Travel Nerves Reloaded

I think, I must have inherited some of my Grandfather’s travel spirit – or so I’m thinking, as he would always have his camera and a little tape recorder with him in order to journal whatever sights and experiences he’d find worth sharing later on. This was about 40 years ago, so there were no blogs, no chat, no Facebook, Skype and the likes. Journalling happened by analog photography, tape recording and writing!

Rethinking Priorities

I have contemplated on how to restructure my life to make more time for music. I guess, I’ll have to see to it, I continue to work for the IT/web industry part time in order to make ends meet materially. Parallel, I’ll try to land more gigs in order to make some income from playing.

wes’bound live repertoire

1. Boogie Down – Al Jarreau
   or listen/download here
2. Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
3. Don’t You Worry (’bout a Thing) – Incognito
4. Fantasy – Earth, Wind & Fire
5. Feel like Makin’ Love – George Benson
6. Give Me the Night – George Benson
7. I Count on U – remixed (written and recorded by wes’bound)
   or listen/download here
8. I Keep Forgettin’ – Michael McDonald
9. I will talk and Hollywood will listen – Robbie Williams
10. I Wish – Stevie Wonder
11. I Wonder Why – Curtis Stigers
12. Keep Comin’ Back – Richard Marx
13. Little Paperball (by wes’bound)
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14. Morning – Al Jarreau
    or listen/download here
15. On Broadway – George Benson
16. On My Own – Michael McDonald feat. Patti LaBelle
17. On the Beach – Chris Rea
18. Ride Like the Wind – Christopher Cross
19. September – Earth, Wind & Fire
20. Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
21. Sometimes – The Brand New Heavies
22. Streetlife – Crusaders feat. Randy Crawford
23. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
24. The Mighty Healer (by wes’bound)

25. Thriller – Michael Jackson
26. Through The Fire – Chaka Khan
27. Turn Your Love Around – George Benson
28. What You Won’t Do – Bobby Caldwell

update 12/20/08: Recent additions:

1. After the love has gone – Earth, Wind & Fire
2. A smile like yours – Natalie Cole
3. So What – Miles Davis, as performed by Ronny Jordan

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All audio samples in one place:

• I count on you – remixed (by wes’bound)

• The Mighty Healer (by wes’bound)

• Little Paperball (by wes’bound)

• Morning (Al Jarreau) – my own instrumental version

• Boogie Down (Al Jarreau) – my own instrumental version

• The Way 2 Love (by wes’bound)

• For the Mind (GarageBand Demo Song, re-arranged and live guitar overdubs)

Artist’s Work Redefined

W.N. alias wes'bound

According to a brilliantly observed and well-written post by George Howard over at TuneCore the artist of the modern day doesn’t create albums any more, but singular social objects. I found this astutely observed read to be very inspiring and had been intending all along to do what Howard suggests: Make your potential audience a part of the entire “making of the artist”-process.