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UPDATE ARCHIVE
UPDATE 11/1/15
Well...
Its been a while! I've been pretty busy the last bunch of months. I became a dad for the second time over the summer! Things have finally settled in and I've gotten back to recording, so here is my latest tune for you guys!
"The Flintstones ...ROCKS!"
I've got some good stuff planned for the next few months including my annual Christmas collaborations, so stay tuned!
Thanks for sticking with me, Geekers!
-Tim
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UPDATE 3/28/15
I'm happy to announce the winners of the Panama Guitars giveaway contest!
SEE THE RESULTS HERE!
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UPDATE 2/14/15
A valentine's day treat for you. Recorded this one for my wife... here's my ROCKS version of "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"
From Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.
WATCH IT HERE!
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UPDATE 2/13/15
Hey Everyone!
I'm happy to present to you my first YouTube giveaway!
Sponsored by PANAMA GUITARS!
I know there are a bunch of you out there that subscribe to my YouTube channel that are also musicians. Here's your opportunity to show off your playing ability for a chance to win some amazing gear!
We're running three categories for this contest with three awesome prizes. Whether you play guitar or bass, or enjoy making creative music videos, you'll have a chance to showcase what you can do! For important details on exactly what you need to do to enter, what prizes we're giving away, and some guidelines for each category, watch my ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO!
Best of luck to all!
-Tim
P.S. (New ROCKS cover tune for Valentine's Day
will be up TOMORROW at 9:30am EST!)
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UPDATE 1/17/15
The first cover tune for 2015 is online! Check out the video for "INSPECTOR GADGET ...ROCKS!" You can pick up the MP3 of this tune (and of all my other fully licensed covers) at my LOUDR.FM page!
In cased you missed it, I've also got an UPDATE VIDEO posted outlining some plans for the year, including a contest I'll be running on my YouTube channel. I'm going to be partnering with my friends at PANAMA GUITARS to give away a sweet guitar cab!
More info soon, stay tuned!
-Tim
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UPDATE 12/24/14 -
Silent Night. Holy Night. All Is Calm. All Is Bright.
This is probably my last upload of 2014. "SILENT NIGHT - CLEAN ELECTRIC." Just a quick, simple, one-taker to say thanks for another wonderful year. You guys are the best. Hope your holiday is full of peace, love, and of course... rock.
Merry Christmas, Geekers.
See you in 2015!
-Tim
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UPDATE 12/22/14 -
Christmas cover collab #3 for ya! "GOOD KING WINCESLAS ...ROCKS!" This one features the one and only Cole Rolland with some serious guest shredding. Thanks for jammin' with me again Cole! You da man!
Got ONE more Christmas tune for you guys before the big day. Keep checkin' back!
Until next time!
-Tim
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UPDATE 12/18/14 -
Here's Christmas cover #2!!! "MR. GRINCH ...ROCKS!" Massive thanks to Bryce Goertzen for taking the solo on this one! So. Nasty. ARRRGH! Hahaha!
Got two more Christmas tunes to go before the 25th... keep checkin' back!
Until next time!
-Tim
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UPDATE 12/24/14 -
Silent Night. Holy Night. All Is Calm. All Is Bright.
This is probably my last upload of 2014. "SILENT NIGHT - CLEAN ELECTRIC." Just a quick, simple, one-taker to say thanks for another wonderful year. You guys are the best. Hope your holiday is full of peace, love, and of course... rock.
Merry Christmas, Geekers.
See you in 2015!
-Tim
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UPDATE 12/22/14 -
Christmas cover collab #3 for ya! "GOOD KING WINCESLAS ...ROCKS!" This one features the one and only Cole Rolland with some serious guest shredding. Thanks for jammin' with me again Cole! You da man!
Got ONE more Christmas tune for you guys before the big day. Keep checkin' back!
Until next time!
-Tim
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UPDATE 12/18/14 -
Here's Christmas cover #2!!! "MR. GRINCH ...ROCKS!" Massive thanks to Bryce Goertzen for taking the solo on this one! So. Nasty. ARRRGH! Hahaha!
Got two more Christmas tunes to go before the 25th... keep checkin' back!
Until next time!
-Tim
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UPDATE 12/15/14 -
Tis the season, Geekers!!! I'm happy to share the first of my four (FOUR!) Christmas tunes planned for this year. "ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH ...ROCKS!"
This one features my good buddy and fellow lefty rocker, Paul Farrer! Thanks as always for jammin' with me Paul! You ROCK!
