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Ian Moore, Jeff Klein, and Davíd Garza – leading the way…

2018-02-12
By: Jason Becerra
On: February 12, 2018
In: Musings

I love and respect a lot of songwriters and bands. I could rattle off at least a hundred right now without even blinking but there a special few whose music not only do I enjoy, whose music has inspired me creatively, but who have also reassured me that it’s ok to be me. Growing up the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and Elvis formed a foundation of sorts for my creative and spiritual identity. They were so bold and ambitious in how they fearlessly brought different styles together to form something uniquely their own. Brian Wilson’s drive to elevate his music beyond pop into the sublimeRead More →

Reflections on my songwriting – Sad songs say so much….

2016-11-29
By: Jason Becerra
On: November 29, 2016
In: Musings

So last night was a night like most others save for the fact that a new song started to take shape. I posted the rough first take to Soundcloud and asked the missus to take a listen. She reacted the same way she always does. “It’s sad.” We have this discussion every time I write something new and I go back through my demos and point to this song or that song and say “look it’s happy, it’s even in a major key!” and she says “NO…it’s SAD!” She’s hears my music differently than I do but last night as we were going back andRead More →

Polaroids

2016-07-27
By: Jason Becerra
On: July 27, 2016
In: Musings

A recent discussion (which you’ll see posted here soon) has gotten me thinking about my songwriting. I’ve recently written several new songs in a short amount of time and I’ve been listening to them in order over the last few days to get a feel for where I want to take the arrangements…as you all know, I typically post raw demos/1st takes to SoundCloud and then go back through to determine how best to approach further production. Now, all my songs, for better or worse, are about me. I’m an “I, Me, Mine, You, Us” singer instead of a “They, Them” storyteller. I talk about what’sRead More →

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