JaeWon - The Curbside Chronicles

Scene It?

2009-01-16T20:05:00.000+01:00

Yesterday I picked up some family/party games for a game certificate we got for Christmas at GAME in Stockholm. We figured we should buy some games we wouldn't normally buy, since it was a gift. The games we bought were "Scene It? LCA", "Scene It? BOS" and "Monopoly". Unfortunately the game wasn't in the box for LCA but we've played the other two games like crazy since we got them about 28 hours ago.

It's truly addictive playing these games and they'll easily fuck up your everyday life. For instance me and Malin were up until 3 this morning playing "Scene It? BOS" like crazy. We both love movies and trivia, so this game is awesome for us.

tomorrow I'm going to work on some lyrics for my album. i'll be back with an update tomorrow.

Hip-hop shit

2009-01-13T20:45:00.002+01:00

YES, I was in the studio today and we did a song that's sooooo much more hip-hop than anything you'd normally expect from me. But hey, I'm all about doing unexpected things with my music, so that's cool. The song is going to be really dope and I look forward to finish the lyrics and recording it as soon as next week.

We're going to do the beat for the last song for the album on Friday, then we'll start recording next week. We're going to have to do AT LEAST one song a session to meet deadline. Fuck it, I'm all about making the best album I possibly can, so we'll see when we get there. I'll tell you this much though; we're on our way and we're getting there.

I've got so much incredible material right now it's ridiculous and I honestly don't think folks are ready for it just yet. I'm way ahead of 'em and this is my FIRST album. Conceded? Nah...

Finally got my "Mirror's Edge" in the mail today, YAAAAY!!! Haven't had time to test it yet, but hopefully I will tomorrow. Looking forward to it, heard the graphics are NUTS. I'll be back with a comment when I've tried it.

/Jimmy

Live report from the studio

2009-01-06T15:08:00.002+01:00

Whatup peops,

I'm in the studio as I'm writing this, working on a new song which has such a fuckin' awesome title it'll blow your mind. I can't tell you too much about it yet, but let me put it this way:

1. It's awesome. FUCKING awesome.

2. It'll definitely make people on both sides of the Xbox 360 vs. Playstation 3 "beef" that is going on right now think twice before saying some stupid shit. Ooooooh, perhaps a truce is coming up? Who knows, you'll probably like the song though.

Back to work - bye.

"Fade Away"

2009-01-05T22:28:00.003+01:00

Yup, right now I'm working on this new song of mine entitled "Fade Away". It's a real up-tempo, sombre, what-are-we-really-doing-with-our-lives type track. Dope as hell if you ask me. Potential single, for sure. That's all I've got to say about that for now. You'll see. Trust me, YOU'LL SEE.

Now it's back to writing while watching Malin unlock achievements like CRAZY on the Xbox. Wow.

Back with a vengeance

2009-01-03T21:02:00.003+01:00

Happy new year, people!!!

I'm back on my blog grind again, and this time I'm here to stay. I'm going to use this blog as my official one and update it as often as I can. Pictures, videos and everything I promised last time WILL be a part of this blog. So, let me know where I'm at as far as music is concerned...

Right now I'm in the studio with producer/singer Jonathan Ojeda writing and recording songs for my debut album "Curbside Kid", set for a mid-2009 release. A street single and an official single accompanied by a video will be released in approximately two months. I'm also working on a mixtape which is going great and I will release something from the tape SOON.

So keep checking back here for the latest on me and my music. Peace.

Update

2008-11-26T21:24:00.002+01:00

I am sincerely sorry for the lack of updates on this blog. I've been busy working, writing and recording music and I've also been blogging at the local newspaper's website every day. Priorities, my friends.

Fuck that though, as of today I will blog here every time I blog at the newspaper, so start visiting this blog every day again and you won't regret it. Photos, video clips and other fun stuff coming up in a couple of weeks. So, what else is new...

Yesterday we started recording my debut album entitled "Curbside Kid". There you have it, the official title of my album. "Curbside Kid", remember that title because it will be in your face for the upcoming months, years, decades... I will explain the title later. We recorded the verses for one song yesterday and will continue recording the verses for another song tomorrow. I think the song we'll record tomorrow will be the one I wrote about a couple of posts back, entitled "Rockstar". That should be loads of fun. We got yesterday's recording session on film, and we will keep filming everything we do and then put that shit on the internet. ALL of that shit.

Take care and I'll check back in after tomorrow's session.

"Rockstar"

2008-11-13T23:45:00.003+01:00

Yeeeaaah man, I just finished most of the lyrics for a new song entitled "Rockstar". It's a hard, grimey, yet fun and playful, song about the negative aspects of hiphop. Not the music hiphop, but the lifestyle and attitude often associated with hiphop. I take that attitude/lifestyle and compared it to the classic rock'n'roll stereotypes and clichés. I had a blast writing it and I hope it will be just as fun listening to it when it's done.

I wrote a little for another song for the album, more information about that soon.

Anders, owner of Stonerude Records, just got his video camera so as of next week we will start filming everything we do in the studio, putting up videoblogs and behind the scenes material on Youtube. This blog will also get it's exclusive clips and I will of course upload all the other clips here as well. Be patient, my friends.

Now it's time for a new episode of "Prison Break", then I'm going to catch some Z's. Tomorrow it's a new day and I will try to finish the other song I worked on today. It'll be awesome when it's finished, trust me.

Good night.

