It’s funny to think of an experience over the internet as feeling one-on-one, but that’s what Geoff was able to do. He serious brought down the house… or should I say chatroom Which was going so fast I had to use my IRC chat Colloquy. I saw a few peeps I speak to regulary, but there were hundreds of peeps there, and everyone started tweeting it, and re-tweeting it until even more people came.
I seriously was up all night having to get so much work done, which all took a backseat because his online concert was soooo entertaining. Big ups for social media peeps, music, and technology
There are always parties, networking opportunities, friends to get to know, and more every single week of my life, but one thing is certain - I can’t be pinned down.
Whenever I go to conventions, parties, clubs, meetups, etc. I almost ALWAYS travel alone - by choice. It started with things like when I was young if I wanted to go hiking or salsa one day, and couldn’t find anyone to go with. I was then forced to go alone, or not go at all. As this scenario occurred more often with different activities I realized it wasn’t such a bad thing. Recent sites like Meetup and Twitter make it easier to find these groups, but I never had these when I was in High School and College, so I’ve just learned to be independent, and its made me a better and more productive person. Here’s how:
Attending events alone forced me to be social. It literally broke down my ’shy wall’. I meet hundreds of people at some of these gatherings, and most come from a simple cold approach. It’s made me more confident, more outgoing, and better at speaking to people, period. Approach anxiety stops people from doing great things, meeting great people, and creating great opportunities. Over this by taking it head on.
No one decides my day for me. No one to argue with or entertain. I remember when I was at ASCAP’s ‘I Create Music Expo‘ last year how I was able to meet people left and right, attend all the sessions, go to all the networking events, and never have to worry about others pulling me behind. There were bands that attended the Expo who didn’t meet the people I met, or move as quick as me. In fact, one band even got into a huge argument and wound up leaving the Expo. Weird - but not that being in someone’s company holds me back, it keeps me on a path other than my own, and I can’t have that.
I’m able to attend more events and/or sessions. This is huge, and I equate it sometimes to a big company vs. a small company. Naturally, small companies have a faster turn around, less baggage, and are more productive.
I’m more independent. As you grow older you have bills to pay, errands to run, and that means you have to be reliable. So what happens when your backs against a wall and you have to step up to the plate during a time of high stress and high tension? You see, doing things alone forces me to be creative, free thinking, independent, strong, and confident. Not that being in a group hinders me from doing these things, but being independent seems to put things in a different perspective.
I never had tons of friends growing up. In fact, its part of the reason why I started playing guitar in the first place - to have a companion. But its funny how things work out - the irony is that I now have an entire community of 1,000’s who are constantly keeping in touch with me, hanging out with me, and looking up to me. Last night I attended an amazing RockBand party, after speaking at BarCampPhilly, and then I went to another party later that night. I recently had a blast at NYTVF, TechDrinks, and Karaoke I attended all these events alone, but by the time I left I made new friends, met amazing people, and even learned a thing or two.
Ultimately, there’s times to go in groups, and times to go alone. But showing up alone at a party, bar, or Expo isn’t a bad thing. The irony is that its probably the best thing I’ve learned to do.
The reason why I broke the chords into two separate videos spread over 4 weeks is because I always say that it takes about one week per chord. So I figured I’d give you some time to practice, because practice is important, and everyone gets it over time.
Grace Notes are the tiny notes that ‘connect’ to a larger note. I explain what they do, and how to play them in this video. Basically, when a note gets a Hammer On or a Pull Off then its indicated by a slur, but a Grace Note represents a note that is simply played so fast that it doesn’t get a beat on paper.
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When you’re part of New Media, you begin to realize that the people are absolutely insane, and the conventions and networking events are extremely fun. Well, BarCamp Philly was no different. Below is an archive of the Rockband event I played.
I had no idea it’d be this fun when I told them who I was.
more Pictures at the Flickr BarCamp Picture Group. It was so great seeing everybody there. I met tons of new friends who I’ve known only through my Twitter feed, or Seesmic profile, etc. It was epic in so many ways!
Rock on guys, and hope you enjoy this video, you all are seriously amazing people.
Which was going so fast I had to use my IRC chat Colloquy. I saw a few peeps I speak to regulary, but there were hundreds of peeps there, and everyone started tweeting it, and re-tweeting it until even more people came.
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