SOL Republic Headphone Are Freaking Amazing

   These bad boys right here, are the shiz! These have to be THE best head phones I've ever had the pleasure of spoiling my ears with. While window shopping at Best Buy, I was looking to see how much some wireless Dre Beats would be (since the corded one has been a little inconvenient for my studio set up) with my buddy JP. While browsing, this bad boy was on display and I thought, "what the heck, I've had the Beats for a while now, lets see what other headphones are out there." So I grabbed a jack, popped it into my cellphone and listened to one of the new tracks that I'll be releasing soon (which I think is a step above my past work. *said every musician always*), and was blown away!

   The pair that I tried were the Tracks Ultra On-Ear headphones and I've gotta say, they rival the Beats by about a mile. The sound was so freakin' CRISP! The bass popped, the mids and the highs were in the right spot and not smashed together! They were like mini studio speaker on your ears!! These headphones are defiantly one of the top things on my Christmas list (or more accurately, my "whenever I get the extra money" list) for sure!

   I absolutely want the Tracks AIR wireless but I'm not sure what the difference is between an A2 Sound Engine (which is in the Tracks AIR) and a V12 Engine (which is in the Tracks Ultra that I tested). I'll be looking into that for sure but these these would be perfect for mixing and mastering my stuff!

Top 10 Awesome Cartoons!

As much as I love hearing (and making) music that bring back memories of the sweet, fun, and adventurous past, there's nothing quite like kicking back in some boxers at 2pm (as if I don't do that already), with a box of Fruity Pebbles (king of all cereals) watching the greatest cartoons ever made! I need to pick a day to just watch these again:

10) Tiny Toons:
      I loved the idea of seeing what the Looney Toons characters were like as kids! I'm kind of glad they went into making Baby Looney Toons, and the current The Looney Toons Show, being a before and after.

9.) Mike Lu & Og
     I really remember loving the style of animation for this show. The characters outlines were always moving ever so slightly, and the coloring and texture was just different from the other cartoons, which made it refreshing to watch. Loved the turtle (lancelot), and felt bad he had to be the pet of that spoiled girl(Lu). Here's a good wiki about the show HERE

  8.) Secret Squirrel
       Oh yeah! I loved watching SS and the crazy spy adventures he'd go on with Morocco. My favorite was the episode with the candy people! WATCH IT! That was the craziest episode I've ever saw. Man, Secret Squirrel had to be THE coolest guy in cartoon history....and still is! If not who else?

  7.) Power Puff Girls!
        Look the show was awesome alright! They had the coolest villains like the Gang Green Gang, Him, and of course Mojo jo jo! They also had some pretty awesome episodes like the one with when the Broccoli invades the city ("Beat Your Greens"  was the episode).  I have to say they also did a great job with the movie.

 6.) Samurai Jack
      Gotta get back...to this right here! Although I love the show, I didn't really like it initially since I always confused! I never was able to keep up with the episodes in order, but when I caught a marathon of it, boooy was I glued to that T.V.! The crazy battles, strange creatures, and strong opponents kicking jacks butt had me on the edge of my seat wondering if he was gonna' to make it! I'm getting worked up just writing about it! Gotta finish watching the series.

 5.) Dexter's Laboratory
     Good Ol' Dexter. Freakin' love the hilarious adventures he unintentionally creates for himself and the rivalry between Mandark and Dexter is just beautiful. I will never forget the episode when Mandark first gets into town. (maybe because that was the first time I was mooned by a cartoon character).
I hated when they stopped showing the little shorts of Money and the Justice Friends (was that last one it's own cartoon?)

  4.) 2 Stupid Dogs
       This one is a little hard to place because I think it's safe to say this was one of those shows that everyone kinda knew about but wasn't aired much (I could be SO VERY WRONG ON THAT!) but there were some episodes that were not that great, and others that were. And it's not so much that is were bad, but dragged on too much. That was only some episode and the ones that weren't like that were really funny though.