Happy birthday

2008-11-11T20:57:00.000+01:00

No writing done today, it's my birthday goddamnit! :)

Soooo sorry

2008-11-10T10:20:00.003+01:00

Yes, I have been really busy lately, putting various projects together, but I WILL get better at blogging I promise. I feel sad when I haven't blogged in a couple of days 'cause I do this for me too, remember? It's actually quite theraputic...

Anyway, I have started blogging on the local newspapers website, check it out HERE (it's in Swedish though, so that's a change for me as well) but don't worry, it'll be pretty much the same stuff I write here except in Swedish.

The same newspaper also did an interview with me and the boys, check it out HERE (also in Swedish).

Other than that I will keep writing for another week and then we'll start recording. I'm stoked to begin the recording process for real and look forward to documenting it all on this blog and on Youtube. Anders will get the video camera for when we start recording, so no more cellphone videos - it's time to upgrade our shit!

Talk to you later, I've got more stuff to talk about. Peace.

Studio today

2008-11-05T22:13:00.001+01:00

I was in the studio today, update coming tomorrow. I've also got some other news for you. Like I said, tomorrow.

Interview tomorrow

2008-11-03T21:12:00.002+01:00

YES! Sorry for the lack of posts. I've been busy playing my new Xbox and enjoying technology at it's finest - who can blame me for that?

Tomorrow the local newspaper Norrtälje Tidning will be visiting us in the studio to do an interview with me and Jonathan. We won't work on any of the songs tomorrow, but we've scheduled a session for Wednesday so we'll get some work done then. I'm going to work on some lyrics while we revisit some of the sketches of songs we've done so far to develop them further. No new beats will be made until we've sorted out the mess that is our library of demos we've done for my album so far. So in a week or so I'll know more about how to proceed with the album.

I'll be back tomorrow after the interview to give you an update.

No time to blog

2008-11-03T01:03:00.001+01:00

I haven't had time to blog the last couple of days. Yes, my Xbox is a big reason for that. Hehe. Update tomorrow.

For the record...

2008-10-30T00:24:00.000+01:00

My last post DOES have something to do with the recordings of my album, since I love video games and find them calming, soothing and theraputic. And I could really use a little inspiration as the we're about to pick up the pace and start recording.

I'm going to make this a regular thing I think. I mean, what inspires me and keeps me creative and motivated when writing and recording.

Well, it's time to hit the sack (that's what she said... Hahaha I'm on fire today!!!) 'cause tomorrow we're going to Stockholm to visit Malin's mother and I'm getting my Xbox! Good night....

Viva la Xbox 360!!!

2008-10-29T19:35:00.005+01:00

Oh my Goooood... My birthday is coming up (November 11th) and I just found out the other day what I'm getting from my parents as a combined birthday/Christmas gift. Yeah, that's right - I'm getting an Xbox 360!!!

It all started as a joke. It went a little something like this:

My parents: - Sooo... What do you want for your birthday?
Me (without any hesitation at all) - A Nintendo Wii.
My parents: - Um. Ok. Hehe.
Me: - Hehe.

Approximately two weeks later (yesterday) I met my mother to give her a key, and she said:
- So... Do you want a Nintendo Wii for your birthday?
Me (with some hesitation): Yeaaah... Well, I mean, of course I do!

Then she said I could have Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 or whatever it was I wanted, since they wanted to get me something special and didn't really know what to give me. So I started surfing the internet, looking for clues to what concole is the absolute BEST for a gamer of my caliber. I soon found out that Xbox 360 is the right way to go, since there are soooo many games I want that are available for it.

SO, tomorrow I'm getting it!!! Wow, I feel like a kid before Christmas. I will tell you more about what kind of package I'm getting tomorrow (that's what she said).

Today's session

2008-10-28T23:00:00.002+01:00

Today's session was good. We did two songs, one of which I think will be something really special. A hip-hop, bouncy ballad, storytelling kind of track. It will be an awesome track when it's finished, for sure. We also did another track, but I'm not sure how that one will be developed so I won't say anything about it yet.

We have booked another session for Tuesday, and during that session we will go back to the tracks we have done so far and kind of sort them out a little and work on the ones we think are true gems. That should be a lot of fun, and I will probably work on some lyrics while we're developing the beats.

Tomorrow and Thursday will be kind of uncreative as far as music is concerned, since I've got some other things to do. But on Friday I will write some new stuff and keep it up throughout the weekend.

Studio session cancelled

2008-10-27T10:51:00.002+01:00

Unfortunately I got called in to work today, so the studio session we had booked for today got moved to tomorrow. Maybe it's a good thing, 'cause tomorrow we'll have more time in the studio than we would have had today.

Stay tuned.

Busy week

2008-10-26T14:37:00.002+01:00

Yup, it's sunday afternoon and I'm looking forward to a busy week as far as music is concerned. I've got five days "off" from work and I will cram as much music work into them as possible. I will book at least two studio sessions with Jonathan, hopefully monday and tuesday, and then I'll just write my ass off trying to finish some songs so we can start recording some vocals soon. In a week perhaps.

The show last night was cool. Not a lot of people, but I was tight, Circus did his thing and Jonathan came on stage with us and performed ALL of the songs from the EP, so that was really cool. Thanks man.

I'm going to write a little now and then chill tonight, getting ready for the upcoming week.

Looking forward to tomorrow...

2008-10-24T19:32:00.003+02:00

I'm stoked about the live show tomorrow. It's going to be a lot of fun, especially since Jonathan will be joining me on stage for the last couple of songs. We have never performed live together, so that should be tons of fun.

