Music...

I don't remember exactly when I "started" to listen to music and what kind of music it was. But my parents told me that when I was a kid, I "tried" to sing The Beatles' songs, but with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. So I can say that The Beatles was the first band I listened.
And then, when I was in the process of  growing up (actually, I'm still in that process), I began to listen different genres of music. At first I started with reggae, but I think that I was only a stage in my life, because nowadays I don't like it much. But then I started to listen rock genre and its variations and I think that these music is so good, but sometimes it was so simply (I repeat, sometimes).

Today, I can't say I listen every kind of music, but certainly I'm not closed to hear new music. I like a lot Funk and Jazz and I know that these genres has a lot of variations so I try to hear new kind of variation every time I can.

Some of my favorites bands/artist are Foo Fighters, Porcupine Tree, Tool, a Perfect Circle, Sunny Day Real State (this band is so underground I think),Los Tetas, Drogatones (another underground band), Nano Stern, Pedro Aznar (a very good bassist in my opinion), Snarky Puppy, Electro Deluxe, Dave Brubeck and the list goes on.

Also I play musical instruments: my "main" instrument is the bass, but now I'm learning piano. Playing an instrument I think is a rich experience, sometimes more than only listen. You involved directly with the music, you can be part of music, and you can decide how music will sound. But you need to be constantly, you need to practice, and you need to take a big compromise with it. So many times you will be frustrated, or tired because you has a lot of hours practicing. And this is part of the "business", and is not good or bad, it just is.

I can't explain what is music for me, because even until today, I don't know which is and how it is made. I don't have a lot of experience, just only few years (I started to play bass in 2009, I guess). But one thing that I clearly know, that music had changed my way to see the things, and it makes me more sensitive to my environment. Because I think that the music is created in order of what we see in our environment. We can't create music only thinking in our personal experience.
I don't wanna to expand on creation, just because I'm not sure about what I know and what I think.I prefer to continue living the experience, and maybe in the future, I will talk about music and creation.

a very useful webpage for me : Sound on Sound

Hello, it's been a long time since the last time I posted... I just don't know what happened...but let's continue.

Today I will bring to you a website that for me is very useful. and this site is http://www.soundonsound.com.

This site, in the beginning was only a magazine (since 1985), and then it became a online magazine.
Mainly, the site talks about new technologies in audio, like new software, and equipments that Sound Engineers use in the studio, or venues. Also it has tutorials, tips and tricks about recording, mixing and producing music.

The website is only a limited version of the magazine. To see all the articles you have to subscribe to it, but despite this it has a lot of useful information for free.

I visit the webpage at least once a week, but when I need to know something in details, I can spend a lot of hours in these, searching information.

I like it because the most of the time that I need some information about musical production process, I can found it on Sound On Sound. It's like a big DIY library , so anyone can use it, no matter if you study something related or not.

Photograph

Honestly, I don't know exactly what this photo mean, or what the photographer tried to catch, but it has a meaning for me and that's why I chose.

First at all, the photograph was taken by a friend of mine, called Santiago Vergara, which in my opinion is an excellent photographer. I don't know exactly when it was taken, but I think it was near the ending of 2014. Technically I like a lot the photo.

When I see the photograph I remember all of those moments that we're trying to see clear the things - I mean, try to relax, think smartly, and do the things well – but then you start to lose your mind, and the things get wrong, you start to do the things wrong, and you start to sink. And the reason is because you force a lot , and you get tired, but the people still request you to do things and simply you can't do more. So then you start to do things wrong...

http://stgo.vsco.co/media/54ba71cce25515ed7d8b4571

My expectations of the Semester...

This is my first time at University, so I have a lot of expectations, especially for this semester, because I think that in this semester I will know if I really like my carreer or maybe I change to another in the future.

I'm studying sound and it's kinda rare because in this semester (and in general) I have a lot of maths, but a lot of musical subjects too, and I'm happy with that. I like both areas and that's why I entered to this carreer.

I expect to learn a lot of piano because I have a subject of this instrument. I want to make a lot of friends too, and not only with people who is studying with me, but also with other people from other carreers.

Actually I'm not in extracurricular activities but, maybe I'll do some sports, to relax at least once a week, I hope.

See you next blog!

Flaca and Silvestre.

In my home we have 5 pets. 4 cats and 1 dog. Definitely we love pets in my home. But now I will talk about Flaca and Silvestre, the newers pets in home.

All starts when I was in the countryside in 2013 and I found a tiny white and gray cat. At the first moment I said to me "I need to have these cat in my home". So I asked to the people who lives in the place and told me that the cat has no owner, so I decide to bring it to my home. When we reach home, the cat was disoriented, and as time went by it adapted. Flaca with the dog (called Patana) are very friendly. but with the other cats (Calambra and Toronja) they don't. they are enemies.

In October, 2013, Flaca was pregnant, so in November born Silvestre and other 5 cats also born.

the other 5 cats were given to other people because in my home we dont have the space enough to another 5 pets.

Silvestre plays a lot with Patana, and they are like brothers. Of course, with calambra and toronja there is no friendship :(

silvestre "talks" a lot, when he needs love, when he is hungry too. I like to bother him because he meows  a lot. so basicaly this is what I do when I'm with Silvestre, and with Flaca too.

My favorite piece of technology

In first place, I love technology, but I have my thoughts about it, so read until the entry ends.
So well, I think that my favorite gadget is the iPad mini.
iPad mini is a Tablet, and basically is like a netbook laptop but it has no keyboard, it has touch screen, it has less memory. iPad mini is a smaller version of the iPad. I have it since last Christmas , 'cause my aunt gave to me as a gift. I was so happy, 'cause is very useful: I can do almost everything I can do in a laptop and the better part is that is portable, more than a laptop, and I don't need to turn on and off every time I use, is like an smartphone, but bigger. So I use it daily.

But I think that if I wouldn't have it, life will be the same, because is just a gadget. The gadget won't study or do the homework for me.I can do the samething on  the computer, so I don't care.  Is just a tiny  help to make the things a little bit easier. But I decide how life would be in any case. (It was a little reflection about life :D ).
See you next time.

My expectations in the University

My name is Vicente Espinoza, I'm 18 years and actually I'm studying at Universidad de Chile. this my first year in university and i'm studying an unusual career, called Sound, which is related in someway with the music, but also related with maths, science and technology. I choose these career because I like the idea to make music and manipulate the sound with the technology.
This first year I have a lot of expectations, but this time I will tell you only two generals expectations.
First at all, i want to get adapted in the ambient and mode of working and studying here in the university.
Also I want to meet more people that is related not only with sound, but also with music, visuals arts to make projects with them in future years.
So, I have a lot of goals for this semester, but when I will have more clear ideas, I will be posting in this blog for you.
Greetings!