Health Issues / Friday Nights

Hello,

Sorry for not posting in awhile, but i've had health problems and issues... Nothing like having the flue and a nasty infection to start off the year....

I won't go into details about it, instead i'd like to mention Schon Kornfelds New album, which is a refreshing change to the sterile crap being pushed out there these days. The album has some A list names involved with making it a killer of an album.

Go check it out here http://www.fridaynightsmusic.com/

Liner Notes from the INFINITY Soundtrack

A production that took place in Cairo Egypt, which was dubbed "A multimedia experience in seven colours", which featured the music of Dreamfullofzen.

The soundtrack is an electic mix of eastern and western influence, fused with percussion, beats, synths, and a spiritual element which is the signature sound of Dreamfullofzen.

The music was created in a four month period and was a departure from the kind of work that DFZ would normally do, mixing world music with electronic elements and more restrained guitar work.

The song of life was a big challenge for DFZ, since having never done anything with arabic vocals or the sufist ideals and musical stylings, this was probably the hardest piece to conjure up in the entire project. The talented Samia Asaad featured on the track, supplying the beautiful and soulful spoken words on the song.

Dreamfullofzen would like to thank the following people for their hard work and efforts on the project: Salma Fodi, Dina Abdel Aziz, Maria Constanza Garrido, "mo" Fadl, and last but not least, Robert Beshara & his folks.

Insomnia, Lethargy, And Bleh...

Well, it's 7am... yep... yowser...yawn.

My sleep patterns have been all over the place, and my thought patterns have been just the same.

Trying to keep motivated, and get the work ball rolling but my mind seems to be unable to focus for some reason. I think perhaps i need to cut off the reclusive stint i've been on and hit the gym again.. healthy body, healthy mind.

Hopefully i'll get my shit together in the next few days and make the most out of the rest of January before i have to start work again in February.

End of January should be interesting (i entered a competition for Guitar Player Magazine, and submitted some music for a film... so fingers crossed).

January 9, 2009

amazing how 6 years go by, in the blink of an eye it seems, yet seldom much changes in its wake.

I've been trying to keep productive and busy to keep myself focused, but naturally that all comes down like a bunch of building blocks. The insomnia and weird trains of thought are starting to take their toll on me, add to that the lack of dietry balance, exercise, and general social normalcy, and i guess you end up with the state that i am currently in.

Crazy to see just how left of field my life has gone in that amount of time, and how things have progressed.

I've spent most of my time either catching up on my reading (currently reading Zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance), And trying to get some social interaction in whenever possible, but that's something i seem to be losing an insight into. Heck i can't even get people i know to talk to me on the ever growing facebook.. which is ridiculous to say the least.

It's fairly known that the life of an artist (a real one that is...) usually involves solitude, reclusive & detached periods.. but i didn't expect them to grow with age... well not to the proportion they have (considering i'm not all that old).

I find it difficult to be around someone and maintain conversation now without feeling the weight of the surroundings on me, aswell as an overblown sense of awareness which makes me even more uncomfortable. A small part of me thinks that maybe i'm slowly losing my grip on reality, and another part of me wonders just how tight that grip was in the first place...

As my mind weaves around various thought patterns, the one thought that does not escape the ducking and weaving is that of the future... the long and winding road ahead. My career as a musician started last year with the release of my debut album, since then it's gained favour amongst many. Now INFINITY is not a followup or a real DREAMFULLOFZEN album, just a soundtrack, which is my first commercial release. Now i'm currently working onto the follow up album (which if all goes as planned will be out later this year).

The main thought is a somewhat pessimistic thought: "Why Bother?" Naturally most people think like that, but in the jaded industry known as the music biz, one can only ponder about the point of trying to make a living in an industry which focuses on material based around imagery & lyrical content of a questionable nature. Songs focusing on sex and boys and partying and drugs and being a rockstar are what is being asked for.... and i have absolutely no desire to glorify those things or even be involved in making music for them.

And unfortunately, making a living in music production has dwindled down.. and landing contracts now... well... it's kinda reached Lotto status odds. I've tried afew new things to see and give them the benefit of the doubt... but i'm not hoping for much. Would be nice to be proven wrong though....

Naturally that won't stop me doing what i do.. I'm just thinking about the focus of what i do... would be nice to sleep without having to think about that kind of stuff.. For anyone contemplating music as a living... i sure hope you're willing to make ALLOT of sacrifices....