Swedish readers: Om du befinner dig i Norrtälje Stad imorgon kväll så tycker jag att du ska bege dig ner till Hamnen, närmare bestämt Uhuset, och se mig live. Jag kommer att bjuda på en mycket speciell, exklusiv spelning tillsammans med min eminente diskjockey DJ Circus. Kl 20.00 börjar kalaset och det är gratis. Gratis = bra. Ses där!

I'll be back later with an update on the writing session I will have in a moment.

This is going to be awwwwwesome...

2008-10-23T20:02:00.004+02:00

I'm listening to the song we started working on during our last session and let me tell you this: it sounds awwwwwesommmmmeeee!!! This song is going to be something real special to me and all of you. It's not often I feel like talking about something "deep" or something that even slightly resembles something that could be considered political, but on this one I just speak my mind. I'm like "Fuck it, this is how I feel"...

I've been watching some videos of studio sessions with Tupac and GODDAMNIT the man was incredible in the studio. He often wrote his lyrics on the spot and more often than not nailed them in one take (like me). I find Tupac very inspirational in that way and think he has done some truly amazing things. Just listen to this song, it could actually be the best rap song ever written.

Yesterday's session

2008-10-22T19:55:00.001+02:00

Ok, since my internet screwed up my last post where I wrote a looong entry about yesterday's studio session; here's an update...

It was an incredible session. We did a new song which when it's finished will easily candidate as the best JaeWon song ever. Jonathan really outdid himself on the production part, I stepped my lyrical theme game up and it's overall an amazing song. I've already written the first verse and it's some serious, real shit. We even recorded a chorus for it yesterday.

If you read my posts from earlier this week you'll know that I had some problems with a verse I've been working on for another new song. And I wasn't too happy about that... Well, it's days like this one I had yesterday that makes it all worth it. All that hard work, agony and most of all the time you spend on your art. Simply amazing.

Live show this Saturday

2008-10-22T18:15:00.003+02:00

I've booked a last minute live show this Saturday to get out of the studio/writing state of mind for a night. If you're in Norrtälje and want to experience some good live music, come to Uhuset at the docks 8pm and watch me do my thing.

See you there.

Incredible

2008-10-21T20:09:00.003+02:00

I just wrote a long ass post and then my internet fucked it all up. I'll rewrite this tomorrow... Sigh...

Mmmmyaaawn...

2008-10-21T11:06:00.003+02:00

Just woke up, I must have been really exhausted from yesterday's writing session. Fuckin' verse. Still bothers me that I didn't finish it. I'll get it done today though, if I don't I'm going to throw a fit and skip the entire verse. We'll see how it goes.

Now I'm going to eat a can of Ravioli (Welcome to the good life) and then I'm off to the studio to create some new material. I really hope we can do two songs today, that would be really cool.

I'll post another entry when I get back.

All right

2008-10-20T21:24:00.002+02:00

Well... I gave the verse another try and changed the structure of it and I think I've found the right way to do it. I'm going to finish writing it tomorrow, then go on with the second verse (which I've already started and got a good structure of as well). It's a real hassle writing lyrics sometimes, especially rap since there are soooo much lyrics to write. I mean, in a pop song you can write like four lines and have two verses finished. It all depends on what kind of music you're writing. I'm writing rap with multi syllable rhymes and intricate flows, so I need a lot more than four lines to have a full song. AND I'm a slow writer nowadays. I can't believe I used to be able to write entire songs in an hour or so, from start to finish. Shit, maybe I'll get into it later on in the process of making this album. After all, this is just the first couple of songs I'm working on, there's a lot more to be done.

Tomorrow I'm going to make some music in the studio with Jonathan, hopefully I'll get some lyrics done while I'm there. We'll see. I'll update you tomorrow before and after the session.

!!!tihskcuF

2008-10-20T19:12:00.002+02:00

Yeah read that backwards... Damn... I've been working on this verse for SIX HOURS now and I just can't seem to get it right. That's the worst thing about being a writer, when things won't go your way and you just feel like you've been wasting your time. I hate feeling like that, but more often than not things work out just fine in the end. Maybe later today or tomorrow I'll figure out what's missing and it'll be just perfect. PHEEEW... I'm beat. I'm going to the store to buy some food, be back in half an hour or so. Then I'm going to give it an hour and see if I can get the verse right...

Going good.

2008-10-20T14:59:00.004+02:00

I'm working on a new song right now and it is going great. The lyrics are coming along good and I promise, I've got some rhyme patterns in this song that will finish every last hope of any other rapper in the world EVER getting to my level, hahahahaha...

I'll be back.

Breakfast - check.

2008-10-20T10:50:00.002+02:00

I just had breakfast and now I'm going to start working on some lyrics. I'll be back in a couple of hours to let you know how it's going.

Lil' update

2008-10-19T21:03:00.002+02:00

Today I helped my parents move from the house where I lived from the age of 12 to the age of 20 to their new, beautiful apartment. It was fun.

I wrote a few rhymes on the bus on my way there and home, and I've got some hot stuff going on I guarantee. I'm going to keep writing tomorrow and see if I can finish a song or two. I'll keep you posted.

Crazy shizzle...

2008-10-18T16:03:00.002+02:00

Shit's been crazy the last couple of days, but I'm sorry for not posting any new blogs. I was in the studio Wednesday and we started writing a really good song (what else is new?) that I think is single material. We'll see.

