I’m baack

Jay Carlin — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:12:45 +0000

Hello world. I’ve decided to jump start my website again, for those who are interested. Not many will be, but you know, I can hope.

Back to the Blog

Jay Carlin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:09:28 +0000

Hey everyone! Hope everyone has had an awesome summer. I’m about to start my second and final year as a Graduate Student at the University of Texas at Austin. Good course schedule this fall:

Observation and Evaluation in Music Education
Supervised Teaching in Music
Survey of the Music of Brazil
Gamelan Ensemble
Brazilian music ensemble

Table for Two EP

Jay Carlin — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:37:28 +0000

So excited to actually be announcing this…

TODAY I HAVE “Officially” Released my first EP!

The EP is called “Table for Two”, and consists of four songs I have written, recorded, edited, re-recorded, re-edited, mixed – myself – to arrive at this point. The cover photography was done by Christina Locklear, who very generously agreed to help me. Check her out if you have any photography needs (christinalocklear@gmail.com)!

Please give the songs a listen, and let me know what you think. There is a link on my music page www.jaycarlin.com/Music.html where you can go to listen to the songs for free. Also, the first 50 people will be able to download the album for free (though please don’t hesitate to donate a few cents if you’re feeling generous – it might speed up the process for a second, even better release!)… So go check it out now!

Jeff’s Visit

Jay Carlin — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:48:47 +0000

Jeff is flying out today to visit for a few days – Spring Break has begun! Off to San Antonio to Pick him up.

P?czki

Jay Carlin — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:48:18 +0000

P?czki Day!!! Happy Mardi Gras everyone!

Holds off right offff the way

Jay Carlin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:47:48 +0000

I sent a sleep text this morning. That’s right. A text. In my sleep. About 20 minutes before I remember waking up. So if you have a text on your phone that says “Holds off right offff the way” – … Continue reading →

Budgets

Jay Carlin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:44:24 +0000

Talking about firing teachers and cutting education to save money and balance a budget is like holding the cheese on a $10 super sized combo meal in an effort to save money and lose weight.

Blow

Jay Carlin — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:59:39 +0000

Just watched Kesha’s new music video “Blow.” It was kind of like watching Kesha and James Van Der Beek get in a rainbow-shooting laser gun fight over a piece of munster cheese in a bar full of unicorn people. In … Continue reading →

Listening Party

Jay Carlin — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:42:21 +0000

So I’m going to a Listening Party on Saturday… everyone picks 4 songs and brings them as a soundtrack to an evening of cooking out and catching up. I think I have my four songs… what four songs would you pick?

I ended up picking:
1. Pratham Prem – Anoushka Shankar
2. Hoedown – Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
3. Quality of Seven – Zakir Hussain / Masters of Percussion
4. Chega de Saudade – Gary Burton

Blue Man Group

Jay Carlin — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:45:02 +0000

Going to see Blue Man Group tonight! So excited. It’s at the Long Center.

But the best part? The girl I am taking as my date. We’re going to dinner at the Clay Pit beforehand. Hopefully will be a great time