Keep checking back in the days leading up to Christmas for the rest of my holiday collabs featuring some familiar faces...
Until next time!
-Tim
-peace-love-rock-
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UPDATE 10/29/14 -
Halloween is right around the corner... so here's a little treat for you! Check out my new video for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ...ROCKS!
I've got a couple more covers planned for this year along with some Christmas tunes, of course. Hopefully I'll get time to record them all!
Until next time!
-Tim
-peace-love-rock
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UPDATE 10/9/2014 -
Hi Geekers! It's been a little while since the last update. I've had a very busy summer, but I'm back and ready to get started recording a new batch of cover tunes. Here's a little Acoustic preview of one that I've got planned.
INSPECTOR GADGET ...ACOUSTIC!
Enjoy!
-Tim
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UPDATE 6/6/14 -
I've been on a little break the last couple months... but I'm back! I've already done Star Wars and Jurassic Park so the next logical John Williams tune to tackle was Indiana Jones! HERE IT IS! The original three movies are some of my favorites of all time. (Lets not talk about Crystal Skull, ok?) Hope you guys enjoy my take on some of the music from Raiders! This is my longest cover to date. I hope you'll watch the whole thing and let me know what you think!
If you like it, and want to buy the MP3, you can pick it up for a buck on my LOUDR PAGE.
I'm already thinking about the next tune, hopefully I can knock another one out by the end of the month.
Until then, Geekers!
-Tim
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UPDATE 3/29/14 -
Hi Geekers!
You may have seen my recent posts with links to buy my tunes. I wanted to write a post explaining how selling my cover tunes works. As most of you know, I've previously declined to offer my covers for sale due to a bunch of copyright hoops that artists need to jump through in order to legally sell covers.
Well, recently, I found a service online called Loudr that handles copyright clearance and digital distribution for cover songs, which means that I can sell my cover tunes legally and without the hassle of having to keep all the accounting documentation for the royalty rights myself. This is pretty flippin' sweet. So... I've been uploading the tunes to this service and they've started getting cleared for sale. I'm offering them for $1 per song. ("Album" collections work out to the same price per song, you just get them as a collection.)
The revenue breakdown works like this:
Loudr gets a cut of 15% per tune ($0.15 per $1 sale,) then the publishing company(s) for the original composition(s) covered in the song get their royalty cut, typically about $0.09 per composition. So if a tune is a cover of just one song, I'd net about $0.75 per $1 sale. If my tune contains multiple composition covers (my Star Wars medley for example has 5 different tunes in it) that means an additional $0.09 per composition. That means my take is less. I make about $0.25 on my Star Wars medley after the royalty cuts. After all this, PayPal takes a small percentage out as a transaction fee when Loudr sends my cut to me. Considering that it usually takes me around 10-12 hours to record and mix the audio and cut the video for a tune, I'm definitely not doin' this for the money, hahaha.
The cool thing about the Loudr service is that people can pay what they want on top of the set minimum price. So even though I've listed the tunes at $1, people can toss in more as a show of support to the artist. This extra contribution goes completely to the artist with no cut taken by Loudr or the rights-holders.
Now, I'm not gonna be quitting my full-time day job anytime soon to live off of cover tune sales, lol, but its a cool way to make a few bucks. I've decided that any money that I get from selling my music is going to be deposited directly into TheHumanBaby's CHET 529 college savings plan. So, if you guys feel like supporting my music, that's what you'll be funding. :)
Right now, I've got 3 "album" collections and a few "singles" available on Loudr. ALL of my cover tunes are in the queue and are being processed now so they all should be available as singles very soon. I'm also looking into getting everything put on iTunes and GooglePlay. Those services take a much bigger cut than Loudr, on top of the publisher royalties, so if possible, I'd prefer you guys buy my music through Loudr. Either way I hope you'll check em out.
Thanks for being awesome and for readin' through this "War and Peace" length post, love ya all!
-Tim
Here's the link to my Loudr page: http://www.loudr.fm/artist/thehumantim/aGx4H
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UPDATE 3/26/14 -
GUITAR TAB for Darkwing Duck ...ROCKS! is posted!
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UPDATE 3/15/14 -
My YouTube channel just passed the 1,000,000 total plays milestone! To celebrate, I've got a brand new tune for you! Here's my take on the theme from the classic Disney Cartoon, "Talespin!" Check out "TALESPIN ...ROCKS!"
If you'd like to buy this tune or any of my other covers, you can find them on my LOUDR.FM page. Any profit goes right to TheHumanBaby's college fund!
