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Sorry everyone for the long wait between posts. I have been on vacation for the last month or so and then have spent a lot of time deciding which blogs I want to really focus my time on to keep my work informative and more than just skin deep. After really spending time in thought on this I decided to keep drinksound a live but let my other blogs go.

I can't always guarantee that I'll be able to post daily, but I will try my best.

Thanks for your patience with me.
Chris

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Music Memories

June 11th 2008 00:34

So Im sitting here in my favorite coffee house (which happens to be attached to a concert haul) and am waiting for the doors to open for a concert I've been looking forward to for awhile (Emery with The Almost), and it's flooding back all my memories of working in the music industry. I actually worked with a promoter on one of Emery's first concerts so seeing them now after they have gotten so huge is just like a time warp just with more lighting and better quality sound system.

Anyways, it got me thinking. Anybody else think it's interesting how different types of music can bring back memories for you. Like sometimes Ill hear a song and it just brings back a crappy memory, so even though I used to love the song, I just can't listen to it anymore because it brings up so many bad memories. Or, the opposite a really crappy song that you listen to anyways because it brings back great memories of good times with friends or it just makes you remember better times.

Well...the doors are about to open, time to take a look at my past down a musical memory lane.

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Oh Lordy I Love Harmony

June 10th 2008 01:28

Ok, so I have decided that I am obsessed with harmony. Maybe that's what I have gone over the top Musical crazy lately. Something about sitting in a theater and hearing "One More Day" from Les Miserable belted full of harmonies in your face...just amazing! Or some beautifully sad ballad that just rips your heart out with these minor chords. I don't know what it is but a soloist can get me going but when I hear just thick chords it just takes me to another place. That place where you get those goose bumps all over your arm and even tears can well up in your eyes as the sound envelops the whole inside of your head.

There is nothing better than that...nothing.

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Do You Ever Wonder...

June 4th 2008 22:23

So I was at the gym yesterday and they are always pumping music through the speakers. I was on the elliptical trainer just going crazy when I started to notice something. My strides were exactly in motion to the beat of the music.
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The Mystical Qualities of Music

May 30th 2008 17:30

I was driving in my car yesterday, and I started to realize that though my MP3 player was on shuffle, I was skipping any songs that were slow and mellow. It made my brain start to think and I started to realize how often music is a reflection of our mood.
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Taking over the Blog

May 29th 2008 17:41

So I have to say that taking over this blog is going to be a bit of a new experience for me. I have been featuring new music as a blogger for a while, but after reading some of the past posts on this site, I figured I would leave it to the readers to decide where this blog goes. You can see the old style of blog as well as the new style of posts as well. Which do you like better? I can keep featuring new releases, or I can stick with deep thoughts about what the music is or I can mix the two.

I'm all about pleasing the readers, so let me know

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Intricate Music

July 17th 2006 23:04

Complicated. Intricate. Fascinating. Can’t live without it.

Music, in a word.
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The Spice of Life

July 11th 2006 04:48

I’ve been working since 8am today. That’s an early start for me, someone who rarely even has to be awake at that time. I should be tired, sick of working. Yet I’m not. And the most obvious reason why I’m not is the music.

There’s an iPod on shuffle going. There are about 20 000 songs on the iPod, so I haven’t heard the same one twice. Nor am I likely to. There are tunes of all genres, from every year between 1950 and 2006. And while I’ll admit I don’t like a few of the songs I’ve heard thus far, it certainly beats the radio (ads are very rarely enjoyable) and would in hands down against a mixed CD on repeat.
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Music in Ancient Egypt

July 10th 2006 23:29

Back in ancient times, in ancient Egypt, music was used for both religious and entertainment purposes. From around 3000 BC, female flute and lute players were hired to play at weddings, religious festivals and at court. Women in ancient times had far fewer rights, and it was almost unheard of for a woman to have a career. Yet music provided a creative and social outlet for women that they otherwise wouldn’t have had an opportunity for.

Music was very important in religious ceremonies and festivals. It was the link between the king (and his mortal subjects) and the gods. Musicians were hired to play odes to the gods, and on occasion to the king as well. This provided a connection between the king and gods, and was used to assert the ruler’s right to the throne. It was thought that music could transcend the limitations of human speech and directly communicate with the higher powers.
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Music In The Advertising World

May 14th 2006 23:07

Music is universal. It binds us, brings us together. And not just in the ways you think. Music is quickly becoming one of the most openly used forms of advertising. From companies taking one of your favourite songs for their jingle, to artist-endorsements of products, one can not escape consumerism. That is not to say that music hasn’t always served this purpose, but only that it’s much harder to escape it now. There are some arguably classy ads around. Think iPod. And, of course, it would make little sense to advertise a music gadget without using music... Although it could work, purely due to shock-value. But what about that ad for Sultana Bran? Taking a great, classic, Beach Boys hit and turning it into a cereal jingle? And a really really clichéd one at that. All it does for me is remind me I haven’t hit the mute button yet.

But my aim wasn’t to rant. It was, in fact, to share an interesting fact that I read in Car Magazine. 430 of the songs to reach the Billboard Top 20 last year, (I know, I know, American), made references to cars. If that’s not great advertising, I don’t know what is. So it’s not just about Mercedes-Benz picking the perfect Kanye West or G-Unit song for their ad campaigns. Now Kanye West and G-Unit (among many others - Mercedes was the most frequently mentioned manufacturer at 100 pops) are taking the product and inserting it into their songs... And Merc sales were up 5% or so last year, probably because Kanye West fans found that, well, maybe it was worth the extra $25K to get a Merc, if The Man Himself liked them.
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The Birth Of Music Gecko - Raising The Baton

May 12th 2006 05:55

Introduction.

Welcome to Music Gecko. As you may have already guessed, Music Gecko is a blog that will be dedicated to music...
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