Across The Universe

New music

2009-09-30T21:11:00.001-04:00

It's been a while since I heard some refreshingly good new music. Nothing has really stricked me as like woooow that sounds awesome. I did get to hear some partial tracks on Joe's new album which sounded insane. So heres to waiting to see the final project

TO THE INTERNET KING-ERNIE!

2009-09-28T22:30:00.002-04:00

Thanks for the link. I am glad to hear that your dogs are doing much better after my ginormous emails I sent you. My small time as a dog trainer has allowed me to make some peoples lives much better. But unfortunately I had to move on ino my real career in the music industry. I work for a great Blues/rock musician Joe Bonamassa. So if you ever want tickets let me know. Anybody else feel free to e-mail me anytime if you ever have questions about music or dog training. My twitter is the same guitar4hire. Or hit me up at guitar4hire@gmail.com To the king!

LP I'm getting

2009-08-16T11:11:00.003-04:00

The Beginning to the best spring/summer ever

2009-05-12T12:41:00.002-04:00

A year ago today I embarked on an adventure. For the first time in my life I packed up my stuff and moved out to be own my own. Kinda. For the next four months I spent my time living in New York City working with some of the best people in the music industry. I was lucky enough to be going along with a group of close friends. By the end of the trip we knew what we had done was something nobody else could ever experience. It was a once in a lifetime experience. I loved every second of it. Let me tell you something there is nothing quite as beautiful as a Florida summer but nothing, and I mean nothing, compares to a sunny day in New York city. Was I scared when I stepped foot on that plane? Not at all. I may have been unsure of myself, but I was never scared of failing. Why? Because whether I succeeded or not didn't matter. I was taking the steps necessary to live my dream. So for as long as I live I will be able to say "yes I did that" , "yes I went for it" and "Yes, I had the time of my life"

Press Action

2009-05-06T12:07:00.004-04:00

A few years ago, I was lucky enough to land a gig doing press coverage for the G3 tour that included King's X, Dream Theater and Joe Satriani. It was a great experience because, I not only got to see Joe Satriani perform 5 feet away from my me, but I also got to experience the rush of being near the stage and all that it takes to make a big show happen. Here are a few pics from the event. Mind you I had absolutely no professional photography experience nor writing skills that would acquire me a serious newspaper writing job. But luckily it was a college newspaper title "College Sun" The venue was Pompano Beach Ampitheater. Check em out.

State of Music

2009-04-27T22:23:00.003-04:00

So it seems that the talk of the town last week was Susan Boyle's performance on "Britain's got Talent". Kind of bullshit if you ask me. Not so much her performance. Which was great I might add ,but more so the judges and audience. I could point out each and every single individual in the audience who could have sworn this lady was mentally defitient and was ready to start making TIMMY!!! sounds based on her looks alone. Well just like Timmy, as soon as she got on the mic she shocked the crowd. LIVIN A LIE!!!!!! Making judgments based on looks is a part of everyone's nature. it is how we survive just like every other animal on this planet. We look at someone and we asses the situation. Are they good looking or not? Do they seem like they could pose a threat? Does she have a hot sister? All these things go on through a persons mind before the judged are even allowed to speak. Mind you I don't really bother with these types of show they are demeaning and over all sound like nails across the chalkboard to me. But i was so happy to catch a glimpse of someone sticking it to the masses by blowing them away with a great performance. While the general public gets blown away I see a group of people getting put in their place. When the entertainment industry is in a state of self implosion it is funny to see these record execs and so called "talent judges" being exposed for who they are. A bunch of know- nothings and talent bakers, ready to ship out their next cookie cutter boy band or single artist who is so hot that no matter what you think the song becomes a hit. It blows my mind how an entire industry is running on defcon 1 with alert color level black watch plaid, yet is so quick to push the dump button on possibly great artists just by looks alone. Mark my words, the only way this industry will continue is not by fending off illegal pirated downloads, but by getting back to the roots of music. A person looking to express themselves regardless of looks. What matters is the message. Does it mean anything? SO cheers to you Susan!! Frank Zappa how the world needs you still.

Review

2009-03-25T19:07:00.002-04:00

Set up a review on you tube covering the Sandisk Sansa Fuze 4gb mp3 player. Go and check it out. My Led Zeppeling video was taken off along with alot of other peoples led zeppelin music related video posts due to legal matters. I am all about legal copyright but did Jimmy Page really have to be a dick to every guitar player that covers his songs. It's not like hes making any money on the performances anyway since you know their not touring any time soon. Dick move Jimmy, Dick move. anyway been trying to work on these music reviews from record labels like ATO and Mick management. So keep an eye out for that. Be back in a few.

SICKLY POSTS

2009-03-20T11:30:00.002-04:00

So it's been a while since I had posted anything. Between trying to get a new job and fighting colds my schedule has been pretty busy. I did manage to get a few cds to review sent to me from ATO Records and Mick Management. I've only had time to listen to a few of the cds and a proper reciew will be up soon so stay tuned. I will also be giving away some of the cds so make sure you pay attention to the rules of the giveaways. In the meantime here is something to keep you occupied. Sign up for my twitter: http://twitter.com/guitar4hire Make sure to send me anything cool you have.

She's just a woman

2009-01-20T00:33:00.004-05:00

How about some Led Zep to start off your week.

It Was All A Dream

2009-01-17T00:11:00.003-05:00

Today was the release of the new bio-pic "Notorious". The telling of the dreams to reality story of Christopher Wallace a.k.a The Notorious B.I.G. To those of you who don't know, I am a huge B.I.G fan. I somehow even got marked with the nickname "biggie" myself, for a period of time in my late teens. I also had the privileged to be able to work under the tutelage of John Wydrycs who was an engineer on the "Ready to Die" album. One of my favorite albums of all time. Anyway, the movie is lead by a group of relatively unknown actors. Besides having Angela Basset playing the role of Voletta Wallace, everyone else is pretty small time. By the way, for being 50 years old, Angela Basset is still a stone cold fox. Also on that note, Naturi Naughton (Lil' Kim)- any movie you do from now on, I am there, DAMN! Anyway back to the review. Jamal Woolard (Chistopher Wallace) did a pretty great job playing the role of B.I.G. His voice was not really dead on for imitation, unlike Angela Bassets, but he did a great job on the delivery and how he carried himself like B.I.G. Derek Luke (Sean "Puffy" Combs) who has been around for a while doing some good work in films like Friday Night Lights, did a pretty decent job as well. I don't think he could really get away with walking into a club and have people mistake him for Puffy. But he sure got Diddy's dance moves down. Hilarious! Anthony Mackie as 2pac was the only drawback casting wise. Granted he has done a decent job in other movies but just because he played Papa Doc in 8 Mile doesn't mean he can play a rapper again. He was as convincing of a thug rapper then as he is now. He did manage to nail down 2Pac's psychosis. Randomly flipping out at the camera and bystanders. Hopefully he'll do a better job portraying Jesse Owens in his new movie ironically entitled "Jesse Owens". All in all this movie is pretty solid for any die hard fans like me. Though I do think they could have picked someone prettier to play Faith Evans. Go check it out because for a first time Producer like Wayne Barrow to do such a good job means he is going to be someone to look out for. Plus now Director George Tillman Jr. has something else to scrub away the dirtiness of creating "Roll Bounce".

You can tell it's me by the clammer

2009-01-12T23:33:00.000-05:00

Was messing around on photoshop while listening to some ZZ Top. Any cool PS tips from anyone?

Smoothness in a Bottle

2008-10-16T14:38:00.000-04:00

Welcome, my name is Alex Terrosa and this is my blog. This blog is intended to inform you the guitar player/consumer about the ins and outs of new music and products out there. I am aiming it to be more on the light hearted side because just like everyone else I don't take myself too seriously. Please add this blog and forward to any one of your friends or family you think might enjoy it and benefit from it. Over the next few weeks I will beginning introducing new additions to this blog such as Riff of the week and some history on different bands. If everything goes according to plan I will also begin some contests. Giving me a chance to thank all my readers by giving them an opportunity to win some stuff. Check out my myspace page at www.myspace.com/guitar4hire and feel free to send me your Suggestions, Questions and Comments to Guitar4hire@gmail.com Enjoy the video and make sure you subscribe to this blog.