I thought he might mention NLT in there somewhere…but I was wrong. Still a great blog, none-the-less (:

Wednesday, February 04, 2009
The Side Effects of a Radio-Suck Depression.

what’s up fam. :)

been feeling a little uninspired lately.. largely due to the radio. i don’t know about yall.. but i have to admit that i’m SO tired of hearing the same pop song… on every artist.. on every station. they all sound the same to me. the ol’ 808 & a clap, recycled melody, hook-that’s-repeated-too-many-times. it’s such a formula! one that i admittedly have even fallen into myself before. honestly, it bummed me out for a while, so much that i didn’t even feel like getting in the studio or writing new material.

it definitely took me a minute, but i recovered from my radio-suck depression. actually, for the first time in a long time, i feel hella inspired! it’s caused me to rebel against the typical pop-synth-dance music that fascinated me so intensely a few months ago. I’ve really branched out & have been tapping into a lot of genre’s & influences that before now.. i never even thought about experimenting with. swing music.. a lot of old soul/motown inspired stuff.. delta blues.. alternative… reggae.. etc. not to freak yall out, i won’t be recording a bluegrass record anytime soon! lol. but rather, just fusing elements of these different genres with pop to create something fresh and different. something that doesn’t sound like “i wanna make love right na na na na na…” (no disrespect to akon, because he’s so dope. but you get my point?) it’s so good to see an artist like jazmine sullivan doing well. i love lady gaga killing pop radio right now. artists who dare to be different, i love that.

that’s mostly it for right now. just been getting into writing & recording some exciting new stuff.. cannot wait to play it for you guys. was sick a few weeks ago, thanks everybody for the get well wishes, i’m better now. glad to see you guys love Stranded!

anyway, gotta make a quick trip home to texas over the weekend to watch baby sis be a “debutante”. not sure what that’s about.. but i’ll fill you in once this concept is better-explained to me.

this may well be the longest blog i’ve ever posted.. but, i did mention that i was gonna try & keep yall in the loop. don’t say i didn’t warn you. :):)

love you all.

trav.

PS: jennifer hudson. national anthem. super bowl. flawless. that’s all.

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