Music Technology??!!

Currently in a class called Music Technology that we do at TAFE which is a little vague as far what we are meant to be doing or atleast what our goal is. Basically becomes a two hour session in which to update this blog, pay bills and check emails. Great really!! Despite drinkning a bottle of wine to myself last night I'm feeling mighty fine and I'm thinking it has something to do with a certain Dr Rick Collingwood. My housemate Rachael got me onto him after she had been using him for a while to try and help her with her health. Its a hynosis Cd that through sublimal messages as well Theta rhythms attempts to improve one's health. Theta rhythms are the rhythms that the brain produce when in deep sleep. Anyway, the end result is questionable but all I now is that it knocks me out and I have the sleep so I wake up feeling really refreshed. In all honesty I haven't been sick for quite a while too and a cold if one occurs is gone is a day so maybe that alone is the proof. If this at all interests you there is an article about him that was on a popular TV program here in Australia.

Hi-tech hypnosis - does it really work?
6 August 2001
Reporter: David Margan

For some people it has helped break a habit, for others it has been life changing. Now you can try it at home - as often as you like - at a fraction of the cost, thanks to the work of a Brisbane hypnotist.

Dr Rick Collingwood has practised and taught hypnosis professionally for many years. Although he acknowledges that he has no medical and scientific training, Dr Collingwood is selling a mind-expanding concept that has some people transfixed. And, apparently, it's a world first.

According to Dr Collingwood his ability to hypnotise and offer highly effective programming during trance means that he's helped thousands of people to dramatically increase the quality of their lives.

Such is his success, Dr Collingwood's now in the business of spreading his work - via 45 minute clinical sessions recorded on CD.

They're being touted as the first hypnosis recordings onto CD ever released in the world using the latest scientific audio technology developed by Dr Collingwood and his team at Professional Hypnosis Publishers - a technology that uses trance-inducing vibrations and subliminal messages to access the subconscious.

Dr Collingwood has produced and distributed five Life Enhancement CDs covering a range of topics - Happiness Through Self Esteem; More Harmony and Love; Breaking Any Bad Habit; Your Path to Healthier Eating and Unlimited Abundance - and he says they work to the same degree, or in some cases, better than an appointment with him in person.

And while he does acknowledge that losing weight or giving up cigarettes are often complex medical problems and not that easy to fix … he stands by his method.

"What these CDs are designed to do is give people access to their inner abilities and bring them to the fore, not stop smoking or lose weight because there is a hypnotist on a CD telling them that they should," he says.

Sounds stupid but just realised the importance of this technology!!!!!!! If my house blows up I still have a record of my life!!!!! Haven't had a diary since I lived in Brazil so will be interesting. Realise I have a lot to catch up on if i want it to be immortal.!!!! So many lyrics and pictures to show. I kinda feel a little like I have multiple personality disorder due to the feeling that I am always talking to 'someone'!!!!! Is there anyone that is caring?????? I really don't know.

Today is Mothers Day. I feel a bit bad that I didn't remember to message my mother until like 2 this arvo. I'm at my boyfriends place and he had his mother over with her new boyfriend. She's 77 and he's like 70. They're both great people so in someways I think I realise that I have a secondary family which explains why it took me so long to remember my own mother. Its strange i love my mother don't ever get me wrong but its amazing to be included finally in Tim's family and due to the distance from my own family ( ie being about 3000kms away) I still feel at home. Having only started this blog its all new to me but I'm looking it at it as my way of clearing my head whilst also connecting with people. I'm actually not the most social person (wait very social but not that open about my own life if that makes senses) so this is a big step for me. Primarily this blog will eventually be about my music but right now I need to clear shit up for me to regain my focus on music. I'm a bit drunk which is one of my problems ( talk about THAT later) so off for now. Strange.........who am I talking to?????

Had big night last night at a local pub called the Northcote Social Club. Its very close to where I live so very handy. Was out celebrating the fact that i had got 50/50 for my performance that afternoon. I study music as a vocalist at a place called NMIT here in Melbourne, Its a jazz and contemporary course which is interesting. So for this performance we had to perform a jazz standard. Jazz is definately not my forte so it was twice as sweet to achieve such a great mark. I sang a Nina Simone song called 'Feeling Good'. Great song! I performed it with a seven piece band made up of strings and brass etc. Was fun!!!!!! Anyway to day despite a nagging hangover I was meant to be catching a with a group of friends that I am doing a multimedia project with, but half way there they cancelled on me so I thought I would occupy my time instead by going op shoppping which turned out to be great fun. Got some great bargains!!!!!!!

Welcome to Clayton Howard

This is a collective that I founded over two years ago called Momentum. Unfortunately it has gone by the way side these days but it was great whilst it lasted and was responsible for getting some great artists like Bryony Morgan, Kristy Lewis, Will Hindmarsh and Fee Brown their big start!!!!!