I'm going to the studio at least two days next week, hopefully three, and I will also do a lot of writing, so it should be a good week as far as creativity goes. I'll keep you posted.

Lots of other cool stuff coming soon as well. Vlog's (video blogs), live clips and studio footage. Stay tuned.

Studio today...

2008-10-15T09:25:00.002+02:00

Yup, I'm going to the studio in an hour and a half, and I'm stoked to go and create something new, something fresh, maybe even something crazy. I've got some ideas and we're going to see what we can make of them.

The songs we have started working on so far are all very different from each other, but now I'm getting an idea of how I want the album to sound, what feelings I want to capture and what kind of style I want it to have. I think I'll feel even more sure of how it's going to develop after today's session.

I'll give you an update once I get back.

Woke up late

2008-10-14T10:46:00.002+02:00

I got up at 7.30 this morning and went to the bathroom, thinking I would stay up and get some business done. Then I decided to lie down "for a minute" and fell asleep. When I woke up it was past 10.30 in the morning - weird. I must have been in need of some sleep, I guess. Well, I'm up now and I'm going to work in 40 minutes, so I'm going to get some breakfast now.

Yesterday I work on the lyrics for a song we started two weeks ago. It's going to be a great song, addressing all the doubters and haters trying to bring me down and get me to quit doing what I do. Fuck 'em. It's funny how easy it can be writing this type of song, but I guess it's because it is a topic I feel I have a lot of things to say when I speak on. This one could even be a... Nah, you'll have to wait some more. It's a BIG song though, trust me.

I'm going to keep working on it tomorrow.

Peace.

Home sweet home

2008-10-13T11:08:00.003+02:00

We're back from Denmark and it was great. We had a blast and got to get away from work and all other everyday things and just spend some time together. It was GREAT.

Now I'm back in Sweden and I'm ready to work. I'm going to work on some lyrics today and on Wednesday I've booked a studio session. We're going to create something new on Wednesday, something fresh. I don't know what yet, but whatever it'll be it's going to be something awesome.

We had a studio session booked today but unfortunately we both had things to take care of so we moved it to Wednesday.

Now I'm going to take a nap, then I'm going to write. G'day.

Denmark

2008-10-08T10:25:00.002+02:00

Yes y'all, me and Malin are going to Denmark for a family occasion early tomorrow morning and we'll be back late on Sunday. I might do a couple of blog posts from my cellphone, although I doubt I'll have the time to work on some songs (maybe a little on the bus). Buy hey, we'll see...

Take care and I'll talk to you on Sunday again.

Rock'n'roll, baby!!!

2008-10-07T18:26:00.002+02:00

Today I had a very lucrative and satisfying session with Jonathan in the studio. We took some acoustic and electric guitars that I got last summer from my old pal Anders Lindkvist in Hallstavik, chopped, screwed, added some more instruments and turned the song into a real rock'n'roll ballad kind of song. A real banger.

I also started working on the lyrics for that song while we were making the beat and continued writing when I got home. It's going great. It's going to be a song where I talk about some REAL things. I don't mean no forced, deep shit - just real lyrics. We also talked about having a rock singer doing the chorus. I have one in mind, a person that I spoke to even before the "Some Kind Of Hero" project about a collaboration for my debut album. I'm going to contact him and see what he says. Curious? Haha...

Now I'm going to keep writing and see how the song takes shape. This is going to be a GREAT song, trust me.

Yaaaaawn

2008-10-07T01:29:00.002+02:00

Malin is doing inventory at work (been there, done that, got the t-shirt) and won't be back until tomorrow afternoon, so I've been working on the lyrics for the song we started last week. Even though I haven't gotten that far yet, just bits and pieces, I feel strongly about this song. It's a special song. It might even be the TITLE TRACK for my album. I'm going to the studio tomorrow and I'm going to keep working on the lyrics while Jonathan works on the music, so we'll hopefully see if it makes the title track spot by tomorrow.

Right now I'm nodding off in front of the computer, so I'm going to brush my teeth and crash face first on the bed right now. I'll holler tomorrow (or later today, if you will).

This is me in like ten minutes:

"Swagger Like Us" Download

2008-10-06T20:46:00.002+02:00

As I promised, here is my version of "Swagger Like Us". Download it and spread it to EVERYONE. I'll give you something more in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned.

Download the song here: http://www.zshare.net/audio/1989356247673691

Swagger Like Us tonight!

2008-10-06T13:29:00.000+02:00

I'm just doing a quick blog from my cellphone to let you know that I will post my new freestyle over "Swagger Like Us" tonight, so check back later to hear that new new from yours truly.

Broke the rule...

2008-10-05T10:58:00.003+02:00

I know I've broken the one post a day-rule, but I've been sick and still working my dayjob every other day. It takes a lot more from you when you don't have that strength we're all used to having, when you sneeze and cough all the time and your throat is killing you. Whine, whine - fuck it, I'll get better soon.

The day after I last wrote here, October 1st that is, I went straight to the studio after work and it was raining. Seriously, it's been a long time since I saw that much rain, and I live in Sweden goddamnit. I rode my bike to the studio and I was soaked when I got there. Soaked, cold and with a cold we still managed to make one of the best beats so far for the album. As usual it started out as one song and then it turned into a completely different one as we went on. It's a wonderful feeling to create and feel that you've done something great with your time and energy. We've got another session booked for Tuesday and we're going to continue working on the song we started last time.

I will soon tell you about the title for my debut album, and I will also tell you about the thought behind the album. Whoa, a concept album?! Who knows...

