And So It Begins....

Hello Amigos,

I am sitting here..its about 2:30 am in Vancouver,
and I'm, as usual, doing way to much thinking.

I've been thinking about alot of things..I think
it's because I'm in writing mode. I am currently
faced with quite the overwhelming task..writing
a new album. I'm feeling a mix of excitement,
anticiaption, and nervousness all at once.

I'm excited. Excited because of a few things.
I'm getting closer to being finished which is
exciting. All these new songs I've written are
exactly the way I want them to be and are, I
believe, the most honest songs I've ever produced.
Exciting.

I'm feeling anticipation if for no other reason
than: I can't wait to hear this thing when its done.
More importantly I can't wait for YOU to hear this
thing. Which brings me to my last point.

I'm nervous. Nervous because I don't know what you
guys will think. I think for any artist the 2nd album
is always the hardest. Especially when your 2nd album
is different. Because the people that have the 1st
album will have an automatic expectation of what its
gonna sound like. Ultimately I'm 100% proud of it..
and its not even done yet haha. So hopefully you will
dig it as well. And if its not your cup of tea, that's
also cool :)

I've also been thinking, since we have all this time
to do this album I'd still like to keep you guys involved.
How would you like to see that happen? I was thinking of
maybe doing a Bi-Weekly Video Blog of my writing sessions,
demo tracking, and other stuff. What do you guys think?

Normally..this would be the part where I'd go on some
rant about life..instead I'm gonna share a clip that
has really inspired me over the last little while.
It was one of those moments where I saw this, and
immediately knew what I had to do haha. Hopefully
you can take something from this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxCaOzmV0LE
Enjoy.

Cheers!
Brandon

Too Long

Too Long Indeed.
I hope I remember how to work this thing.

Lots to talk about. The CKAS Tour
was a whole lot of fun! Thanks to all you
guys that came out :)

I enjoyed having a longer set. It was
cool to be able to play some new songs.

Which brings me to the task at hand: New Songs.
I will be taking the next few months to
write a new album and record it with
The Latency. Exciting times. I have 13
songs written but I want 20 to choose from.
Keep an open mind these songs are quite
different from the last album. I couldn't be
more happy though because these songs feel
100% honest to me. I'm just letting it come
out and be what it wants to be which feels
really good. Hopefully, that will translate
into something you guys want to hear haha.

I was thinking about posting some clips of
demos up to get some feedback from you guys?
I think that might be cool.

Speaking of new albums one of my favorite
bands is putting out a new album and
just posted 3 new songs on their website!
http://www.greatbigsea.com/ just scroll
down a bit and the player is right there.
Check it out I'm pretty excited about it!

Does anyone else hate getting stuck? By that
I mean when you just feel like you can't focus
and form any sort of product. That happened
to me really bad a little while back. I didn't
write anything for 3 months and then one night
I just decided to write anything no matter
how forced it came out sounding. Strangely
I ended up writing one of the most natural
songs I've ever written. It was the first song
I wrote for this new album so I think its
fitting that it be Track 1. I'll leave you
now with the words to that song.

There's no reason to fight
'Cause you battle the world every day of your life
And I've been watching you cry for Too Long

There's no reason to frown
'Cause I promise you soon, I will turn it around
Life's been holding you down for Too Long

You've got so much reason to laugh
I've got a picture of this, should I remind you of that?
They've been holding you back for Too Long

There's so much you haven't lived
You gotta run with a saint and take a walk with a sin
They've been sinking your ship for Too Long

There's no reason to fight
'Cause you battle the world every day of your life
And I've been watching you cry for Too Long

SASS Tour, Toronto, and Other Adventures

Wow! It has been way too long.

First off: Sorry about my absence
from the blog world I have been
too busy for my own good.

I am currently living in Toronto on
the SASS Tour with The Latency.
We started this tour on March 16th
and will continue playing schools
across the country until April 23rd.
All the kids on this tour so far have
been amazing and I couldn't be more
excited about it.

It's definitely uncharacteristically hot for
Toronto at this time of year. I like it
though. Who else is ready for summer?

Best part about this tour (aside from the
kids) is it's sponsored by Cineplex.
That means FREE MOVIES!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am considering setting up camp in the
theater and just living there haha

How have you guys been the last couple
weeks? Well I hope.
As I said in a previous post The Latency
is going to be the support act on the
Western Canadian portion of Faber Drive's
CKAS Tour. So hopefully I will see some
of you there!!

So one of the things I have been really
busy with is writing! I have so much new
material that I can't wait to show you guys.
I am gonna be launching a brand new
"Brandon Lehti" myspace page in the next
couple of months so I can get some feedback
from you wonderful people.

