5 Awesome artists you need to know about....

Have you ever come across something and thought... How have I missed out on this my whole life?

Here's Five artists I think are pretty cool. My tastes in music vary, so if you don't like one, try the rest. There's probably something there for you.



1. Break of Reality. They are a cello rock band with a drum-set. I don't like everything they put out, but "solid ground" and "spectrum of the sky" are pretty good. I'm sort of obsessed with cellos, and I like to play these songs when I need to get motivated or (ironically) calm down.

2. Helen Jane Long. She's a Brit who specializes in piano/cello/violin arrangements that are beautiful and soothing. She is fairly repetitive, so her music is great to fall asleep to, but her sheet music needs to be cut down before it's as pleasant as the tracks. "Expression" is the best.

3. Brian Crain. My absolute favorite piano composer, Brian Crain is expressive, uplifting, and inspiring. My favorite is "Song for Rome," which involves strings and brass as well. "Butterfly Waltz" is a popular song used in weddings.

4. Elijah Bossenbroek. There comes a time in you life when you think you've seen the best of what's out there-- and then you find this guy, Seriously. "I give up" is one of the most beautiful, exciting, dramatic piano pieces I know of. 

5. Lights and Motion. This guy is amazing: he makes music that is  layers on layers of different instruments that sounds crazy good. He is a master at the emotional build up and each song takes you on an adventure into the unknown, Love his stuff. :) Just give "Aerials" a try! :)

What's your favorite lesser known artist? Did you know any of these already? What do you think of them?

Thanks for reading!!

My Favorite Movie Soundtracks

I love movies.

Is that so bad? I love stories, I love special effects... but most of all I love the way music plays a part.
It's not that I prefer movies to reading. And I definitely agree that the book is always better than the movie, but in a movie you get a soaring soundtrack that carries you through the story.... its magical.

I love all music, but movie soundtracks are special. They are meant to take you on an exciting journey or an emotional release.

Here are my top 5 favorites:
Note: I don't necessarily condone the messages of each movie in its entirety, but each soundtrack has beautiful pieces. Asterisked pieces are my top favorite tracks.
Note: I am leaving out some great soundtracks by limiting this to Movies. Maybe that's another post?
Rather not read the whole thing? Check out my playlist on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-oS8PZYxfs&list=PLwnyW875XgDmhGeKF5MpVNwajUjtPx4gm&feature=mh_lolz




5-  The Host
             -The string ensemble part of this soundtrack is nothing short of Amazing.
             -The song that made me love this soundtrack is "Into the Cave."

4-  X-Men: First Class
              - Soaring string and brass ensembles and epicness throughout.
              -Tracks 1(First Class*) and 7 (Cerebro) are especially good.

3-  Percy Jackson (Sea of Monsters)
         -This soundtrack is as action packed as the movie.
              -The best songs are 1. (Main Titles*), and 15. (Thank You Brother)

2-  Ender's Game
              - This soundtrack is diverse and so beautiful. I fell in love with the solo cello and violin parts first, and then the emotional awesomeness of the whole soundtrack.
              - Tracks 1(Ender's Promise), 5 (The Battle Room*), and 7(Salamander Battle) are my favorites.


1-  How to Train Your Dragon

             - Part of the reason I love this soundtrack is that I love the movie. It's overwhelmingly cute, and incredibly detailed(the animation).
             - It's Celtic feel combined with fast paced strings and booming brass makes it absolutely amazing. :)
             - Track 1 (This is Berk*) sums up all of the songs in one. Track 15 (Romantic Flight) is unique from the rest and very beautiful. Tracks 10 and eleven (See you tomorrow and test drive) are amazing as well!

Sheet Music Decoupaged Notebook

So, I'm going to be honest with you, I have never done real decoupage before.

There. My crimes to the DIY universe have been admitted.

But, today I decided to give it a shot and create a totally awesome vintage sheet music notebook.