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EP Release!

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0800

Yes! finally, it is happening:

EP Release Day - March 3rd, 2015

EP Release Show - March 7th (Saturday), 2015 at Cafe Underwood (7pm)

We are so looking forward to seeing you all and enjoying super nice food & drink and of course, our new songs! You can now check out the premiere & interview (w/Gabriel) on The Bay Bridged!!

Old Mill Park

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0700

We had a PV/Photo shooting at this beautiful park in Mill Valley. You can smell of the Redwoods, feel the sunshine & winds, and look back your memorable days...

I came to the park last year to get some arrangements ideas & inspirations since Gabriel wrote the song "Old Mill Park." This is the place of beginning where reminds us how far we have come and where we are going.

By the way, our next EP is also titled "Old Mill Park".... just saying.

Uncorked TV!

Tue, 03 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0700

[Photo by Uncorked TV]

Our first (I believe) TV appearance happened recently with super cool & sweet creator, Jon Louis of SF Uncorked! You can take a look at our live performance on our video page, BUT you should check out the skits on their page!! They are FUNNNNY :)

Beautiful Work

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0700

I recently received this amazing art work of Diana Sudyka (Andrew Bird, Iron & Wine, etc.) from Gabriel. As you know, this is the cover art of our last release (7" vinyl) with Debbie Neigher.

It is beautifully framed (custom-frame, of course) and came to me. Totally unexpected. It is like a forgotten extra Birthday/Christmas gift!

Can you imagine how special to see this art work which I have been a part of?! It is a reminder of the "beautiful work" we have created and we will create more.

By the way, "Atoms" in this 7" vinyl (you can listen to it from the link "Now Playing") will be played on May 3rd at Hotel Utah in SF. We haven't played this song for a while, but we have renewed with some brand new tones/sounds. Thanks to my 2nd keyboard (Nord Electro3) for the inspiration….Oooops, this was another Christmas gift Gabriel had given to ME (well, technically for both of us though)♪

I should call him Mr. Santa from now on….

Indie Music Scene

Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0700

Last Wednesday (3/26/2014), we played a great show at Milk Bar in SF. Really Great. Great SF bands (Debbie Neigher, Foxtails Brigade) and Great audience. We have not felt that much excitement for a long time.

It is, I thought, very rare in these days that local indie music groups have a "successful" weeknight show in SF. At least, I had not felt totally comfortable playing any local shows for a while until the last Wednesday.

I am sure there would be many circumstances, but I don't care about the analysis. All I care is the "scene" does exist. It can be a miracle or dream, but it does. We just encountered one and I am sure we will, again.

444Hz

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0800

There are many frequencies available in the world. Currently, most American musicians use the standard pitch (A=440Hz) for the tuning, but that does not apply to everyone in the world especially other than Rock/Commercial music, I believe.

Many classical orchestras tune higher like 442Hz to 445Hz, and guys like John Lennon & Paul McCartney have tuned their instruments to C5=528Hz (A=444Hz) in some of their songs (Paul started recording songs in 444Hz/528Hz after 1999).

There are some discussions and theories about C5=528Hz (I'm not going to talk about it here though), and of course I was just curious to check it out :)

So, we started playing our songs in A=444Hz. It is pretty easy to do so (you can change your standard pitch in your tuner and your synthesizers), and… it is just…. amazing difference!

I thought it would not be that much difference between 440Hz and 444Hz…. just 4Hz! But that 4Hz difference actually gives really driving & clear & exciting sound I have never experienced before.

Surprisingly, I don't feel much tired after practicing several hours, and I really enjoy playing our songs more and more. It is really interesting…. and I like it a lot :)

Do you like to practice?

Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0800

Practice…. to me, used to be a "duty" instead of a fun thing. Being a music student, I had to be a perfectionist who supposed to practice 5+ hours per day, supposed to think/talk about music all time, listen to them as much and many types/genres as possible, and so on. Honestly, I was not sure whether or not I "like" music for a long time.

I now like to practice drums, keys and singing… well, I actually love practicing what I do in general. I used to think the practice time = torture which I had to accept in order to be "better". It is true in many cases, but I would rather use/spend the time as an exciting moment to find something new instead of a torture.

Of course, if you are stuck with some difficult phrase, tone or rhythm, you can easily think "Oh my god! this is not fuuuuunnnn!! damn!!" But, at the same time, isn't it interesting how your body starts reacting with the ideal vision (sound) you are seeing/hearing in your head, and it slowly becomes realistic…. in many cases, what you actually see/hear is way better than you envisioned before.

I really enjoy my & band's practice time. Great time to find something new every time…. every time is different time and the same song you think is not the same.

two keys

Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0800

Two keyboards. yes. My new workstation, well, too many keys it seems?

Moog LP Stage II

Nord Electro 3

I really enjoy the sounds & possibilities of these beautiful keyboards. That's it.

10 years

Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0800

I played at this club, Thee Parkside last Saturday. This was my second time, and it has been 10 years since I played here last (my first) time. It is amazing that this place has been standing pretty well with over (at least) 10 years while many (used be) nice clubs are now out of business.

Anyways, the gig was a kind of my anniversary also the band anniversary as well. The 10 years ago at this place, I met Gabriel very first time.

[Photo by Erin Brazill]

One of my musician friends joined Gabriel's band (which I joined later as the last drummer - The Love X Nowhere) so that he brought Gabriel to the EP release show of my band at that time.

There were (of course) a lot of friends there and I just briefly met him w/very short greetings like "Thank you for coming!", but somehow, I remembered him until we officially met at TLXN in late 2007.

So now here we are.

I saw again many nice people on the 11th enjoying the Saturday night drinking, hanging and checking out the bands playing. It looked pretty similar, but I felt totally different in many ways (I won't list those things here though).

10 years... it seems a long time, but it's not. I feel like it is just a blink of time. At the same time, I feel super long distance, well, rather a different dimension from where I was standing before.

All I can say now is that I really enjoy my music, this project and very lucky to meet Gabriel 10 years ago at this place (and play the nice show with him).

First show of the year 2014

Mon, 06 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0800

We would LOVE to see you there☆☆☆