Stay tuned.

Shit... Sick?

2008-09-30T18:22:00.003+02:00

I woke up feeling awful this morning at around 7.30. My throat was killing me and I was going to do both some recording and some rehearsal today, so that didn't feel too promising. I had a cup of tea and went back to sleep. Woke up two and a half hour later 'cause the phone rang. It was Anders, my DJ and bass player, asking about the rehearsal. I enlightened him on the situation and told him I would call him around 12 pm and give him a definitive answer if we were even going to rehearse at all. Well at 12 pm I still felt like shit so I decided to cancel both rehearsal and my studio session.

Then I checked my email and found out that I could have a song on a big mixtape project if I sent them an exclusive song/freestyle/remix, and guess when the deadline would be? That's right - tonight. So I had to go to the studio anyway and record my version of "Swagger Like Us" even though I didn't feel too good. The rest is history, the song is a killer and I've recorded a video blog about it. You'll get the song tomorrow and the video blog clip later. Now I've got to work on a verse for a new song and then I'm going to pass out in front of a movie with my baby.

Take care and check back tomorrow for that new new new freshy fresh shizzle.

Update

2008-09-29T09:04:00.003+02:00

Nothing happened yesterday as far as music is concerned, but this week will be GOOD. It starts tonight with some writing and continues tomorrow with the recording of "Swagger Like Us" JaeWon style and some rehearsal and more writing. Then it continues all week with at least two studio sessions with Jonathan. I'm also going to record yet another mixtape song on friday I think. I'll let you know.

Later.

Rock guitars

2008-09-27T22:20:00.002+02:00

Today I visited Anders Wicander, CEO of Stonerude Records and talented guitarist, to get some of our older recordings that need to be freshened up at Jonathan's. We also recorded some new riffs for a song idea I had, and it was cool. We'll see what happens with the song on Wednesday when I'm back in the studio. Before that I've got some writing planned for Monday and Tuesday, along with the recording of my "Swagger Like Us" version and some rehearsal on Tuesday as well. It should be an interesting week for me as an artist, since I won't get a lot of hours at work this week, so I'll be able to do a couple of studio session and a lot of writing (I hope). We'll see.

Stay tuned.

Two slow days

2008-09-26T12:13:00.002+02:00

I've had two slow days of work now, but now I've booked some sessions. I'll do a short writing session by myself tomorrow morning, before work, and one writing session with Anders Wicander, after work, where we will record some guitars for a couple of ideas I have. That should be fun, it's been a while since the last time we wrote something together. Then I'm going to book a studio session with Cloffe to record my version of "Swagger Like Us" on Tuesday, and I've also booked another studio session with Jonathan for Wednesday. So I've got the shit on lock, holmes. Haha...

I also got my new smartphone yesterday which means I can now transfer my text documents I use when working on my lyrics into the phone, and write when I don't have access to my computer. COOL!

Update on me and Jonathan's last session coming later today.

Tiresome Tuesday

2008-09-23T18:11:00.003+02:00

I'm feeling kind of beat right now. Just got home from work, so now I'm going to grab something to eat and work-out. Not a lot of music-making to talk about, but tomorrow we've booked a three hour studio session, so we'll see what happens. We should at least be able to make one brand new beat. I'll tell you more about it tomorrow. Check out yesterday's videos below and COMMENT.

Video blog #2

2008-09-22T20:02:00.003+02:00

Here is a video blog I recorded earlier today, check it out:

It's funny, 'cause even though we just started working on my album, today I felt like I really got "in the zone" when I was writing. I was really focused, inspired and determined to write top quality material. Just watch me, folks. It will start when I drop that new freestyle in a week or so, you'll start thinking "hey, maybe he can spit...". Yeah, I can, and just because I love making rock influenced songs, or catchy hooks or because I listen to and get inspired by whatever and whoever the fuck I want doesn't mean I can't rap. Rap is what I do, it's what I've been doing since I started this music business. You'll see. Trust me, you'll see... :)

Video blog #1

2008-09-22T16:04:00.002+02:00

Sorry it took so long. This is the surprise I was talking about last week. This video is from when I got back from me and Jonathan's third session in the studio - Sunday, September 14, 2008.

Expect more videos like this to appear here on the blog more frequently now that I have started a new Youtube account in honor of my video blog. I will shoot little clips in the studio and my apartment as I'm writing and recording. Expect a video clip of me recording a new freestyle next week.

Lunch break

2008-09-22T14:58:00.003+02:00

Right now I'm on a lunch break, having some grrrrreeeaaat Chicken Tikka Masala (thanks baby) and checking some blogs. I got up early today, and I have had some success with my writing today. I have finished a killer, I repeat, KILLER verse for a beat you'll all recognize. I won't tell you which one it is just yet, but it's a real hyped song featuring a bunch of GREAT rappers. You know which one it is, right? In that case, drop a comment and tell me, and we'll see if you're right. Hehe. I will hopefully record the verse this week or this weekend, we'll see.

I'll tell you about the other song I am working on right now in a video blog. Check back in an hour or so, I'm uploading it soon.

Myspace Murderer

2008-09-21T20:02:00.003+02:00

Damn, that should make a cool song title. "Myspace Murderer". Watch out for that one, folks.

The reason for the title of this post is simple; the Myspace hiatus is OVER. I'm going to become more active on Myspace, as of today, and I'm going to make everybody on this planet listen to my music and I'm going to spread my songs to every corner of the earth. Period.

