I take a lot of care in the music I select for this blog. I don't want it to be too distracting and crazy loud, but the artists I have on my playlist are mostly up and coming musicians who are doing music because they love it. I decided to do a little background information on the ones you might not know of and hopefully introduce you to new artists. Some of my favorite artists are the ones that are putting themselves and their talent out there for people to appreciate. They're hoping that their musical future will be enough to get them to do what they love most in life. I kind of feel the same way with photography. I am hoping that my future will be secured with me taking photographs and people loving the work I do. Music and the arts are not typically something that everyone can get famous for, but I am pursuing my happiness and doing all that I can to become one that can do what I love to do. Seeing them try their hardest for it, makes me want to succeed too. :) (click on their name for their youtube page)
Kina Grannis: Famous from youtube, Kina has a beautiful singing voice and words that are simple, but can really get through to you. I can't really explain her charm, but her music is enough to make anyone happy. She's touring the United States these days, and I hope she gains even more popularity as time goes on. :D
Pogo: Pogo is a guy from Australia who mixes tracks and bits of movies to create whole songs. His original video was an Alice in Wonderland mix and since then, he has been mixing all of these favorite movies from a 90's kid childhood. He has a lot of Disney mixes, but there are also some great ones from movies like Hook, Willy Wonka (the original version), and even a recent one such as the TV show Dexter. I think that he's been getting commissions lately from Pixar and other tv stations to do these popular mixes. He doesn't ask for money from these songs, but Disney has told him he can't put up the mp3's to his Disney songs on his site. =/ What Pogo does is not illegal, but Disney feels like they have to keep him from doing them. Personally, I think it's a great way to get people into your movies again, but whatever Disney. Just ignore all the good that Pogo is doing for you. I am hoping to one day see him at a live venue, but until then I will just admire these videos. :D
Morgan Komure: I've featured Morgan on here before, but he just started making youtube videos this past month. :D So far it's random things like originals, covers, and improvs, but I am so glad that he finally decided to put his videos out there. :) It's the first step in making yourself known. I think the cover route will get him more fans, and then people will get into his original music. He gave his friends a download link to a CD back when we were in high school and there are definitely some great songs on it. I wish Morgan the best of luck in his future endeavors and hope that he will gain popularity. :D
Jeremy Messersmith: I found about about Jeremy Messersmith from Yahoo news. They were featuring a new music video for his video Tatooine (yes from Star Wars). His voice is nice and simple and his music is calming. I'm still new to his music, but I feel like some of his songs have a more gothic undertone to them. But his music is just so simple and the lyrics are sweet. My favorite lyric from his Tatooine song is, "solos are fine, but duets are romantic." :) I think he's based out more in Montana area so hopefully someday he can make it out to California. ^_^ I will definitely be on the watch for more from him.
I hope you enjoy the music selections from this site a bit more now. :D And maybe I have introduced you to an artist who will possibly become one of your favorites in the future.
Pogo: Pogo is a guy from Australia who mixes tracks and bits of movies to create whole songs. His original video was an Alice in Wonderland mix and since then, he has been mixing all of these favorite movies from a 90's kid childhood. He has a lot of Disney mixes, but there are also some great ones from movies like Hook, Willy Wonka (the original version), and even a recent one such as the TV show Dexter. I think that he's been getting commissions lately from Pixar and other tv stations to do these popular mixes. He doesn't ask for money from these songs, but Disney has told him he can't put up the mp3's to his Disney songs on his site. =/ What Pogo does is not illegal, but Disney feels like they have to keep him from doing them. Personally, I think it's a great way to get people into your movies again, but whatever Disney. Just ignore all the good that Pogo is doing for you. I am hoping to one day see him at a live venue, but until then I will just admire these videos. :D
i like that kina girl. she should marry me.
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