I’m working on many different styles of music now including some electronic stuff like my new song “A Trip to Mars.” I have just been trying to have fun with it. There’s been a lot going on in my life especially in the background. I’ve been working hard on a new version of In A Ditch for Stacks of Wax productions out of NY. I’m hoping that they enjoy the end result. Music and art are not things that can be forced or rushed. I wish that I could rapidly produce this stuff constantly but it is definitely hard with a full time job and all the responsibilities of being an adult. I’ve uploaded a lot of songs and hopefully given you something to enjoy today. There will be more coming from me in all forms of creative expression so keep an eye out. (Sometimes I feel like I am saying the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over…..)
The meaning of life (to me.)
Each day is a different day no matter how similar it feels to the previous day.
Each hour, each moment, they’re all their own.
Existing only in the present. Living for the moment, in the moment.
Every moment becomes a memory and those memories need to be special or else they will be forgotten.
Everyone is here to make beautiful memories and do memorable things.
Live to create meaningful experiences for yourself and those around you.
Time is truly irrelevant, yet we give it so much power.
We live by time and we die by time.
This mindset needs to be set aside.
You are here right now, that’s all that matters.
Don’t think of spending time the way you think about spending money.
Live for right now.
Send out peace to those around you.
Don’t be selective with your love.
Respect your fellow man and respect your home, the Earth.
Respect each other’s dreams.
Support the people you believe in.
Pray for those who doubt.
Let go of the feelings that hold you back.
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Find The Fox
1. Can you find the fox in this flock of birds?
2. How many birds have their beaks open?
3. How many birds do you think there are?
4. How many pairs of birds are kissing?
5. Do you see the penguin?
I think I may draw more of these because this was extremely fun to create. I keep seeing more spots where I should have put birds too… There’s always next time for more birds I suppose. If you wanna send any of your answers to the above questions to admin@silverplanes.net I will possibly send you a prize. Thanks for hanging in there while I create new music too. Usually I go in cycles between Art and Music. Wish I had more time to work on stuff like this… It’s already 2am. Mark Linkous from Sparklehorse always used to say…
“You are worth hundreds of sparrows”
Love,
AFFINITIA
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4 Steps to Happier Artwork
1. Start with an idea.
2. Give it some color, and character.
a. Give it depth with shading.
3. Implement an idea.
4. Work out the details.
-Affinitia
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…But Not Today
Here’s some original art that I created with a marker, scanner, and GIMP.
First thing is first. I applied to play at the Lunar Independent Music Festival in Utah (January 10-12, 2013). I am really hoping that I get accepted to play there, it would be an absolute blessing. If you want to show me some support please head over to their facebook page and request Affinitia. Click HERE.
I’ve also got a show coming up on Saturday October 6th at Manny’s in Billings MT that I am very excited for. I will have my drummer Jonesy with me and it’s the first show we’ve played together since 2007. I’m also very thankful for all of the recent support. I have a lot of wonderful fans out there and I wouldn’t be where I am without you guys!
Also I would like to note that my album “These Other Words” will be coming out early next month. VERY EARLY. I will let you know when it hits. All songs were written and recorded by me and they were mastered by my friend that chooses to be unnamed, I like to call him JM or Mr. Unknown. It’s nice to have a little mystery. If any reviewers are reading this post please keep that in mind. He also mastered my first album “Do We Go Wrong?”
I did have quality issues with track 3 from These Other Words that forced me to upload the original version of the song which was mastered by me on my BOSS BR64 8-track mixer. Did you know that I have the same type of mixer that Conor Oberst used to record his album “Fevers and Mirrors“? Well if you didn’t know now you do!
I wish you all the very best, thank you for being there for me. I will leave you with one final note… Communication is very important and necessary for successful relationships and friendships. I’ve got an song called “In Silence” that will be released on my next album “6 Strings 1 Heart” that covers this topic…. but more on that later!
<3 Tim
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Someday we will sleep
This has been a pretty hard week and I’m barely through Monday. I’m hoping things start to go a bit easier so that I can rehearse with my drummer for our show on October 6th at Manny’s in Billings MT. We’ll be playing with Themes, a Portland band, and I’m pretty excited for it. This week I’m on call with my job so it’s even harder than usual to get stuff done in my spare time since I have to drop everything at any given moment. It’s all good though, this job pays the bills for the time being.
