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  • Who is leading the pack??

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    If there was ever a time where we, as a human race or species, need rebirth…I believe its now. 

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    What is music?

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    What is it about the sounds of music that we are so drawn to?  It’s a spiritual language, a universal emotional connection that we all share with music; and it has the ultimate power to unite us.

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    I know what you’re thinking…”Oh here we go…rock n’ roll can save the world….how cheese…” But what if the messages in songs reminded us who we are?  What if music was to awaken the masses of people who have been lulled to sleep by the sound of safety and routine, by the drone of money making, by the image of the ....America.... dream, Wal-Mart and soft-serve iced cream on a Sunday?

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    What if music called us all back to the wild, like the ghostly howl of a lone wolf in the night calls for the pack miles and miles away; signaling a kill and uniting the clan in one long rising and falling tone?

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    Why have we forgotten our instincts? We are the only species that seems to have become disconnected with the very earth we come from, and return to.  By definition, I would suggest that our impact, and behavior, rivals that of locusts.  We devour our surroundings like a plague, thinking nothing of the future and annihilate entire eco-systems as if we didn’t need them.

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    The fact is that we are part of our environment; we are connected in the very genetic code that binds all things on this planet.  It seems obvious, but we belong here like fish belong in the sea, and trees in the forests… It seems redundant to state it, but we are the Universe. I am the ocean, the mountains, the sky, the air… Our total bodyweight is 60% water… WATER! What do we do with our pure, and sacred water?  Recently… we, as a human species dumped an astronomical 4.9 million barrels, or 205.8 million gallons into the ..Gulf of Mexico...  Sadly, this is one incident amongst many, many others.  Our very way of life, the one most encouraged by our society, is slowly and effectively killing the very life source and energy that has sustained us so graciously for thousands of years.

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    What is going on??? Who is at the head of our species? Who is leading our pack in this direction and allowing this absolute tragedy to continue??   I know where to find the buffoons, liars, and thieves; but where are the leaders of our time?

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    The Hopi Indians believe that we are very close to a time of renewal.  They were told that they would see ....America.... come and go.  In a sense, ....America.... is dying from within, because they’ve forgotten the instructions of how to live on earth. 

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    Before the sun sets on our time, I hope that the people who are able to hear, will hear the call, and become awake.  Their eyes will be opened, they will chose to walk the path of the Earth, and they’ll walk in the steps of the Spirit. 

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    I will sing of all these things, and I hope it inspires the search for the deep, the truth, and the path that was once the way of life, before we came to this place.

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    ..Native American Prophecy
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  • Sugar Tonight

    I'll be at Sugar tonight in Victoria, with my friends Steph MacPherson and Dougal Bain McLean!
  • Peak Top 20, shows, and the dangers of getting stoked!

    Big news!! Although its been a few weeks since the official announcement, I'm still stoked! So here we go: I entered into the Peak Performance Project put on by Music BC and 100.5 The Peak, and out of almost five hundred entries, I made the top 20.

     We were invited to Vancouver for the official orientation and got to meet everyone involved... There was a workshop with top performance coach Tom Jackson, and a big meet & greet.  This year's top 20 is an impressive group, I'm sure the jams will be amazing!

    We also found out a ton more about the bootcamp we'll be attending in Princeton at the end of August, and it looks like a kick ass time.   Jeff from Acres of Lions- another top 20 Artist- and I are planning on doubling up the 2000ft Zipline in Froto and Sam outfits or superheroes- Savannah? Although there was talk of Batman, Robin and Wonderwoman. Apparently, there's a BMX ramp that you can jump off of into the lake...I'm pretty much stoked on that! 

    Check out the dangers of getting stoked here: The Dangers of Getting Stoked

    Other than that, I have a few shows around this summer, the first starting on Saturday at Sugar nightclub, in Victoria.  Check out the shows section for complete details or visit my website!
  • Costa Rica (acoustic) on iTunes!

    Its here on iTunes, the acoustic version of Costa Rica!! I recorded this version after the summer dates I played around BC and Alberta, a lot of them were done solo acoustic, and this is how I performed the song live.

    I had a couple really nice guitars, a Gibson J45, and a Guild 12 string, both were in the living room one night, and I thought I should go to the garage and record something... this is what I recorded!

    Vince.

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