2 month later update...

i cant believe its been 2 months since my last blog post. i am slippin.
let me give you all some quick updates. first off i got a new job, i work a full 40 hours a week outside, getting way to much sun for my own good. but its cool, i need a steady income. it does give me alot less time to interactive with my fans and work on music. but Just know, my fans and my music is always my number one.

i am currently working on several new videos for youtube

- A Day with the Less Than Three Girls
- The Making of Perfection the song
- and the "Famous" Music Video

i also just uploaded the "when birds attack" video

as for the music and new songs, i have been writing and writing down a ton of new concepts for upcoming songs, working on some new beats. as of right now i hope to have my next album out by the end of the summer

Thanks everybody!!

Ross 8ch

Last.FM - Music Fans Need This!

If you are a fan of my music or any music in general, get Last.FM . I am not endorsed by them in any way, i just think its a cool site for music fans.

Basically Last.FM is an internet radio site that connects you with the artists. My favorite part about it is, when u play a song on your ipod, or your computer, it can sync this info to your profile and you can see how many times u listened to an artist or a specific song, (it also adds these plays to the artists profile)
Its really cool to see how often you listen to an artists and just see all the stats they do.
for a better example, just check out my profile http://www.last.fm/user/Ross8ch

its all free, and takes like 2 minutes to setup

Plus you Get Free Ross 8ch Music Downloads

So what YOU need to do is

1. Create an account (Its FREE) - Go to http://www.last.fm
2. Download the Scrobbler - http://www.last.fm/download  (this syncs your songs)
3. Follow the steps on the screen and your done

Now when you plug in your ipod to the computer it will ask if u want to "scrobb" the songs to your profile, do this always!

Im strongly for Last.FM so if u have any problem with it, hit me on twitter.com/ross8ch and ill personally help you out

ohh yeah my profile is http://www.last.fm/user/Ross8ch   

"How do you think up those lyrics?"

I like my lyrics to be personal. I love connecting and relating with my listeners. At the end of the day we are all human, we all have some similar outlooks, and experience some similar things. Such as Death, Love, and Health. I like using this to create a song that the listener can relate to. Off course there are always some expectations where i want to write catchy fun songs, such as "My Teacher". 

Inspiration for a song can spring from many things, Ive had many occasions where i am brushing my teeth and a song ideas pops in my head. I write it down and create a song based upon it.  My song "Figured You Out" for example, i was arguing with a girl through text messaging and i told her "You just don't like that i figured you out". and from that, the song was born, i wrote the whole song off that one line.

I used to always find a beat, listen to it, and write the song depending on the vibe i get from the beat. Now that i produce my own beats, most of the time i do it backwards, i write a song, then create the beat around the song i wrote. It works really good, but because i do the entire process now (Make the Beat, Write the song, Go to the studio and record it) it shortens the amount of tracks i can put out in a period of time. But remember Quality over Quantity.

If you are someone who is interested in writing songs, just do a quick Google search of "How to write a song" and you will find tons of useful articles.

-Ross 8ch

Ross8ch.com 

Strep Throat = Down for the count

As I'm writing this to you guys I'm just finally starting to feel better. I'm making Organic "bunny pasta with yummy cheese" (Mac and cheese). I've had strep throat for the past week and today I'm finally starting to eat what i want. Its not all good though, i missed a performance today, which is the first time Stevie Dub performed without me. My voice is still not anywhere near how it should be and i felt if I attempted to perform, I most likely would of got more sick and been less productive for even more days. So i felt, because i couldn't perform, i want to get something done so that way i can feel less bad about not being at the show. So I wrote a new song, its called "Publicity". After i finish eating I'm going to start producing the beat. Because i wrote the song, now in my head i feel like i achieved something instead of just ditching a show. I was sick briefly over christmas when i was back in Wisconsin but this is the first time I've been sick in cali and it hit me pretty hard. I think I slept more then anything. Each morning i wake up at 8 a.m., no alarm i just wake up, take my amoxicillin, go back to sleep and wake around noon. Not much else to do, i just wanted to feel better, and i finally am! :)

Thanks to everybody for the get better wishes. My Friends, Family, and fans are the greatest in the world!