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Guess who's back (sort of)?
12 years ago
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The silverbutt dargon sayeth:
If you haven't guessed, it's me hehe. For those who didn't see my last journal a while back, I was in the midst of some very big internet issues since May, so I basically gave up FA for quite a while, with the occasional popping in and out on my phone. Actually our issues are technically still ongoing (because of the stupidity of our new provider), but I've come home to Kingston for the week and hopefully by the time I return to Toronto, things should be back up and running hopefully.
So what have I been up to for the last few months? Pretty much working non-stop and working on music stuff. My band has invested in a decent guitar recording rig and EZDrummer, so we've been finally getting to work on our demo work. We are in the midst of tracking a 7 and a half minute Egyptian influenced piece that's fucking deadly. We've also welcomed my brother into the band who is an amazing bassist and I'm really looking forward to writing for real with him. I've also been in the midst of working on two covers: a vocal cover of Sons of Winter and Stars by Wintersun, and a full cover of Beyond the Dark Sun also by Wintersun.
That brings me to the highlights of the last few months... I have a trifecta of guitar heroes - Jari Maenpaa of Wintersun, Devin Townsend, and Jeff Loomis. I've had the pleasure of meeting two of them since June. I met Jeff at a guitar clinic he had at Steve's Music and then I met Jari (and the rest of Wintersun) after their show at the Opera House earlier this month. I've also had the pleasure of meeting the incredibly talented Elize Ryd of Amaranthe and the amazing Kobra Paige, Jasio Kulakowski, and Rob Steele of Canadian up-and-comers Kobra and the Lotus; if you've never heard of them, I definitely recommend them. And the excitement doesn't end there; when I head back to Toronto, I have a meet and greet with the mighty Kamelot and my dad's band managed to score an opening slot for Anvil in October, so I'll have the chance to hang out with them as well :D
Anyway, I'm heading out to a friend's place soon so I'll be gone again for a bit, but I'll be on Skype later on. If you see me, say hi! :D
It's good to be back, and hopefully I can stay back. Now it's time to go through 3 months worth of art...
- TURI
So what have I been up to for the last few months? Pretty much working non-stop and working on music stuff. My band has invested in a decent guitar recording rig and EZDrummer, so we've been finally getting to work on our demo work. We are in the midst of tracking a 7 and a half minute Egyptian influenced piece that's fucking deadly. We've also welcomed my brother into the band who is an amazing bassist and I'm really looking forward to writing for real with him. I've also been in the midst of working on two covers: a vocal cover of Sons of Winter and Stars by Wintersun, and a full cover of Beyond the Dark Sun also by Wintersun.
That brings me to the highlights of the last few months... I have a trifecta of guitar heroes - Jari Maenpaa of Wintersun, Devin Townsend, and Jeff Loomis. I've had the pleasure of meeting two of them since June. I met Jeff at a guitar clinic he had at Steve's Music and then I met Jari (and the rest of Wintersun) after their show at the Opera House earlier this month. I've also had the pleasure of meeting the incredibly talented Elize Ryd of Amaranthe and the amazing Kobra Paige, Jasio Kulakowski, and Rob Steele of Canadian up-and-comers Kobra and the Lotus; if you've never heard of them, I definitely recommend them. And the excitement doesn't end there; when I head back to Toronto, I have a meet and greet with the mighty Kamelot and my dad's band managed to score an opening slot for Anvil in October, so I'll have the chance to hang out with them as well :D
Anyway, I'm heading out to a friend's place soon so I'll be gone again for a bit, but I'll be on Skype later on. If you see me, say hi! :D
It's good to be back, and hopefully I can stay back. Now it's time to go through 3 months worth of art...
- TURI
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