I’m also really making some efforts to be more active on here. I’m gonna try to blog at least every other day. Hey do you have an Android phone? You might be interested in my Free Android App if you do! Please check it out if you enjoy my music, art, or tweets. There’s some other goodies on the App as well and I’m gonna eventually be bringing exclusive content to it.
Yesterday was awesome because I got to read through tons of comments on my Newgrounds.com profile. I remember back in the day when I was making animations I made it a goal of mine to respond to every single review posted on my videos but it eventually overwhelmed me… I can’t wait to be overwhelmed by comments/reviews about my music.
I do want to make a music video to the song “My Stray Bullet” too but that’s gonna take some time to finish. I don’t ever want you guys to feel like I am neglecting what I love. I’m always working on music, art, or something behind the scenes and if I go inactive for a little bit it just means I’m hard at work. Please also check out this art gallery of some of my work that my Girlfriend put together on her site. She’s been keeping an eye on other artists online, you can contact her if you’re interested in submitting any artwork!
I am hoping for a faster week come tomorrow. Have a good night and thanks for reading!
<3Affinitia
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The will to succeed.
First of all I would like to say that I’m very happy it’s the weekend. I spent most of my night responding to reviews on my newgrounds profile and trying to keep up with things. I notice every day that it’s harder to please my fanbase on Facebook. I got more dislikes today than I got likes, I think sometimes they just get bored with me or expect more from me. Either way it’s not like it matters too much, to each his own.
I did also release a new download of my song Cloud of Smoke. This is an earlier version so although it’s technically not “New” it is interesting to hear a song from a while back that I chose to re-record. I did mix it a bit before uploading it so I guess it’s kind of new? I’m not sure.
I also uploaded a bunch of art to my Newgrounds profile. I need to make an art gallery here on my website but I think sometimes I get overwhelmed by the thought of how much art I’d actually like to post. I’ve got a whole backlog of unfinished pictures. The treehands picture I posted yesterday took like a week to even finish. I spent a lot of time blending the colors because there were definitely some spots from when I scanned it onto my computer.
Anyway I hope you have a good night and thanks for reading. I have gotten some Emails recently too that have been quite inspiring. If you ever want to contact me just email admin@silverplanes.net and I’ll be sure to respond. You might even get a little surprise from me! You never know until you try I guess.
<3 Affinitia
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Clouds
These branches reach for limbs.
I’ve been really inspired lately and although there’s a lot of negative things happening in the world I’m trying to maintain a positive outlook. I hope you like the new drawing, I spent a lot of time on it the past several days. One thing that was really exciting for me this week was that Affinitia got reviewed by indiebandguru.com. It felt good to see what he had to say and I’m thankful that some people are starting to notice Affinitia these days.
I’ve also been running across tons of wonderful music online and interacting with a lot of cool artists. I think that Soundcloud.com in particular has a really cool community and a lot of aspiring musicians. I want to start talking about some of these musicians but I feel like they all deserve their own blog. I also want to start blogging more frequently. My goal is to eventually be able to write at least a little something on here every single day. There is a lot that I have to talk about in regards to everything. I want to share what I love with others and try to make a difference in this world.
The world has problems and they might be too big for me to fix but that doesn’t mean that I won’t try. I’ll do what I can between all my projects; I just need to figure out how to become a more self sufficient musician. I’m an artist, writer, animator, musician, vocalist, comedian, sculptor, and so much more. There has to be a better way to make a living than sitting at a cubicle 40 hours a week processing information. I can do so much more with my time.
My biggest dream is touring, I need to find a way to tour. Traveling the world playing music for everyone I come across would be an absolute blessing and it would mean that I am one step closer to my goals of helping. Right now the best answer I’ve found is to sell my house, quit my job, and just go… But I need my recording studio and thus I cannot get rid of my house. I’ll figure something out, thanks for listening to me think out loud! Please don’t give up on me and I’ll never give up on you. <3
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