I'm blogging live from Japan. First stop was Nagoya then Osaka. I'm on a bullet train now headed to Tokyo. I'll be there for the next two nights. This is my 3rd time coming to Japan. Every time I visit here I have great experiences.
I think that one cool thing about Japan is that the people here live with honor. For example, here people don't steal. I was walking down the street and saw all of these unlocked bicycles. And every-time we leave a city. Our bags travel ahead of us. At night we would put our bags outside of our hotel rooms and they would pick them up and send them ahead.
I also noticed that a lot of people wearing face mask here. You know, the kind that a doctor would wear before surgery. At first I thought that 1 of 2 things. Either they were protecting theirselves from some bad epidemic or that they were just super paranoid. I later found out that they wear those mask to protect others from them when they are sick. So I started to think to myself, Damn there is a lot of sick people in Japan. Then I realized that there are sick people all over the world. You just can't detect them because they aren't wearing a mask.
The Japanese people live with honor and a huge amount of respect for themselves, others and their environment. I feel that this is something that the world could learn from Japan's culture.
I'm looking forward to seeing what new experiences Tokyo will bring. Last time I played at Billboard Live. After the shows we hung out in Roppongi. That's was a classic trip.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Raising Hell in 2012!!
2011 was an incredible year! I was literally only home 5 to 7 days a month. I performed with my band the Maurice Brown Effect in Mexico City, Indonesia, Houston, Austin, New Orleans, Little Rock, Chicago Jazz Fest, Carnegie Hall, Apollo Theatre, Jazz Showcase etc.I spent the rest of the time rocking with the 11 piece super bad ass Tedeschi Trucks Band. The two leaders of the group are Derek Trucks (Allman Bros) and the ever so soulful Susan Tedeschi. I've been with the group since December 2010. It has been a awesome experience to play with this group and I'm looking forward to more surreal musical experiences with them this year. Our latest album "Revelator" is nominated for a Grammy this year!
2012 has already been busy year for producing & recording. The Tedeschi Trucks band is putting out a live album this year called. I just finished recording Marcus Miller's next record and will joining him on a 6 week European tour. I've been a fan of Marcus's work for a while now so when I got the call to work on this project I was really excited. I've also been in the studio with Prodigy from Mobb Deep. I produced a record for him that's most likely gonna be a single for his next project.
As you can see I'm non-stop these days. I've really been on this path to find myself and I feel like I'm getting closer everyday. For some, it's hard to be original. For others it's a natural thing. I think in order to achieve this you just need to be yourself. This is easier said than done because a lot of people don't know who they are.
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