Sun 03 – FJ @ Mick O’Sheas (2pm – 6pm)

Hope to see you there,

Corey :)

CS Gigs: W/E Sunday May 27th, 2012

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Here are the gigs that I’m doing for the week ending Sunday May 27th, 2012.

Make sure you mark these gigs in your diary in BOLD RED PEN.

Wed 23 – Open Mic @ The Dan (8pm – 12am)
Fri 25 – CS @  Kentish Arms (8pm – 11pm)
Sat 26 – FJ @ The Promethean (9pm – 1am)
Sun 27 – CS @ Duck Inn (3pm – 7pm)

Hope to see you there,

Corey :)

CS Gigs: W/E Sunday May 20th, 2012

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Here are the gigs that I’m doing for the week ending Sunday May 20th, 2012.

Make sure you mark these gigs in your diary in BOLD RED PEN.

Wed 16 – Open Mic @ The Dan (8pm – 12am)
Fri 18 – CS @ Excelsior Hotel (7:30pm – 10:30pm)
Sat 19 – CS @ Hotel Royal (7:30pm – 11pm)
Sun 20 – AF @ Kentish Arms (2pm – 5pm)

Hope to see you there,

Corey :)