We write this post. As I write this, I am seated on the floor of the Engineering Room of the spaceship H.M.S. Wyman, becoming ever more increasingly aware of our shortcomings as individuals. Which one among us is not, at one time or another, plagued by perceptions of the limitations of our minds, bodies, or Souls. And, it is only ones own perspective.
And that, folks, is our biggest limitation.
In the creation of Art, there is always consolation, at some level. This is mainly due to two (2) things:
1. Translation
and
2. Facility
In an effort to express, adequately, our initial inspiration, or emotion, or mind-state and inner-workings of networks and pathways and scenic vues, or physical experience, or ANYTHING, we must translate that into a medium that our known senses can percieve.
We must fit internal and overarching universes of experience into the visual, auditory, olfactory, or tangible wave-lengths. This is very hard.
We must also, after translating, be able to express and maintain all of the subtelties of the initial intention. This comes down to our facility as a technician.
It is in this latter field that I find myself limited.
There are limitations that I impose on myself, conciously or otherwise.
In those limitations, however, is the definition of ones perpective.
And I like the view I have, for the most part.
But by not expanding, growing, climbing, doing anything other than sitting and thinking and postulating, am I limiting, ultimately, a higher effeciency in my ability to express the unexpressable? Aren't I fairly good at that, already?
Aren't we all?
Then why are we perpetualy faced with consolations in what and how we express? If we were efficient and masterful, we would need not make those choices, for time and money, (eventually even space as one realizes that the LIVING of ART, a life of harmonious inter-creation with the larger collective reality, is the highest form, most acurate expression. It is speed of light spontaneous living of peace, making each momentary choice from that place, that is the most rewarding, most recognized Artistic Path) would have no bearing on our ability to manifest a seamless, perfectly expressed creation. That is impossible, obviously, though some have certainly gotten close.
Therefore, I think, it is not up to oneself to define whether or not thier perspective is the one that defines thier expression. It must simply be released into the universe, and the universe will do with it as it will.
We need not doubt. If one is at peace and opperating from a fundemental Love, one is doing the right thing, in however they integrate with reality, be they artists or no.
Ones expression should not be limited to expressing any particular emotion or theory or story or what have you. You must only carry love in you. In your heart or left toenail.
It doesn't matter.
We had the second mix sesion last week and things sound amazing. We don't have any money, so it is slow going, but it is trully beautiful. We are still accepting pre sales of the album so we can finish this thing up. If yould like to help us create this piece, please don't hessitate!
With love to each and everyone of you,
Adam
P.S. I did not proof read this, so please exkuz anie gramatikle erurs or spelin misteaks.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Good things!
Good things in the world of Frederick! We spent some time in Acadia recording studio working on a very long EP. Mixing has begun, and we're very excited for the end product. We'll keep you posted on developments as they happen. ALSO! We have three shows coming up in ye old Portland this week:
Tuesday 2/23- 9:00 pm, Port City Music Hall. (With THIS WAY. $2!!!)
Friday 2/26 - 8:00 pm, Blue. (Come have hummus!)
Saturday 2/27 - 10:30 pm, Grace. (Grace? She died 30 years ago.)
Yup, that's three vastly different rooms in Portland, so each show will have its own unique flavor. We hope to see you in the Congress Street area sometime this week!
Tuesday 2/23- 9:00 pm, Port City Music Hall. (With THIS WAY. $2!!!)
Friday 2/26 - 8:00 pm, Blue. (Come have hummus!)
Saturday 2/27 - 10:30 pm, Grace. (Grace? She died 30 years ago.)
Yup, that's three vastly different rooms in Portland, so each show will have its own unique flavor. We hope to see you in the Congress Street area sometime this week!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Happy New Year!
We hope this post finds you all safe, happy and warm.
The band is very much looking forward to our show next week, January 7th at the Empire Dine and Dance on Congress Street in Portland. It's going to be great fun, and you should all be there. To tide you over until then, give a listen to the following tunes from a past show at the North Star Cafe.
Love,
Frederick
The band is very much looking forward to our show next week, January 7th at the Empire Dine and Dance on Congress Street in Portland. It's going to be great fun, and you should all be there. To tide you over until then, give a listen to the following tunes from a past show at the North Star Cafe.
