To all that visit my page- thank you and welcome.
I'm another player still chasing the dream, and playing every chance I get for the pure love and adrenaline of playing out and, every now and then, actually touching someone from across the room.
It's pure magic when it happens, and in truth, even after a lifetime of committed and often misguided pursuit, playing and performing are what I still passionately live to do in the middle of everything else in my life that I have to do.
I was first made aware of Music Nation in the course of doing a series of studio collaborations with my friends. The results of these sessions are 6 songs, 4 of which are posted on the page of Mark Holman-Holworks here on Music Nation, linked on my page. They are very good songs with great professional production by Andy Pow at Digital Wave Recording, so if you get a chance, stop by his page and check them out. Finding this site has in many ways been a boon to me, inspiring me to take the plunge into home-recording, something I wish I'd done a long time ago. Since then, I've had the distinct pleasure of doing collaborations with 9 different Music Nation artists to date in which I added guitar and some harmony vocal tracks to their already-finished MP3's. These, along with one song I wrote and recorded, are the songs I have posted on this page. These are my first baby steps into home-recording and I've enjoyed doing them tremendously. Time permitting, I will take every opportunity to collab with anyone that wishes, just hit me up. I thank you sincerely for taking the time to read this.
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Yesterday
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Hi bro, I stopped by and listened your 2 videos from the Eddie Money show, and I want to congratulat...
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Ricky Sparks posted a comment about Jesse Kinch performs Instant Karma at the Eddie Money Show. 7:08 pm
Great vocals and playing man, again, very good band. It appears you kicked ass at the show- way to g...
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Ricky Sparks posted a comment about Jesse Kinch performs House of The Rising Sun at the Eddie Money Show. 7:03 pm
Nice job, Jesse, good vocals and rhythm, your band smokes. I would have liked to see the show- very ...
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Hi brother Aaron, thanks for stopping by, and thank you for your kind words. You're very skilled you...
July 21st
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Hey man, I listened to UnbeLIEvable and it turned out GREAT! You have a real cool way of phrasing a...
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A very very cool song made even more badass with the hot addition of RRT. Very cool Aaron, very tas...
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July 20th
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Ricky Sparks posted a comment about The Altruistic Messiah ~ Ben Vandagriff ~ The CEO of Rock & Roll !. 9:41 am
Good morning brother Ben! I enjoyed doing our collaboration immensely, and I thought it turned out p...
July 19th
July 18th
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Ricky Sparks replied to the forum thread thank you, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! GOOD LUCK EVERY1 - LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT PROCEEDING... 5:50 pm
DICARLO PRODUCTIONS says
HEY, I NEED YOUR VOTES ON OURSTAGE STARTING THE 26TH THROUGH TO THE 31ST!!! :) I´VE BEEN IN THE TOP 10 SEMI FINALS 5 OUT OF 6 TIMES, AND I´D LIKE TO MAKE, AND WIN THE FINALS THIS TIME!! :)WITH YOU HELP I CAN DO IT WITH EASE, BECAUSE MY SONGS ARE ALWAYS STRONG ENOUGH TO REACH THE TOP 10, BUT I´VE BEEN LACKING THE VOTE POWER I NEED TO WIN!!!! :)
HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT ME ON THIS.
MY PAGE ON OURSTAGE IS; http://www.ourstage.com/fanclub/dicarlo
INSTRUCTIONS;
CLICK ON ANY OF THE SONGS ON MY PAGE IN THE TOP 50 AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE GENRE CHANNEL THEY´RE IN. THEN CLICK ON JUDGE AT THE VERY TOP OF THE PAGE AND IT WILL START THE H2H PLAYER FOR THAT GENRE!!! :) DON´T WORRY, IT´S NOT AS CRAZY AS THE H2H WAS HERE IN THE SPIN HOT PURSUIT!!!! :) LOL
A BIG THANKS TO YOU IN ADVANCE!!!! :)
DICARLO
☆ LOVE SEX n DEA†H ☆ says
Hey you fucker!I haven't told you lately how A-fucking-mazing you are! So take this to heart......... YOU ARE AMAZING!
Truly meant bro, as there could be no lie in that whatsoever, by simply just listening to you!
Love, sexndeath.
Jesse Kinch says
Hey Ricky Just wanted you to check out my 2 new vids from the Eddie Money show, Instant Karma and House of the Rising Sun. Peace, JesseRobert Tiernan says
Hey Ricky, just wanted to say hello and do the Night Shift check, even though it's thoroughly morning at this point.Letting you know I did another comp, this time with none-other than LSD, and although my part turned out a little...raw, the song rocks and I think you may dig it.