3.) Cow & Chicken
      This show was just awesomely disturbing, especially when it came to The Red Guy. Him prancing around basically naked and always emphasizing his butt was just...different, if you will. In fact, they really had some obsession with butts if you think about it with the pork butts, I.R. Baboon and Weasels butts, cows butt, talking about butts, butts, butts, butts, butts, (say that ten times fast lol). Butt, it was an awesome show that had the milk flowing from nose.

Which should be number one??? I can't decide!!

 1.) Courage the Cowardly Dog
       This is my favorite cartoon right here. I've seen every episode at lease a thousand times and it just never gets old for me. Besides being funny and entertaining, Courage was touching up on "dem feels" with episodes like "Remembrance of Courages Past". and "The Hunchback of Nowhere" a d incorporating values and ethics in a way that wasn't obvious or preachy. Best cartoon ever.

  1.) Ed, Edd, and Eddy
       The very name brings tears to my eyes. This show is just the best out there. It was a show I easily connected with because it reminded me of my two best buddies so much (of course we fought about who was who lol). This show was just the perfect balance of funny, morals, and friendship. I loved all of the specials as well as Eddy's brother finally showing up! My favorite episode though had to be the one with the Video camera (not sure what it's really called).  

A Great Big World - "Say Something"

     I've heard for the first time which pissed me off, opened old wounds, and was simply great. It's one of those instances where (artist I'm sure you've gone through this) you hear a song that is extremely close to one you were thinking of writing and you get that feeling of, damn this guy beat me to it! (Not that it would change anything if I did write something like this since only 5 people know my music even exist).

    Anyways, When I first listened to the opening chords I was already disappointed in the writing although It wouldn't have been so bad if it weren't for the never changing top note that you hear consistently plugging away. Of course you can't judge a book by it's cover or introduction, so of course I stuck around to hear if this would wither change, if the song would go in a different direction, or the vocals are really good. Turned out the latter was true and does the added benefit of moving into a richer progression.

    It went from seemingly stale to interesting pretty quickly even though the chord progression remained the same. The voice and the melody it follows works magic for the song and I interpret the chords as the feeling of limbo during a very rough patch in a relationship. So all in all, this song blew me away and was the "slow song" equivalent to a rock intro that starts with one clean guitar then explodes with the "in your face" overdrive sound, thick bass, and punch of the kick drum.

   I think I may cover this song in my own way. Great job A Great Big World!

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IT SHOULD BE A LAW, THAT AN ARTIST SHOULD HAVE DEEP MEANING BEHIND EVERY PIECE OF WORK THEY DO.....PERIOD. - Postac'

......PERIOD!!

     I know this may sound like this is a universal law already but the same forces that summon people to pile up at the checkout right when I'm ready to check out, and make me late for work because the only thing backing up traffic are nosy people, I have somehow had the unfortunate pleasure of running into stunning works of art....without a purpose!

    Nothing agitates me more than hearing an artist say "yeah I just painted it because I thought it looked nice" or seeing the "No comment" under the description of the art. It almost seems impossible for an artist to not know why they've create a work of art! An artist's unique ability to project the intangible aspect of humanity, onto something tangible, is the ability to capture the essence of life, a moment in time, and/or an idea from the perspective of the artist. Ultimately meaning the artist and the piece are one.

    The most important aspect of a piece of art, is what it means to the artist and what inspired the creation of a piece. Perhaps these run in were people who were just not aware of the deeper meaning. Maybe it looked nice because it was the colors of the artists great grandmother who would always ware something similar to that piece. Whatever it is, please find it, and give your art purpose!

So to ease this frustration, everyday I will (try to) get an artist to talk about the meaning behind they're work of art! I shall call it "ART WITH HEART"

I'll do the honors and kick off this new series, here is the meaning behind a few songs from my album, A Reason:
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Mirror

Mirror was one of the first of the 13 songs inspired by the book Clone by Sniffcode.com, because of it's title, Clone. I was playing with the idea of what the life must've been like for the original copy of the cloned character in the book, Joey II.

     I imagined Joey's life (the original) as a boy who's an out cast from the other kids because of his creative ideas, expansive imagination, and love of science. I envision he's being taken on field trip to a science lab for the first time and is taken back by all of the buttons and lights which follow the commands of long equations to control various devices. The music is representing all of these machines operating in harmony, and Joey begins to think of all these ideas and what he could do if he had these tools and what things he could accomplish.