Thanks for your support, geekers! Thanks ...A MILLION!
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UPDATE 2/6/14 -
If you geekers would like to buy the MP3 of my new Zelda tune (or some of my other covers,) check out my LOUDR.FM PAGE.
Loudr legally licences cover songs and clears all copyright permissions with the rights-holders so that musicians can legally sell their cover tunes! This is awesome! A portion of each sale goes to the original composers.
They handle checkout through paypal, so its super-easy. If you feel like paying more as a show of love to the artist, you have the option to donate additionally on top of the minimum.
I've also got a complete "album" of my older video game tunes on the site, and my other cover tunes are going through the rights clearing process now. If you've been wishing you had a way to legally get my tunes onto your iPod, here's your chance.
All of the proceeds from my music are going right into TheHumanBaby's college fund, so thanks for your support!
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UPDATE 2/5/14 -
Hi Geekers! Bigtime update today. Its my first tune of 2014 and I wanted to start the year with something special.
A while back I did a cover of the Song Of Time / Song Of Storms from The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time. (Check it out HERE.)
Ever since then I knew I wanted to do more Zelda tunes. Ocarina Of Time might just be my favorite game of all time and Koji Kondo's music is amazing. Well, the last couple months I've been playing the Great Fairy Fountain Theme and Zelda's Lullaby on my acoustic at night when my wife and I get the baby ready for sleep. I knew I had to give them the ROCKS treatment.
So here it is. "ZELDA ...ROCKS!" part 2. Enjoy and please share it if you like it!
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UPDATE 12/24/13 -
Here's my last video of the year! A chill classical-style acoustic guitar rendition of "White Christmas." Hope you all have a wonderful holiday and a happy new year!
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UPDATE 12/15/13 -
Christmas collaboration number two is out! Here's my take on "WE THREE KINGS" featuring the metal monarchs: Bryce Goertzen, Cole Rolland, and Eric Calderone as guest soloists!
This tune is for sale on my ReverbNation Page, and we are donating all of our profit from it through the end of the year to a children's charity. Please pick up the tune, and support a wonderful organization. Lets help make some wishes come true for kids battling life-threatening illnesses.
From my family to you and yours, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and have a wonderful New Year! Rock on, Geekers!
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UPDATE 12/6/13 -
December is here, which means its time to rock some Christmas tunes! Here's my first one for 2013: "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN ...ROCKS!" This tune features shared leads with my buddy PAUL FARRER! Not only is he a great guitarist, but he is a fellow left-hander! Be sure to check out his YouTube Channel for some really great music!
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UPDATE 11/30/13 -
New Tune! Click here to check out "GUMMI BEARS ...ROCKS!" I've had a ton of requests to try this one for a while now, hope you guys enjoy it! Please share it around on Facebook / Twitter / Google+ / Wherever if you dig it!
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UPDATE 10/31/13 -
Happy Halloween, Geekers! My good buddy PAUL FARRER arranged a killer cover of the Addams Family theme song, featuring yours truly on some leads! CHECK IT OUT HERE and make sure to subscribe to Paul's youtube channel!
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UPDATE 10/11/13 -
New Tune! Click here to check out "BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY ...ROCKS!"
Please share it around if you like it! Maybe we can get Bill Nye himself to see it! Send him a link via twitter: @TheScienceGuy (make sure you tag me in it too so I see it! @TheHumanTim)
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UPDATE 9/3/13 -
NEW TUNE: "Doctor Who ROCKS!" Click here to hear / see it! Please share it around if you dig it!
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UPDATE: 7/25/13 -
New tune! Click here to check out my take on the TETRIS TYPE A THEME. This song is actually Russian folk melody called "Korobeiniki," written in 1861, so it should be considered public domain. If you would like to purchase my version of this tune, head over to my REVERBNATION PAGE!
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UPDATE: 7/12/13 -
New Tune! An instrumental cover of "Somewhere Out There" from An American Tail. Check it out HERE and give it a share around the interwebs!
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UPDATE: 6/25/13 -
New Tune! Cover of the theme to one of the greatest shows ever to be canceled... FIREFLY ...ROCKS! Check it out, and please share it if you like it!
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UPDATE 5/31/13 -
New tune! Its one that I've been getting requests for ever since I started doing these. "Darkwing Duck ROCKS!" Here's the VIDEO! Enjoy and please share it!
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UPDATE 5/5/13 -
I finally recorded a tune that I've been wanting to try forever now. Heres the VIDEO for "Star Wars ...ROCKS!"
