The other day as I procrastinated, or well basically gave my brain a short break from the DAYS of studying that have been going on this week, I went through some of the recordings from my old/first projects. So I figured I'd share some of them...
Du Rock: Armen's First Blink Song (2003)
This AMAZING track was written way back freshman year of high school for my band Du Rock's first album. I remember writing this song in one night with my friend Armen. (Remarkable, and they say it took God what? 7 days?) The song was/is an instant classic, its still played on college and high school campuses around the nation by its loyal cult following. Many would say I peaked in my songwriting with this one -I sure agree. (p.s. I'm pretty sure the background vocals at the end are either "it was cold" or "it was gold"-referring to Armen's unveiled man parts-but I'm still not sure.)
Du Rock: November and We'll Go (2004)
These two unreleased tracks came from what was supposed to be the sophomore release from Du Rock (ironically, recorded during my sophomore year of high school) Unfortunately, the album was never finished and the tracks were never released... (I think it was cause we all got girl friends? Or well... Armen did.) But yeah, to this day November is another favorite of mine. I worked a hell of a lot on lyrics when I was writing these songs and I think they turned out pre-y good. The vocals on both of these songs are rough haha but it was four years ago. (..wow.) I always talk about how I'm going to re-do them someday, but we'll all have to deal with it for now. But I think these two tracks were like the climax of my pop song writing, I kinda moved away from it since then, I occasionally come back to it whenever I feel like I need some pussy... ha. jokes.
LHS Jazz Septet: Recorda-Me (November 4, 2005)
Junior year of high school I got into Jazz pretty hardcore. This is a snippet of my first solo ever with the Lexington High School Jazz septet over the standard Recorda Me. This is what started it all huh? And now I pay money and go to a University and major in jazz music... whhhattt am i dooinnng? haha
G-Rod and the Nasty's: The Seed (2006)
When I was in high school I was in this funk/jazz/soul instrumental group called G-Rod and the Nastys. This is a live recording of our version of the Seed 2.0 from back in the summah after my juniah year. In the recording I sing the second time through the chorus and then take a solo, with a little Toby Forman action on the alto sax as well. I remember during my solo the cops came into the joint to try and shut us down, which was quite the experience. They were eventually successful a song or two later... Fuck the POlice. this one features: Geoff Rodriguez, keys; Alex Robbins, drums; Pete Maltzan, bass; Toby Forman, alto sax; and A-live rhyming over the verses
RossKennethMusic: Lionel Loop (2007)
After getting my laptop for college, I finally started making beats. (and sharing them before i had the nifty semi-real-yet-also-pseudo-name "rosskennethmusic") This was one of my very first ones. I remember I made it in one weekend while traveling to NYC with my dad to see Lionel Loueke (who this song samples/is dedicated to). Lionel is probably one of my favorite musicians. I still think that first section is pretty dope where It goes from a 6/4 ambient beat into a bangin' 4/4 beat yet the harmony still moves in 6/4... weird how that turned out... entirely unintentional... whatever. enjoy.
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