Building whoweare

Do Not Submit to Dehumanization

timusics — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:54:21 +0000

Tomorrow I’m heading home to the Poconos for Thanksgiving break. Tonight was an interesting night… I spent my night class watching the Japanese video adaptation of the manga Battle Royale, a vision of a dystopian future where children are selected and placed on a deserted island and told to kill each other. They are told that only one survivor will remain in the end. Within the first 10 minutes, the movie turns into a constant death match, intertwined with poorly translated subtitles.

After class, I returned home and spent some time watching a few of Alex Jones’ documentaries on the possible changes going on in the political world today. In terms of the band, it reminded me of a song we had started during our last time playing together. After explaining how surreal the events of the G20 Summit were for me here in Pittsburgh, Peewee immediately began writing. I was impressed by how quickly he got his ideas flowing, especially because I hadn’t even considered writing a song on my feelings about the entire situation.

Now that we are really beginning to flesh out our entire message, I am realizing that we are really part of the resistance to dehumanization that the corporate world is attempting right now. Alex Jones outlines their methods in a few documentaries, all available on youtube for free. Our message is about the intrinsic value each of us holds as a unique human being. The time has come to stand up for our freedoms and insist that the government works for the people, not the other way around.

Forming the whoweare Community

timusics — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:44:49 +0000

With two days left until I head home to the Poconos for Thanksgiving break, I’m very excited to begin recording my parts for the first EP, The First Blessing. I spoke with the Full-Sail graduate who has been helping us record, and he can’t wait to see where this music goes. I know we have a unique sound and our message is positive, so the possibilities are endless.

Until we have our music out, our first rough recordings are still available at www.myspace.com/whoweare2009. Please check them out, add us, and comment. I really want to begin forming a fanbase with the same ideals as the band. We stand for freedom of thought, individuality, creativity. Anyone who values themselves and their skills. Every individual is unique, and when we accept and embrace that fact, we can begin to nurture our own passions and really flourish. If you feel connected with this message, please get me an email, trt11@pitt.edu, and we can spreading our ideas around your area.

Initial Work

timusics — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:21:25 +0000

So far, we’ve got a few things worth checking out. First of all, our myspace has four rough tracks. These were recorded at Five Towns College, the school which brought about some great bands such as Maroon 5. You can find them at www.myspace.com/whoweare2009

As far as graphic design is concerned, I’ve been very impressed with our first few designs. Here’s an interesting one, photoshopped from a picture taken on our last practice this summer before college started up again.

As we’ve begun recording the tracks for our first legitimate EP, Joey designed a sort of advertisement for what’s to come.

Once again, I really can’t believe how great it is to be involved with people with these types of skills, I’m more about the music, so who knows where I would get without them.

Anyway, we’ve been talking a lot about figuring out some covers to do, as we definitely need to fill out our catalog before we’ll be able to play any extended sets. If you’ve listened to the myspace tracks, you’ve got an idea what we’re trying to do, leave a comment with some suggestions!

Beginning the History of whoweare

timusics — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:07:07 +0000

To start off this blog, I think I need to give a little background. I grew up in East Stroudsburg, PA, pretty much in the middle of the woods in the Poconos. I’m currently in my senior year at the University of Pittsburgh studying neuroscience. However, this is not my passion. I had originally planned to get into research involving the cognitive processes involved in playing and listening to music, but after starting a very unique band with four of my closest friends, I realized this was just a cop out. I am here to play music, anything else is just extra. Anyway, that’s why I’m starting this blog; whoweare, the name of our band, is currently in the beginning phases of recording a full album, as well as designing a website and various merchandise. It’s great because two of the band members are going to school for graphic design, so the entire project is contained within those involved with the actual playing of the music. I will be using this blog as a way to keep track of our progress as well as let any of our fans out there know what we are up to. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a long ride.

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timusics — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:57:41 +0000

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