The Kabuki Play 3

Kabuki is a traditional form of Japanese theater that portrays the lives of people who lived during the Edo period (1600-1868). While it's subject matter is primarily historical, Kabuki's extraordinary spectacles of color and sound through acting, dancing and music still symbolize contemporary life.

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HISTORY OF "THE KABUKI PLAY"

  • The original "Kabuki Play" writings exposed a brash inner monologue as I struggled through the trials and tribulations as a college student. Broken friendships, irritating dorm-mates and akward trips home between semesters kicked off the first "Kabuki Play" series. However, college didn't last forever and "the real world" was right around the corner with drama ten fold.
  • "The Kabuki Play 2," a darker and more disturbing account, told the unsettling story about my first job after graduating from college, it being one of the biggest trainwrecks in the history of "The Kabuki Play." After being caught in the middle of 10 consecutive firings in less than two years and being stuck with four pisspoor bosses, I decided that I'd had enough. So, I quit my job and cut off all the negativity in my life, and moved two hours away from home to start my life over.
  • With a new job, my own apartment and a new beginning, "The Kabuki Play 3" picks up where the second series left off and revisits my inner monologue as I try to leave the past behind me and spread my wings.

Saturday, December 24, 2005

IZZ

I just finished designing a website for a Progressive rock band called IZZ. Check it out at www.izznet.com. My coworker is in the band, and asked me to design the CD packaging for them. It was definitely a great honor, so I am eternally thankful for the opportunity. He later asked me to design their website as well, so I busted my ass and put something together in a week.

Those of you who know me, will agree that I’m not a huge rock fan. Every once in a while, a top 20 rock song will fall in my list of favorites, but I have to tip my hat to IZZ. I’ve already listened to their latest released album, “My River Flows” at least 6 times—and that is HUGE!

Their latest release, “My River Flows”, along with their past albums “I Move”, and “Sliver of a Sun”, all have an awesome diversity of Irish-jig, classic rock, acoustic, jazz, percussive instrumentals and ambient music. There are probably a bunch of other genres I missed…

What attracts me to them is that they are very technical—forgive me if I’m talking out of my ass—but not over-produced. Electronic sounds are blended nicely with natural sounds from acoustic instruments and vocals. DEFINITELY check them out.

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