Hope you're well, RRT
The Altruistic Messiah ~ Ben Vandagriff ~ The CEO of Rock & Roll ! says
I plan to develop some material specifically to showcase your talent in the near future !The Altruistic Messiah ~ Ben Vandagriff ~ The CEO of Rock & Roll ! says
How's it going Ricky ?I'm loving the guitar on May Day so much ~ it's really some amazing music we've made ~ !!!!!!!
I am enjoying it as I type !
DICARLO PRODUCTIONS says
YEAH, IT´S OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)IS THERE LIFE AFTER CONTEST? :) LOL
NOT SURE IF I MADE THE TOP 20 OR NOT? I WAS #15 SHORTLY BEFORE THE END, AND HAD TO GO DO SOME SHOPPING, AND WHEN I GOT BACK IT WAS OVER!!!! :) THINGS MOVE QUICKLY HERE, SO NO ONE CAN BE SURE OF ANYTHING.
YOU COULD BE #1 ONE MINUTE AND #250 THE NEXT!!!!!! :roll:
I SAW IT HAPPEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE!!!!! PEOPLE TEND TO GET JEALOUS, AND JUST VOTE YOU DOWN.
THAT HAPPENS IN EVERY CONTEST, BUT IT WAS REALLY EXTREME IN THIS ONE!!!! :roll:
I MADE IT TO #3 AT ONE POINT, AND IT WAS ONLY FROM PEOPLE I KNOW ON THE SITE, BECAUSE I NEVER ASKED ANYONE TO VOTE FOR ME OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE!!!! :) I ALSO ALWAYS SAID, "VOTE IF YOU LIKE THE SONG". I WON´T VOTE FOR SONGS I DON´T LIKE, AND DON´T EXPECT MY FRIENDS TO EITHER. :)
ANYWAY, MAYBE I MADE THE TOP 20?! BUT IF YOU´RE NOT A YOUNG ROCK BAND, (WHICH THEY SPECIFICALLY STATED THEY WERE LOOKING FOR IN THE SPIN VIDEO) YOUR CHANCES ARE NULL!!!
I´M ALSO #3 IN LATIN AT OURSTAGE.COM WITH MY SONG "DO YOU WANT MY LOVIN". I´VE BEEN #3 FOR OVER A WEEK, SO I IMAGINE I´LL PROBABLY MAKE THE QUARTER FINALS, SEMI FINALS, AND WILL ONCE AGAIN LACK THE VOTES TO GET IN AND WIN THE FINALS, UNLESS MY 100´S OF FRIENDS HERE AT MUSIC NATION COME OVER AND VOTE FOR ME!!! :) THAT WOULD BE COOL, BECAUSE I´VE BEEN IN THE TOP 10 SEMI FINALS 5 OUT OF 6 CONTESTS IN 4 DIFFERENT GENRES. IT WOULD BE COOL TO FINALLY WIN. :)
BY THE WAY, THERE´S SOME INCREDIBLE TALENT ON THIS SITE!!!!!! A LOT OF YOUNG TALENT!!!! ONE OF THESE ARTISTS SHOULD WIN, BECAUSE SPIN IS LOOKING FOR THE NEXT BIG ROCK BAND!!!! :)
AT LEAST I KNOW MY SONGS ARE GOOD, AND WHICH WERE THE STRONGEST IN THE CONTEST!!!!!!
SINCE WE WERE ABLE TO CHANGE OUR SONGS DURING THE ENTIRE CONTEST, I DID SOME EXPERIMENTING!!! :)
THESE ARE THE SONGS THAT DID THE BEST;
1."LOVE IS THE KEY" IS A WINNER!!!
2."YOU DID IT TO ME" DID EXTREMELY WELL!!!!
3."DON´T STOP" DID GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
4."DO YOU WANT MY LOVIN" DID VERY WELL!!!
5."IN THE NAME OF" DID VERY WELL!!!!!!!
I TRIED OTHERS, BUT IT WAS PRIMARILY A ROCK CONTEST, SO JAZZ, FUNK, ELECTRONIC, GENERALLY DIDN´T DO THAT WELL FOR ANY LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME!!!!!!
THIS WILL VARY ON DIFFERENT SITES AND IN DIFFERENT CONTESTS, BUT IT WAS AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT, AND THE 5 SONGS ABOVE ALL DID EXTREMELY WELL!!!!!!! :D
AS I SAID BEFORE, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT MY FRIENDS AND FANS HERE.
