Do not be surprised if you start seeing tech related stuff here. Oh, and I’m a HUGE gaming fanatic (although on the PC ONLY). I’ll write stuff about that too.

I guess it’s funny when I witness a certain someone who has had no experience whatsoever in the tech field all of a sudden become a tech enthusiast because they happen to use…Twitter, or something like that. And no, I’m not denigrating; I think it’s fabulous! How tech can change someone to become one of us: a geek! And then it takes off from there, where they win all kinds of awards in social awareness, etc., solely because of their online presence.

I applaud you. You out there, you know who you are!

In a few days, I will be releasing the following 2 things:

1. A new bonus track from the new album One And Only, and
2. The official tracklisting for the new album.

If you want to be the first to hear the new bonus track, sign up for the fanlisting, at http://www.nuwrayn.com, and I’ll send you a quick note when it becomes available!!!

Stay tuned!

So how do you guys like the new site? It was hard to put together, especially since I have so limited resources (shhh, don’t tell anyone!). It’s quite hard to be a one man show, especially when you want to just make music. I now know why music artists need management.

At any rate, since you read the News section and there is a huge splash intro as well as on the front page, the album is named One And Only. It has a much more modern, punchier edge to it. I wanted to make this album reflective of current genres of material out there while maintaining the classical touch. I like this effort. It’s very diverse, and I hope you find the same about it.

At any rate, please, if you have ANY difficulties with the site, please let me know, so that I can fix it before the album launch. In the meantime, enjoy the new site, and please stay tuned for the new album, which will be hitting very soon!

NuwrayN

In the meantime, I reflect on what has transpired the entire year. All the bad events, and try to make this next year a good one. As for the music, how it’s changed me, and how I’ve changed it over the course of the year. Do I like the direction? Of course I do. Not that you guys have heard it yet, but I will say that the NEXT (look at me talking about the next one already!) album will be more acoustic, symphonic and orchestrated.

The new web site will continue to be worked on, and, I will update here every now and then to let you know on its status. Until then, enjoy the music from my EP “A Million Tears” while it lasts; I will soon be taking the full tracks offline and just uploading clips.

On the new site, you will have the capability to purchase any of my music directly, without having to go through iTunes, AmazonMP3, or the like, although it will definitely still be distributed and offered at all those stores. So hopefully, that will make it easier for you guys. In addition, I will be offering high quality, studio masters of each song that is made, so that you can listen to the songs in their full glory; you’ll only be able to get this CD quality (as if you had the actual CD). MP3s always degrade the sound quality, no matter what. Anyway, it’s another option for you guys to experience my music in its full glory.

Stay tuned, and be prepared to be blown away by the new music!

And congrats to Spain on their World Cup win!!!

Everybody needs to focus on one thing. There is so much negativity that happens in our lives, it’s hard to strike a balance. I always tell myself that it’s hard to be good and easy to be bad, but the rewards of being good, although few and far between, is much greater. In other words, being good, the payoff is greater.

So how do we do this? We have to set good and great goals and work toward them, not against them. For every bad/painful event, we should have a good/happy event that occurs to offset it. Whatever it may be. Do many good little things a lot, and it will add up.

How does this tie in to music? Greatly. Experiences in life brings out the best in us artists. We channel it and turn our pain into something that people can enjoy. That people can relate to. This is the beauty of music. Of instrumental music.

So I’m moving forward. All the things that’s happened to cause me so much hurt and so much pain, I simply channel it into music for you guys to listen to. And you can relate.

I finally chose a beautiful place to begin photoshoots for the next album. Much more to come soon. New site, new pictures, new music, and, the biggest project of them all, new videos. I don’t like releasing things unless they are perfect. It’s what you guys expect, and it’s what I expect of myself.

The wait will be worth it, as I always say. Stay tuned.

You can now listen to all the songs at http://www.myspace.com/nuwrayn.

These have been some of the hardest days of my life, the past few days. In between sorting out schedules and preparations for burial, real time to mourn has not set in yet. That’s for other relatives to do now, and it will slam me like a ton of bricks a bit later. As usual.

Each time I finish an album, something major happens which forces me into the next chapter, unexpectedly.

Memories of my Grandma are clear and vivid, and I see the life lessons she taught all of us each and every day. I will miss her greatly. Words cannot express such emotions; therefore, you WILL hear some of my best music yet to come.

I miss you already Grandma. I love you Grandma. Always and forever.