Love,
Frederick
Friday, October 16, 2009
Pictures, Bearded Babies, Sibilance, First sale
And a Good Day to you, friends and lovers. Big happenings in the slow and quiet world of Frederick. We had a marvelous photo shoot with Matt Cosby last week (check out Adam's Facebook to see them. Sorry, working on the website.) We all woke up at the gludeal rift of dawn, and drove into the rising sun painting the ocean by Cape Elizabeth and Fort Williams a brilliant and breathtaking array of blue and gold. Accompanied by nimbus and light cumulus, a few slow and thrumming lobster boats, and the occasional shriek of a prowling gull, we made pretty for the camera, and watched an unsightly man-crush from our friendly photographer develop toward Maxwell. At one point, they discussed having orange, bearded, telecaster wielding babies together. However, neither one of them could decide which one of them would play the role of mother, so they subbed it out to Colin, who would need to borrow Kims' womb for the gig.
The pictures came out great, and I recommend Matt Cosby highly, should you be in the market for a photographer, bassist, lover, husband, etc.
It was the aforementioned Colin Windsor, bassist for Gypsy Tailwind and, (whenever Adam is off composing music for puppets or producing those records that no one actually believes exist) Jason Spooner, that brought to our attention a brief mention of this project in this weeks Sibilance. Here it is, Folks, check it out;
"Sideman supergroup FREDERICK, made up of KIM BIRD (JASON SPOONER TRIO), MAX CANTLIN (THIS WAY, GYPSY TAILWIND), PHIL MCGOWAN (recording engineer, mostly), and ADAM FREDERICK (EMILIA DAHLIN and lots more), have decided to make a record. Except they don't have the dosh. So, they're trying to go the pre-paid album route. Basically, you give them money now, then they give you the album later. Seven bucks gets you a digital download, $17 gets you a disc and a download, etc. If you'd like to fuel the project, check out frederickband.blogspot.com."
(http://thephoenix.com/Portland/Music/91235-Kicking-around-town-with-Roy-Davis-Lost-on-Liftof/)
They called us a supergroup. Rock.
However, they also completely screwed up who we are.
Kim Bird does not play with Jason. She once fronted and played guitar for the band Crushworthy with Adam, Jon May (Emilia Dahlin's original drummer, who also had a breif stint with Jason Spooner. He is now living in Calgary, married, expecting, and playing drums. On a side note, he is doing a two week tour in Canada with Adam and his music in April) and Kevin Oulette, from Subject Bias fame. Aside from being the bassist for Frederick, she is the first call Jazz bassists in Portland. She has never played with Jason Spooner. She is one of the finest humans that has ever existed, and has an affinity for quality beer, classical music and grooving her ass off.
Maxwell Cantlin does play with This Way and Gypsy Tailwind. He played on Emilia Dahlin's "God Machine", and tours and performs with her, whenever she graces the town with her freight train of a voice. He also played guitar in the short lived, and highly ignored Get Band, with Adam and Seth Kearns (This Way, Emilia Dahlin's second drummer, Producer for Deirdre Paul) Max is orange, kind, and is the weaver of of our musical clothing, I guess. It is in Max's card, in this band or some other, to be famous. He will be enormously successful without trying at all. That, in fact, is the only reason he is in the band. It is NOT because he is a fine musician and a stellar human being.
Phil McGowan is in no way an Engineer. This piece of information came from a very poorly executed googling, I am sure. He is a drummer, and a damn fine one at that. He currently performs with some jazz greats, including Ahmad Hassan Muhammad. He, as most Portland musicians have, has also played with "Evil" Nick Halpern (Chronic Funk), and with Jason Spooner on occasion. He is the most musical drummer since Tony Williams, but no one listens, damn it! Phil is going to go to heaven, no questions asked. Even if there is no heaven, one is being built for him.
Adam Frederick is the bassist for The Jason Spooner Trio, as well as fronting Frederick. He has been Emilia's (Emilia is married to Adams brother) bassist for years, and tours with Amy Speace, on occasion. He produced Marion Grace's forthcoming release, co-produced Emila's latest disc "Rattle Them Bones", and is currently producing a record for Seth Leaf, which is being constructed by he, Cantlin and Kearns. He composes for a Avante Garde performance group, Foriegn Landscapes. The last show won the top prize at the SummerWorks Theatre festival in Toronto a few years back, and they have another show due out in the fall of'10, sources say.
