Rock The Water on Spotify
You know that good fuzzy feeling you get when you finish something worthwhile. Ya, I’m basking in that warm glow, all the while feeling the heaviness of the meth crisis & pain it is causing for so many.
Will share the final promo vid as soon as I can, hoping next week, but seriously can’t wait for you to see & hear the initial story featuring the “Bear Clan Patrol‘ for the ground breaking documentary Meth- Community Under Siege.
It’s a story that needs to be told!!!
Posted by Raito in Documentary, Indie, Song Writing and tagged as bear clan patrol, Community Under Siege, documentary, meth, winnipeg
I am honored that my music will be a part of shedding light on this horrific crisis. Although based in Winnipeg, the universal crisis of addiction is felt from East Van to Halifax, and everywhere in between. There isn’t a person I know that ‘addiction’ has not impacted their lives personally or affected someone they know or love. I’m all in and will invest 100’s of hours to ensure this documentaries music matches the emotion and heaviness that addictions inflict…period!!!
Please help make this documentary a reality!!! Yes YOU
Stay tuned for updates… and hugs for sharing & caring!
Posted by Raito in Indie, Primary, Song Writing, Uncategorized, Winnnipeg and tagged as addiction crisis winnipeg canada, Community Under Siege, Documentary Methamphetamine, indie film winnipeg, meth in winnipeg
Over the holidays I watched a documentary that fundamentally has impacted how I feel about music, and even more so about some of the famous songs of the 60’s, 70’s & beyond. In a good way!!!
If you love music, I highly recommend you watch ‘20 Feet from Stardom‘. I never knew the name Merry Clayton (Stones-Gimme Shelter) or Lisa Fischer (Sting-Hounds of Winter) until I watched this doc. I know them now, forever burnt into my musical psyche, and will be listening too and writing music differently from this day forward.
BACK UP SINGERS ROCK!!!!!
That’s all I have to say about that…
Oh and goodbye 2016 🙂
PS. Few new Raito & The Leed tunes coming your way early 2017.
Posted by Raito in Misc, Song Writing and tagged as 20 feet from stardom, back up singers, gimme shelter, goodbye 2016, lisa fischer, merry clayton
Maybe I had the dream because I am currently selling gear to save up for a specific travel guitar, so I can write more tunes on the road! After all, If my music business was profitable…. which it’s NOT yet, then it wouldn’t be an issue right!
OK, so I’m sure I’m not much different than many other PT musicians out there, in that streaming revenue from my songs barely covers the cost of hosting a website, let alone buying new gear, repairs, video, etc. Ya, I have a full time job, but dang this music thing is an expensive sideline gig, that keeps so many of us in the RED!
How do I make it profitable?
So, I had a dream last night that I delved into the world of video review of gear. I awoke thinking could I help other people decide what gear to buy, and augment my musical revenue through affiliate commissions if people buy the gear I review.
Then I thought… what else is out there for PT musicians to augment their artist cash flow beyond streaming revenue…
What about merchandise? What about referrals to apps? What about online radio? Song reviews? Industry seminars? What about online teaching? What else is out there???? Licensing instrumentals?
Time to find OUT!
My mind is spinning! Not sure where I go with this…. If you are a fellow musician would love to hear what you are doing to produce multiple streams of income from your music.
Posted by Raito in Indie, Misc, Primary, Song Writing and tagged as i had a dream, music affiliate programs, music revenue, pt musician, raito, song licensing, streaming revenue, video gear review
Writing a few tunes today. Decided to spare you my vocals, and give you a little Saturday afternoon guitar riff… decided to call it SHOTS 🙂
Hope you are having an AMAZING weekend!!! Wherever you are on this planet… whatever your are going through, we only have one SHOT at this thing we call LIFE, so hope you are LIVING IT to the FULLEST!!!
Raito OUT!
