Okay, I see you…

Posted on 02/18/2022 by douglasesper

I know, I know… there are no excuses I can offer. Let’s just do that quick nod thing that people who understand and respect each other do when they see each other after a long time from across the room at a party. One of them has been up to a lot, but he hasn’t done a good job staying in touch with his friends and family. He feels guilty. He feels lazy. Seeing the nod, that simple nod, means the world to him. I always have you in my thoughts and I hope you’re doing amazing.

Here’s a few posts as a quick recap that by no means justifies my absence, but it might explain a bit. Fair?

The Other Side of Darkness. I filmed a small part in an incredible coming of age meets female teen adventure story indie film in 2020, and the world premiere was the other night:

michele and I at the premiere

The movie is now out and has gotten some solid feedback. It was my first time working on a project that I didn’t know anyone involved, which was a big step. Next up, a small part in a movie called Trivial, which shoots locally this Spring!

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Remix a live Chuck Mosley song

Posted on 06/19/2020 by douglasesper

A day or two after we got our live record finished, we received a multitrack recording of a concert we did at the Live Wire in Chicago, IL. I thought it might be fun to give you all the multitracks of the song, “Tractor”. There are six tracks for Tractor (2 guitar, 2 vocals, bass, and a conga) along with a seventh track I threw in for giggles. It’s a noise guitar intro Chuck did that night that has nothing to do with the song, but I think it’s cool. Feel free to use all, some, or none of the songs.

I started each track just as the previous song ended so there is some extra horsing around and banter. If you like it, use it. If not, cut it.

There is no prize. This is not a competition. I just want to give you something to do during the lock down. Make it loud, make it weird, make it completely different, or simply mess with the levels (my only suggestion is to make the conga super loud, heh)

Here you go:

Tractor-Guitar Chuck LIVE WIRE
Tractor-Bass Cris LIVE WIRE
Tractor-Guitar Drew LIVE WIRE
Tractor-Conga Doug LIVE WIRE
Tractor-Vocals Chuck LIVE WIRE
Tractor-Vocals Doug LIVE WIRE
Intro-Guitar Chuck LIVE WIRE

I would love to hear your results. Post your links in the comments or on our facebook page. If you give me permission, I’ll post it on the Mosley band page and on this website. No rules… No deadlines… Enjoy.

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intro at the live wire

Posted on 05/19/2020 by douglasesper

I recently got the audio for a practice show we played at the live wire in Chicago in 2017. It was drew’s first time onstage with us (and i think cris’s first time playing bass onstage?) This is how we started the show:

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Author Interview with Brian Paone

Posted on 01/30/2020 by douglasesper

Today, I am featuring author Brian Paone, whose story “Come Moonshine or Fog,” is included in the anthology “A Bond of Words,” alongside my own brand-new story, “Rhythm of the Bug-ity Beat.”

What are you working on now?

The novelization of Digital Underground’s “Sex packets” album for this year, then “Moonlight City Drive Part 3” (which will complete the trilogy) will follow in 2021. On the horizon after that is a novelization of Pink Floyd’s “The Final Cut Album,” a novel where big band, doo-woop, classic rock, metal, and rap all exist simultaneously in alternate universes, and a few other ideas rolling around.

What book are you currently reading?

“John Z, the DeLorean, and Me” by Barrie Wills

What is the hardest part of writing for you?

Hardest is the blurb. Spitting out 110k-word novels is like taking a stroll for me. Needing to write 150 words about what the book is about? That’s when I usually become an alcoholic and try to bribe those little elves who fix shoes in the middle of the night to write my blurbs for me. How bad am I am it? I have 5 published novels, and I have written 0 of the blurbs. Either my editor or my wife write them for me. Ha!

If you could meet one author, living or dead, who you choose?

Stephen King

If you were on death row, what would you request for a last meal?

Tacos

What is your ideal writing snack?

Tacos, with a side of tacos

What personal bond inspired your story?

My story is a rock-fiction adaptation of the song “Jealous of Youth” by TheThe. It was inspired by Stephen King’s novella “The Body,” and, oddly, the movie “My Girl.” Oh, and a really big tree stump that had fallen across my jogging path in the woods behind my house.

What is it that you want a reader to take away from it, be it one emotion or a thought or a memory?-

Nostalgia strikes hard at the heart …

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Interview with author Carolyn Young

Posted on 01/10/2020 by douglasesper

Today, I am featuring author Carolyn Young, whose story “Until Death,” is included in the anthology “A Bond of Words,” alongside my own brand-new story, “Rhythm of the Bug-ity Beat.”

What is the hardest part of writing for you? What is the easiest?
The hardest part for me is brainstorming a story I want to write. Once I get the idea for a story, I need to have a good feel for the characters before I can write it, but when I feel them, writing the story is the easy part.

Did your story play out as you planned it?
Not this time. I wrote four different versions of the ending and none of them worked. I realised I had to let go of how I wanted the story to end, and let it write itself. When I finished, I felt like I’d been punched in the gut and I knew it was the right ending for the story.

What story was your favorite in the book?
I have two very different favourites. I loved ‘Dear Paige’ by Rayona Lovely Wilson. It’s the first story I’ve read in a long time that had me crying like a baby at the end. I also loved Austin Sheehan’s story ‘Eternally Mine’. I loved the buildup of tension throughout the story and the ending blew me away.

If you could meet one author, living or dead, who you choose?
Sara Douglass. Sara was also an Australian author who I had the opportunity to get to know online before I became a writer. She was an amazing person and her blog post called ‘The Silence of the Dying’ was one of the most moving pieces I’ve ever read.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently preparing my first novel ‘The Broken’ for professional editing with the hope I’ll find an agent to represent it.

Pick up a copy of “A Bond of Words” in paperback or eBook at any book retailer worldwide, including Amazon. If you purchase the paperback directly from Scout Media, you will get another ‘Of Words’ anthology of your choosing in eBook for FREE as well as a FREE companion soundtrack download!!
#ScoutMedia #ABOW

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