tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80144419424735693082024-03-13T05:12:07.410-07:00The Chance Lewis EffortChance Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109557109895810678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014441942473569308.post-15282842787929868732011-03-22T21:39:00.000-07:002011-03-22T21:46:57.045-07:00UNDERDOGGThis is my attempt to start blogging again. My last post was 15 months ago. I was working on a record called "effort."; it was to be a stripped down, quirky pop-rock record. Like most things I do, I got a little over halfway done with it, then did a 180 and started working on my lifelong dream of making a rap album.<div><br /></div><div>Anyone who truly knows me knows me that this wasn't really that much of a 180. Not because I've been a lifelong diehard hip hop fan or anything, but because of the way rap music at its best is way more conducive to my favorite things: plays on words, comedic writing, satire, extremely personal narrative and electronic beats; all things I've been obsessed with for my entire life.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I'm probably about 3/4 done with my upcoming ep, "UNDERDOGG". The fact that I'm this far along and still totally stoked on this project is probably a good sign. Anyway, I hope to post more updates, demos, and thoughts on this blog, as well as an essay or two about the ep and its title.</div>Chance Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109557109895810678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014441942473569308.post-9413235718044648402009-12-12T11:37:00.000-08:002009-12-12T11:57:42.780-08:00effort.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MeQGdXEBBLk/SyP1kJC9hDI/AAAAAAAAAAM/fIt22nLBekc/s1600-h/IMGP7448.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MeQGdXEBBLk/SyP1kJC9hDI/AAAAAAAAAAM/fIt22nLBekc/s320/IMGP7448.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414441178281903154" /></a><br />This is the inaugural post on my new blog, "The Chance Lewis Effort". The blog's name is a reference to an EP I've been working on entitled "effort."<div><br /></div><div>The story behind effort is...<div><br /></div><div>Why is it that when a band releases a CD, it's called an album or a record, but when a member of said band "goes solo", the release is called a project or an "effort."?</div><div><br /></div><div>At the same time, the concept of "effort." as being an uncool thing is referenced in my song "Staged Stage Moms" (We Are Chance Lewis, 2008):</div><div><br /></div><div>"They reek of effort and the 80s, still though, they try and look like they don't try".</div><div><br /></div><div>Please do bookmark, comment, tell a friend, or talk shit on or about this blog. Hopefully more posts to come.</div><div><br /></div></div>Chance Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109557109895810678noreply@blogger.com0