You may notice that most amateur recordings often have a lower volume than professionally produced albums. The reason for this is that the professional recordings have been professionally mastered. They have been basically adjusted to fit on a CD and to shine on the disc. My tracks have not, although I am learning fast and will hopefully understand how to pack more punch in my tracks soon.

That being said, here is my latest recording from this weekend. It is a brand new song partially fleshed out with a temporary chorus which I hope to replace with some electric guitar.

The Argument Dance (take 1)

What do you think? Better? Worse?

Weekend plans… sleeping late.

I’ve been sick the past couple of days, mainly due to untold stress on my body from not taking care of it the way I should. My body feels like a pencil with the lead worn down and blunt, leaving fat sloppy marks. I need a pick-me-up bad.

On a positive note, I’ve been busily researching my home studio and learning about music theory in my down time. Music Theory is fascinating stuff. Once I started to read up on it, I realized that allot of the things I do musically can be defined and broken down. I realized that writing music doesn’t need to be a difficult as I have been making it for myself. If I can grasp musical theory, I can in effect understand the the technology behind the music I play. The guitar is starting to make sense, because I am finally understanding what notes I’m playing and how notes relate to each-other.

My favorite part of music theory is that the notes on the black lines of the _treble stave_ can be memorized by saying…

*Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge*

God knows I could use some fudge right now.

On Saturday, Diane and I went over to Irving Plaza to see _the Shins_ in action. It was a great show, but I don’t think the band has quite accepted their success yet.

_Maybe they don’t know how good their music is._

Hope everybody feels loved this Valentines Day and has plenty of chocolate to get sick on.