So yeah - A new Song - and Rehearsal time for Shakka!

Posted by Shax / at 17:23 / / 1 comments


For the run up to my show on the 30th, here's some new songs in the form of "Shakka Shorts":





Have you clicked ATTENDING YET?!?!?!  - 5 days left!!!









Shakka



 

Being an Artist - Lesson 159 - Swallow the Rejection

Posted by Shax / at 17:33 / Labels: , , , , , , , / 0 comments


Music is Remedy was HEAVY!!!!!

A "hello-hi" to the bloggers, writers, videographers and just plain people at 'Music Is Remedy':


Wilson, my friend, you held your performance down man. Kudos. MUCH MUCH kudos. http://www.myspace.com/wilsonsings



And Ed Sheeran - "first time with a band" is a blasted LIE!!! You guys have been together longer for you to be so 'well-jelled'. The acapella and the jam session in THE CENTRE OF THE CROWD with no mic - I am truly inspired. That moment was emotional.
But yeah. Enough lips to bums. It was at the event that I learned this lesson.


Reuben Christian - saw his joke video - asking people what their best thing in the world was - 

Met for the first time at the Music Is Remedy event - talking about the difficulties of presenting towards an audience - making jokes and such:

Shakka: ... similar to when artists do it in-between songs ......... and their jokes don't go down well. Not a good look.

Reuben: F**k it. It happens. Rejection always happens. You just have to deal with it.

Personally, I think musicians (especially up and coming musicians) can learn from Presenters (vice versa) or Comedians. It's true, Rejection always happens in some form or another. But you really can't 
  1. dwell on it, and 
  2. let it stop you from doin' your business. YOU JUST KAN'T!!!
So when Ed Sheeran asked if there were any MC's in the stage, I made sure I mentally slapped myself after thinkin: "OOH. I could douse. It's his show. Not mine. It's not an open mic session. I haven't got anything new. The band might throw their instruments at me like The Who."


Cheesy but true: belief in yourself goes further than others who believe in you. Their "you'll do fine's" and "GO AN BUSS UP DI STYAGE" will only go so far. Just have to scream to drown out your conscience for a bit as you leap.

Coz you aint gonna die. Just bight buss your lip or somethin' innit .....

MusicIsRemedy - I wanna see videos.



Shakka



 

Aite. No Long Ting

Posted by Shax / at 11:25 / / 0 comments

I think EVERYONE who makes music needs to see this:



I'm in it too, just in case you were wonderin.


 

The FIRST GIG AFTER UNI!!!

Posted by Shax / at 18:45 / / 0 comments



It has been a long time yes. Blame it on the exams.

Shakka is now a free man.

Breaking off his UNI shackles, he's got a new gig lined up.

Details on the link above and image below:



And for those who haven't been:

 

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