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Americas Got Talent Audition

Today was my Americas Got Talent Audition. Pretty simple and actually feels pretty anti-climactic LOL! I’ve been so excited for this chance that in reality it’s just a chance to showcase my talents and put my fate in lady lucks hands :). I’m still optimistic solely because i gave it my all. I did the research as the talent scouts asked and i found a top 40 song and sang my heart out. Thats pretty much all i can do so i have NO REGRETS!

So from here we wait. They dont tell us we we get on the show unless you get on the show and wait will take up to 2 weeks or so.

Today i went down to Palace Station Casino for my 11am audition. Showed up early and got to go on early too :). Walked in the room with just a camera man, sound guy, and a couple people siting at the back of the room. I was pretty blinded by the spot light hey had in there and they had a mic set up for a stand up comic and thas mostly because it was in Bonkers Comedy club haha. Anyways, so no mic for the Ukulele but its all good cause i was planning on singing my heart out anyways. So i looked in the camera, stated my name, age, blah blah blah and what i was going to sing. Sang “Hey Soul Sister” by Train. I said “thank you” at the end of my song and exited stage right :). So it was pretty strange in that it was not set up for a musician, no amps etc, and didnt feel like a show at all(the no applause didnt help that either haha). The lack of feedback is what really makes it feel kind of odd.

All in all it was a good time. DEFINITELY a chance worth stepping in to. you never know unless you try kind of moments. I feel the same as i did last year when i tried out for American Idol. Very content and knowing that even though they could or could not pick me that i do have talent and what ever decision comes of this I will NOT stop making music.

Keep your fingers crossed guys cause a chance to be on a show like this would mean a lot. For now i’m back to the day to day grind of being a musician.

Share The Mic | Connecting Bands, Fans, and Charities

Hey guys. I gotta let you know about this new project launching real soon that Cubworld is going to be a part of in 2010. It’s called Share The Mic. Join their facebook group here please: http://www.facebook.com/sharethemic .

“In a nut shell” what Share the Mic does is connects Musicians with Charities. These Musicians help their fans become award of these charities and together raise funds for humanitarian aid around the world! In return for raising funds for these Charities, Share the Mic, awards bands with tours and even funds to record a record.

Most of you know by now that i just raise funds to record my next album. I think Share the Mic couldn’t have come at a better time. Its never the wrong time to help with a great charitable cause and also this could help with any promotional needs we’ll NEED once the album is complete to get more people listening to Cubworld. Share the Mic can help with Touring and promotions and even the recording of more music! I see no fault in this set up and would love to have you all join the Share the Mic facebook group and stay connected with Cubworld on this new journey.

Thanks for reading and please feel free to pass on the word
Aloha
Jake-CUB
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Let’s do this!

Hey guys. Budgets been changed to 15K. Dont worry, we’ll TOTALLY be able to make a killer album with this budget. Check out my profile to read how and what will be included for those involved. I’d love your support.

The Sample is back.

So i’ve been trying to move all my music to one spot on the net. I really like bandcamp.com. They allow for the most profit to the artist and give the listeners more then one option when buying and listening to music. So i recently uploaded my 2006 sample album and attached this story to go with it. Enjoy:

n 2006 i wrote 8 of songs i was pretty happy with. My mom gave me her old desktop imac and away i went. Kick started garageband and just wanted to get some ideas down. I recorded these in a two bedroom TVA apartment at BYUH with sometimes screaming babies or the sound of neighbor slippers walking down the stairs by my window :). There’s nothing amazing about this record except that for me it captures perfectly 2006. Almost graduated from college, having two little baby boys, trying to figure out what to do with my next few years out of school.

As far as music goes i really had no big goals. With these recordings i did a little concert along side my senior fine art show. My main goal was to some how figure out how to get these recordings on itunes! “itunes is where you can get Coldplay” i would think and so i wanted to have my music there as well. That was my musical goal of 2006. Turns out not to be to tough after all :). Itunes 2006! SUCCESS!!!

After graduaction i found a musical website called www.sellaband.com. I looked at it as a bank account for a future record. 50K was the goal and even if i raised it myself i would at least have that money aside to make a real album. So i uploaded THESE tracks to the site. I was very shocked to find 110.00 towards my album the next day after uploading my first simple tracks. The love kept coming and people could hear my potential. I was moved over and over by peoples/believers kindness and 4 months after signing up on www.sellaband.com raised 50K!!! A goal i thought i’d be waiting 50 years for happened before my young eyes! SUCCESS!!

4 of these tracks made it on my 2007 professionally recorded album. I am always writing but this i am very happy to share “the sample” with you as a time capsule to my beginnings of Cubworld :).

Going to Hollywood | Tsunami Charity

Before you read whats below i just want to say that I’m really excited to be a part of this project. Some Poly artists that i have looked up to will be a part of this as well so it makes me even more excited to work on this level. Gary King is one talented cat! If you dont know him by now check him out here: http://www.myspace.com/garykingmusic he wrote the song we’ll be singing.

Polynesian Artists Band Together to Record Tsunami Charity Single at World-Famous Capitol Records’ Studios

Proceeds will go towards the Rebuild-the-Schools Effort in the two Samoas On Saturday, December 12, a group of Polynesian musical artists from around the country and world will gather at Hollywood’s landmark Capitol Records studios to record a benefit charity single, Teardrop from God, the proceeds of which will go towards rebuilding schools in the recently tsunami-ravaged U.S. territory of American Samoa and the independent nation of Samoa. An 8.0 undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami that struck the Samoan island archipelago on September 29, displacing thousands and killing scores of people.

The iconic Capitol Records building houses the legendary recording studios A and B, where world-famous artists and groups have recorded many classic songs and albums. The list of talent that has recorded there is a long and storied one: Frank Sinatra, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, Natalie Cole, Diana Ross, Judy Garland, Tina Turner, Queen, Les Paul, Bonnie Raitt, to name a few, as well as other recent, major artists like Coldplay, Ice Cube, Snoop Dog, Nelly, the Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Liz Phair, Jane’s Addiction, MC Hammer, and many more. Some of the Polynesian artists who will be adding their names to this illustrious list of Capitol Records studio performers include New Zealand’s own Hip-Hop/R&B sensation Chong Nee, Cubworld, Kontiki, JR Maliga of Natusol, Trey Smoov, Na drua, Spawnbrezzie, Mz Kina, Mz Rachel, Sirdahfyde Entertainment, the Bay Area’s newest sensation Jonitta, Kontiki, Gary King, and JT Niumata.

The event is being organized by a coalition of artists, music industry professionals, and community activists, led by Teresa Tuimaseve, CEO and Founder of Island Beats, JT Niumata from UrbanPacifikMusik.com, and LA-based singer-songwriter, Gary King, who wrote the actual charity single, Teardrop from God. King was born and raised in American Samoa, and his mother was from independent Samoa. The recording session will be documented by a film crew from GotFilms.biz. The single will be released on Itunes in time for the holiday season. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale of Teardrop from God will specifically go towards rebuilding schools that were destroyed by the tsunami. A public accounting of all donations will be made via the web, and of course, all donations will be tax-deductible. All donations will be routed through non-governmental agencies in both Samoas. A list of those agencies is forthcoming, as well as a website with more detailed information regarding the event.