Mortified Beyond Belief

Do you guys ever wonder how I have so much time to practice the guitar and bass, to write these blogs, and to record rants on youtube? It's because I have chosen a new independent lifestyle of working for myself! I decided a few months ago that it was time to change my identity, from a hard working warehouse worker, into something a lot more free-spirited and laid back! Introducing........ DJ FOUL PLAY! Do you need someone to play some cool 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000's hits at your wedding? Finally got that GED? What about your graduation party? DJ FOUL PLAY IS ALL ABOUT THE TIMELESS HITS....NO JUSTIN BEIBER OR TAYLOR SWIFT ALOWED!  I had the brilliant idea when my oldest sister needed someone to DJ her wedding. I went out, bought a plastic folding table at Wal-Mart, and set up quite a sound system from a bunch of stuff I already had from years of being a failed musician! I read on the internet, that a lot of DJs charge 100 dollars an hour? WHAT kind of mo...

Did you know that 002 has gotten up to 40 likes since starting our Facebook page? Pete and I are really accumulating a decent sized fan base.  In fact, we have a number one fan, you may have heard of her!

Visit my blog to find out what my favorite movie is! Also you never know what else I might say. You can find out about my personal life and my band, 002! Drumrolll..... Drumroll... Drumroll... CRASH!!!!! My favorite movie of all time is a movie called  Demon Wind , a horror movie released in 1990. Here's the trailer! I won't give away too much about it, because its on youtube for free right now! Watch it alone, or with a loved one late at night. Better yet, watch it with a date! The old man in the movie is great. Unfortunately, the version on youtube without the Spanish subtitles has an important monologue of his with pretty poor audio.  That is one of my favorite parts.  (the movie is in English, don't worry you don't have to read to watch this) If I were you, I would watch the one without the subtitles, then switch to the subtitled version for the monologue. Here's what he's saying, which you can kind of hear in the un-...

Pete and I spent 5 days recording the   002  set list last week. We used a multitrack recorder called the Tascam DP-32SD, which allows us to record 8 microphones at a time onto an SD card, and mix the tracks afterward. We decided it was very important to stay true to how we sound live, so the bass and guitar were recorded at the same time onto different tracks. What you will hear it the true sound of the double guitar, and is very close to what we sound like live. We have a few hours of recordings, which I mixed down 3 songs from, 2 of which were really us testing the mics. Horror of the Bells  is an improvised track we created when I quickly hit record after getting all of our mics in place for the day. It sounded like bells to me when I mixed it, hence the title. Monster Beat  is a track we recorded when I noted that Pete was playing a particularly hot double bass drum beat when he was warming up. I captured what he was playing so he could replicate ...

 Being a rockstar is a very stressful career. I NEED THINGS TO BE RIGHT BEFORE I PERFORM! IF YOU WANT ME TO PLAY A GOOD SHOW, YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FOR ME BACKSTAGE AT A GIG: ONE ITEM FROM THIS LIST--- (FOOD) BOX OF SWISS CAKE ROLLS (ALDI BRAND OR NAME BRAND) ICE CREAM SANDWICHES 1 5LB BAG OF MOZZERELLA CHEESE (PRIMO GUSTO BRAND) TORTILLA CHIPS POTATOE CHIPS (ALDI BRAND) CAN OF BLACK OLIVES (ANY BRAND) COUNTRY STYLE SAUSAGE GRAVY (GFS BRAND) ONE ITEM FROM THIS LIST---(BEVERAGES) 2 LITER OF DIET COKE 2 LITER OF DIET MT DEW LIQUID BUTTER ALTERNATIVE (GFS BRAND) 2 16 OZ CANS OF DIET RIPP IT ENERGY DRINK ONE ITEM FROM THIS LIST (READING MATERIAL) US WEEKLY MAGAZINE PEOPLE MAGAZINE MUSICIAN'S FRIEND CATOLOG  SWEETWATER CATOLOG CURRENT ALDI FLYER HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE This is an acceptable combination of items (example): TORTILLA CHIPS, DIET COKE, CURRENT ALDI FLYER YOU MUST HA...

Hello people! I took a long break from writing blogs, but now I am here to inform everyone what is going on with our next gig! We are playing the Hamtramck Korner Bar on August 25th, which is a Friday, so we are hopeful that we can bring out some of our fans! I know we have fans, but they are somewhat scattered throughout the state.  We have some good acts playing with us! I was very impressed by  Chosen by Fate  when we played with them on July 29th, for Indiefest 2017. I especially liked a Pink Floyd song they did with a steel guitar that was all processed to sound psychedelic. All 3 of the guys in this band are really solid players, and the above recordings sadly don't do them justice! I approached them this week about completing our bill that had 3 acts so far, and I am very glad they committed to being the 4th! Jeremy Radke, who I saw play at the Phoenix Cafe' will be playing with us as well. His playing was improvisational, and I made a mental note at the...

We have a show coming up next week on Friday July 29th at the Ralston/indiefest 2017.  Then, I swindled the Korner Bar in Hamtramck into giving me August 26th to book us and other bands on! So far we have us, and Radke on the bill. I ran into a guy name Jeremy Radke when playing at the Phoenix Cafe'. Pete and I thought his improvisational bluesy sound would go good with ours, so we asked if if felt like bringing his band with him on the 26th! We are still looking for a 3rd act, for this show, which will be announced as soon as we find out who is available! (who is desperate enough to play with us two fellas) We don't have any shows booked for most of August. Next week's show will be our last until the 26th. We hope to record our music during this time, and shoot a video. I'm not making any promises yet! The more we play, the better we sound, so why not delay recording as long as possible? Well, hopefully we find a 3rd band who is willing to play with us! We...