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Breathe No More and more

// July 22nd, 2010 // No Comments » // Music

I re-recorded my cover of Breathe No More by Evanescence. I did a cover months ago, of the ballad version, but this is the band version. A little on the post-rock/electronic rock direction. I hope you like it. You can stream it first, or download a 320kbps version.
Imee - Breathe No More (band version)

I’ve also put up a video of it on YouTube, which you can visit here or view on my sidebar at the right. It’s basically a collection of some videos of me or with me that I’ve found in my computer.

I’ve also re-recorded Paint Your Target by Fightstar, it’s a much better version in my opinion, which you can preview/stream here:
Imee - Paint Your Target (new version)

And here is my cover of Decode by Paramore:
Imee - Decode

I will upload more songs (both originals and covers) which I’ll add to the music page soon.

PS: Don’t forget to download my demo “Early in the Decade” EP for absolutely free, or buy a physical CD copy of it if you’re feeling generous. Visit my music page or store to do so.

Early in the Decade

// June 30th, 2010 // 4 Comments » // Computer, Family, Holidays, Music

Without much further ado, I present to you… “EARLY IN THE DECADE” =) My first EP, my first demo, and my first lo-fi record. I’m quite pleased with it, actually. The album is called that way because they were written early in my years of songwriting (2002 to 2005). Same reason why the album artwork features photos and art I’ve created in the same era.

Right now, you have two ways of downloading the EP for absolutely FREE:

1. You can visit my BandCamp site to download each track or download the EP as a whole (I recommend the latter, by the way); or
2. You can Pay with a Tweet (tweet about the EP in order to download it)

If you download the EP as a whole (aka in a ZIP file) you’ll find a few cool surprises in it. Just saying. Whichever method you’ll choose, I hope you’ll love it =)

Anyway, I spent the past month’s weekends with the family, celebrating my dad’s birthday, father’s day, and my mom’s birthday. ‘Twas great. Lots of yummy food. How has your month been like? Pleasant, I hope. Lotsa love your way <3

I’ve also been on a Twitter un-follow rampage, removing any unfamiliar person I’ve been following. I don’t see the point of following almost 300 people if half of them don’t even talk to you. So I’ve decided to follow only people I know personally, and a few celebs. Believe me, it was difficult doing that.

I’m getting pretty sleepy now, as I haven’t slept well since yesterday. I can tell because my eyes are droopy, I have not much energy left, and I’m swaying from side to side as I type this. Not to mention, I’ve pressed the backspace/delete key a lot of times already. LOL

broken strings

// June 5th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Celebrities, Family, Friends, Life, Music

James Morrison & Nelly Furtado said you can’t play on broken strings. And by golly, I think they’re right. There’s five guitars in this house, and none of them are working at the moment. One is my sister Doreen’s guitar, which she kind of abandoned. It is super out of tune, out of shape, and has a broken 1st string. The other is my dad’s, which was what I was using for the past few weeks. It just died on me yesterday – its 1st string broke as well.

The other three guitars here at home are mine, but alas, none of them work. My first guitar, the one pictured on the left, broke. I don’t even remember how or why it did! My second guitar is the one whose 2nd string’s peg broke just yesterday. My third, which is probably my favorite, is a blue acoustic that you could connect to an amp. Somebody dropped it when I was a senior in high school, and nobody would own up to doing so. My mom said I could probably get those fixed after we get the van fixed. I suggested that I’d just display the broken guitars & get a new one instead; my dad said it would take up a LOT of space. He’s right, given that I have the tiniest room in the house.

So here I am, left with no guitar, and feeling like I just lost a limb. I suppose I could tinker with my electronic keyboard, but I’m not a very good piano player. HA! Maybe this is some sort of signal that I should go back to playing it… I have abandoned that thing except for using it to tune guitars. Although lately I have developed some sort of interest in it again – I did try learning the piano parts of Fightstar’s “Floods” and Evanescence’s “My Immortal” this week. I’ve been trying my hand on “The Scientist” by Coldplay last night as well.

Oh, and I’ve been writing a couple of songs lately… None of them are super 100% completely finished. So with my music on indefinite hold… I’ll just blab on about what I’ve been doing in my life for the past month or so.

