kohtab

ended up with a cold.

probably from too much drinking and the constant change in weather.

i should have a good nights sleep and get over it before rehearsal tomorrow night.

i've been looking forward to the eagle and the worm rehearsal. i don't want to rock up sick for that...

i've started working on a new solo performance piece. this time i'm going to use the full recording of peter and the wolf by Sergei Prokofiev but manipulate the crap out of it.

i'm going to try and manipulate each instrument in accordance with the mood of the section and see what happens. the dark sections should sound much darker, the happy sections much happier...
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i always struggle through hot weather, but for the life of me i couldn't remember how it was that i got through the past summer years.

well, i think i've figured out what it is that i do.

it seems that to get through the heat each year i read books. i just never remember that this was what i do.

because of the heat...
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had a gig last night, a little un-expected seeing as i found out about it on facebook while having my morning coffee and a read.

all went well though, first time at the noise bar and all. the loop station died while setting up so a rapid change in tactic was made and i got it all working for me.

each ITA gig gets better...
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blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah blah, blah blah.

brain dead from work, sober, not so hungry and ready for sleep

i'm not getting up till i wake up on my own... phone's off, alarms off and brain off

i've started to develop a liking to wakame (seaweed) salad things.

i made ice cream and cake the other day....
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laziness made me bored

i did do some work and i did make some new samples and beats but it was all kinda slow

i should stop being boring and make myself interesting...

fucking hell, i really need to think how the fuck i do things and make shit work much more for my advantage

or maybe i should just stay boring. totally boring as...
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so it's been decided that today is no work sunday.

i'm going to go sit outside and have some drinks, making the most of the day.

from tomorrow it's back to writing out charts that'll probably get changed once rehearsals start, make more samples for my new project, think about what i really need to take with me to japan, and finish off my assessments...
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have to record an orchestra tomorrow (well technically today)

i guess i will get paid for it and i do have a couple of mates in it so it shouldn't be too bad doing the work, but there's a small part of me that thinks i should have said no instead.

i just want to get started on putting a new live production set together...
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i'm now a qualified musician. well, that's what the piece of paper and my uni degree says.

so what does that mean? jack shit.

i guess i'll get a new band together before i head off to japan for a gig or two.

we're also expanding the ITA project to an international collaboration group seeing as some members are going to be in NY for...
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the last day has come. in 9.5hours or so i'll be finishing off my last (fingers crossed) ever uni related performance.

programs are ready to be printed, charts are ready to be printed, i'm almost dressed to start on getting shit ready and i'm thinking about what to have for breakfast (bread or rice?)

i have to try not to add anymore to my solo...
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all i was going to do was practice my solo piece and get it going well.

in the end it didn't work out that way.

now that i know what i want to do as a solo artist person thing i got a little carried away and decided to add one more sample. then another and another and another.

next thing i know i've managed...
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so i've got 14 weeks till i move to japan

it's going to be an interesting 14 weeks. in this time i need to sell and give away most of my belongings in melbourne that i can't take with me or no longer need, figure out where i'm going to live, how i'm going to make money and all those other little things that i...
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