Well, let me formally introduce myself. My name is Ace (yes, it is my real name). I am a freshman at Cal Poly Pomona as a Criminology major (and maybe a minor in Journalism). I'm into music...a lot. I've recently decided to explore more into the art world by getting more in tune with films and such.
I'm doing this blog mainly just to express my opinions/thoughts/ideas, do reviews of music/movies/arts, and to most importantly, practice my way of writing. I do hope that one day I can be a writer. Writing is a great way to express ones thought into words. Why would I rather express them as words than through drawing? Well both drawing and writing are art. I define art as a way to express ideas or thoughts through a creative outlet. I just choose writing simply for the fact that I can't draw. I'm more inclined to write because theres so many ways you can put words together to form something creative.
What I will post in this blog would mainly consist of reviews of music I have heard and films that I have seen. And every so often, places that I have been to or just things I have seen. Just a way to get my thoughts out of my head and into a piece of writing.
For the music part, I will be uploading links to music of artists. I want to give recognition and praise to the artists that I personally enjoy. I will put up links to their music as a way to spread their name and music. No, I do not host music illegally. I do not have any servers or any networks which contain piracy. But I will say this right now: I am all for the free downloading or sharing of music. I support that because it is THE BEST way for bands to get their music across the world. There are ways in which people simply cannot get a hold of an artist's music physically, so by way of the internet, people can gain access to that artist's music and support them. A second reason is that, why should you spend money on an artist if you don't like that artist? There is always the situation where one wants to simply check out a band and see if they like them or not. Without the sharing of music, people will not be able to check out their music, they would have to go out and buy the CD, they might end up not liking it and as a result, just spent their money on something they do not like. The use of music sharing also determines what their music actually means and the real value of it. If people actually like an artist's music, then they will go out and buy it, if they don't then they don't. The use of the internet illuminates an artist's value of work because if their stuff is good, then it is worth buying. You get what I'm saying so far? There are even some bands out there who wouldn't even be known if it weren't for the internet to spread their music. Now DO NOT get me wrong here. Buy CD's if you like the artist, support the artist you love anyway you can. My point here is, the music sharing over the internet is not bad at all. This is music, as for film or TV that gets out on the internet, I'm not really for the quality of the movies that get out on the internet. Most of the stuff is filmed INSIDE the theater with some low quality camera. When you're watching bootleg films, you end up watching shadows getting up to leave their seat to go to the bathroom rather than the movie. And personally, where else would you be able to watch a movie on a HUGE screen and SURROUND SOUND? Plus, movies/TV that come out on DVD include commentary, which I do recommend people to watch because it gives you more of an understanding of what you are watching. Commentary is a feature that I can assure you, you won't find on the internet.
That's pretty much it for tonight. If you read what I just wrote, I thank you for taking the time as I hope that you visit this blog frequently to look inside of the mind of just another man.
