Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Our cello and female vocal recording session

Alright, here's some pics of our session recording some cello and female vocals for some of our songs. We added cello on 6 of our original 10 songs, and only 2 songs with female vocals. The girl playing cello is on the worship team for the church that I attend, and the female vocalist is our friend Christy who has been in a band with our singer in the past.



 Getting the cello set up



 Getting ready to record



 Hard to see, but from left to right: My mom, my bro Otto, Jim our singer, my bro Solomon, me, our drummer's brother Drew, and Kevin Nettlingham



 Christy(female background vocals), and my mom. <3



 Some of us started lining up our wallets keys knives and phones, then some others joined in... :D



 Jamie rockin' the cello. :D



 Drew(Look at that arm O_O), Jim, and Christy



 Christy getting her vocals down.



 More Christy. :)





And that's it. :D

Friday, July 19, 2013

Time...The Beginning

Another acoustic Megadeth cover. I like this song, I recently started listening to it. It has a relaxing atmosphere to it, and the lyrics are really poetic. :) Hope you like!



Tuesday, July 16, 2013

My cover of "The Disintegrators" by Megadeth

I recently started listening to this song, and realized that it's pretty killer. :D It's fast, has pretty simple riffs, a catchy tune altogether. Hope you like. :D


Pics from our video shoot last saturday

Alright here's some pics. :) Apparently the director wanted us to wear some makeup so that we looked like we'd just gotten in a fight, lol, which I can understand, I mean the song we were making the video for is called "Punch Face" :D . We filmed in a storage unit, which was a bit small, but still cool, I think it all worked out. :)

Setting up



 Jim(vocals guitar) getting some makeup


 Noah(drums) getting some makeup


 Jim with his fake black eye


 All ready to roll



 From left to right, my dad(guitar), Noah, Noah's bro(not in the band), Jim, and me. :D


I scrapped a lot of skin off my hand from playing bass wildly, lol. :D



And that's it. :D



Saturday, July 13, 2013

My band's music video

Me and my band are shooting for our music video in a couple hours. :D I hope it turns out...

Friday, July 12, 2013

Skillet "Rise" cover

Here's my cover of Skillet's "Rise". This album came out recently, if you haven't gotten it yet, go get it! :D


Thursday, July 11, 2013

Starting to work on some manga art

I've decided to practice drawing some manga stuff. :D I watched a vid on how to draw a manga girl on youtube, and followed along as best I could. I don't even remember the last time I'd drawn, lol.

Apologies for the sloppy hair and the crease crossing her face:


I obviously need more practice, but not bad for a rotten drawer. :D

Monday, July 8, 2013

A poem about one of the greatest inventions...iPods.

Here's the poem, which I just wrote on the spot:


An iPod is something I cherish
It's small and it's sleek, it looks kinda squarish.
Holds music and such, with incredible ease
A fine piece of work (wish they grew on trees...)
They come in all sizes, all colors and weights
They rock in your pocket, and in all the states.


:D


Saturday, July 6, 2013

My interview with Stephanie

Hiya, Stephanie. :D


Metal15: First of all, what's up?

Stephanie: Life's fine, I think. Nothing too significant yet. But if there's any, I'll let you know. LOL :)

Metal15: How's the weather?

Stephanie: It is insaaaane. Sometimes it's scorching hot then all of a sudden, rain will pour down heavily. It's just unpredictable. Crazy. :|

Metal15: What country do you live in? (If I may ask...)

Stephanie: I'm somewhere from the east. Philippines, specifically.

Metal15: What life experiences have shaped your outlook/worldview on life?

Stephanie: Guess I have tons. But I'll share you this one. I was born into a christian family. I grew up learning that I should pray and read the bible every day, go to church every sunday, and all the usual christian stuff we know. It went sort of routinely. I knew something was wrong, but I didn't take time to learn what was wrong. 'Till I got into junior high, and I had my first relationship...with a lesbo. (yeah like I know, you're all giving me that odd stare with one eyebrow raised. ((Metal15: nooooo :)  )) Haha! Nothing too intimate happened, it was more of an emotional thingy. Promise!) Yes, I'm a christian and I got myself into that stuff. Yes, I knew it was wrong but you see, when we aren't that deeply rooted to the Word of God, even though we are Christians already, we can still get entrapped into Satan's pit holes. My parents learned about it and they were really disappointed about me. I asked God for forgiveness and I know he did forgive. Dude, everyone knows how merciful he is, right? But you know, sometimes though we already repented and like turned our backs 180 degrees from whatever sin it may be, still something like drags us back from doing it. And yeah, another similar incident happened and this time, with one of my closest girl friends. It was even harder because we were like considered "twins". Imagine this, we have the same taste for most stuff (music, food, even with crushes. Little did she know that I was already in love with her). I never told her about it coz it would just freak her out and apparently, she never approves to this kind of thingy. 'Till she started dating this guy and yeah, you could really tell it was super hurting for me. Before, I was the one whom she'd always had breakfast lunch and dinner with (since we got into the same company when we had our internship), I was the one waiting for her every day so we could hit the office together. Like we did everything together. But then when this guy entered, it was like my doomsday. I cried about this because I knew it wasn't right (like at the back of my mind, my conscience is fighting with my earthly thinking and stuff). But I guess God will always make ways to save us from sins. It's sort of a long story (apparently) but the bottom-line is, God is really good. My point is, ALWAYS keep ourselves guided by God's word. You can never go wrong with that. Trust me. :)

Metal15: What are your views on God? And do you believe that he's watching you 24/7?