I should let some of you know I auditioned for this year’s MYX VJ search, but no callbacks from them. Haha. I didn’t do fantastic in my audition spiel, I mean it wasn’t horrible but it wasn’t da bomb if you get my meaning. What else, what else. Ah, I went to Enchanted Kingdom with my friends Vanessa, Ickay and Cheng, as well as her friend Rona. We of course went on rides & stuff, but we also went there to support my friend Hadi in his musical “Electrifying Kiss of Summer.” Oh, and I’m also excited that Lee DeWyze is the new American Idol. Love him. He was hilarious last week on Ellen, during Know or Go. Hahaha

I’ve also been updating some of my pages all over teh interwebs. My Twitter has a new simple/minimalistic yet still grungy design. My MySpace page is totally revamped, and I did pretty well with it if I do say so myself. I also redesigned my Tumblr, so if you’re into that kind of blogosphere, then add me up – I follow back! My Facebook could always use a couple more fans/likes, and you can always ask me a question if you’re bored or curious

I’m excited that I have a bunch of celebrities following me back on Twitter. Ellen DeGeneres, John Vesely (Secondhand Serenade), Gavin DeGraw, Tim Urban, Vera Mesmer (previously known as Chris Turner of Reveille), and just today, Alison Sudol (A Fine Frenzy). I don’t know if the real Bob Proctor is following me, but I guess that counts. INSANE, huh? I think I’m now famous by association. LOL. One time, I was this close to getting followed by Shannen Doherty. I’m also working on getting the attention of Charlie Simpson and Alex Band. I want Amy Lee to follow me as well, ’cause she’s my idol, but I don’t think she does that. Damn it, what does a girl have to do to get these peoples’ attentions?! Hahaha. I’m kidding of course. I’m not that desperate, but it would really be mega cool though.

Yesterday was my dad’s 67th birthday. Could you believe it?! I think we’re celebrating it tomorrow with the whole family. We were supposed to go out of town, but since the van isn’t okay and there aren’t enough fixed vehicles to fit all eight of us, well… I guess we’re just staying in. I wonder what we’ll be feasting on. I hope there’s ice cream

PS: Does anybody have a vacuum cleaner they’re willing to lend (or possibly give) to me? There’s a dust bunny in my room, and you know how fast bunnies get when it comes to multiplying…

Inspired :]

// April 21st, 2010 // 3 Comments » // Family, Friends, Life, Music

I’m currently working on a little something special. It’s an audition for a very popular show right now, which I got invited to at MySpace. I don’t know if they found me and want me to audition, or they’re just adding random people, hahaha. Either way, it’s good! So at the moment I’m just practicing the song I chose from their list, and I’m trying to memorize the lyrics & the guitar chords. I’ll be able to shoot the video either tomorrow or on Thursday, and I will post the link when it’s done!

Lately I’ve felt so inspired. Aside from that thing I just mentioned, I am also working on something else. It’s a song I’ve been writing, and I sort of got stuck for a while. Now, though, I feel the urge within me to finish it. Hopefully my efforts will be recognized, enough for me to be featured on a certain talk show.

Hmm, what else. Oh yeah, I’m trying to go to a friend’s show out of town as I promised him. Some of my friends already agreed to go with me, but we don’t have a means of transportation. My family has a means of transportation, or two, or three… Except, I haven’t fully convinced them yet. I just want to be able to spend time with these people & take a pretty good vacation at the same time.

I gotta go now ’cause it’s just too hot where I’m at. I need a little cool-down of some sort…

Photography and Such.

// March 21st, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Music, UST, Work

So wassup? Been a month again since I last updated. How’s everyone? March has been crazy for me. Thanks for the feedback on the song from the last post; most have commented on FB, Twitter and YouTube instead, but thanks nonetheless. I appreciate it :]

Okay, all those aside, I have a few announcements to make. First is that my photography website will be up by the end of the month. If you’re interested, just check out snapshot.imeerocks.net. There’s just a countdown thingy there at the moment, but rest assured, I’m hard at work at finishing the site.

Second, I have submitted a few photos to UST’s Tumblr account vivasantotomas.tumblr.com and I think my submissions have gotten pretty positive feedback (likes & reblogs occurring everywhere).

And oh, I’m gonna be working on some music again after all the graphic-related mania. My eyes are starting to hurt. lol

you can burn it all

// February 23rd, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Music

Meh. I got bored today and decided to finally do my cover of Fightstar’s song, “Paint Your Target” – one of my favorites of theirs.

So, here it is. It’s basically an acoustic piano/guitar version of the song. It’s not perfected yet. I couldn’t edit out the feedback from the microphone for some reason. Why there was feedback is far beyond me…lol. Anyway I hope you like it

Credits:
Written by Charlie Simpson/Alex Westaway
Music composed by Fightstar
Guitar Pro tab by Diazz [ click here for the tab ]
Arrangement/Vocals/Video editing by Imee (that’s me! hahaha)

23

// January 19th, 2010 // Comments Off // Body, Mind & Soul, Life, Music

Last January 8th, I turned 23. Hahahahahahaha. I don’t feel old though. Everyone else my age or slightly younger think that 23 is old. It is NOT. I’m not being defensive or anything. I just think I’m living for the day unlike a lot of people who are either stuck in the past or too freaked out about the future. So ha.

What else what else.