Shots Guitar Riff – 03-12-2016
Writing a few tunes today. Decided to spare you my vocals, and give you a little Saturday afternoon guitar riff… decided to call it SHOTS :)Hope you are having an AMAZING weekend!!! Wherever you are on this planet… whatever your are going through, we only have one SHOT at this thing we call LIFE, so hope you are LIVING IT to the FULLEST!!!Raito OUT 🙂
Posted by Raito on Saturday, March 12, 2016
Posted by Raito in Song Writing and tagged as guitar riff, marshall as100d, ovation elite, shots, shure, voicelive 2
Happy Weekend To ALL!!!!!!!
Yamaha is having a songwriting contest to win tickets to the Junos 2016, access to the Juno Songwriting Circle, and some other wicked musical prize packages (for the top 3). Having said that, there is nothing I’m asking of anyone. No clicking. No voting. Just have a listen and comment or share if you choose. Yamaha Canada Music has judges who are going to be picking their top 3.
Either way, I have already WON!!! I have been working on this song for almost 20 years, and this contest gave me the inspiration to finish it! To me …that’s a prize all unto itself!!!
Posted by Raito in Contest, Song Writing, Video and tagged as indie music, raito, songwriting, the game of love, yamaha keys to the junos 2016, YamahaCanadaMusic, yamahakeystothejunos
Reaching out to my ‘artistic’ friends. I have been stumped on this song WAY WAY too long and could use some lyrical assistance. If you contribute, and the song goes anywhere… you will be #socan #copyright credited with dual writing status… #indie #rock # songwriting !!!!
Need Some Lyrics ~ Catching Fire
Reaching out to my 'artistic' friends. I have been stumped on this song WAY WAY too long and could use some lyrical assistance. If you contribute, and the song goes anywhere… you will be #SOCAN #copyright credited with dual writing status… #indie #rock #songwriting!!!!
Posted by Raito on Sunday, January 24, 2016
Posted by Raito in Song Writing and tagged as catching fire, indie, need lyrics, songwriting
Happy New Year to all you crazy people still chasing your dreams, making a difference, and or living life to the fullest. I’m not going to get into a big review of 2015, as new beginnings tend to make us spend too much time looking in the rearview mirror.Having said that, this is my artistic outlet. As a songwriter, there are songs I have been working on for 16+ years. The past is where we came from, the past has brought us to today, and although it doesn’t define us… we can use ‘snippets of our experiences’ to complete the puzzle pieces of our present and future songs, relationships, and dream chasing! As long as we (you & I) don’t use the past as a crutch or excuse… sky is the freaking limit!!!!
So today, I leave you with an uncompleted song that I have been working on for 16+ years called Dr. Pepper. I thinking it’s a fitting reminder that our lives are a journey, not a destination. I started writing this song in a hospital room while waiting for my daughters heart surgery (FYI 100% successful). My wife crying while drinking Dr. Pepper, someone accidentaly stepping on a Ladybug, & a tea kettle crashing to the floor, are lyrics that lack context unless you were a fly on the wall.
May 2016 be a Year of New Songs for you & yours!
Cheers,
Lee
Posted by Raito in Song Writing and tagged as dr pepper song, dr pepper starts to cry, kettle crashes, ladybug smashes, new year new songs, raito, songwriting, sunday gloom
The long weekend has been productive. Ed Legal & I worked out a little more creative magic. I think it’s got legs! Hope you enjoy.
Posted by Raito in Song Writing, Winnnipeg and tagged as #localmusic, dark matter over mind, ed legal, midnight move, songwriting, winnipeg
Sooooo….Love the movie Finding Nemo… ‘just keep swimming’, ‘just keep swimming’!!!! This popped into my head today, after a 2-hour long songwriting session, with the infamous lyricist/vocalist Ed Legal.
Here are three video highlights. Please only watch if you want to see raw creativity at inception! This is the raw beginning of the creative process …
Please don’t watch if you are expecting Top 40…
Pull The Pin happened last 10 minutes of session:
Mason Jar (was a song I wrote called Slept In Days… Ed has come up with something I never could have imagined).
Turn (a song the Ed magically had lyrics for :))
Was a productive 2 hours 🙂
Cheers,
Raito
Posted by Raito in Indie, Song Writing, Winnnipeg and tagged as #localmusic, indie, indie songwriting, marshall as100d, mason jar, pull the pin, shure, tc helicon, turn, voice live 2, winnipeg
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