| Dan and Mike, I hope you remember me. My name is Ariel, I met Mike at a masterclass at USC, Dan I met you at a Christmas Party last year, I still need to take you up on that lesson on the Jim Thompson material. First of all please forgive me if I say things that don't make sense it is pretty late and I am tired, but I felt I had to chime in here.
I remember hearing Dan's music at the 20/20 concert in april or may of this year, and I have to say it was the most captivating performance I had ever seen. I had heard Dan play in the UCLA brass ensemble with Doc Severinsen, but on this day when dan played this solo that went from one horn to another, and different locations in the hall, it was visually and aurally captivating and interesting. I loved every minute of that concert, thank you Ed Carroll for putting that show on, I can't wait for the next one.
I too have been having my thoughts on putting my own stamp on music. I have been contemplating this and, if the beast inside of you is telling you to go out there and do this then there is no sense in telling that beast inside of you to remain asleep. Some people go through life always thinking what would of happened if they had listened to that voice (beast) inside of them that said do it now or you will never do it. I always knew that music had to be part of my life, and that I would enjoy doing it for the rest of my life, and if I made money from it then that was just icing on the cake. I have recently falling in love with a new kind of music that has hit the scene, it is called Reggaeton. The first time I heard this music, the beast inside of me began to wake up and speak to me very loudly. Since than I have had beats going on in my head, and rhymes in english and in spanish also know as flow going on in my head. I have begun to write and record them on a tape recorder.
I love this music, and it is totally away from trumpet which is what I have been doing for the past 12 years, and it scares me. Because I am now going out of my comfort zone, I still play plenty and teach but I am really starting to focus on this whole reggaeton thing that is calling my name. It is hard for me to make the flow stop in my head, it is all I think about. Am I wrong for thinking this way, sorry for the long post you guys I just needed to get that off my chest. Hey Mike and Dan, if you ever want to lay down a reggaeton track and need an MC call me, I would love to work with the both of you. Its time for me to go to bed. Talk to you guys soon, hello professor Carroll, you don't know me but after the 20/20 concert at the lecture in the hall, I sat to the right of you, I was wearing a USC hat, and I spent alot of time talking with Tom Stevens. Hope everything is well.
Ariel "Mambopope" Legaspi
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