My Redemption

     Creating something like music is awkward for me because I don't know if I'm creating it for myself or other people. As of now it's been all for myself as I don't really show anybody what I create. I want to write about this now because I want to start sharing what I create with my friends. First, I will tell you about my process a bit. When I sit down at my piano or pick up my guitar I like to just play random chords that I picked up from learning other songs and mess around with the rhythm, or just really just try to play them in different ways. My process usually goes something like this… I will start with just 2 or 3 chords then maybe an overlaying melody, then from there it gets more tough. The song can go in so many different directions it’s hard to choose a path. I will mess around with an idea for a few hours and if it’s good enough in my head I will hit the save button, however most of the time it will end up in the trash bin and deleted that very same day ...

          In the Mayhem Bear ad we see a man in a suit say that he is playing the part of a wandering bear who has come across an unattended vehicle in the woods. He then proceeds to destroy and presumably deal thousands of dollars of damage to the vehicle by getting into food that was left inside and even ripping a door directly off the hinges. He then proceeds to let the audience know that this could happen to you and that you should make sure that you’re covered for this kind of situation. This ad uses humor and a little bit of fear as well to motivate the people who see it to consider getting insurance or even switching their plan so that they don’t have to worry about crazy situations like the one presented in the video. The most prevalent tone in this ad is humor, and they convey this in multiple ways. The first thing that sticks out is the man in the suit explaining that he is a bear. It calls on the audience to use their imagination to put a bear...

      My breath is feeling the heat from my last meal, so I pull out this circular container that makes it sound like I just pulled a maraca out of my pocket, to hopefully keep the stench of my breath under control. I open the side of the container that says “one” in order to get one small white and almost powdery disc with tiny crystal blue spots. I roll the small disc in my hand then throw it into my mouth making sure not to swallow it whole. As it sits there it has almost a sweet taste, but then the taste grows into a sharp cool strength. It’s taking a while for the disc to dissolve, and the refreshing and quite cool taste continue to grow until it takes over completely, ridding me of the stench from my breath. I take an exhale and I can feel the difference. Instead of breathing rot, it feels more like breathing out a cool wind of ice. The mint is now only a spec on my tongue, then it slowly fades until all that’s left is the lingering cold of a chill storm on the...

      From a young age I've been drawn to specific musical artists of all genres. Out of all these artists I've become obsessed with there are three that really stand out in my head. One of them being My Chemical Romance, the next being twenty one pilots and the last being a band called The  Maine. There is one thing that these artists have in common when it comes to their work and it's that they have brilliant concept albums. I will give you some info on these albums then at the end tell you how they inspire me.     First I want to talk about The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. This album means a lot to me as it's one of the first full albums I ever really loved end to end. This album is about a character called the patient who dies tragically young of cancer. The story is most felt in the song Welcome to the Black Parade as that song marks the moment where the patient dies and death comes for him in his fondest memory. I've always loved the story in ...

  Introduction Hello, I am Cameron.       I am currently 24 years old and am in college looking to get an associates degree in audio engineering. If you don't know what an audio engineer does I can explain, an audio engineer is someone who knows the ins and outs of recording audio whether it be for voice acting, soundscapes, or my favorite thing making music. There's a bit more to it than just that obviously like any other profession, but that's the gist of it. I started learning how to play piano in junior year of high school and then not long after that I picked up guitar as well. I still don't consider myself to be good at playing music but being able to somewhat learn my favorite songs is enough for me.      So my big hobby being music, it comes with collecting a ton of gear and hardware. I have all kinds of instruments from Guitars, a piano, and even a small stylophone. I am always wanting to learn whatever I can get my hands on. I think ther...

 My Thoughts on Blogs...     The only other blog  I've really read on my own was the lead singer of a band that I like who started a blog about his day to day life. He had started it because a new chapter of his life was starting and he wanted to document it. This new chapter for him was marriage and he wrote about all the places they went on their honeymoon. Not only did he talk about his current life but occasionally he would tell old tour stories and even share old demos that him and his band worked on. I enjoyed reading his blog however I didn't keep up with it for very long. Here is a link to his Blog if you would like to check it out. ( https://open.substack.com/pub/mindsweep/p/my-trigger?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email )      When looking into what is considered a blog I was surprised that the number 1 most popular blog was the billboard hot 100 chart. When I thought of blogs before this assignment I was just pictureing a generic day...