O ya. I quit my job. I was in it for less than a month. lol. Now where’s my money?! Hahaha. I wanna go to the Paramore concert, see. It’s in March and I’m REALLY excited to see those guys live. They’re awesome – one of my fave bands from the 2000s [I'm a '90s kid, see... especially when it comes to music, movies and TV].

Aaaaaand! I wrote a song! First for the year. Not to happy with it, but at least I’ve been writing again. I need more drive. Like I used to, years ago. Except… I don’t want to feel like I did during those times. Not anymore. I gotta move forward. You know the feeling where you seem to be inspired only when you’re down? I don’t want that anymore. It’s not healthy. Sure, sure, music is my therapy – but I don’t want to constantly feel down just so I can make music. I don’t want to always end up sabotaging relationships with all the people around me for the sake of writing. It’s not fair – not to them and not to myself.

On a positive note… I’m online a lot. At strange hours of the day. So if you feel the need to take a hold of me, I’m either in Facebook, Farmville, Tumblr, or Twitter. Don’t IM me, I’m barely on those things. Don’t call or text me, I’ve abandoned my phone. You could probably email me, but good luck finding out which email I’m using. Muwahahahaha.

Or I’ll be in front of the TV watching sitcom and cooking show reruns. Or asleep. HAHAHAHAHA.

PS: That is NOT my Post Secret up there. So relax, k?

The Rhythm

// November 3rd, 2009 // Comments Off // Friends, Music, UST

VOTE VOTE VOTE!

• Song: “Sweet Chaos”
• Song: “Too Many Dreams”

THE RHYTHM, composed of my friend Hadi Rushdy & his friend Nikko Borromeo, are on MTV Emerge. Please vote for them – their songs are called Sweet Chaos and Too Many Dreams. Winners get a recording contract on APL.DE.AP’s music label Jeepney Music, Inc.

Remember to click on VOTE FOR THIS ENTRY on each video to vote! You can vote every 5 minutes, so vote as many times as you want or can. Hehe.

It’d be great if you pass this message to your friends as well. Thanksss =)

about time I update this

// July 29th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // FEU, Family, Friends, Life, Music, Sports, UST, Work

So it’s been what, a month? What’s up y’all? Riiight, like anyone still reads this besides my crazy former coworkers (that’s right, I’m onto you guys). lmfao

Hmm. Okay, first off I’m now officially jobless. HAHAHA. I like it, doing nothing for a while. Thinking of doing some freelance writing and/or SEO. I actually liked my former job… It’s the commute to & from the office that kinda killed me.

Next, family. Celebrated birthdays (my dad’s, my mom’s, then my sister’s) and father’s day all over the place. At home, at the mall, everywhere. Family time is love

What else? Oh yeah. My social life. Been hanging out with a lot of friends & coworkers lately. Eating out & drinking with the latter, mostly. With friends, well let’s just say the DreamGirls are back in the UAAP

Speaking of which… UST and FEU are doing amazing in said league. My Final Four picks for this season, in no particular order: UST, FEU, UE and ADMU. UST will emerge as the champion (sorry FEU pals, haha).

Music-wise, my iPod is nearly full! Really! I never thought I could fill up 30gigs of space with over 10 thousand songs plus a bunch of movies & videos. But I’m not buying a new one anytime soon. I could use a new mobile phone though… iPhone or BlackBerry? But I might buy a camera first, before I start buying a phone and a Macbook. Ah whatever. Come September I’ll be rich anyway

I need inspiration… To write music, to watch UAAP basketball, to find work, to clean my room!

This is getting a little too long. Gots to go now. Byeee

PS: It’s my parents’ wedding anniversary on Friday. <333

new site look & new stuff

// May 31st, 2009 // Comments Off // Friends, Love, Music, Rant, Site Updates, Sports, UST, Work

A few new things to notice about the site:

• There’s Google ads. Hey, I need money too.
• I changed the layout. I used a customizable WP theme.
• The music page went berserk, for reasons I can’t explain. I need to fix it, hmp. It’s fixed! You may now head to the music page to listen to my songs.

So I went out with co-workers last Friday. CRAZY PEOPLE. You decide if that’s a good or bad thing. At one part of the night I felt violated. I’m not kidding. But there’s a bunch of pics, just check my Multiply site (link is at the left sidebar).

Yesterday I hung out a bit at the UST gym. A friend of mine (who’s also a varsity player), kept making fun of me. DUDE. That issue you’re forcing on me and your room mate is SO OVER. ( But it was all in good fun, haha.

After basketball practice, I watched a basketball game with a friend/co-worker. This guy on one of the teams, drove me crazy (in a good way, mind you). He was on his team’s bench, when he saw me and waved! Then after the game, he approached me, held my hand, then let it linger. I don’t know what that means, I don’t even know if it means ANYTHING at all. All I know is when I realized what happened, I was happy :love: