Faits

By JackDazey

The purpose of this article is clearly to spark thought. By
that I mean to make a connection in all that you know that is around you and
separate you. This will be the first in a series of articles that I would write
to bring you into the “know”. Through our lives we acquire facts and knowledge
through our studies and research. Never knowing how these facts are intertwined
in everyday life and use. Yes through years of scientific research we draw new
conclusions sometimes negating information we previously discovered. There are
many things that rarely change and what I  would like to focus on are the Laws that
govern our science and how it relates to each and one of us to help us become
better at comprehending what we learn and to read between the lines.

The Law of Energy

One of the simplest and first facts we learn in high school
and relearn in college is the

“Law of Energy”.  This
states that energy is not created nor destroyed it is only transferred.

Also Energy is the ability to do work.

Energy by definition is the ability to do work.  Energy is also measured in the form of heat. A
type of this measurement can be in the form of calories. The heat from work is
measured in Kelvin, Celsius of Fahrenheit. An example of this is the sun in the
center of our solar system. It is measured in degrees. The sun provides for us
energy. That energy is transferred to our planet in the form of heat in solar
radiation.

A conventional cooking oven produces heat. That heat is
transferred to what ever is absorbing it in the oven, perhaps a thanksgiving
turkey. It goes in the oven cold, you turn the oven on to 375 degrees for 5
hours and your turkey is cooked and piping hot. The turkey has been transferred
energy to it in the form of heat. You can put a thermometer in a turkey a
measure its heat to know that it is done.

When we are in lab class we take a flask and put it on a Bunsen
burner to create change to cause a chemical reaction and change the composition
of the ingredients of our chemistry equation.

When we are apply heat or energy to water, we then transform
that water from the liquid state into a gas vapor. Water changes into a gas
when it reaches a temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit.

Solar panels that we use to heat houses absorb the radiation
from the Sun and store it for later use by transferring it to plumbing in our
homes to create hot water from stored energy.

The lighting that is generated from a thundering sky has
energy. That energy and power is transferred to the destination of the strike
raising the temperature, heating and burning what it touches.

Transfer from energy gains or energy sinks.

Energy is inherent in any thing around us. On the smallest
scale you have molecules that are in constant motion for most of the time. On a
deeper scale you have the movement of electrons. Only when things are at
absolute zero do you have minimal movement. Absolute zero would mean that it is
“frozen”

You and I have energy agree? We have a body heat that is
measured at around 98.8 degrees for the norm. We have the ability to do work. What
does this mean? For starters our body heat is measure in calories. This is the
output and input of energy in the form of food that we eat and expel through
exercise. When we eat a hamburger, that hamburger may be 400 calories. We eat the
burger and those calories are now within our body as food energy providing us
the ability to do work. We go out side, take a walk or run and burn off those
calories by doing work in the form of exercise. Our bodies become heated raising
our body temperature. We then produce and give off energy.

We transfer energy to one another when we hug, or pass on a
static surge from rubbing on carpets with rubber shoes. When we say that some
one has shock us because they discharge built up energy and it is release to us
at the touch.

Would the law of energy apply to all living things? We have
energy, so this means that the energy within us is not destroyed. We received
our initial energy as transference from our birth mother. Every thing our
mothers ate was transferred to us to develop into healthy infants.

Just to end with a thought until my next article. If energy
is nor created or destroyed, and we have energy within us that is evident and
measureable, then the energy in us is not created or destroyed as well. Then it
must be transferred…..(to be continued)

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“Chusok” or Moon Festival. It is a major celebration for the
Korean community in New York and worldwide. This year 15 year old
artist E5 will perform in front of an expecting crowd of 20,000

JackDazey’s “The Project E5″

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Schoenberg aids in old age debate of rap music being classified as music

Rap
music has been around longer than we thought. In the arts everything is
recycled (many times stolen and recycled). We have had bell bottoms make a
return in fashion, the bringing back of muscle cars on the road, big haired
metal bands making come backs in concert and Neo-soul
music
which is…new soul music. Of course many are aware that the Hip
hop culture and its music started
in the boogie down Bronx in the 70’s but the
style or monotonous melody delivery may have been grand fathered even
further
back. The likes of social movement groups such as the Last Poets who
released a Billboard Charting album in the 1970’s, rhythmic vocals
precedes the combining of lyrics over DJ breaks by delivering a lyrical
flow of poetry to
the beat of ethnic drums and instrumentation. The style which
resembles closely the
current Def Jam Poetry series or other earlier African American poets
is not far off
the beat of rap. You can link traces of both to the African Griots oral tradition.

Years
ago rap music was considered a fad to vanish like the cabbage patch kids. The
genre of rap music has thoroughly spread throughout the entire world and not only reaches, but affects and relates to every
culture. Many cultures histories are connected and deeply rooted in some
influence of music, and the gap may be bridged closer.

Before attending the University of Southern California, I grew up in Long Island, NY.
I was a product of the renaissance age of rap music. I grew up along side many
earlier influential names of hip hop icons such as Rakim,
Groove B Chill and Sweety G. Rakim himself was fond of jazz music and played Baritone sax along side me in marching and jazz band. My own interest and
love for music ironically (‘cause that’s a whole
‘nother saga explained in the future) lead me
to study music at U.S.C. as an undergrad taking a few classes in jazz and
classical music history. I once had a debate with a professor and chairman
of the Jazz studies program, who refuses to believe and admit that rap is music.

On the other side in classical history, I had just learned that Arnold Schoenberg’s Sprechstimme
is
similar to a monotonous chant rap style flow in which there was no
present melody just
like that of rap. This style of music dates back to the early 1900’s
and
is thoroughly supported to be music so much it was kept record of,
appreciated, analyzed and taught throughout out the years as part of
the expressionist movement in German poetry and art.

Music
is studied and broken down. Many composers and musicians learn to write
scores of music by dissecting, studying and analyzing music of other
composers and musicians. Music theory is derive from the analysis based
on common practices of that music’s time and genre. Typical elements that are analyzed in music is it’s form, such as intros
and cadences, harmonies, rhythm patterns, tempo changes tonality or
atonality and melody which are all present in rapping. My highly
educated world renown
professors tells the class that Rap is not music because it does not
contain a melody. Rap is certainly not musically dissonant as the likes of
Pierre Schaeffer’s Musique Concrète, who’s
genius attempt at innovated music technology was difficult to notate
on paper like traditional classical music, but it may resemble more the
expressionistic era as that of music theorist Arnold Schoenberg.
Schoenberg’s Sprechstimme was
singing in a restricted way to maintain a constant pitch unlike the ups
and downs melodic contour most melodies would have when they are played
or sung. An example of this would be in Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder or later works by Pierrot Lunaire.


Rap can be notated the same as Schoenberg did for Sprechtstimme.
However, rap actually has inflection in its speech delivery. This is
relative to some exotic scales in which a micro tonality exist like
Burmese or Indonesian music. Today’s rappers like 50 cent and Ja
Rule have distinctive melodic flow. Groups like Bone Thugs and Harmony
are actually harmonizing in their rap flow. Rappers like Nelly are
practically borderline singing or sprechgesang-ing. Not to mention, all of the above named have won music Grammies.

It
is always said “to know where you are going, you must know where you are
from.” Rap is today’s urban music. Its techniques are deeply rooted for over 100 years in
American music. History serves as a blueprint that has been forged for
us to learn
from. Does this mean that Germany is the
birthplace of rap music? Not quite, though Schoenberg is Austrian he is
a well known early American composer, but it puts an end to the debate
for
historians or ignorant professors on whether the fad of rap is indeed
at all music. In a world in which music is a huge part of every one’s
life, many cultures have been influenced by and incorporate rap into their own native
language and music. Billions of profitable dollars have been earned from
rap, it is not only grandfathered in as a style of music to last, but worthy of
and honorary degree in which the success of hip hop can now afford to buy.

Copyright 2008 JackDazey

Currently
JackDazey is working on The JackDazey
Project: Project E5, due to be release early 2009. E5 currently performs
throughout Long Island and New York
City. He currently develops a website for the
empowerment of musician with resources that are helpful to entertainment
careers. You can subscribe and view his site for updates at www.jackdazey.com

Entertainment entrepreneur debuts E⁵ in summer concert.

8/ 25/ 2008 New York, New York, Music entrepreneur
brings 15-year- old Asian protégé to forefront at Long Island Summer
Music Festival this weekend. It was twenty years ago when native Long
Islander Debbie Gibson stormed the music scene, rivaling pop
superstar counterpart Tiffany, who’s guidance was under music producer
George Tobin. Two decades later, two Long islanders are following in
the direct footsteps of the trail that was blazed. Music Producer,
JackDazey, who grew up in Suffolk County, Long Island, has connected
with 15-year-old Asian Teen Jenny Kim from Nassau County to establish
her presence as the artist “Element Five” or (“E⁵” for short). It was the year E⁵
was born that JackDazey completed his studies at the University of
Southern California and that George Tobin gave him the opportunity to
work at his Studio Sounds North Hollywood facility as
a mix engineer. After paying countless dues in the music business,
JackDazey returned to New York to “sew up” his hometown in the
industry’s traditional sense and find the talent for his vision and
formula. It was years later when E⁵
was discovered through a family member, and the process began.
JackDazey hired music veteran Craig Derry to begin vocal training with E⁵
as well as providing her with dance instructions from Gabriel, Kokko
and Chichi who worked with music sensations P. Diddy, R-Kelly, LL Cool
J and countless other entertainment giants.

It is not typical in the tradition of Asian families to allow a child at such a young age as E⁵
to pursue a music career. In the traditional format that pop
sensations are created, JackDazey knew it was time to bring forth yet
another Long Island star by embracing the emergence and representation
of the Asian culture. The taboo has been broken. E⁵
is emerging as the first teen pop performer to represent the New York
and the Asian Market. Representing a culture with strict upbringing,
JackDazey enjoyed previous success in New
York with his club mix on Ultra Records with DJ Jonathan Peters for the
#1 Billboard chart club Song “All This Time” featuring Sylva Sharp of
“Chic”. His foresight is now bringing together a new story that is yet
to be expressed through the fresh eyes and innocence of E⁵. With a pure, natural and charismatic presence, an uplifting expression in the voice of E⁵ shines to bring New York back as the capital center for music, while leading a new, young, misrepresented generation.

Representing Long
Island, New York as did previous pop stars sensation Tiffany, Soul for
Real, Lil Mo and many more, there has never been a teen idol from
America to represent the enormous Asian community throughout the world.
The Asian American community is well recognized with the acceptance and
emergence of previous success from Asians role in the American
Entertainment industry as exemplified by such iconic figures as Lucy
Liu, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Yoyo Ma and Jet Li. Additionally, the
Asian community within the United States is extremely tight-knit and
supportive of their own over-achievers. E⁵
will debut with her first single “You Watching Me” which examines the
speculation of being an Asian minority in schools and neighborhoods.
You can receive updates and track E⁵ via www.jackdazey.com/

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You remember Motown…

…That
was a company bac in the day which took, catered to and developed black
artist.They would just step in like a good uncle or godfather and bless
an artist and invest all they to secure a vision.. Well those days are
over and record companies are like investment banks. They want a
return. they want to see that u are making money before they decide to
really fuck wit ya. What u got to do (and take a lesson from Cash Money
Click(birdman, lil wayne etc) u got to do the work, u got to push and
hustle, when they see u makin money they will step in and try to make
more money wit ya. key things to do 1st perform and be seen anywhere
and everywhere free or paid. This is the first step Big labels will do
wit ya if they signed u anyway for one whole year before u blow up..(it
is not a overnight Cinderella story) and now wit Myspace everybody and
they f@#*in grandma think they are an hot artist because someone bullshits them wit a comment. these days there is more junk to filter
through to find the real shit.. exposure, exposure, exposure! Let the
people decide!