Tomorrow I have an 7 hour writing session planned. I'm going to locked myself in the apartment and I'm going to WRITE. Write, write, write... I'm going to finish a couple of verses and start laying down some new ideas and whatnot. On Wednesday I'm going to meet with Jonathan for a studio session, and I'm going to be prepared. We're going to do big things in the studio on Wednesday, and all winter too for that matter. BIG things.

Now it's back to "Movie Weekend", starring me, Malin and some Chicken Tikka Masala. Sweeeeet.

No

2008-09-20T20:25:00.003+02:00

No work done today as far as music is concerned. I'm beat, sometimes it sucks being a grown-up. A good thing about it is that I can eat candy in bed and stay up all night watching movies. Yeah, I'm a do that tonight and tomorrow and get back to writing my ass off on Monday. I'll post something tomorrow to let you know if I've finished all my candy and what movies I've watched.

(I know this wasn't a very studio-related post, but what the hell am I supposed to write when I haven't done any writing or recording for a week.)

By the way, Jonathan Ojeda is recording the video for his first single off his upcoming album "Illusion" today. This is going to be some sick shit, trust me. Stonerude, Break The Norm - Make way, here we come.

Live show tonight

2008-09-19T15:56:00.002+02:00

I didn't get any writing done yesterday, and it will be the same today. I'm doing a live show tonight at Brännäsgården here in Norrtälje, so I'm focusing on that now. I've got a tight schedule tomorrow as well but on Sunday I might book a studio session with Jonathan, depending on the state of his cold. Next week I've got some time on my hands, so hopefully we'll do two or three sessions in the studio, and I'm also going to lock myself up in the apartment to do some serious writing. I'm going to try to record a couple of mixtape tracks asap as well. Those tracks will be put up for grabs on the internet as soon as I leave the studio, believe that.

Stay tuned.

How I write songs

2008-09-18T09:58:00.004+02:00

Today I might actually get some writing done. It's been hard to find the time to actually sit down and just focus on writing. Actually, I pretty much never sit down and write. Let me tell you how a song comes to life for me.

It often starts with just a melody that I usually come up with in the shower. Yeah, that's right - I sing in the shower. Then I record the melody on my cellphone. After a while it's time to start working on, say an album, and I need my ideas. Then I pick one of the melodies and start imaging how the beat will sound, then I tell Jonathan about it and we'll hopefully make a dope ass beat. Or if I don't have a melody, but more like an idea of how I want the song to sound, what feeling that should be put into the song, we just start by making the right drums. Then we start playing various instruments, humming melodies and me rapping. However we make the beat, I bring the beat with me home, press play and repeat and listen to it like 1000 times while bouncing around, shadow-boxing, jumping rope, doing push-ups - you name it - and jotting down bits and pieces of the lyrics. When I feel that I have enough lines/rhymes to start putting them together and forming verses, I do.

That's the best way I could explain the way I write songs, and I think it's a fairly accurate description. Hope you enjoyed it.

I'll be back to tell you if I got any work done today later.

Cancellation

2008-09-17T18:57:00.003+02:00

Today's studio session was cancelled this morning because Jonathan's gotten sick. Hopefully he'll be better in a couple of days and we'll be back in the lab in no time. Get well soon, mate.

As far as writing, I haven't done anything today. I wrote some new shit yesterday though, a couple lines here and there, and it's looking good. I'll get back to it tomorrow and hopefully finish a verse or two.

Wrote some lines

2008-09-17T00:22:00.002+02:00

It's officially Wednesday now, but this post belongs to my Tuesday since I haven't gone to bed yet.

I started working on the lyrics for one of the songs we did in our last session. It's coming along good and I think it is going to be a great song. It's way too early to tell how good it is going to be, although I feel that there is something special about this song. Something magical.

Tomorrow I'm meeting Jonathan at the studio at 11 am for a five hour writing session. I'm excited as usual and I hope we'll be as creative as we usually are. It's amazing that we've only had three writing sessions and have already made beats for FIVE (!!!) new songs. Hopefully we'll knock out two or three more tomorrow. Damn, I've got a good feeling about this fall/winter's creating. You'll see, people.

Good night.

This afternoon

2008-09-16T09:04:00.002+02:00

Right now I'm off to work, but when I get home at 17.30 I've got a couple of hours to work on my lyrics and I'm going to make the best of it. I'll post another blog tonight and let you know how things went.

Have a good day.

Still no lyrics...

2008-09-15T18:37:00.001+02:00

Unfortunately some new things came up for me to do. Important things around the apartment, like cooking and shopping for groceries, so I won't be able to write as much as I would've wanted to today. I will get some lines down before the day is over though.

I'll keep you posted.

No all-day session

2008-09-15T08:57:00.003+02:00

My plan for today was to write all day, working on the new songs we did yesterday, but I just got called in for some last minute work so I will write a little when I get back from work around 17.30. I'll let you know how it goes.

Monster

2008-09-14T21:38:00.003+02:00

Third session: Today's session was very good. We did two new beats and also recorded a hook for one of them. The other track (the one we didn't record a hook for) is actually going to be the opening track on the album, and this is a track I have been dreaming of making since I first started writing songs. It's a beast, a real fucking monster. I swear to you; it will blow your minds when you hear it.

- But Jae, you shouldn't create a hype this soon and get people's hopes up - then they'll just get disappointed.

Fuck it, this is the one track that will actually make people scared of fucking with me. Lots of cursing, I know, but I needed these exact words to describe the feeling I got today.

