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My Show is in 2 Days!

Taybot — Tue, 11 May 2010 01:32:00 GMT

My show at The Seamonster is in only 2 days! I really hope you can make it out!

The Fabric Of The Cosmos

Taybot — Tue, 11 May 2010 01:13:00 GMT

I'm currently reading Brian Greene's The Fabric Of The Cosmos and I find it amazing. It's about space, time, cosmology (the study of the history of the cosmos) and now I'm finally getting to the part about string theory, which is like the beginning of the book's end.

Even though it's a book for beginners, this stuff can still get dense. Definitely not material I can just read for relaxation before going to bed. Instead, I have to focus hard and I even find myself underlining sections. I know that is geeky but hey, I want to comprehend the material, not just read it. By underlining stuff, I can go back when I forget details about a theory and easily find the important parts.

When I started this, I actually told myself I would read it like I would any other book. I wanted to get it done, have a vague idea of what's going on in the universe and then continue reading fiction. I should have known that wasn't likely. I can't help it, I want to retain this information. So here I am, reading it like a student who has an exam the next day, then watching youtube videos and such so I can better understand the concepts.

The funny thing is, even if I understand a good amount of the material, I'll still be nothing more than a beginner, but at least I'll have an ok idea of how the universe works. That's all I want, I'm not going for the Nobel prize.

Rapping Over Your Own Beats

Taybot — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:14:00 GMT

This statement by Evidence is kinda how I feel about rapping over my own beats. It's pretty coo cuz before you even finish the beat, you can envision how the song will end up:

Then again, I'm also a firm believer in making your shit hot enough that anyone will feel it, so they don't have to see your vision. They just like it anyways. That's why I usually try to finish a beat completely before I write to it.

Frustrated

Taybot — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:37:00 GMT

I realized some lame stuff last night. The drums have been off in most of my old beats. I guess I didn't put the swing on them right and, for some reason, I can't quite figure out how to fix it. So that means I'm not even gonna bother turning most of my old beats into songs, what is the point of recording to them if the drums are off?

The good news is now I know how to make my drums right and I think I can do it correctly every time from now on. So I learned a ton in the process but it is still pretty annoying that alot of these beats are messed up. Since I have to make a bunch of new beats now, I honestly don't have a clue when I'll be putting any new music out. Oh well, I guess it is just a learning process.

At least I have 6 gigs in my Imac now and I bought this program called Nexus that makes some pretty amazing sounds. I also been posting my beats online and getting feedback, which is helping alot.

What's Been up w/ Me

Taybot — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:43:00 GMT

I just got back from a show at The Comet. I was watching cats perform and also promoting this show I have coming up on May 12 at The Seamonster, in Wallingford.

Ugh sometimes I feel like I have no online presence at all, but somehow people keep checking this website so at least I got that goin on still.

I been kickin it with this cat named Apostropheus , who's been mad coo to me puttin me on shows and things. Actually my show coming up on may 12 is with him so if ya go to that show, you will see him too. He gave me his EP and I'm gonna blog about it, prolly on my next post.

Other than that, I've been hard at work makin beats. I'm learning how to make drums similar to how Dream has them. Speaking of Dream, have u seen his new video? It's hot I think he's really goin hard right now!

who do music all day?

Taybot — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:41:00 GMT

dope track from one of my favorites of the new guys. Charles Hamilton is really inspiring to me cuz he makes his own beats, and does the raps. That used to be the case with Solja Boy but nowadays Solja don't even make his beats anymore. He just goes to other producers. So much for that.

You gotta love producers on the mic. Oh this sample is so ill too i love it.

New Super Street Fighter 4

Taybot — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:58:00 GMT

Oh this is too dope. Just Blaze made a beat for the ad for this new Street Fighter game. You know the beat will probly be in the game too, while you're playing I mean.

Just Blaaaaaaze

This is How it Went Down

Taybot — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:52:00 GMT

My show last Thursday was pretty cool. Here is a photo of the kicks from the show:

Shouts to Death Star for bringin' out a good crowd!

I also met this cool girl who takes really good photos. She helped me out a ton by getting some dope photos so I definitely owe her big.

She was walking around the venue and outside the venue all night, taking pics whenever she saw a good opportunity, which happened to be every couple minutes.

I imagine taking lots of photos is a huge part of getting some great pics, since you're probably going to trash most of them. It's cool to see someone working hard purely out of the love for their art.

You can see her work at : http://www.tkwphoto.com

2 Days in Spokane for Passover

Taybot — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:46:00 GMT

Just spent the past 2 days kickin it in Spokane for Passover. It was a good time overall. Bomb food as always.

