Black Star Studios

Currently listening to: My numerous failed attempts at tracking HTH music.
Currently playing:Assassin's Creed IV, Killzone:Shadow Fall, Warframe

 The room in my house I lovingly refer to as Black Star Studios isn't a super professional looking or equipped recording studio by any means, but as a single person doing a majority of my own recording and writing its more than enough. I have a co-writer for Headshot the Hero in Luke Jay Knight from Near Ruin, he is the bass player for the metalcore band out of the UK. I have numerous friends with general knowledge of recording and tone building in Graydon Johnston (Calgary, AB) and Jeremy Schultz (Cloud Collective, Khapra, Clockwork Studios) I have dozens of musician friends ranging from drummers, bassists, guitarists, opera vocalists, and barbershop vocalists, piano players, metal screamers, and rappers. I have a few YouTube connections that do dubstep, rap, and piano. Basically what Im getting at, is that thru these means I have the potential and opportunity to make all kinds of music and lots of music projects. The only thing really stopping me is, well, me.

My studio has a powerful computer. Equipped with both audio and video editing and recording tools (Reaper, Sony Vegas, Guitar Pro, Riffworks, Gearbox, Reason, POD Farm 2) I have a POD UX2 recording interface box to track live instruments and vocals with. I own 3 six string electric guitars, a 7 string electric guitar an acoustic guitar, and a 4 string bass. I also have a drum machine, a keyboard, a Peavey Triple XXX guitar head with a 4x12 cabinet with slanted top. I own a set of drums, equipped with Tama hardware and Zildjian cymbals. I own a camcorder with numerous tripods for any video projects. I have a YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Deviant Art, any type of social/art network out there, I have my name out there. Im fully capable of writing, recording, editing, and networking my art and music projects.

So why haven't you seen anything from me?

Basically it used to be work was taking up all my life, then my relationship, then video games. I'm finally in a state of mind to get my art back on track. Its been a long time coming and video games have kept me off track for a very long time. My gaming clan has calmed down immensely, and the lack of video games out for both Wii U and PS4 is giving me lots of free time. The real motivation is hearing Near Ruin's new track "Smoke and Mirrors" its been really cool to see how far those guys have come and what they can do with a setup similar to mine. I know what I have written so far is pretty good stuff. Ill be excited and accomplished if I could get the HTH album and brand out there this year. I got a tall order in the singing department, but Ill have to do my best and deal with the criticism as it comes, and it will come. Its been 11 years since I have written and produced an album, the last one being Shock Value's "Small Town Politics" album. Can I get HTH out by the end of 2014? Its been in the works for almost 3 years. Some days I want to just call it quits and abandon the project. Then Luke kicks me in the nuts and tells me to get back at it, and I do. Its embarrassing to be plugging a band that has literally no music available to anyone. It's more reason to finally get on this hardcore and get something produced.

Stay tuned for some music this year. Its on the way. I promise.

New Year's Resolutions 2014

Yes it is that time again people. Another year, another list of resolutions that most people don't keep. Last year mine went pretty good. I did buy a new house, I did fix things with Alison, I did get a new job and make more money, I did clean up my diet in places, and I did put serious effort into working out. So the basic ones aside like diet and exercise, I thought this year Id go a bit harder on myself and see if I can do some new stuff this year. After some thought and consideration I have made my list.

• Stay eating healthy for the most part, and exercise regularly
• Take my dog's health and exercise a bit more seriously this year.
• Produce one song a month for either Headshot the Hero, Black Orpheus or a cover song.
• Complete one game a month on my DS until they are all done.
• Read 3 books
• Work on my new house and yard in the spring/summer
• Put video games on the back burner a bit more this year this includes Wii U, PS4, and Steam
• Put some effort in learning to sing better.
• See my family more this year.
• Watch more movies and TV shows with Alison.
• Bank more money and spend less on things I dont need.
• Re-learn some piano.
• Try to keep my YouTubes and blog updated more frequently.
• Meet more people in this town.


That's pretty much it for 2014, alot of these will be half completed at best, but in the end even half progress on some of these is an improvement, and if I don't complete them, I wont quit altogether.