Forgiving its subtle discrepencies from reality, we would like to sincerely thank the folks at the Phoenix for thinking of us and including us in the Sibilance. We really do need the help to turn this project into something, and for them to put that out to a larger audience is seriously cool of them. Unbelievably cool. You guys are alright.
And, we have received three sales of the record! That is by no means enough, but we have to start somewhere, and we are greatful to those of you who believe in this project as much as we do, or at least a little, and have been willing to purchase something that doesn't even exist. I promise you all, it is not like anything you have heard. As Adam's mother told Max after seeing us play, "You play music you can wear."
That is it for now. Rehearsals for the record start up next week. Lots of very hard Stravinsky-like vocal harmonies to work out on a new tune. We will keep you posted on things.
With Love,
Frederick
A Poem:
You
And your Narsisist friend
Can't get enough of yourselves.
It is nice to listen your voices
telling your stories to yourselves
both of you talking over one another
until you've reached unimaginable hights
the Everest of Masturbatory Speach
higher even
higher
brains useless
operating from reptilian mind
tweaked by oxygen deprivation
through the troposhere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
exosphere
finally leaving the earths gravity and orbit
the two of you clucking away in a frantic
scramble for the toothier grin
the hipper idea
the racier comment
where you take no notice of the
World
blue and spinning
at your feet.
The pictures came out great, and I recommend Matt Cosby highly, should you be in the market for a photographer, bassist, lover, husband, etc.
It was the aforementioned Colin Windsor, bassist for Gypsy Tailwind and, (whenever Adam is off composing music for puppets or producing those records that no one actually believes exist) Jason Spooner, that brought to our attention a brief mention of this project in this weeks Sibilance. Here it is, Folks, check it out;
"Sideman supergroup FREDERICK, made up of KIM BIRD (JASON SPOONER TRIO), MAX CANTLIN (THIS WAY, GYPSY TAILWIND), PHIL MCGOWAN (recording engineer, mostly), and ADAM FREDERICK (EMILIA DAHLIN and lots more), have decided to make a record. Except they don't have the dosh. So, they're trying to go the pre-paid album route. Basically, you give them money now, then they give you the album later. Seven bucks gets you a digital download, $17 gets you a disc and a download, etc. If you'd like to fuel the project, check out frederickband.blogspot.com."
(http://thephoenix.com/Portland/Music/91235-Kicking-around-town-with-Roy-Davis-Lost-on-Liftof/)
They called us a supergroup. Rock.
However, they also completely screwed up who we are.
Kim Bird does not play with Jason. She once fronted and played guitar for the band Crushworthy with Adam, Jon May (Emilia Dahlin's original drummer, who also had a breif stint with Jason Spooner. He is now living in Calgary, married, expecting, and playing drums. On a side note, he is doing a two week tour in Canada with Adam and his music in April) and Kevin Oulette, from Subject Bias fame. Aside from being the bassist for Frederick, she is the first call Jazz bassists in Portland. She has never played with Jason Spooner. She is one of the finest humans that has ever existed, and has an affinity for quality beer, classical music and grooving her ass off.
Maxwell Cantlin does play with This Way and Gypsy Tailwind. He played on Emilia Dahlin's "God Machine", and tours and performs with her, whenever she graces the town with her freight train of a voice. He also played guitar in the short lived, and highly ignored Get Band, with Adam and Seth Kearns (This Way, Emilia Dahlin's second drummer, Producer for Deirdre Paul) Max is orange, kind, and is the weaver of of our musical clothing, I guess. It is in Max's card, in this band or some other, to be famous. He will be enormously successful without trying at all. That, in fact, is the only reason he is in the band. It is NOT because he is a fine musician and a stellar human being.
Phil McGowan is in no way an Engineer. This piece of information came from a very poorly executed googling, I am sure. He is a drummer, and a damn fine one at that. He currently performs with some jazz greats, including Ahmad Hassan Muhammad. He, as most Portland musicians have, has also played with "Evil" Nick Halpern (Chronic Funk), and with Jason Spooner on occasion. He is the most musical drummer since Tony Williams, but no one listens, damn it! Phil is going to go to heaven, no questions asked. Even if there is no heaven, one is being built for him.
