Short Bio

Jugging saxophonist with an associate from Mcnally Smith, travels the US making documentaries on music and culture while using street performing to fund travel expenses.

Big Bio

Associate in Music from Mcnally Smith College.  Played with band such as Arrested Development and Ozamotly.  Rock, Funk and Blues are music styles of choice play while listening to almost anything.  Dj parties and weddings, travels around making videos on music and culture while jugging fire and doing magic to fund the operation.  

Desa Disscusion

The New Musician

Humanism and Art come together to show the true you.  Put this on You Tube and now you can separate yourself from some of the masses.  If we can a unique edge than, their is another way to give yourself identity among the masses.

In addition t all of this, there are things to consider becoming:

a publicist

a promoter

a lawyer

know marketing

know distribution

learn how to muti-task all the time

When I look at Dessa I see a very busy person.  She is talented and driven.  She is riding the edge of the changing music market while always on the look out for new ways to make things happen.  She also does not spend much time doing anythings else.  Is this the new model for the aspiring musician?

Ultimately, in the world of the information age spinning out of control.  People want some that they can identify with.  They want a friend.

Blog on social media

Online media

the new way to stardom or least lots of friends.

How do progress as musicians without meeting our audience at least halfway?  It seems that the new way to fame will be in the hands of those who can be the most versatile or hardest working.

In the mist of this "new way", there are some tried methods that seems to offer success.  Twitter, My space, Face book, and Websites, seem to offer the most hope.  Yes, if your not on your instrument, you should be on my space.  So now, after you done writing your next song, you can spend more time writing about your next song on twitter.  

When I think about all of the things musicians have to do to make it these days, one has to wonder why?  What about the days where we had time to experience life so we could have something to write about?  It seems that experience will have to come from somewhere else like online.

From an informational standpoint, the class had had a lot to offer.  I at the end of the day  will stick to my space and try to give myself some sanity.  

Art and Fear

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This is just a test, had this been for real, there would be a response to the following title.

After time passes, the wind blows the sand off the rock reveling the blog below.   Art and Fear and Johnny Bunko are the topics on the plate.  

What helps us find our way?  How do we determine our path?  Are we alone on the this venture?  Is the struggle part of the plan?

Sometimes the path that we choose is the right path however, their is a difference between knowing the path and walking it.   Their are always variables it seems.  The father away from your goal the more their seem to be.  When one sets out to climb a mountain, their are many places to start.  As the climbs goes up paths begin to converge and difficulty increases.  Somewhere along the way, we are one the mountain.  Still not being able to see the top, to far along to change the our mind, and in this moment we might begin to feel insignificant.  

Johnny Bunko was trying to figure out if he was one the right mountain.  In his search for his his path he learned things "rules" to help me with his search.

Art and Fear helped me more with an understanding through perspective.  We are have a struggle.  It is life apart of life.  The difference is that at the end of the day, is our heart in the struggle too.  "When duty and love are one, grace is within thee".  This is true while at the same time,, following the path isn't alway's easy.  It can be loooooong and painful.  If we fail, it will hurt more than anything else we have done because our heart in in the journey.  the key to success is to fall seven times and get back up eight.  

Art and fear helps us to realize that we are not alone in the struggle.  It also tells us that through lots of hard work, a lot can be accomplished.  The most important thing from this book that I got was the just start making art now!  This is the time time to create.