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Cale Hawkins Presents: Beat Down Released August 2010
I apologize for not having updated recently; I just finished my 3rd Berklee semester over the summer and I'm about to begin my 4th. Life has been busy! However, I have a few things to update you all on, the first of which is a collection of SEVERAL videos I've done over the past couple weeks.
The first video is a cover of Bilal's "Levels" with Jazmin McCray on vocals.
The next two videos are from a group I'm in with three ridiculously talented Berklee students - Zayn Mohammed on guitar, Lenny Brown on bass, and Jonathan Newman on drums. We covered Justin Timberlake's "Senorita" and RH Factor's "Hardgroove" at a recent gig.
Also, I'm about to begin my final year at Berklee, which means I have a lot of new music on the way. Stay tuned for more info! Thanks for the support as always, and be sure to check back at CaleHawkins.com for updates.
I recently had the opportunity to play keys in a video with my good friend Mario Jose. We covered Brian McKnight's "Never Felt This Way." Please feel free to check it out and comment!
Just did a new cover with Jazmin Yvonne; this time, we're playing "Faust Arp" by Radiohead from their album In Rainbows. Ro Rowan is playing cello, Maria Kowalski is playing violin, and Ryan Collins is singing background vocals. Props to Jonquel Holiday for the camera work as well. Enjoy and feel free to comment!
Just did a YouTube cover of Lil Wayne's "How to Love" with my good friend Jazmin Yvonne. Even Weezy tracks are killin' when they're put in the hands of an amazing vocalist!
Check the bloopers at 3:49... I was suffering from an itchy nose when we were filming, it's MAD funny.
I recently played a gig with Jeniffer Criss at Berklee's Cafe 939, and we have a couple videos from the night.
The first video to be released is a cover of Jazmine Sullivan's track "Famous." The song features Frank Fluker on drums, Lenny Brown on bass, Amon Robinson on sax, Jaime Woods and Jonquel Holiday on background vocals, and I'm playing keys. Enjoy!
I just uploaded some new videos from a studio session that I did with some good friends of mine, who also just happen to be KILLIN' musicians. We covered a couple well-known jazz/soul/funk tunes and some classmates of ours at Berklee recorded us.
New promotional photos are up on the photos section of the site and at my Facebook fan page. Thanks to my good friend Zach Weeks for doing such a killin' job taking them.
Bruce Lee once said, "All types of knowledge ultimately lead to self-knowledge."
In other words, the knowledge that we acquire throughout our lives affects us in ways far beyond our focus. When we learn anything, we have a deeper understanding of not only what we have learned, but ourselves as well. Therefore, if we seek to understand ourselves, we must first seek to learn as much as we can.
Mr. Lee focused on expanding the capabilities of the human body. He was an expert martial artist, and honed his ability through acute knowledge of nutrition and exercise. Lee attained a greater knowledge of himself through the martial arts. My point in saying this is that Lee had a focus. By directing ourselves towards a certain field of knowledge, we can progress further, rather than trying to learn very little about many different foci.
Many musicians have different motivations behind their career choice. There are some out there that want to play music to "get famous." Many of us are allured by the promises of fame, recognition, and little gold phonograph replicas on wooden platforms (hint: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Grammy.jpg/200px-Grammy.jpg). Some, on the other hand, are solely in it for the money - even if they have to play music they don't like. I'm not one to say whether these motivations are right or wrong. Some of us want to live peaceful, easygoing lives, content with what we have. Others want to live in the limelight and attract attention to themselves. There is nothing wrong with either way of life.
However, there are some who choose to focus on music for the same reason Bruce Lee chose to focus on martial arts - to attain a greater understanding of themselves and of their music.
To those who are motivated to play music for reasons beyond fame and fortune, I believe the following statement sums our goal up:
We as musicians must accept the fact that we are students for life; that
music is not an unconquerable goal but a lifelong pursuit.
CaleHawkins.com has undergone another major redesign! I went through and completely overhauled the entire site, changing the entire layout and making it cleaner to read.
I noticed the other site was getting a little bit cramped, so I removed a ton of features that were unnecessary (such as my twitter feed on the main page and the bulky Bandcamp music player) in exchange for some breathing room.
This section on the homepage will now be used as a blog, where I will post relevant information to my career and development as a musician. Readers can now comment on every blog post, and share it with their friends via Facebook and Twitter.
Please come back often, as there are going to be new videos and singles released all summer!