Well that's what I've been doing. Pls comment
with questions and let me know what your
up to. I'll leave you with an interesting lyric
I wrote the other night.

TTFN!
-Brandon

"I never wanted to see this side
But we really need savin'
We're at zero and we
Need a hero now

We were once so strong and proud
Then we got it all wrong and
We're at zero and we
Need a hero now"

SASS Tour, Toronto and Other Adventures

I'm Late For Tea!!!...and this Blog Entry :P

Sorry about being late with
this blog again.
I'm gonna blame it on the
S-S-S-S-Sinus Infection.

I must say those are NO fun
at all! Happy that its pretty
much gone now though :)

Aside from that my week was
pretty awesome! Who else
checked out Alice in Wonderland?
I thought the acting all around
was very impressive. Especially
from Helena Bonham Carter
and Johnny Depp. What did
you guys think? Also this week
The Latency was confirmed as the
opening act on the Western
portion of Faber Drive's Canadian
Tour which I am pretty stoked
about! You guys can see the dates
on www.myspace.com/thelatency

SO last blog I asked a question.
What is your favorite duet of all time?
And you guys responded which was
awesome! I saw A Whole New World
pop up a couple times and I have to say
great choice! That would be my 2nd
favorite! If you guys wanna know my
favorite its kinda of a double whammy.
This is my favorite duet as well as my
favorite live vocal performance of
all time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmscFwj22vg
The Prayer by Celine Dion/Andrea Bocelli

Wooo..gives me chills.

Which transitions nicely into my
rant for the week.

*Quick note: I mean no slight
to any artists by this*

Live Performances.

When did being able to perform
stop being a requirement if
you wanted to be a performer?

Can we go to that day and
stop it from happening?
I say all this strictly from a
consumer point of view!

But I watch so much live music
today where I find myself completely
dissapointed. Alot of singers can't
or don't really sing. Alot of bands
are completely sloppy. I realize
that its more about the entity these days.
It's more about seeing the person
as opposed to hearing the content.
But it makes me a tiny bit sad.

I wonder if this happens in other
professions? I don't watch alot of
Basketball but I wonder if theres
any players in the NBA that can't
....play Basketball? Of course there
are some artists right now that are
phenomenal! I'm not applying this
to everyone. I just feel like the ratio
of artists that can recreate and artists
that just can't is turning around.

I'm not trying to be one of THOSE
guys. The cynics that knock every
musician thats not The Beatles.
Its not about the music. I LOVE
what we have in terms of Top 40
right now..the songs are killer.
All I'm saying is people whose profession
is singing..should be able..to sing..
REALLY well.

That was all vented strictly from
a listeners perspective.

Well thats what I got this week.
maybe next week a more positive rant!
Haha

Okay guys have a great week!

Love,
Brandon

9 Songs.
That is how many new songs I have
finished. It feels like a lot..but its not.
Keep working!

How is everyone? I had an amazing week
We got to go up to Whistler and perform
on MOD which was so much fun.
Who saw it? What'd you think?
If you didn't see it I believe its online.

I also planned my guitar amp setup all
week. I'm gonna be switching out everything
I have for totally different stuff!
Its kind of fun :P

I also had one of the best weeks at the
gym ever. It was one of those moments
when you take everything to the next
level. I'm in quite alot of pain as a result
but its a love hate thing :P

I have a question for you guys. What is
your favorite duet song of ALL TIME?
As old or as new as you want.

I think I got mine but I wanna see what
you guys say first :P
Oh and guess what..I'm posting the Bungee
Video right now so check up later today on
The Latency Youtube account.

www.youtube.com/TheLatency

Okay folks tune in next week cause I think
its gonna be a good one. I've been reading some
pretty wicked stuff lately so look out.

Oh and P.S Canada Rules Heres to Gold Medal
Mens Hockey tomorrow!!!!

Love,
Brandon

I'll Meet You Around The Bend

Hello Everyone!

So here is my Monday Blog because
apparently I forgot that Saturday existed!

First off MOD!!!!

Me and The Latency will be performing
LIVE on MOD Live at The Base on
Thursday, February 25th! 2PM PST,
5Pm EST.

I`m really super awesome stoked.
Its gonna be so cold and so fun.
You know what would be really awesome
..If we were number 1 on the Daily 5
that day.

So I`m about to head downtown
into Olympic madness for a writing session
If I don`t come back alive..tell my mom I
loved her :P So I`m gonna peace out now
and leave you with some lyrics.
I promise on my Saturday Blog I will rant
about something :P

I`ll meet you around the bend
On that same street where you took my hand
I`ll meet you at the end
On lovers lane where this all began