I´M VERY GREATFUL TO ALL OF YOU. :)
I´VE HEARD SO MUCH GREAT MUSIC, MET SO MANY WONDER FUL PEOPLE, AND HAD SOME GREAT LAUGHS HERE IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, IT´S LIKE FAMILY FOR ME. SO I´LL BE AROUND HERE IN THE FUTURE. MAYBE NOT EVERYDAY, BUT A FEW TIMES A WEEK FOR SURE.
THANKS FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
ALL OF YOU ARE WINNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
DICARLO
☆ LOVE SEX n DEA†H ☆ says
Today's Spotlight / salute, brought to you by LSD: (PLEASE READ ALL OF IT. IT'S ABOUT YOU)Wow. I just woke up from only about a couple hours of sleep, and I don't mainline speed anymore, so please excuse my lame wording. Okay, first off I wanna say that you all know that since we are in the dark at the moment, that I 100% share your feelings in multiple "genres", if you will.
Be strong, and know that although this was an absolute grueling competition, and that most of us worked very hard, that our work HAS NOT BEEN IN VAIN. We have all been heard by more people in far away places, that we could have ever hoped for. PLUS (big plus) obviously THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST COMPETITION here at MN. Lots, lots, LOTS more to come. We also learned soooo much about ourselves and eachother. The collaboration potential is amazing as well. All in all...............FREE PROMO BABY!!!
Ahhhhhhhh, but now comes the absolute most important part of this comment. You ready? Here it comes.....................
LSD's spotlight salutes (A very VERY special one):
If you notice below, there are no links, nor are there names. If you also will notice, you as well as I, in an unselfish quest to explore new artists, probably haven't heard your own music in a while. Or not in depth anyway. In this, it is very EASY to forget what you think about YOURSELF, how you feel about your music, and how great you are, along with your absolute endless potential. Especially after hearing some of there fucking geniuses here at MN. So, the music I want you to focus on today, and the music I am saluting is very simple, and you won't have to go far to hear it either.
Put on headphones, and as loud as you can, listen to yourselves! This is the music that I mostly recommend for you to hear! It is also the music that I can guarantee you'll find to be just what you're looking for. Feel it just like the day you wrote it. The emotions of love, anger, joy, dedication, the person you wrote it for or about, etc, etc, etc....... as the magic of these songs are the ENDLESSNESS of them.
That's my word for today. Thank you for EVERYTHING ladies and gents. The "Nation" loves you!!!
Aaron A'bellira / Love Sex n Death
Post script: If that isn't enough, some hardcore porn will do the trick! lmao!
☆ LOVE SEX n DEA†H ☆ says
Today's Spotlight / salute, brought to you by LSD: (PLEASE READ ALL OF IT. IT'S ABOUT YOU)Wow. I just woke up from only about a couple hours of sleep, and I don't mainline speed anymore, so please excuse my lame wording. Okay, first off I wanna say that you all know that since we are in the dark at the moment, that I 100% share your feelings in multiple "genres", if you will.
Be strong, and know that although this was an absolute grueling competition, and that most of us worked very hard, that our work HAS NOT BEEN IN VAIN. We have all been heard by more people in far away places, that we could have ever hoped for. PLUS (big plus) obviously THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST COMPETITION here at MN. Lots, lots, LOTS more to come. We also learned soooo much about ourselves and eachother. The collaboration potential is amazing as well. All in all...............FREE PROMO BABY!!!
Ahhhhhhhh, but now comes the absolute most important part of this comment. You ready? Here it comes.....................
LSD's spotlight salutes (A very VERY special one):
If you notice below, there are no links, nor are there names. If you also will notice, you as well as I, in an unselfish quest to explore new artists, probably haven't heard your own music in a while. Or not in depth anyway. In this, it is very EASY to forget what you think about YOURSELF, how you feel about your music, and how great you are, along with your absolute endless potential. Especially after hearing some of there fucking geniuses here at MN. So, the music I want you to focus on today, and the music I am saluting is very simple, and you won't have to go far to hear it either.
Put on headphones, and as loud as you can, listen to yourselves! This is the music that I mostly recommend for you to hear! It is also the music that I can guarantee you'll find to be just what you're looking for. Feel it just like the day you wrote it. The emotions of love, anger, joy, dedication, the person you wrote it for or about, etc, etc, etc....... as the magic of these songs are the ENDLESSNESS of them.
That's my word for today. Thank you for EVERYTHING ladies and gents. The "Nation" loves you!!!
Aaron A'bellira / Love Sex n Death
Post script: If that isn't enough, some hardcore porn will do the trick! lmao!
A.C. says
well that was a nice 2 hour nap! now back to voting for my buds. heres another one for you!