RAVE ON STUDIO LOVES JADEN!

No Matter what, Rocky loves us....

I love this one I found on Mike's page (http://mikeballantyne.com/). Makes me want to jump up and yell with fists flying>>> 'Yeah bring it on! Frustrating frequency I can't find! Funky neck on the new tele! Old amp sounding weird! Yeah come on, whatelseyagot!?"

Updates and triangles.

Busy week, even though we're not doing a lot of recording per se, we are working on getting Melissa's cd out to radio etc., finally getting the website done up, the new Christmas site as well, which will lead me right into the Christmas album.

Uhm...what else, working on a few smaller projects that keep falling by the wayside, (but that are no less important to us!), my Uncle Gerry's EP, Richard King's Gospel project 'Burning Soul', and yes, recording scratch tracks for Melissa's next album.

Our 'time off' never really materialized, but we have definitely made some decisions about how we work, and we are trying to make an effort to get to bed before 6am.

Getting some great feedback on Melissa's album (melissaendean.com & myspace.com/melissarendean), and that is a joy.

On another note, I have so many blog ideas to post! While looking at a million websites for ideas, I am coming across all of the blog ideas I have saved up over the last little while. Here is a great one I found on Vanessa's Tinland site (http://tinland.tumblr.com/page/2).

http://www.jackcheng.com/maxing-out-your-triangle

People are so clever and interesting.

I wanted to keep up the Sharkwater post, but was losing you - so here's to keeping it fresh.

We LOVE PS22, and they'll be singing on Melissa's song 'Away' this year, we can't wait!

Please enjoy Elijah, he's the man, and don't forget to watch Sharkwater - it will change you.

Will update with all the news tomorrow.

I Make a wish / Shark Fin Soup

When I was a kid, I watched Jaws through my fingers. When I was a teenager I watched Aliens and Amityville through my fingers too, and last night (how many years later?) I watched Sharkwater the same way.

Now, I have seen a lot of stuff in my time, I was a member of Greenpeace and am still a member of Amnesty, but last night, the combination of the viewing horror coupled with the shame I felt for being so blind, was enough to have me up half the night wondering what the heck we could do to make a difference. So here is.

Step one - Tell you.

Watch Sharkwater- Get involved in your world - Don't eat Shark Fin soup


Step two - Hook up with Rob Stewart or Paul Watson - savingsharks.com/

Rave On signed on to do what we can to save sharks. I know you are probably reading that asking yourself ' Save sharks? Give your head a shake Ashton!', but trust me, I'm right about this.



Step three - Possibly a large order here

Try to make sure that Vancouver's Asian community bans, boycotts and blacklists any restaurant or importer of shark fins or prepared shark fin soup. I know there are groups already working on this in Vancouver, so please do your part and if any of you want more information I'm on it. Write your local government check your local Asian food place do what you can. Can we create an embargo? Put on a live music fundraiser? Write me at raveonstudio@gmail.com and we'll work on it.



Sometimes I am so disappointed in myself. I fell for it, hook line a sinker as a matter of fact. I fell for the media hype and fear mongering, and I never stopped to ask myself - is it true? I have always been afraid to swim in the ocean, and when I do, I always look for fins, whether I am in Hawaii, the Cooks, Tahiti or just over at Sandy Beach in West Van. I was had.


My wish tonight is that I will no longer hold my hands over my eyes afraid of what I might see.

savingsharks.com/

Be careful with your ocean. Pass it on.

When your fans do this.....

...you know you've made it.

"@trevorhallmusic Met an awesome 8 yr old girl in Denver that knew practically all my songs on guitar! Clip of her playing Origami Crane."

United Breaks Guitars: Song 2 - Support Dave!