The Birthday Card

I have a new project. It is called "The Birthday Card", a emo/acoustic outfit that will be active by being of 2016. All things acoustic will be under "The Birthday Card", all things Electric "P.V. Herrera".

I created this project to write more on the acoustic. I'm using more chord shapes and progressions than melodies I do on the electric guitar. Just a different appoarch to music.

The name is indeed (IMO) EMO sounding, like the Promise Ring or American Football.

And since its emo style lyrics, there is going to be a lot of emotion and relationship based songs.

My first album will come out this year, maybe on a local label in my town. If not, I'll just self released it.

The album will features some recordings that dated back to 2007. In fact, I will put the year that songs were written (not recorded, though some songs will be in the original form/recording.)

By next week, when my voice is healed from this cold, I'll be recording songs.

You can hear and listen to the old songs that I wrote back in 2007-2008.

MUSIC FROM "THE BIRTHDAY CARD"

It all make sense.

You know the moment where someone tells you more about a person (assmusing that they know and trust you like family) that you been looking about some stuff that makes a compete circle and even the fact that person (the messager) uses that word. That everything makes sense afterward, all the little things that happen matters. Yeah I had that moment today.

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There are no plans to released anymore music or do shows. July 3rd show at Bambu Batu will probably be the last one I do for now. Too much personal shit going on and need to take a break to work on it.

Selena Gomez live video.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QEE60H62smg

I got a fender mustang and still working out the kinks on guitar but it's awesome so far.

More info later.

New hearing and iPod.

Two things today. After seven years, I am planing to upgrade my hearing aid. The new HA is going awesome and more easy for my needs. Now since I found this out...the aid is competely Bluetooth so meaning I will use the wireless features. The problem with that is that I won't be able to use headphone jacks since my new hearing aid cable that connects to my headphone jack. Bummer. I won't be able to used my nano or the 80 gb classic ipod i  just ordered. I have never been a fan of the regular iPod touch. I have had three of them and to be honest, they are POS. The headphone jack on the touch is the worst that is why I use old iPods or Nanos. Now, since I will be using the Bluetooth tech, the new new touch that will be coming out in sept of this year will be better because it will have expandable memory instead of storage. I will have a bigger memory card to put all my media on it. That why I got that classic. So in summary, I will have a new hearing aid for first time in seven years, hear better, and like the touch a little bit better.

I will never conform

My music is so misunderstood. Everyone says they want a fresh take on music yet, its right there in front of them but they take unoriginal shit because it conforms with the standards of music. I don't sing but that doesn't mean I need to sing in order for my music to have meaning. Maybe I don't need to sing because my music is strong and already meaningful thru my fingers. I take influence from Post-Rock and Shoegaze but I fresh it up. I have been compared to some bands that I love but people would say that its something they never heard of despite that its similar to the bands I love. I have such a hard time playing shows because I don't conform to their ideals of music. Everyone here has a narrow mind yet they want something new and fresh. IMO, if its not your taste, it doesn't mean that your taste is everyone else taste. Look, I don't want money or fame, I just want to play and show what my music is, what I do and enjoy doing. I am not trying to be somebody...I'm just me. I love music, that i even give away my music for those who want it. I fucking play for free, because I enjoy so much, I'm not bitching about getting paid or anything, I don't even care if I play to three people, as along those three people were listening. I enjoy it that much, its not a job for me, its not something I want to get paid for. I will and live by the Joe Bonamassa style of music ideals, I will keep going and never stop the music I WANT TO PLAY even if you don't want it or understand it.  If I wasn't medical franige, I moved away from this place or just quit music and keep it to my self.

The point is: Don't conform for your passion, pay it forward, help unknown ORIGINAL HARD WORKING musicians. After all, we all want the fucking american dream. If its something you like, don't give it up, I sound like I'm giving up and I thinking I am but I don't want you to. I deal with too much stuff to keep doing this and for people not to understand...its not worth it. I don't know if my music would have made in past, like in the 70's or 80's or 90's, I don't fucking know. All I know is, I'm not going to make, I'm giving up, I don't care. Music is going no where for me so I am just going to give it up.

And oh yeah, I once played at a dinner place and got a $20 dollar tip from a couple, the only couple eating at that diner. I guess either they like the fresh diverse sound I had and set(Although my mom said I sound the same) or they just felt sorry for me. I don't know.

I scored this Peavey Envoy 110 at the Flea Market Sunday April 19th

While I was at the Nipomo Swap Meat, coming back to get some anime that I saw, I saw this amp. I asked the guy for how much. First, he saw the known-age of me knowing what the hell a peavey amp was. To show proof of that, I told him that I had a bunch of Peaveys, and have two in setup: T-30 and Patriot. I guess he like since he held for me and gave me a deal on. This amp is so awesome and loud for solid state. These solid state peavey amps are so awesome that they sound similar to a tube amp and sound really great with fuzz and dirt, which is a plus for me. With my T-30, I have the original amp case, with the amp inside and its awesome. I remember when I plugged the T-30 amp and played it, it had a similar sound to a tube believe or not because of the fuzz textures. That's why I picked up this amp because I need something to take with me on small open mics  and friends houses without the heavy weight and this is all I need. It still has the original Spring Reverb Tank.