Done Recording

What's the deal JC followers and fans?!?!?!!

I have finally completed writing and recording my 12 tracks for "Higher Consciousness". I am so very pleased with my final product. I went thru every track, verse and chorus meticulously listening for the best poetic recordings for the ultimate JC sound I was going for on my first album!!!! Mike said he will be working really hard at finalizing mixing and mastering and should have me a final product by Sun afternoon!!! I really just can't express how excited happy and fulfilled I feel at this moment in time!! This has been a dream in the making for 2 years now when I transitioned from poet to poetic rapper!!! I truly cannot wait to share my music with the world and hope that I can give a different perspective, reaching and connecting with people all over, trying to put back some inspiration and motivation into music and esp hip hop!!!! Im gonna take a few days off and enjoy some down time before getting back into very hard work copyrighting, getting cd and booklet mass copied for cd release party, promoting, marketing, selling and the fun part ... which is making some music videos and hopefully getting involved with some sort of US tour!!!


Peace and 1,
JC

Only "Your Loss" To Go!!!

What's the deal everybody?!?!?! So yesterday I had a 9 hour music studio session where i re-recorded a couple of verses, a new song called "High Ride" (I am gonna try putting up on youtube tonight), and picked out the final cuts for the other 4 tracks the computer engineer and I hadnt gotten to last week. Im going back into the studio tomorrow night to record my last song called "Your Loss" (fingers crossed ... hopefully ill finish writing it tonight)!! So far with only minor editing the album has shaped up to be pretty amazing!!! I really cant wait to hear the final product after it's been mixed and mastered ... which shld be by this next upcoming weekend!!!!! Still on par for a labor day weekend cd release party in SF!!!! I will be finalizing plans and sending out FB event invites by end of this week, early next week!!!! Keep an eye out on youtube!!!


Peace and 1,
JC

Almost Done Writing/Recording!!

What's the deal everybody?!?!?! So very exciting news ... yesterday I had a 6 hour music studio session where myself and the computer sound engineer finalized roughly 7 tracks ready to be mastered!!! This Sun will be my last day of recording. I am almost done with my 11th song "High Ride" and the next couple of days I will be finishing up "Your Loss" ... the last track I need to write!!!! On Sun I will re-record 2-3 verses that need minor tweaking, I will record my last two songs and will finalize the last 5 tracks of the album ... still untitled officially ... but very much leaning towards "Higher Consciousness". This is a very exciting time for me ... altho im starting to realize this is just the beginning!!! I have a long business, marketing and promoting road ahead of me!!! Guess I shld start looking for a booking manager, accountant, and online/media manager too ... as if being an artist isnt hard enough lol!!!! But the fantastic news is really im on track time frame wise to have my album out for Labor Day weekend!!!!! Keep an eye out for a "High Ride" youtube video coming tonight or tomorrow!!!


Peace and 1,
JC

Weekend Recording Sessions

What's the deal everybody?!?!?! This was a very productive musical weekend ... going into the studio Sat and Sun. Sat I sat down with a computer sound engineer and picked the final cuts for "Beacon Of Light", "Try", and "Beyond The Stars" (however BTS im still working on a sound effect for the chorus. Sun was an awesome day ... filled primarily with recording two collabo choruses for "Battles & Wars" by Cruz and "Why Oh Why" with Jaden (Troll Doll) Perry! The reggae guy flaked and backed out via email ten mins before he was supposed to be in the studio ... which was a major disappointment ... but I aint sweating it cuz Jaden killed it!!!! The deuche also helped me and inspired me for some content for my last song I have to write "Your Loss". At hard tonight and tomorrow finishing up "High Ride With JC". Still expecting to finalize all recording by this upcoming Sun!!!! It'll take a week for mastering and then hopefully i'll be on par for a labor day release ... tentatively going to be held at The Stud!!!!


Peace and 1,
JC

Stupid Robots

What's the deal everybody?!?!?!! So I have a brand new rap track called "Stupid Robots" on youtube ... go check it out ... then let me know what u think!!!!!! It's my take on the effect technology has on human interaction, global economy and employment. Also by the request of a friend of mine, I put up four new youtube videos of some spoken word poetry that was written at the end of 2011. Unfortunately ive been so focused on my hip hop album ive neglected my roots but i'll get back there. Once I really start working on my second album im sure ill get more into a poetry writing mood. I usually draw topics and inspiration for songs from my poetry. Poetry is like my version of freestyling/stream of consciousness. The poems are called: "Up Shits Creek", "The Future Looks Bleak", "Gone In The Wrong Direction", and "Home Of The Brave". Not gonna lie they are dark pessimistic kick in the ass poems with raw unadulterated activating lyrics. Im very angry and frustrated with the system and these are me speaking out about shit!!!! And please give me feedback and spread Joe Conscious!!!!! Carpe Diem!!!!!


Peace and 1,
JC

Sunday Musical Fun Day

Yesterday was quite the fun filled day of music. I went in to the recording studio and recorded 4 more songs, which is 2/3 of the way done with my first album!!!!!! Over all it was a success. Then I went into the city for a block party performance which was small but awesome nonetheless. Followed by a ShowOff/Meow Mix a capella poetry performance and then a performance at Truck for Ice Queen Sundays!!! All went pretty well although the audience at Ice Queen was a lil distractingly loud but I managed to only stumble a lil bit on the 2nd verse. I was proud for keeping my composure and pushing thru the mistakes ... proves to myself im growing as a performer as well!!! Now it's crunch time if I want to get my cd out by next month. Im thinking 2 songs this week and 2 songs next week!!!! The nice thing is I have 2-3 cushion weeks just in case where I can also be finalizing adlibs and fixing any vocals not up to par. God this is getting exciting!!!!!


Peace and 1,
Joe Conscious

The Forge Studios

Hey everybody!!!! So I have some stellar news ... I shld have my first album out sometime in Aug!!!! I am currently recording with The Forge Studios. I recorded 4 songs this past Sun, will record 4 more this Sun, and hopefully finish writing the last 4 songs in the next few weeks. Just so y'all know I have been working really hard! Actually I just finished the first verse and chorus to "Stupid Robots" and working on the first verse and chorus to "Together Forever" as well.

Also still working with Tony and Shinobi for Tha Glitch project! In fact I was in his studio last night recording the chorus to a new beat he labeled "Dreamstate". It's this really raw grungy gansta beat that shld have an interesting contrast of heavy rap verses mixed with a lil soultry r&b style chorus! Im thinking it might be called something like "Maybe My Destiny's To Be Lonely".

Last night was fun! After the studio I went to Deco for a lil karoke and performed Mr. Big's To Be With You and actually freestyled some lyrics to this crazy cool beat another hip hop mc was rapping to. I got some really good surprising feedback.


Peace and 1,
JC