The past month I’ve been sick off and on, and it’s been rather annoying.

Around the Christmas holiday I wound up with a very nasty bi-lateral ear infection. Even though I took a heavy-as-hell regimen of anti-biotics as prescribed, I somehow managed to get sick again last week. I had a sore throat (presumed it was strep) and was feeling less than good. That Wednesday I started having coughing spells and realized that I more-than-likely had bronchitis for a second time in my life.

Soooo, I went to the doctor and just like I thought. I did indeed have bronchitis, BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!! Apparently, I still had a slight ear infection, which spread into my sinuses (sinusitis, anyone?) and then went into my lungs. Trifecta, anyone?

Doctor’s Cure: Sinus coctail + cortizone injections, steroids, antibiotics and inhaler! GG, Tora. GG.

I’ll be fine in due time, but this is really putting a hamper on my singing practices. >: Not cool.

I decided to open up a SoundCloud account last week after seeing my good friend and aquaintance, DJ Rhythmics, open one himself. So please, by all means come check out my profile here. I’ll still use my tumblr for uploading random ideas or scraps of music, but soundcloud will be more for songs that are finished or are close to being finished.

With that being said, I’m off for the night. Peace!

So before the New Year, as a b-day gift to myself, I decided to purchase a mic after giving it some thought and discussing it with my friend DJ Rhythmics.

So we both decided that we should purchase the Yeti THX Certified USB Microphone from Blue Microphones. Needless to say, after hearing many tests done with it, we were impressed.

So I got this bad boy in the mail Monday, sitting outside in the sub-freezing temperatures in a box left by UPS. (Don’t get me started about UPS. I paid for 2-day air and it took over 6 days. Good going, there…) I took it out of the box and it was ICE COLD. The first thought that came across my head was “Damn, this thing really is a Yeti.”

Needless to say, this b**** is HUGE! As for the sound quality: despite me having a slight head cold and no pop filter, I uploaded a vocal test on my tumblr, here. I was a bit off in my pitch, but overall audio quality wise, all of my friends were hella impressed. I definately can not wait to start using this to record demos and produce vocals with this amazing piece of equipment.

So stay tuned and be on the look-out of things to come! :D

Hey everyone, I know it’s a couple of days late, but Happy New Year to everyone!

I hope this year will be one that’s prosperous and joyful for all of you. I hope you guys will be there to also support my as I chase after my dreams, myself that I’ll be working towards.

Well, this Saturday, the 2nd, was my birthday, and I’ve turned 23. It feels kinda weird that I’m another year old. I mean, I don’t see it as a negative or a positive thing. It just feels like I’ve leveled up in some form. I’ve gained experiences over the year, and so my level has increased. I know I’ve learned a lot of stuff over the past year compared to other years, and I’ve experienced a lot of stuff that I wouldn’t have otherwise.

Definitely have to say that last year was pretty decent, but this year is going to be so much better. :) Like I said in my last entry, it IS the year of the tiger, after all.

And so, I leave you a picture of the New Years Kagami-mochi that my friend gave me for my birthday:

As the Japanese say: Kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegaishimasu. (Please look after/support me this year, as well.)