Stephanie: My views on God? Haha do I need to explain this in theological way or what? LOL. He's the Alpha and Omega. He's my savior, the lover of my soul, my best friend, my Father. What else? And yep, he's defo watching us 24/7. Don't you just feel overly secured by that thought? That is just so sweet. Free lifetime protection and security. It's just unbeatable.

Metal15: Do you believe in Heaven and Hell? If so, what are your basic opinions on that subject?

Stephanie: Of course I believe in Heaven and Hell. Heaven is your ultimate destination when you already have accepted Christ Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior. Well Hell, like this is your final destination if you haven't accepted Christ as your Savior. Like once you're in Hell, there's no way out. So better accept Christ's free gift of salvation and eternal life before it's too late.

Metal15: Do you believe there is such a thing as "Predestination", and that every action and decision you make has been "Predestined" and known by God?

Stephanie: Yes. I really don't know much about this to be honest, but all I know is that God knows everything. He knows our future very well. Yes we do have our own free-will but yeah, still God knows our future. (I just didn't make any sense, did I?) ((Metal15: Actually, I think you summed it up QUITE well. :D ))

Metal15: Do you believe in Pre-marital abstinence? Explain your views.

Stephanie: Of course YES! Like this is the most special gift you can offer your partner in the future. Others say that staying "pure" until marriage is so cliche and just so traditional but it is one thing that I think we should ponder about. It's quite saddening that most people, even teens, are into premarital sex. Okay I may sound like your old mom preaching a lot about this but it just tears me apart to see these poor girls especially when they give their everything to a certain guy, then all of a sudden, the guy just vanishes and something like that. Not just a thing that teens must be reminded of, but I guess all ages. Stay pure and undefiled. Better to wait for God's perfect timing for that.

Metal15: Do you believe in dating? BF/GF?

Stephanie: Dating? I think so. Well, exclusive dating for that matter I guess. Just don't go beyond the limit. And date because you love each other, not just because it's like your past time and you're bored or whatever. Coz that's what I see with most dating couples out there. Definitely a wrong thing. When you date, you invest time and emotions and all that. I just don't really see the point why people date, get themselves into a relationship then when things start going wrong they just leave. It makes me frustrated seeing and hearing stories like this. That's why I think that when it comes to relationships, we should always let God take control of it. I know that he has already prepared that special someone for us. In His time, He'll let us know who that person is. So don't rush, enjoy life. But yeah, guess I'm okay with the dating stuff. But like what I've said, don't go beyond the borders. :)

Metal15: Do you have a favorite band/musical group?

Stephanie: Nothing in particular actually. Whatever my mood demands me to listen to, then I listen to it. Haha! But personal picks would be Christian music of course (Kutless, Starfield, Brandon Heath, Casting Crowns, Lifehouse, Skillet and others that would take too long to write lol), some stuff from the late 80's and 90's I guess. Just not rap.  <-----((Metal15: I'm sorry, I just felt the need to bold, underline, and enlarge those last few words... :D ))

Metal15: Do you have a favorite song of all time?

Stephanie: I don't really know to be honest. If a certain song suddenly speaks to me like "hey, this is your story. I am telling your story." then it becomes my fave song. So if you're asking me what are my favorites, there's a lot in my list. Haha! Well the song that I'm sort of inclined to now is "Stupid Boy" by Keith Urban.

Metal15: Do you have a favorite book series?

Stephanie: Nope. Nothing specifically. But I read, of course. :)

Metal15: What's your favorite movie/movies?

Stephanie: Titanic. *Then I can now sing my heart will go on* LOL

Metal15: Do you have a personal site? After this interview people might be thinking "Whoa, this girl is awesome, I wanna check out her blog/twitter/facebook/website..." etc.

Stephanie: LOL. Facebook I guess? https://www.facebook.com/cannegrey?ref=tn_tnmn And Google+ is https://plus.google.com/u/0/108724938990400356942

Metal15: And lastly...How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Stephanie: Hmm ... whuuuaaaaat? O.O




Thanx, Stephanie, and have a great day! :D





Thursday, July 4, 2013

Happy 4th of July!!!

Happy Independence day, people! :D I recorded myself playing the star spangled banner on my guitar. Sorry for all the mistakes, I didn't practice it much at ALL before recording it, which was NOT a good idea, lol. Anyways, here it is...



LET FREEDOM RING!!!

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

A solo I'm working on...

So, I'm working on a really hard guitar solo from a song called "Am I Evil?" by the british band Diamond Head. What I'm playing is not up to speed, and when I switch from different parts you can tell I haven't practiced it enough, because I seem to pause in between, lol. Also, the finger-tapping part is wrong, as I found out later... *facepalm* But I'm still working on it, and hopefully I'll be able to learn the whole solo before long, and then I'll cover the entire song. :D Anyways, here's the solo as I'd learned it so far...


My "99 Ways to Die" Megadeth cover

Yet another cover:


My "Symphony of Destruction" cover

My symphony of destruction cover. One of the simplest songs to play ever. :D But I like it.