Ahhhh yeah, come for a slice and a beer. I will be playing a show at Piecora’s Pizza on 3 Feb 2012, so save the date, please. More details soon.
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I forgot about this song. I began it last fall, I think. Here is a teaser.
I like mornings more than evenings
Damn you look fine
My friends have all gone fishin’ for a
Commercialized Yuletide
It is time. I will be performing and releasing projects under the moniker Jibby Was Most Happy from now on.
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I couldn’t sleep, I was too excited. The alarm went off. I “woke” at 4:00am. Made tea. Ate some eggs. Packed up all my gear and biked through the sleepy streets of Seattle. I was weighed down by a massive tripod, a 300mm lens, and a backpack full of extra layers. It. Was. Cold. Seattle cold feels colder than Montana cold. It was a beautifully clear morning and the eclipse had begun. The outer fringe of the moon was darkening. I biked like mad.
Just up the street from Pikes Place Market, I arrived at my friends downtown condo. I dropped off my bike, collected the roof key and I ran up to the deck on the roof. The moon was in plain view. I quickly setup the gear and began photographing this magnificent celestial event. Seattle gave me a 40 minute window before the clouds rolled in. Very pleased I am. Very pleased.
Super special note: watch with your best headphones. The soundtrack is so dreamy.
It’s Ridiculous. This thing. This lesson I just learned. Eleven years in the making. Eleven years! It’s quite clear to me now. Just so you know this is a nerdy lesson. A lesson in audio recording. So if you don’t feel like geeking out stop reading… and just listen. Recording is below.
It’s all in the volume
I don’t know if this is an obvious thing, this lesson I’ve learned. I’m sitting here a little reluctant to share. I suppose I could account it to my youthful insatiable quest for volume. That’s right, it’s all in the volume. The volume of the sound I’m recording. I hear it in my ears. For eleven years I wanted it LOUD. I wanted to hear everything LOUD. I learned this technique in my youth and never looked back. And there lies the root of the problem. I would hear too much volume in my headphones, which would make me sing softer, sing differently, sing in preparation for the pain to pierce my ears. Stupid adolescence. So, sadly, the truth is you’ve NEVER heard me really sing in a recording. You’ve heard me sing around my voice to protect my ears. Like I said, Ridiculous, with a capital R.
And now. This is the beginning. I’m smarter. So thank you and enjoy the fruits.
Liner notes
Sitting here, this evening, with a headache, working on my taxes (yes taxes!) I heard this song in my head. And I really like it: The Sweet That Binds. Lyrics are mostly made up. Interpret at your own peril. Song is free to download.
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I will be performing at the Triple Door’s Musicquarium on Thursday Nov 2, 2011. This event is an art opening for Seattle Photographer Ben Scherer. It all starts around 5pm. More details to come, so save this date, yo’s. -Jibran
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UPDATE: This show has been moved to Wednesday Nov 2, 2011.
I have been invited to sing a couple songs at a writers spoken word event at the Vermillion in Seattle this Thursday (9/22). Following the songs will be a short Q/A session. Fun! I will also play background music before and after the event.
The theme of this event is “EDGE”.
It’ll look something like this:
5:30 Jibran sings
5:45 Writer 1
6:00 Writer 2
6:15 Writer 3
Map here: http://g.co/maps/6ax56.
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That’s all.
-Jibran
Photo © Jenny Jimenez