December 4, 2011 New Anything Can Happen – Chords for a New Song
Cm Gm
anything can happen
Cm Gm
anything will
C# A
see the earth below you
G#m C#m
swoop for the kill
Cm Gm
odds against you
Cm Gm
are meaningless 'cause
C# A
anything can happen
G#m C#m
anything will
E
tomorrow is not what it
C#m A
used to be
E
tomorrow is not what it
C#m A
used to be
Cm Gm
model is broken
Cm Gm
prediction fails
C# A
taxi drivers win
G#m C#m
experts lose
E C#m A
it's a different game
E C#m A
it's a different game
Cm Gm
one that is clear is
Cm Gm
everything's unclear
C# A
swan turns out to be black
G#m C#m
no turning back
Cm Gm
his story
Cm Gm
repeats itself
C# A
what about yours
G#m C#m
what about yours
Cm Gm
control your path
Cm Gm
live in the outlier
C# A
control your path
G#m C#m
before those others do 'cause
E C#m A
anything can hap-pen
E C#m A
anything can hap-pen
E C#m A
anything can hap-pen
G# Gm Cm
anything will
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November 11, 2011 Anything Can Happen – Lyrics for a New Song
These started as an innocent simple pop song. Then Taleb’s Black Swan theory started to sneak in. To be continued.
anything can happen
anything will
see the earth below you
swoop for the kill
odds against you
are meaningless
'cause
anything can happen
tomorrow is not
what it used to be
model is broken
prediction fails
it's a different game
taxi drivers win
losing experts
one that is clear
is everything is unclear
swan turns out to be black
no turning back
his story
repeats itself
what about yours
what about yours
control your path
live in the outlier
control your path
before those others do
'cause
anything can happen
anything will
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October 19, 2011 Covering “Titanium” – Get Flak To Get Stronger
The song by Sia Furler and David Guetta resonates with me, so I just had to make a cover of it.
To me, it’s about how life gives you flak. And how you will survive and get stronger from that.
When you listen to the words, and picture the situation behind them, you will see the protagonist on a tight spot. Mental bullets bouncing around, he/she rising above the danger by sheer willpower and believe. The song is about holding ground, declaration of one’s independence and intent. About conquering all the obstacles.
After the script was read and digested, the play began. When singing, I was having a “don’t give a f***” attitude to sound more like the person in question. It’s good to have a toolbox of emotions nearby from where to draw.
Generally, I like different colors in tone, contrasts like loud and quiet, distorted and clean. And, on this song, I put all the cracks and human imperfections on display to move me closer, make me more naked to the listener, to be more “there” with you.
With only guitar and some distortion backing one up, voice up front in the mix, it’s easy to feel vulnerable. But that’s just one of the beauties in life.
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October 10, 2011 Here’s To The Crazy Ones
Tags: Apple, Steve Jobs, Think Different
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September 17, 2011 Ambient and Angle
After I decided to start publishing my music, I thought about how would I tie all the pieces of music together visually. Would I use the same set of fonts all the time, one specific color, would I create a Raindropper logo and plaster it on all the record covers?
Those all seemed too constraining, thus I opted for a more subtle idea: angle. So, let’s sneak one specific angle in all the images from now on.
The angle ended up being 53 degrees. To my eye, it just seemed the most pleasing one. The bonding angle of hydrogen atoms on a water molecule is roughly twice that (circa 104,45) so my eye missed the target with a degree or so.
Oops, here’s Void Saturday with a slightly skewed angle…
July 30, 2011 That Was A Black Swan in Norway
A Black Swan is a seemingly random event having a huge impact. It’s nearly impossible to predict one coming.
We did not foresee the success of Harry Potter, the tragic of 9/11 or what happened in Norway last weekend.
After a Black Swan, we start analyzing and searching for reasons which led to the event.
Yes, I’ve been reading the book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Check it out if that’s your sort of thing!
July 29, 2011 Spot The Difference in The Studio
Lady Gaga producer/songwriter RedOne:
The Beatles:
Muse:
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July 20, 2011 I’m not an American – but…
…the message given by Glenn Beck and his team resonates with me.
He talks about personal empowerment, being decent to one and the other, questioning with boldness, honesty… Those are all universal values and principles I can gladly adhere to.
In addition, I’ve learnt a lot from him on a myriad of subject matters. One important lesson being: “Do your own homework, do not trust the so-called experts, not even me.”
And, his style is an impeccable mix of jokes and facts and impersonations. And^2, he’s totally on the pulse of new tech. And^3, he admires Muse.
Thus, he deserves this plug for his new GBTV!
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July 18, 2011 Covering “My Immortal”
I use Roland Fantom X6 for recording, mixing, sequencing synth sounds… AKG D5 microphone, Ibanez electric guitar and Audacity on Mac for mastering.
Not yet jumped into DAW stuff.
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