So I just saw this track come through today....."Stop The Funky War" and immediately I'm struck by the creativity put forth and the message it carries. I cannot get behind a song any more firmly than this one! It's instantly my favorite song at the moment!

Props must be given unto the following: rustyjam for his incredible remixing talent. Also props go to Brad Stanfield and his amazing project for the great backing tracks. I will attach my name to any project promoting peace and happiness.

Props to the OB Rag

Having a boatload of students is a great accomplishment; it requires focus, passion, and a limitless thirst for attention to detail and keeping fresh ideas flowing. As an instructor of many years, I can fully relate. Oftentimes our lessons would center around "Drumless MP3s" and the ability to chart out the piece and play it.

My drum performances all follow a distinct line; as the instructor and someone who is familiar with form and flow, you shall be able to pick out the ebb & flow of the pieces. Some are very distinct, while others have some rather treacherous curves and time shifts. No matter, plotting a rhythmic course within the harmonic focus should be rather fun and challenging, or at least I can hope so.

Sven-Erik Seaholm is a well-respected independent record producer with over 250 recordings that bear his remarkable ‘Midas touch’. He has received multiple Los Angeles and San Diego Music Awards, including three for “Record Producer of The Year” and several for “Album of The Year”.

He’s also a well-known singer and songwriter. Recent solo releases include Sotto Voce and Upload, as well as his band The Wild Truth’s This Golden Era and his contributions to super-group side project, Allied Gardens. This pop renaissance man’s myriad other skills include album art designer and published photographer, and he writes a monthly column entitled The Zen of Recording for San Diego Troubadour Magazine, which will be expanded into book form in the not-to-distant future.

Currently, Sven is recording and performing alongside singer/songwriter Brooke Mackintosh as the aptly named “modern-vintage acoustic soul” duo, Seaholm Mackintosh.

So....I've been brainstorming over ways to "alter the course of modern music". How does one achieve something so lofty? By putting one foot in front of the other and beginning the arduous climb toward the summit of whatever it is that one seeks. There's plenty of ideas in my mind, and I'm sure that with the power of the internet and creative brilliant people, we can do it!

When I was 17 years old I went into the studio and played a drum solo. A buddy of mine laid a guitar track over the top of it and it was so cool that the local college station put it into rotation. Fast forward 25 years, and I'm still doing the same thing, only with many people; if one person can get the product of our imagination onto the airwaves, what can be accomplished with the power of many?