     At about 1:14, Joey's gets his own little lab together and starts his journey with a few drops as you hear at 1:18 and 1:31 is where his life takes off till we get to the end and he's looking upon a glowing green tube with an embryo inside.
     The beat links the two representing the heart of both Joey II and Joey (the original).

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Turning Over A New Leaf - The Life of the Insignificant Artist

So this blog was supposed to be about something interesting and related to my music, Postac' somehow, yet I've been coming up with dumb ideas for posts (if ideas come at all) and posting random crap so there's at least SOMETHING posted. Not the best tactic in the world for an interesting blog since it may be leaving my umm "viewers", in the dark about what this blog is actually about.

It's really tough coming up with a blog for a musician. Especially one who has yet to perform a show, diving into an undefined music genre, and doesn't really have much a life (since the previous one came crashing down....buuut that's another story), all on top of aiming to get my name out there, play awesome shows, and relate to others out there like me, or not like me. As I thought about these additional odds stacked against me, further depressing my uninteresting life, I realized, What hell, why not blog about the tales of a real life Postac' musician. An insignificant artists who is even more so unknown creating music in an unknown genre.

 This blog will from this point forward, will be about living life as a "Postac"(Polish word *no direct translation* - An external form, the definition of essence) going through hardship, success (hopefully), aspiring to convince the world that his music is worth the double take.

I hope this will be valuable to musicians, artists, and whoever, as I post my experience as creative individual trying to burst through the clutter.

 Let's see what happens.

(Just want to clarify that I although have some idea of where my music falls, and know that not all music fit into a concrete genre, but I've been having trouble finding an appropriate category for my music. If you feel differently or have comments, feel free to voice your opinion on my twitter, facebook, or this blog)

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GETTING A TELEKINETIC GIRL TO PROMOTE THE MOVIE CARRIE!!

   This genius promotion for the remake of 'Carrie' was just perfect! Although they weren't able to get a girl with telekinetic abilities to do this, they set up this coffee shop to make it LOOK like there really was a girl with these abilities. Most of the people in the coffee shop are in on the performance, blocking wires and what not but the unsuspecting coffee buyers are none the wiser, and their faces are just priceless!

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How To Make Concord Grape Jelly!!!

   Taking a break from my music, there are two foods in this world that I am absolutely addicted to; real Italian gelato, and concord grapes!!!! If I am within a hundred yards of either, you will find me passed out with mangled cartons and gelato/grapes everywhere...seriously I a problem.

   Well now that the fall season brings about the tastiest grapes New York has to offer, I decided to look up how to make concord grape jelly and came across the most heart warming tutorial on how to make Jelly. check it out:

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7 Amazing Midi Controlers

Whilst partaking in my unmatched "need a life" skills of surfing the web, I fell upon these amazing controllers that have blown my mind!! Hope you enjoy this as much as I did!!

The Station Midi:

This awesome midi controller was custom built by Ander making it one of a kind! So much space and control I just may have to make one of my own!

Check out this video to see this baby in action

The Beatjazz:

Made by Onyx Ashanti through the awesome power of Indiegogo, he's constructed a controller that allows you to become one with your music, literally, using your body movements and air to activate your sound!

Check it out here! 




 

DSC Digital Sound Control x All In One DJ Station:

Sorry I know this is a DJ system, but I added this because it looks cool....and convenient...but mostly cool! Equipped with a touchscreen, multicolor hardware lighting, DJ set up with pads! *salivating*



Watch Richard LeBennett test this bad boy out here!

VMeter USB Midi Controller:

This is a simple, yet fun little tool with the ability to be used with almost any computer program which makes this nice for electronic music performances. It's a multi purpose controller so it can be used as a slider or touch pad giving you the utmost control.

The company gives a good example here
You can also buy one for $50 here.

The AirPiano:

First there was analog, then there was touchscreen, now it's TOUCH FREE. Yep a midi and osc controller where you control the faders and keys with hand movements above the midi surface! I would love to rock the crap out of the air piano!