I was hoping to have it uploaded for May The 4th, but ran into some technical issues with the video export. But hey, for geeks like us, every day is Star Wars Day, right?
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UPDATE: 4/1/13 -
Some fresh new Star Wars Ep. 7 character and cast DETAILS just released! Check it out then hit me up on FACEBOOK or TWITTER and tell me, are you PSYCHED or SCARED?
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UPDATE 3/16/13 -
I'd like to wish a very merry un-birthday to everyone out there who, unlike me, are celebrating their un-birthday's today! Here's a quick VIDEO appropriate for the occasion!
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UPDATE 3/5/13 -
New VIDEO up for you guys, a tribute to the greatest television show of all time, Mystery Science Theater 3000. Enjoy! Please share it around!
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UPDATE 2/13/13 -
Happy early Valentine's Day, geekers! Got a new VIDEO for the holiday, "Beauty And The Beast ROCKS!" Hope you like it! Please share it around facebook / twitter, etc!
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UPDATE 1/26/13 -
New VIDEO, "Portal ROCKS!" (Still Alive.) Hope you geekers enjoy it, its a little more chill style than my usual stuff but it felt right. Grab your cake and have a listen!
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UPDATE 1/12/13 -
New VIDEO for you geekers! "Sesame Street ROCKS!" If you've been following along recently you know that my wife and I recently became first time parents, so I had to give this one a try. Hope you like it!
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UPDATE 12/31/12 -
One last quick VIDEO for 2012. Nothing fancy. just a little something to ring in the new year. Thanks for everything, Geekers! You've helped make 2012 amazing for me! Have a safe and happy 2013!
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UPDATE 12/29/12 -
My YouTube channel just passed 5000 subscribers! Thank you all who have checked out my tunes! Here's the my last nerdcore VIDEO of 2012, "The Big Bang Theory ...ROCKS!" Enjoy!
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UPDATE 12/19/12 -
Some friends of mine put on some pretty crazy Christmas light displays at their house, all sync'd up to music. They did one for me and Cole's Christmas ROCKS tune, check it out HERE! Make sure you visit their facebook page and give it a like HERE!
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UPDATE - 12/10/12 -
Got an early Christmas present for you geekers! New VIDEO featuring an amazing guest performance by COLE ROLLAND. A medley mashup of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and "Carol Of The Bells." You can download the MP3 for free HERE!
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UPDATE - 12/1/12 -
New VIDEO is up! "Monty Python ...ROCKS!" Enjoy!
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UPDATE - 11/10/12 -
Thank you to all of those who have served in the fight for freedom and justice around the world, especially my friends and family who have been part of the United States Armed Services. A little VIDEO to say thanks. You guys and gals ...ROCK.
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UPDATE - 10/27/12 -
New VIDEO is up! "Ghostbusters ...ROCKS!" Have a safe and happy Halloween, Geekers! :D
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UPDATE - 10/19/12 -
New VIDEO is uploaded! "Charlie Brown ...ROCKS!" Hope you all like it! :D
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UPDATE - 10/10/12 -
New VIDEO is uploaded! Mega Man 2 - Dr Wily Stage 1 Theme. Featuring a very special guest solo by the incredible Eric Calderone (331Erock.) SO pumped how this came out, hope you guys like it too!
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UPDATE - 10/8/12 -
TheHumanBaby has arrived! I'm a DAD! After making us wait a few extra days past the due date, our little munchkin finally made a grand entrance on Monday, October 1st. My wife and I could not be happier, we're settling nicely at home and the little one is doing awesome! :D
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UPDATE - 9/24/12 -
GUITAR TAB is posted for my Zelda tune! A lot of you guys have been asking for it, so grab some friends and rock out to some nerdcore!
My next song will be up very soon and is going to feature a special guest musician. I am totally psyched for you guys to hear it! As soon as all the tracks are finished up it will be online!
Also! I'm going to be a dad ANY DAY NOW! Our first baby is due on Wednesday, but of course it could be any minute! When it happens, I'll probably be taking a little time away from video making to get things settled in with the little one, but I'll be back, have no fear!
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UPDATE 8/25/12 -
NEW VIDEO is posted! A couple tunes from "The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina of Time." Hope you guys like it! If you do, please share it on facebook, twitter, video game forums, and wherever else you can think of! Rock on, Geekers!
