My Singing Career...

This post would of been all about my singing career, if i had one. Let me tell you about the time where i had the opportunity to be successful but didn't take my chances, all because i was too scared.

September 2009, freshmen year in my other school Mountain View High School.

My mom had some friends who worked in a recording studio and she would go visit them while i was in school, on a "no school" day, she decided to take me with her to the studio, just because. When we got there, i was a little shy with every one but eventually got comfortable being around them. Next thing you know, my mom starts telling them about my singing "passion", one of the guys got a little curious and ask me if i can sing something for them and at first i didn't want to but decided that there was no harm. So i went into the studio and i put on those headphones and started to sing. So this went on for days, i would go into the studio, sing a little, then leave. Until one day, some of them decided that i was ready to take the next step, and in my head i was thinking "what step? i thought we were just messing around in the studio with the sing and what not", but no, these people don't mess around. They wanted my to get in the studio while they call there boss and see if he likes it. So they called the boss, i was singing and one guy put the phone right next to the speaker where my voice was coming out of! That made me nervous that i almost forgot the lyrics to the song i was singing. After they had finished talking to the boss, they called me out and they told me that he was coming in on thursday, and that very important people were gonna be here. At the time i was like "no problem." When the day came, they called me and asked "are you ready? we're gonna go pick you up now", and i replied with the most dumbest thing ever, "i don't feel like going no more." How crazy is that? They asked me if i was sure a couple of times before they hung up and afterwards i felt like a loser! I felt really bad because all of those people would of gotten in trouble because of me, they made the boss waist his time by coming all the way over there to hear nothing. I feel like if i made the biggest mistake in my life. Now i spend my days wondering what it would of been like if i went for it.

If you ever get an opportunity like this, don't miss out on it, don't be afraid of what other people might think of you and just go for it. It's better to have tried and failed than to never have tried at all because you know what happened and you're not wonder what COULD of happened.

Freedom

Freedom

      Freedom, when you first see this word you might think open fields, rule less, and doing what ever you want. Yes it means all of these things but it not only means physical freedom, it also mean spiritually. If you wish to be free, you have to choose the right in everything you do because only then will you BE free, and not only feel free. Just yesterday, I was in the car with my family and a UPS truck passed by and the back gate was open and all of their delivery packages where falling out of the truck and I told my dad to stop so we can pick them up. After we did, we followed the UPS truck and made stop and we gave them back their packages. I think I would have felt a lot different if I would of kept them, I felt good when we gave back the packages. I put myself in the person who’s package that was and I thought that if I was them, I wouldn’t of liked that somebody found my packages and didn’t return them, so now I’m glad that that person received their packages. Like I said, spiritually, not physically. I DID feel the freedom when I returned the packages. So if you choose the right, you will feel freedom, but if you choose the wrong, then most likely you will feel trapped and no so very good. So that’s why when you choose the right you will feel freedom.

“There is a difference in feeling free and being free, in order to BE free, you must always choose the right.”

--Katy Castelan 

Concerts AND New Album!!!

WOW!!!
The first concerts of the year are here!!!

March 12, 2011 | Las Vegas, NV | The Chelsea @ The Cosmopolitan

July 16, 2011 | Lisbon, Portugal | Super Bock, Super Rock

July 14-17, 2011 | Benicassim, Spain | Benicassim Festival

August 13, 2011 | Tokyo, Japan | Summer Sonic

• August 14, 2011 | Osaka, Japan | Summer Sonic

I don't know about you guys but I'm going to the one in Japan.... :) just kidding


Oh and their new album "Angels" is being released on March 2nd.
They have a new single titled "Under Cover of Darkness", you will be able to here this song in the radio on February.
This album is gonna be their first new release since 2006's "First Impressions of Earth".
"Is This It" 2001
"Room On Fire" 2003


The tracks in this new album are:
1. Machu Picchu 
2. Under Cover of Darkness
3. Two Kinds of Happiness
4. You're So Right
5. Taken For A Fool
6. Games
7. Call Me Back
8. Gratisfaction
9. Metabolism
10. Life Is Simple In The Moonlight


REMEMBER, in stores on March 22nd!!!!

Solo?

Julian Casablancas made a solo album called "Phrazes For The Young."
One of my favorite songs of his solo album is called "I'll Try Anything Once", this song is slow and low, some parts of this song are parts of their other song called "You Only Live Once", that song is cool too. :)
Some people were thinking that Julian was being selfish because he was making a solo album and excluding all the other band members. I actually think the total opposite, Julian is actually a very caring person. He is cool, funny, and awesome! I guess people just feel intimidated with all of this. This album, however, only contains eight songs. To celebrate his album going out for sale, Julian played a lot of shows in November in L.A. The album was #35 in the US billboard top 200 and #19 in the UK charts.

This band was formed in 1998 in New York city, members are Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture, Nick Valensi, Fabrizio Moretti, and Albert Hammond Jr. 


Julian Casablancas

 

Born in New York, August 23, 1978, lead singer and song writer. He made a solo album called “Phrazes For The Young” and was released in November 3, 2009 here in the US. He plays keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, guitar synthesizer, and a mouth harp. His dad is John Casablancas, the founder of Elite Model Management, and his mom is a former Danish model. He got married to The Strokes’ former assistant manager, Juliet Joslin on February 5^th of 2005 and they had a son on January 2010 and named him Cal. J

Nikolai Fraiture

Born in New York, November 13, 1978. He plays the bass and also does vocals in The Strokes. His mom is russian and his dad is french. He got his first bass when he was 18 as a graduation present from his grandpa. He did an act called Nickel Eye once but later on got introduced to The Strokes. He met Julian while going to school at Lycee Francais de New York. He also attended Hunter College.

Nick Valensi

Born in New York, January 16, 1981. He is the guitarist in The Strokes, he also plays the keyboards and does backing singing. Nick is Jewish, his dad was born in Tunisia and his mom is french. In 2006 he married his girlfriend, Amanda de Cadenet, Valensi describes his wife as the coolest person he knows. He has fraternal twins, Silvan and Ella on October 19, 2006. He was involed with lots of other artist like Devendra Banhart, Sia, Regina Spektor, and more.

Fabrizio Moretti

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2, 1980, he is the drummer and he also does backing vocals. He was also involed with other artist like Rodrigo Amarante and Neon Neon. Italina mom and Brazilian dad, he moved to New York City when he was four. Instead of staying for only three years, he ended up staying for seventeen and later attended Dwight School with Nikolai and Julian. He dated actress Drew Barrymore in 2002 for 5 years.

Albert Hammond, Jr

Born in L.A, April 9, 1980. Albert was the only one who joined The Strokes in 1999 and all the other members joined in 1998. He plays the guitar and vocals, also occasional lead. He is also a solo musician, The Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, Frank Black, Guided by Voices, John Lennon, Matthew Sweet, Television, and The Velvet Underground are his major infulences. He met Julian when he was sent to school in the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland when he was 13. Hammond plays a lot of solos in lots of the songs too. He occasionally helps Julian with the song writing.