{"id":66,"date":"2014-12-18T21:57:56","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T21:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thotoharangeto.com\/?p=66"},"modified":"2014-12-21T08:07:40","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T08:07:40","slug":"say-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nishadprinja.com\/?p=66","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Woon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jamie Woon.<\/p>\n

I’ve been obsessed with this guy’s music ever since I played a modest show at a local library, where after my set, my friend’s older brother told me chords I was strumming reminded him of “Spirals” by Jamie Woon.<\/p>\n

I was offended; why the hell would I want to hear that chords I thought were original to me and my personality were already out there elsewhere? Especially coming fresh off a stage where I was experiencing all kinds of emotions in front of people.<\/p>\n

But if there’s an element about me that shines through, it’s that I have respect for others when they have things they want to share with me, and I have an undying curiosity that will get me to go home and look for “Spirals” on YouTube.<\/p>\n

And what I heard was beyond unreal- probably ‘the’ song I would want playing if there were a beautiful, sophisticated lady in the room with me, lit by those black standing lamps with the semi-spheres diffusing light upwards, her in a black dress, glasses of red wine in hand, on a black leather couch next to one another, staring into each other’s eyes and getting ready for that magical kiss that turns into passion, yeah..<\/p>\n

That’s this song<\/a> right here.<\/p>\n

Click on the words ‘this song’ and go right into that vision.<\/p>\n

It didn’t end with Spirals though.<\/p>\n

I heard a style that was so polished and well-articulated, yet at the same time, I had to think Jamie had a knack for experimenting just given by his choice of chords and how he accented his percussion while strumming and playing licks.<\/p>\n

I picked right up on that vibe- I checked out related YouTube links, including this one<\/a> for “Spirits”.<\/p>\n

He did it again- this time turning his voice, mouth, and larynx into his instruments through a looper and echoes, reverbs, and delays. I was blown away by his technique and yet again by his style, leaving the video feeling inspired and like my spirit could fly free and towards its calling.<\/p>\n

Somehow this small adventure into a new artist’s territory turned into listening to all of Mirrorwriting, and finding songs unpublished on the album by him on the net.<\/p>\n

This is definitely a musician I would be looking forward to working with, when I manage to get to that level of recognition, given I can compose and evolve my sound to that point.<\/p>\n

Clearly, this post isn’t here for nothing- if you’ve read it then you have more than enough incentive to retrace these steps and listen to Jamie Woon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jamie Woon. I’ve been obsessed with this guy’s music ever since I played a modest show at a local library, where after my set, my friend’s older brother told me chords I was strumming reminded him of “Spirals” by Jamie Woon. I was offended; why the hell would I want to hear that chords I thought were original to me… Read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":104,"url":"http:\/\/www.nishadprinja.com\/?p=104","url_meta":{"origin":66,"position":0},"title":"Rockabye Baby","date":"December 31, 2014","format":"image","excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/it_qRJqwW5Q This song is dedicated to my nephew. I took care of him a lot as a baby and I always wanted to write a lullaby, so this was my chance to do that, and to show my nephew how much I care about him. 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