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Third session – what a drummer!

Posted in Music, tagged , , , on 29 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Today the drummer Jens Ericson did a great job on the songs “I am a wanderer”, “The Chinese Way” and “One Body”. It’s fun for me to work with these kind of musicians who don’t need to rehearse. I asked Jens if he had played any of the songs before. He did everything so well [...]

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Second session – time for the bass

Posted in Music on 26 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Today Marcus added bass on three tracks. It’s a luxury to work with professional musicians. He played the songs for the first time, but did not need many takes to get it perfect. So three of the songs on this EP will have a more pop/rock sound with electric bass, drums and electric guitar. The [...]

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World Periscope: Gao Zhisheng’s Wife and Senator Dorgan Request Action From U.S. Congress

Posted in Human Rights, tagged , , on 25 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng’s wife released an open letter to the US Congress today, bringing the case of Gao Zhisheng to attention. Read more about it here.
There is an online petition for Gao here.

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The recording has started – first session

Posted in Music, tagged , , , on 20 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Today the recording of the new EP started! The title of it will probably be “Music For Freedom”. I did guitar takes on five songs, and everything went very well. The sound engineer Marcus is a busy guy so the six or seven sessions will take place during a long period of time, say a [...]

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New CD on it’s way!

Posted in Music, tagged on 16 April 2009 | 1 Comment »

It’s been a while since I was in a professional recording studio. Now is the time for me to take action again! I have some songs that I need to record and will get help from some members of Yellow Express. The first session will be already on Monday. The plan now is to make [...]

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Interviews with Gao Zhisheng

Posted in Human Rights, tagged on 11 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I found a few very moving video interviews with Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng before he was arrested the last time. Start from top to bottom below. His whereabouts now are unknown.
Amnesty has an urgent action for Mr Gao here.

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Epoch Times – Wife of Chinese Rights Lawyer Appeals for Husband’s Safety

Posted in Human Rights, tagged , , , on 09 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Gao Zhisheng’s wife, Geng He, who succeeded to fly from opression in China with her two kids, appeared on a press conference in New York recently. I wish the international community can help Gao Zhisheng to get out of China too. His suffering is beyond imagination. Read more about what happened to Geng He and [...]

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Epoch Times – Unofficial Earthquake Student Death Toll Removed From Internet

Posted in Human Rights, tagged , on 06 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Read more here

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String Change

Posted in Music, tagged , on 05 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Changing strings on my guitars can sometimes drive me crazy. I would need three hands to do it! But now I found a good tutorial, and it helped a bit. Thanks to Steve Brand. Take a look:

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