The Gefilte fish is always one of my favorite parts. For those who have never had it, there really is no way to describe it. It just tastes different. In the same way that rye bread tastes different from other types of bread, gefilte fish is just kind of a strange taste. It also is definitely something you have to get used to. It's one of those foods I used to hate as a kid, but now have come around and I really love it.

Here is a pic I took for the blog:

(ok I'll admit I got this pic off the internet)

can't sleep

Taybot — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:06:00 GMT

I'm sitting here tryin to get ready for my show tonight. I should be sleeping but I can't fall asleep. I figured I would take the extra time to try to get yall out to the show! Please come thru, I go on at around 10:30pm. I think I'm gonna perform the song in the background of my slideshow which you should really watch if you haven't yet, cuz it's dope. The link is right here.

I'm tryin to get 50 views on it ha I know that doesn't sound like much but whatever. It's good to have goals I figure, even if they're miniscule.

My First Slideshow

Taybot — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:50:00 GMT

This was the first slide show I ever put together and it was, actually a lil easier than I expected, thanks to iMovie and their nice tutorials.

I guess the hardest part was getting the song in the background to sound hot. Then I spent a ton of time re-learning how to make it loud. I know some stuff about that (compression / limiters) but I needed to step my game up overall.

For once something came out pretty much like I envisioned it.

2nd Single

Taybot — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:14:00 GMT

I finally have a new little half a song I'm bout to post pretty soon, to promote my show on Thursday. I can't wait.

On another note, the 2nd single off drake's record was leaked. It features dream and it kicks ass if you're into that type of music.

NW Forever Remix

Taybot — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:06:00 GMT

Pretty dope vid I found over at Spaceman's blog.

That's the Northwest Forever Rmx.

I heard them bumpin it on KUBE while I was working. That's one of the coo things bout working at night, I listen to the Mixtape at 8 with DJ B-Mello. It kinda sucks listening to him on the radio while I'm workin tho, since I used to do a radio show with him. But oh well I won't get into that!

March 25

Taybot — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:37:00 GMT

I got a show coming up on March 25. I'm trying to get it poppin so come out if ya can!

What's the Story?

Taybot — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:22:00 GMT

The other day I went to the studio with the homie Inijinis to make a track for a compilation he's putting out.

The song we did is called Morlock Rap (or something like that) and the concept is kind of about Morlocks. If you don't know, Morlocks are these weird monsters that were in the classic science fiction novel The Time Machine.

The strange thing is, even though I have never seen the Time Machine movie or read the book, I am familiar with these monsters thanks to the show Wishbone. This is the PBS show about the little dog that relives books.

I knew what the Morlocks were all thanks to the Time Machine Wishbone episode. Ha I'd like to send my thanks out to PBS for making that show and teaching the masses about all the classic literature out there that we may have missed out on.

Where Has the Time Gone?

Taybot — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:18:00 GMT

Shoot it's been 8 days since I posted on this blog? You gotta be kidding me?? 8 DAYS????

Ahhhhhhh I didn't know so much time has passed! What is happening to the time? It's slipping away faster and faster until eventually I won't have any sense of the hours or minutes. It is all becoming one big blur.

Curren$y Vid

Taybot — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:34:00 GMT

Ok Curren$y is really killin it in this video. Everyone, from the old skool heads to new kids gotta admit he's flowin on this. He's got verse 1 and verse 3 and he's really goin in the whole time, but especially on verse 3.

Curren$y ft. Nesby Phips: Prioritize (Beeper Bill) from Creative Control on Vimeo.

Best TV Ever

Taybot — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:19:00 GMT

I had a great time in Spokane last weekend. Kicked it with the fam, watched a ton of movies and soaked up the Olympics. It was real nice watching the Olympics actually. It brought me back to the days of when I was a child and would watch every night of both the summer and winter games.

A special shout out goes to Yu-Na Kim for winning the figure skating championship. Anyone who watched her will always remember her skate. I put that in italics because I'm trying to make it iconic. Actually her skate was already iconic without my help but hey I am just trying to play my part.

The Olympics are very inspiring to me. It is the best athletes in the world and they all love their sport so much. You know they go so hard and it just makes me want to push myself to be better.

Poster Putting Uppers

Taybot — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:27:00 GMT

This is pretty inspiring ya gotta love the promotional hustle that must come with the making music

epic beard man

Taybot — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:26:00 GMT

this vid is crazeee