The Path
For any artists out there that are feeling down, feeling like you not moving forward, feeling like you should give up; I have been there. I fight every day not to stray from my pat...
For My Birthday
For my birthday I would like you to Hug your cat, pet your dog, kiss your significant other, remember something you love to do and do it until you ask yourself why you ever stopped...
Music is Self Enrichment More than it is Entertainment
Music is Self Enrichment More than it is Entertainment It just hit me. Music should not be categorized as entertainment. It does so much more for the spirit of a person. Music heal...
Ibanez RGR5221 Prestige, I am in Love yet again!
Ibanez RGR5221 Prestige, I am in Love yet again! Anyone who knows me knows that I love the sound and feel of Ibanez Prestige guitars. I just checked my email and saw they are relea...
What inspired Dracarys
Dracarys is likely the most ambitious musical piece on Path to Transcendence. Read below for more insight into the song and its intro "The Sleepless". The Sleepless and Dracarys we...
I Interviewed with Cassandra del Jardin
Pat "The Panther" Reilly is a New York-based guitarist and songwriter whose work spans multiple genres and projects. From melodic prog to Mongolian folk to industrial gothic metal,...
Path to Transcendence is Complete!
It has been a long road, oohhhh such a long road. It all started when my Tengger Cavalry bandmate Nature G said, "If you put out a full length I will fund half of it". That was e...
10 INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS IN 10 DAYS, DAY 10
I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. Oh boy, the last day and still sooo many albums I could mention! With that being ...
10 INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS IN 10 DAYS, DAY 9
I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. I introduced to Vinnie Moore's music many years ago. My favorite thing about Vinn...
10 INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS IN 10 DAYS, DAY 7 & 8
Day 7 I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. Ahh it's after midnight and I missed yesterday so here I come with 2 albums...
10 INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS IN 10 DAYS, DAY 5 & 6
I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. Since I missed yesterday, I am going to include Two albums today! This gives me a...
10 Influential Albums IN 10 Days, Day 4
I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. Of all the bands I have ever listened to, I would probably be lying to myself if ...
10 Influential Albums IN 10 Days, Day 3
I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. Sepultura! I remember having this album on blast for weeks in my disc man, yea th...
10 Influential Albums in 10 Days, Day 2
Day 2 I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. I must have been 13 when I first heard this album. Master of Puppets not on...
10 Influential Albums in 10 Days, Day 1
Day 1 I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. The first one may or may not be known or popular to many people. Some of yo...
The Road Ahead, The Road Behind
Being a bit of a loner, I don't often take the opportunity to vent or share my thoughts. Lately I have been going through moments of feeling completely lost, sometimes even helples...
Soundcloud Just Dropped The Ball
I really thought that Soundcloud was going to be different that all the others. For months I kept seeing advertisements about music monetization coming. Yesterday I saw them pushin...
U.S. Copyright Royalty Board Submits 44 Percent Songwriter Streaming Royalty Increase
I stumbled upon an article today saying that the U.S copyright royalty board is submitting to have songwriter streaming royalties increased by 44 percent. If all goes our way (our ...
A Tale of Two Tempos
So I started working on another new song, for now lets call it Vampire wedding. Today as I was conjuring up ideas, I started playing with the songs tempo, now I am torn! Check out ...
Dead Eyes Release
Dead Eyes has been released since February 24th and the response has been amazing! I invested a lot of time and resources in this song, so I am extremely thankful to everyone that ...
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The Media Divides Us Through our Innate Morbid Curiosity
Every day, mainstream news outlets and social media feeds bombard us with imagery that tickles our conflict bone. Stories of cruelty, murder, hate and lost innocence greatly outwei...
Oh Ibanez... I love thee, but WHAT THE HELL IS THE DEAL WITH YOUR FACTORY FRET JOBS?!
In the past couple of years, I have really grown to love the tone and feel of high end Ibanez Guitars. They feel great in my hands and they just have a tone that fits who I have be...
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The Power Of Intention and Belief
The Mind/Ego will try to convince you, based on habits and values you learned during your developmental years that you should take the safe route in life and do what societies norm...