Photo Shoot

Today was a not so pretty day, but I think we managed to brighten it up with a flas and some smiles. We had half a photo shoot done with a wonderful gal namde Taylor. my favorite time was when i had to get in the water with my clothes on, while the others stayed safe an dry in the canoe.





If you wanna go and check out more of the photos we took and give kudos to the ones you like, then feel free to do so at this site. http://flickr.com/photos/akelafoto

smiles

---Shane---

Having fun stuff to do

Well it's been sometime since I actually wrote a real blog. So I will be doing so on this one. Life is going on the path it takes me. I have mostly been in "poetic" song mode, due to the new ep and album my band Letters to the Editor is working on. It has been pretty stressful since we have a show to play in about a month and we're still writing songs and brainstorming ideas, but I know we will all pull through. On the other side of the band is promotions, we're also in the process of making some of our future merch. So I'm stoked about that cause that's what always separates bands other than their sound. We also have our first photo shoot coming up on Tuesday, with a really nice girl named Taylor with a company called Art is the Cure Check them out...





I have been doing some acting auditions as well. The band got picked up by a production company in L.A at a show to be under their management as actors, so by doing that we go to auditions for roles with musicians needed, cause they don't want actors to fake play. Me Ryan and Aku recently had an audition for a new Movie called Sympathy for Delicious, and it's being directed by one of my favorite actors Mark Ruffalo. James Franco will also be having a lead role in it so that makes it even bigger...
Call backs haven't happened yet but when they do we're hoping to get one. It would be so much fun to be part of a really stories I got the chance to read the script and it was very good. Also it's something that would help pay some bills...ha We'll just see what God has in store for us. I feel blessed to just even audition for a film, and not knowing how to portray as an actor.

That should do it for now. I'll try to be more up to date as the weeks go on.

Music, Movies, and Memories,

---Shane---

My future investment

To wonderful new sounds


---Shane---

Life is Moving

Well Today was a hard one for me, and one of my best friends Eric and Aku. Eric finally said his goodbyes to us to depart on his new journey in life by serving his country. He will be in Chicago for boot camp for two months and then I will hopefully fly out there with Aku after the two months to see him graduate. It was hard because I have mainly spent everyday of my childhood life till now seeing Eric everyday, cause we have been a block a way neighbors even when we both moved we still lived a block from one another.

On a better note I will be waking up tomorrow by 4:00am to leave for Huntington Beach at 4:30am to star recording Letters to the Editor first real produced demo. I am pretty stoked for it, epically to hear what all of the tipple f (fff) aka friends and family and fans think of all our new material. Sorry for that slang or overplayed acronyms. But we're really excited.

Well that's all I can really say for now without boring you and myself. But be sure to keep checking this blog site out and www.myspace.com/deareditor for the up and coming

No Sleep,

---Shane---

How cool my girlfriend is...

Enough shown. I'm proud of her she knows how to ride a sweet green bike

Wish List

I decided to make a wish list for myself on Guitars I would end up buying first if I landed on the Jack pot from the lottery I didn't play. There is really no special order.


Gibson ES-335 Dot Plain-top Electric Guitar with Gloss Finish
Vintage Sunburst



Classic semi-hollowbody design
Dual '57 Gibson humbuckers ( I would switch them with the Gibson dirty finger humbuckers to get more of that pop punk sound.)
Thin tapered '60s neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Nickel hardware
Grover tuners
Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
Separate volume and tone controls with 3-way switch

I'm a huge fan of semi hollow guitars and Gibson pretty much has the best to offer from the wood to the clean polish finish, and the wonderful sound of clean Jazz chords to some good rock jams. I'm also really into the sunburst finish.


Paul Reed Smith Mira Double Cut Electric Guitar with Moon Inlays and Standard Neck
Vintage Mahogany




Body Type: Double Cut
Body Wood: Mahogany
Scale Length: 25.0"
Neck Joint: Set
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fretboard: East Indian Rosewood
Neck Shape: Standard
Inlay: Moons
Frets: 24
Nut Width: 1-21/32"
Fretboard Radius: 10.0"
Bridge: PRS Stoptail
Pickup Bridge: PRS Mira
Pickup Neck: PRS Mira
Controls: Volume, Tone, Mini Toggle [Coil Tap]
Tuners: PRS Locking Mini's
Hardware Color: Nickel
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Blade
Finish: Gloss


This guitar pretty much explains itself. The sound of this bad boy is flawless, you want clean you get the clean sound you need, and as for rocking sounds it does just as better job. The lock in tunnings are awesome to have as well. I also love the artwork on the fretboards it's very beautiful and gives it a whole new look.


Paul Reed Smith Mira Double Cut Electric Guitar with Moon Inlays and Standard Neck
Wild Mint



This is the same as the one on top I just really like this color of it. So it's a toss up.


Gibson Hummingbird True Vintage Acoustic Guitar



Square shoulder dreadnought body
Premium Sitka spruce top
Mahogany back and sides
6-ply top, 4-ply back
Mahogany neck
24-3/4" scale
Round neck profile
Madagascar rosewood fingerboard
Single-ply binding
Mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays
Bone nut and saddle
1.725" nut
Mother-of-pearl crown inlay on headstock
Madagascar rosewood bridge
Mother-of-pearl dot bridge inlays
White bridge pins
Vintage "Green Keys" tuners
Tortoise hummingbird pickguard


I love playing songs acoustic, and the sound from this one is so rich and full with energy and emotion on every chord you play. It also caught my eye for it's vintage style.


So if any of you are ever shopping one day, and happen to run across one of these items, don't be shy to buy it...for my Christmas gift


---Shane---

Free Piano...For me?

I just got a free piano, due to one of my managers quest on looking on Craigslist.
Not really the best tune, but it does the job for new writting material.






finger pressing black, and whie keys


---Shane---