I will update this post tomorrow with a surprise for you guys.

Tomorrow it is

2008-09-13T22:27:00.002+02:00

Just wanted to do my daily post and tell you that I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's studio session. The goal is to knock out two new beats tomorrow, maybe even three, and then I'll work on the lyrics until our next session on Wednesday.

I'm also posting a little surprise for y'all to watch tomorrow. Check back tomorrow to see what it is.

Good night.

Finally booked another session

2008-09-13T10:34:00.003+02:00

I have been hard at work at my "day job" all week doing inventory, so I haven't done much as far as music is concerned. Now the inventory week is over and I'm going to work approximately three days a week there, and the rest of the time writing and recording. Me and Jonathan booked a studio session for tomorrow and one for Wednesday, and then we decided we were going to do at least one more next week. So we should get some serious work done during these sessions. Since we got started I have developed a whole bunch of new ideas that we are going to work on during next week's sessions.

If you wonder why I'm not telling you more about the songs we have started working on, letting you know titles and parts of the lyrics and whatnot, let me tell you. The reason is actually quite simple; the songs are still in such an early stage that I don't really know which direction they will go as we proceed working on them in the studio. We work fast though, so even as soon as next week I should be able to give you a little something something to still your hunger.

I will also tell you about a new project I am working on VERY SOON, I promise. I just have to make some critical decisions about how to get that project started the way I want to. Once I've made those decisions things will hopefully run smoothly, and you will be very happy because it will lead to me giving you new songs for free. Confused? Interested? Don't worry, I will tell you all about it SOON.

Take care.

Some work done...

2008-09-09T09:07:00.004+02:00

Yesterday I didn't finish one of the three songs I'd started, like I said I would. I worked on all of them and two songs are almost done. Just some little adjustments to be made. One day soon I'm going to explain to you all how I write my songs, from idea to finished song.

I was going to the studio today, but I got called in to work at the last minute. Then I'm working all week, so our next session is scheduled for Sunday. We will try to get two more songs started then, and after that try to work at least two times a week for like a month, until we have enough demos to start cutting tracks and eventually start recording. It will be lots of fun, I can't wait to get started on more songs.

I've got some other news for you, that includes some information on a new side-project I'm working on so you will be able to hear some new music from me before my next single drops. I'll tell you all about it when I have more time. Now I've got to work.

Good morning

2008-09-08T08:45:00.004+02:00

Good morning world! I've been up for an hour, taking care of some business and now I'm going to have some breakfast - then it's writing time. Like I said in my last post, I'm going to finish at least one of the songs we started last week, and I've also got a couple of new ideas that I want to develop for our session tomorrow. I might go visit Anders Wicander in his lair tonight to record some guitar and bass for some of my new ideas and also burn a CD with some leftovers from spring's recording sessions. I know there's a couple of things Jonathan would like to get his hands on, so I'll try to make that happen.

I'll let you know how it all goes.

Yesterday

2008-09-08T08:39:00.002+02:00

I had some internet problems yesterday as well, but I think that they have fixed them now. Here's what I wrote yesterday and saved for when the internet would be fixed:

Sunday. Today I woke up late and enjoyed a "day off". It felt good to just relax and be with my girlfriend all day, watching movies, walking and enjoying each others company. Tomorrow I will be ready for a new week and I will start writing early tomorrow morning. I've got the three songs we've already done, and I'm also going to work on some new ideas for Tuesday's studio session with Jonathan. Talk to you tomorrow.

Internet problems

2008-09-06T17:42:00.002+02:00

My internet has been down since yesterday, so I haven't been able to update the blog the way I would've wanted to. Sorry, that's the downside of technology.

Yesterday I had a lot of things to do and I did not do any work at all as far as music is concerned. Today I have tried to develop a few of my ideas a little for next weeks studiosession, but unfortunately that didn't go too well. I'll do some writing for the songs I'm working on, and hopefully things will go as smooth as I want them to.

I'll give you an update tomorrow.

Note: My updates will be more frequent the further into the writing and recording process we go, and we just started this week, so expect more from me and my blogging as soon as next week.

Peace.

Not much work done today...

2008-09-04T20:05:00.002+02:00

I worked at my "dayjob" today, so I got home a couple of hours ago. Then I cooked some dinner and worked out. Now I'm going to do some work on the lyrics for one of the three songs I'm working on right now. I don't want to tell you too much about it since I haven't finished it yet, and I may still do some changes to the lyrics and the beat is just a demo so far. But I can say this much; it's a hard, street single type of track. A real, raw banger. The first verse is pretty much finished and I am really happy with it. I think it's one of the best verses I have written so far, and I have written a lot of cool shit, folks. Hehe...

Well, back to work. Later.

Three songs in

2008-09-03T17:22:00.003+02:00

Today we finished the demo of the beat we started on yesterday, and we also did a whole new demo beat, also based on one of the ideas I brought to the studio yesterday. Now we'll work on our own until Tuesday, then we'll meet for our next session. The way we've gotten started, with three great demos in two days, is simply astounding. If we keep this up... Well, things'll be pretty awesome.

Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures or anything during these two sessions since my girlfriend has the camera with her on a work-thing. Next time I'll give you something.

Now I'm going to work on the lyrics for these three songs until Tuesday. I'll keep you posted.

Lil' update on yesterday's session

2008-09-03T09:54:00.002+02:00

As I was saying, yesterday was a good day. Really good...