Adam Frederick is the bassist for The Jason Spooner Trio, as well as fronting Frederick. He has been Emilia's (Emilia is married to Adams brother) bassist for years, and tours with Amy Speace, on occasion. He produced Marion Grace's forthcoming release, co-produced Emila's latest disc "Rattle Them Bones", and is currently producing a record for Seth Leaf, which is being constructed by he, Cantlin and Kearns. He composes for a Avante Garde performance group, Foriegn Landscapes. The last show won the top prize at the SummerWorks Theatre festival in Toronto a few years back, and they have another show due out in the fall of'10, sources say.
Forgiving its subtle discrepencies from reality, we would like to sincerely thank the folks at the Phoenix for thinking of us and including us in the Sibilance. We really do need the help to turn this project into something, and for them to put that out to a larger audience is seriously cool of them. Unbelievably cool. You guys are alright.
And, we have received three sales of the record! That is by no means enough, but we have to start somewhere, and we are greatful to those of you who believe in this project as much as we do, or at least a little, and have been willing to purchase something that doesn't even exist. I promise you all, it is not like anything you have heard. As Adam's mother told Max after seeing us play, "You play music you can wear."
That is it for now. Rehearsals for the record start up next week. Lots of very hard Stravinsky-like vocal harmonies to work out on a new tune. We will keep you posted on things.
With Love,
Frederick
A Poem:
You
And your Narsisist friend
Can't get enough of yourselves.
It is nice to listen your voices
telling your stories to yourselves
both of you talking over one another
until you've reached unimaginable hights
the Everest of Masturbatory Speach
higher even
higher
brains useless
operating from reptilian mind
tweaked by oxygen deprivation
through the troposhere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
exosphere
finally leaving the earths gravity and orbit
the two of you clucking away in a frantic
scramble for the toothier grin
the hipper idea
the racier comment
where you take no notice of the
World
blue and spinning
at your feet.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Make a Record
In an effort to make the most of our respective talents, Kim Bird, Maxwell Cantlin, Phil McGowan and Adam Frederick have decided to make a recording of our band, Frederick. Our brief forays into public exposure of our work has been met with an enormous upwelling of support, and desire for more. This, coupled with recent momentum in personal (as well as Portland's geographic) careers in music, has engendered in we four a desire to see this project through to the fullest extent possible. In all of our conversation, research, and observation, it has become very clear that the key that gets you into the 150 story building (no elevator) of the music industry is a recording of high quality.
We all have a firm belief, as do our fans and supporters, that given the proper tools we could have a, at least, sustainable level of success. That is all we ask for.
Our biggest issue is that we are all, primarily, career side people. We make our living playing music for other peoples projects. This is all well and good, but it does not leave a lot of surplus for investment or savings.
That being said, we have come up with an idea for trying to finance the record and promotion of the band, one which we believe is sound, good, just, and fair. We are pre-selling our music.
Any amount of money is appreciated, and will go directly into support of the artwork, not in our pockets.
The breakdown we have devised is as follows;
$7 gets you a digital download of the music
$17 gets you a physical CD, and a Download
$25 gets you a CD and a Frederick T-shirt
Anything over $100, and you will get the above, along with your name on the disc itself.
We have photo shoots coming up, and a mix down recording of our last show will be available for download shortly.
If you have any questions, ideas, or suggustions for us, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Frederick
www.paypal.com
Our Pay pal account is under Tin House Music.
If you make a donation, please leave your name and contact information, along with the amount of your investment, so we can get you what you paid for in the end!
Thank You!
We all have a firm belief, as do our fans and supporters, that given the proper tools we could have a, at least, sustainable level of success. That is all we ask for.
Our biggest issue is that we are all, primarily, career side people. We make our living playing music for other peoples projects. This is all well and good, but it does not leave a lot of surplus for investment or savings.
That being said, we have come up with an idea for trying to finance the record and promotion of the band, one which we believe is sound, good, just, and fair. We are pre-selling our music.
Any amount of money is appreciated, and will go directly into support of the artwork, not in our pockets.
The breakdown we have devised is as follows;
$7 gets you a digital download of the music
$17 gets you a physical CD, and a Download
$25 gets you a CD and a Frederick T-shirt
Anything over $100, and you will get the above, along with your name on the disc itself.
We have photo shoots coming up, and a mix down recording of our last show will be available for download shortly.
If you have any questions, ideas, or suggustions for us, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Frederick
www.paypal.com
Our Pay pal account is under Tin House Music.
If you make a donation, please leave your name and contact information, along with the amount of your investment, so we can get you what you paid for in the end!
Thank You!
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