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UPDATE 8/22/12 -
I'm back from vacation and ready for more nerdcore rockin'! I'm working on my next video, which should be up by this weekend, but in the meantime, here's another GUITAR TAB. This one is for "Jurassic Park ...ROCKS!" Enjoy, geekers!
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UPDATE 7/21/12 -
Live Long and Prosper, Geekers! New VIDEO: "Star Trek ...ROCKS!" is posted!
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UPDATE 7/4/12 -
Happy 4th of July to my fellow American Geekers! To celebrate, I've got a new VIDEO up for you! (For those of you outside the USA, I hope you enjoy the tune too! I'll have some fresh nerdcore up soon!)
Be careful with those fireworks everybody! Have a safe and rockin' day!
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ANOTHER UPDATE 6/23 -
New song/video is uploaded! ANIMANIACS ...ROCKS! Check it out geekers!
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UPDATE 6/19 -
Here's the big suprise... I just played "Reading Rainbow ROCKS," live and in person for LeVar Burton and the Reading Rainbow team at their press event in New York City! They contacted me a couple weeks ago and told me they saw my video on youtube, passed it around the office, loved it, and wanted me to come down to play it to close out their press event!
It was an unbelievable day, the venue (Studio 450) was spectacular, LeVar and the RR team were so sincere and friendly, and the Reading Rainbow iPad app is stunning! If you have kids, are planning to have kids, know somebody with kids, or were ever a kid yourself... get it.
I also got to meet the Steve Horelick, the original composer of the theme song, and Tina Fabrique (the original singer!) What a crazy, awesome, unexpected experience. Gonna get started working on my next cover, and TRY to have it ready by the end of the weekend.
Rock on, geekers!
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UPDATE 6/17 -
Posted the youtube VIDEO of "My Wonderful Daughter," the original song that my dad and I wrote for my sister's wedding.
In other news, life has been very busy lately for me, but I plan on getting some fresh nerdcore music for you guys very soon! I know the next three songs I want to record and will get crackin on them soon! Also got a pretty cool thing to share with you in a couple days regarding one of my songs, so stay tuned!
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UPDATE 6/4 -
GUITAR TAB for "Rescue Rangers ...ROCKS!" is posted!
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UPDATE 6/2/12 -
GUITAR TAB for "The Avengers ...ROCKS!" is posted!
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UPDATE 6/1/12 -
New SONG / VIDEO is up! A tribute to one of the greatest TV shows of all time, Reading Rainbow. Check it out!
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UPDATE 5/26/12 -
GUITAR TAB for my acoustic Memorial Day tribute is posted! Also, vote in the new POLL! Who would win in a fight, Batman or Iron Man? (You can still vote on past Poll questions, they're all in the POLLS section of the site!)
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UPDATE 5/25/12 -
New SONG / VIDEO is up. A salute to our fallen heroes this Memorial Day weekend.
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UPDATE 5/24/12 -
New POLL is up! Which is your favorite classic game series?
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UPDATE 5/21/12 -
GUITAR TAB for "DuckTales ...ROCKS!" is posted!
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UPDATE 5/20 - NEW SONG / VIDEO IS UP! RESCUE RANGERS ROCKS!
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UPDATE 5/19/12 -
Had a slight delay to my recording this week when I sliced my finger open on a tunafish can. Took some stitches to repair, but I'll be back to nerdcore rockin VERY soon. In the meantime, please vote in the poll!
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UPDATE 5/8/12 -
NEW VIDEO, "The Avengers ROCKS" is up!
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UPDATE 5/4/12 -
Happy STAR WARS DAY! May The 4th be with you!
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UPDATE 4/30/12 -
NEW VIDEO, "Jurassic Park ROCKS" is up!
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UPDATE 4/27/12 -
The amazing MALUKAH gave me permission to do a re-mix of her incredible original song "Re-Ignite." Its a tribute to the fantastic Mass Effect games. Credit to her and the original composers of the music and lyrics!
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UPDATE: 4/21/12 -
NEW VIDEO, "Duck Tales ROCKS" is up!
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UPDATE: 4/14/12 -
GUITAR TAB for Uncharted Remix is up in the tabs area!
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UPDATE 4/13/12 -
Hi Geekers! Here's my website! My goal is to have one central place you guys can go to check out my videos, learn to play my songs with guitar tabs, do a little audience participation with some fun poll questions,
and other random geekiness!
Take a look around and see what's in the works. Also remember that I'm on FACEBOOK or TWITTER, so friend/follow me there too.
As always, check out my YOUTUBE CHANNEL for the latest in Nerdcore Rock!
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