I met Jonathan in the studio to discuss some ideas and to get things going with the album. At first I told him about a couple of ideas I had, and we discussed how we should make them reality. Nuff said, he started making a drum loop for this song I had been working on the day before and before you knew it we were back to Mars when we wrote and recorded my EP "Some Kind Of Hero" together, except more experienced, more determined and most of all I think our friendship has developed into something that really works to our advantage in the studio. Jonathan made the entire beat for that song and I wrote most of the lyrics on location. I'm going to finish them today when I get back from the studio. We also started working on another song which is going to be magical as well. Something really special, I can feel it already.

I'm going to the studio in less than an hour to keep working, and when I get back I'll tell you about what's been going on today.

Second day

2008-09-02T23:09:00.002+02:00

Today was a good day. I met Jonathan this morning and we went to the studio to get started with the album. The song I mentioned I was working on yesterday, well let's put it this way; we did the beat and I wrote most of the lyrics to it today and it's going to be awesome. Matter of fact, it's going to be the shit.

I'm going to bed now to get some rest, we're meeting tomorrow for another session. Before I go to the studio I'm going to tell you more about today's session though.

Good night.

First day update

2008-09-01T23:40:00.003+02:00

The first day is almost over and I am happy with the way it turned out. I finished the first verse and half of the second verse for a song I'm working on. I think this song will be something else, something real special. You'll see...

Now I'm going to watch some "Everybody Hates Chris" and try to get some sleep. Tomorrow is a big day - first session with Jonathan!

Sleep tight.

First day

2008-09-01T14:04:00.004+02:00

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Today is the day when it all starts for real. Approximately four months ago, right after me and Jonathan Ojeda finished my five track EP "Some Kind Of Hero", we decided that we were going to start working on my debut album together on this very day, September 1st, 2008. The album will be released by Stonerude Records via Plugged Distribution in 2009. I am excited as hell to make this album, I have been waiting for this since I first started dreaming of being a rockstar when I was just a kid and let me tell you something - I am ready. Everything will be documented on this blog in the form of diaries, pictures, video clips, snippets of song ideas and all that you can imagine. No matter what we do in the studio, how good or bad my day has been, I will post at least one blog every day until the album is finished, telling you what my day has been like music-wise. That's a promise.

So. Let's get it started.

Even though it's only 2 pm, I have done some work today. I got out of bed at 7.30, had my breakfast and started working some of the ideas I have developed this summer. Today is a writing day, and tomorrow me and the producer of the album, Jonathan Ojeda, are meeting in his studio to discuss ideas and get started with the album. I am stoked and I probably won't be able to sleep much tonight. Like a kid before Christmas.

Now it's lunch time. I'll be back later for another update.

Pre-blog #2

2008-08-30T08:22:00.002+02:00

I just can't seem to stay away from this blog!! I want to write here all the time, except we haven't even started in the studio yet, so I don't have that much to write about. Let me tell you a little bit about a phone conversation I had with the producer of my "Some Kind Of Hero" EP and also of my debut album, Jonathan Ojeda, the other day.

We set a date for when we officially start writing and recording and talked a little about what this fall/winter will be like. He also told me that we will have meetings, writing and producing sessions at his apartment, where he has great equipment, record almost all the vocals in a brand new studio he's setting up in a so far secret location (I'll tell you soon) and do the mixing/mastring in his Break The Norm studio where we recorded the EP.

There you go, another little pre-post for y'all to read before we get started on monday SEPTEMBER 1st. Add this blog to your Favorites and come back everyday from that date on to get the latest info on my album.

By the way, get used to me talking about Jonathan, 'cause we're going to spend a lot of time together in the studio, and he's just so talented - both as a singer and as a producer. I'm real fortunate to get to work with him on my debut album.

Pre-blog #1

2008-08-27T09:02:00.002+02:00

Yes y'all, this is a pre-blog before I start posting stuff from the studio next week, that I'm writing just because I'm really excited to get started with the album and I can't wait to get fully into writing-mode again. I've been preparing throughout the summer though, listening to music, watching movies and writing bits and pieces for new ideas I have, just feeding the monster inside me that wants to get out and tear every beat he hears to shreds. I'm feeling hungrier than I ever did before and I think that this fall/winter will be great for me both music-wise and in my personal life.

There you go, just a little something something before we get started next week. Keep checking back for the latest, and tell your friends to do the same.

Jae

Preparations

2008-08-24T10:52:00.000+02:00

Hello there,

this is kind of a test post so I can get to know the site, since it's my first time here. Now I know some of you are wondering why I've gotten myself a second blog, since I already have my official website blog at http://blog.jaewon.se and I'm going to tell you all about it. Check it...

This is my official studio blog, which will function as a diary during the recording of my debut album. If you are not familiar with my work up to this point, I suggest you head on over to http://www.jaewon.se and get up to date with it. Then add this page to your favorite and buckle up, 'cause it is going to be one hell of a journey. I will keep you posted on everything that goes on in the studio, with pictures, videos, sneak-previews of exclusive songs, parts of my lyrics and other fun stuff. You will also be able to ask me questions here on the blog, whatever you want to ask - I will answer every single question personally - so hit me with your best shot.

Even though I am already one step ahead of everyone else around me since I've already started working on some lyrics for the album, the official date we start writing and recording the album is September 1st, 2008 - so put that date in your calender and check this blog everyday for the latest news. I will tell you more about the people involved in the studio work of my album as we get closer. I can tell you this much, we've got some fantastic ideas and we're ready to write some history.

Add this blog to your favorites and check back September 1st.