Dec 31

When starting a new band, you need need so many things just for it to have the potential to get off the ground.  You need, time, good scheduling, motivation, drive, practices, song writing, collaboration, determination, fun and many more.

Chresten, Paul and myself have been sneaking away to a dungeon in the basement of the Music Garage for 4 or 5 months now and have been writing and writing and writing.  We officially call ourselves “My Ocean, My Sea” and have even tracked some scratch demos (posted below).

We have about 7 finished songs and as we continue to practice them and perfect them, it dawned on my that another vital part of a band’s existence is their brand (logo, website, all that jazz).

This should be pretty fun and I’m excited to begin, also it works out well because I’ve been looking for something new to do since my latest project Css Scoop is almost finished.

Here is a rough demo of “King of the Island”

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3 Responses

  1. tj mapes » Blog Archive » Recent Recognitions and Mini 2008 Recap Says:

    [...] new years resolution… I’m going to try and post more!!!  I’ve been so busy with the band, and Css Scoop right now, I have neglected my own blog. [...]

  2. Ben JohnsNo Gravatar Says:

    Is this the same singer from your last band? I’d like to hear some more of your stuff, TIGHT!

  3. tjmapesNo Gravatar Says:

    Yea Ben, same singer.. He lives in Chicago now. And it’s actually the same bassist as my very first band I played in for 6 years when I was a yee lad.

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