Innovation At Its Finest

I am truly a fan of the arts. I also enjoy sports and other modes of entertainment depending on the circumstance. No matter the starting point I love and respect those who are innovative and multi-talented. The most prevalent innovation and talent I see usually involves the arts and music more specifically. Currently I watch those like Justin Timberlake, Dave Grohl, and Steve Martin. These three names have probably never been equated in such a way, but they all are deserving of such praise.
Justin Timberlake is the epitome of talent in modern popular culture. This performer started the ramen noodle haired boy band member and heartthrob of the 1990's and turned into worldwide superstar by today's standard. This man started in a vocal based pop group known as N'Sync and achieved heightened success into the early 2000's. During this time he went on to work by himself with producers to produce several hit songs that would earn him awards and hearts of fans. By the late 2000's, Justin had started to take on roles in several movies. In this new turn he achieved moderate credibility. Along with this he started taking guest spots on the beloved program Saturday Night Live. He earned himself a repeat role in several returning roles among the cast members. As well, he started his collaborations with the musical comedy group The Lonely Island here at SNL. All around Timberlake has proved his many assets he has to offer the performance world.
Next we have the powerhouse Dave Grohl. Dave Grohl was brought into commercial light during the 1990's as well with his offering to the band Nirvana, alongside Krist Novaselic and the great Kurt Cobain. here he solidified his talent on the drums as he was the recording artist for some of the groups more popular albums as well as during the tragic death of Kurt. After time off and following Nirvana, Grohl established the band Foo Fighters. He would eventually band together Alanis Morrisette's former drummer Taylor Hawkins, Sunny Day Real Estate's former bassist Nate Mendel, fellow Nirvana touring guitarist Pat Smear, and punk rocker Chris Shiflet. The Foo Fighters established Grohl's talent as a frontman and lead guitarist, as opposed to his role in Nirvana. He is truly a one man band. Here recently Grohl has rescued a piece of music history from possible destruction and inevitable dilapidation. grohl purchased a famous sound board and mixer from the famous Sound City Studio in California. He has then since installed this board in his own studio, Studio 606. This board is responsible for the sound quality of studio albums released by Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Rick Springfield, Ratt, Rage Against The Machine, Nirvana, The Pixies, and even Johnny Cash. This board is purely analog and requires tape to record. This is a dramatically different process than most commercialized music today undergoes. And with that process, Grohl is calling for an insurgence of musicians to look back and  consider the challenge of analog recording. Music is about to undergo a throwback to the way music should have stayed.

Lastly, I highlight beloved entertainer Steve Martin. Steve Martin is most famous for his early career at SNL as an original cast member. He was part of the, what is arguably, most influential team of comedic actors to greet TV airwaves. He joined such greats as Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Gilda Radnor, and Bill Murphy. Both before and after his time at SNL, Steve had established his career as a wonderfully talented stand-up comedian. His routines combined regular versed comedy with the comedic aspect of banjo music. He entertained crowds across the nation and abroad with this act between his time on movie sets for years. And here recently he crossed more seriously into the music world. He no longer utilized the banjo for comical accompaniment, but more as a finely orchestrated melody maker. He took the Folk and Bluegrass world by storm here recently with his own band. Not only does he earn the credibility as being a righteous comedian, but also for being a overly talented banjo aficionado.

I am truly a sucker for cross overs and collaborative work. It is something that strikes such accord in me that I can only hope that I find myself one day in such a position. I find myself to show some moderate promise in many different performance areas. Music is truly an enjoyment of mine. I hope to find a group of people to share such a passion to collaborate one day with. As well, I hope I can further my horizons in stand-up comedy. I really enjoy writing material and putting it to practice. And writing...well through this blog you will learn I love writing. <--Maybe, just might be a bit of an understatement.