You're really gonna want to see THIS (start at like 2:12)

It only ships to Europe and Canada
(lucky***) but YOU guys can buy it here
if you have $1,100

The Soundplane:

I really love this concept. Who needs flashy lights, stainless steal bodies, and plastic knobs when you go O' naturale! What's so "natural" about this electronic product? Well this wooden
midi controller sense pressure on top
of the normal funtions of a midi
                                                                                        controller, giving it an acoustic feel.
                                                                                        Thank Randy Jones for this controller
                                                                                        and his willingness to spread the
                                                                                        wealth.
                                                                                        Take a look here
                                                                                        Learn to make your own here

Misa Digital Guitar:

Sorry another odd ball in the group, but with guitar being my native instrument, of course I've gravitated to this monster of a controller. Unlike the stringed midi guitars, this has a multi touch pad that seems to have endless possibilities for your fingers to control and manipulate sound how you want. This has to be my favorite digital tool that is on top of my buy list!

Take a look at what this bad boy can
do here

 

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My Top 10 Electronic Songs

Top 10 Electronic Songs I Love

Here are some electronic songs in the electronic field that I just love! It's hard to put any of these songs in any particular position, but they all deserved to be in the top ten. You can also view more on my soundcloud.

1.) Balam Acab - Oh Why

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2.) Infinity Shred - Void Ripper

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3.) Infinity Shred - Sanctuary

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4.) Mixomnia - Floating

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5.) Project M59 - Armin Van Buuren - The Killers - Human (Project M59 Remix)

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6.) Koda - Shattered

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7.) Escape By Night -  Inside your Dreams

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8.) Ryan Lutter - September

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9.) MIzIMO - VisualiZe 

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 10.) GüD - Moon Man

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Empires' Temporary Shutdown

Government Shutdown

So my father calls me today during his normal work hours and leaves me a message opening with:

"Join me Luke and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son! (laughing) Hey son, Gotta little free time today with the government shutdown and all, so I thought I give you a call..."

This had me splitting my sides because It was like Vader calling Luke after the announcement of the empires' temporary shutdown. So I just had to make this:

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The Night We Were Kings

Awesome Animation: 

The Night We Were Kings

Click the title for the link or photo to view the video.

   Made in 2012 by five students Chloé Nicolay, Manddy Wyckens, Anthony Lejeune, Gaspard Sumeire, Léa Justum, "The Night We Were Kings" is a short, 2D animation about a simple journey of two lovers off to witness a breath taking view of the sun rise.

   I ran into this animation while browsing webneel.com and this just really stuck with me because it reminded me so much of that special relationship. One where even in silence, there's an atmosphere of rich communication that's thriving due to this unexplained synchronicity. The two characters clearly have these greater ambitions than to be hung over, thus leaving the party (in the opening scene) and driving off to get away from the noise, away form the city, away from it all, to be alone together. 

   Pulling this story all together, the style this animation and the character designs were very well done. It a style I would like for some of the stories that accompany my songs.

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....Prepare Your Anus!

Relax. Although "relax" my not be the work you're looking for, no preparation of the anus is necessary for what's to come I assure you. What you should prepare yourself for are the stories behind the music of Postac', my creative processes, adventures, and interesting art and music that's out in the infinite universe of the interwebs.

After years of dodging the subject of creating a blog, welp, it's finally caught a hold of me. And as I sigh to myself while I type this, I begin to think this might not be so bad considering I don't have to subject myself to expressions such as *Sigh* or lol on this platform, which is nice. On top of that, I guess instead of writing out my ideas for my music projects on loose pieces of paper, napkins, and other material that I will inevitably never find again, can now be documented right here!

I would stick around and chat, but it seems I will have to cut this post short since I've locked my keys in the car. They're hanging in the ignition mocking me, and I refuse to stand for such insults! This happened once before in the middle of a brutally cold night. Don't ask how or why, but I was able to successfully use a katana to break into my own car and detain the first time offender. Unfortunately, I do not have that amazing tool and will have to McIver my out of this one. Wish me luck!

While you wait, feel free to follow, like, listen to some of my work:

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