Learning an instrument is hard, there’s no debate to that. How many of you had to play recorder in elementary school and simply couldn’t get the hang of it? Although I’m a musician now, the recorder was tough for me back in the days before I was serious about music, despite being an allegedly easy instrument to learn. However, compare attempting toContinue reading “Are Ocarinas Actually Easy to Learn?”
Category Archives: For Ocarinists
Why Everyone Should Learn an Instrument
I’ve been a musician basically my whole life, and I grew up in a very musical household. I started my musical journey playing trumpet in middle school, picking up the Ocarina in 2011, then singing in choir through high school and college, even for performances with Joe Hisaishi and Andrea Bocelli. This is not toContinue reading “Why Everyone Should Learn an Instrument”
My Creative Gear 2021
Hey!This page is outdated…Click on any of this text to check out the updated one I figure it’d be helpful if I assembled links for all the tech I use. That list keeps growing as I get more upgrades, so I knew eventually it’d make more sense to make a webpage rather than add moreContinue reading “My Creative Gear 2021”
MAGFest 2019: Ocabanda’s Triumphant Return
We all get together backstage and walk on. play our first song, and the rest goes amazingly. Most other groups at MAGFest tend to be loud music you can dance to, and we were an exception. We play our full set for the concert and end up going a few minutes overtime
[PART 2] The 2018 US Ocarina Festival: Concert, Camping, Phuket
[PART 2] The 2018 US Ocarina Festival: Concert, Camping, Phuket To Recap… We drove up on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, got to see everyone, and rehearsed on Friday before going to an open-mic performance. Read the whole post here! This post covers Ocabanda’s concert forward. We worked really hard coming to this point, and I’mContinue reading “[PART 2] The 2018 US Ocarina Festival: Concert, Camping, Phuket”
[PART 1] The 2018 US Ocarina Festival: Road-trip of Time
It’s 5:30 in the morning, We were up until 2 the night before due to poor decisions, packing, Fanime being the day prior, and several other causes, but we had to leave early. David and Roxy were shooting a video in San Francisco and they needed golden hour lighting – and there was no wayContinue reading “[PART 1] The 2018 US Ocarina Festival: Road-trip of Time”
Fanime 2018: Of Panels and Daddies
I went through my schedule for the week in my head: Finish finals, prepare for my panel, go to rehearsal 4 times this week, perform in 4 concerts, do my panel, get ready for the roadtrip after the convention ends, learn my Ocarina music, get ready for my Japan trip… And after going through allContinue reading “Fanime 2018: Of Panels and Daddies”
Anime Expo 2017: Ocarinas, Traffic, and the Smell of Piss
This is a post from nearly a year ago. I never published it due to some major personal relationship issues that happened around the same time. I made some edits and decided to finally publish it…
Recently, I went on my first non-school related trip without any form of supervision! To many readers, you may be thinking, Wow, why am I reading the blog of a f***ing baby, to which I say…. you’re right. The trip was busy and fun…
Ocarinas – How I Found Opportunity From a Niche Hobby
When people ask me about my hobbies, whenever I mention that I play Ocarina, they invariably say things like this: You mean the thing from Zelda? Oh cool! ….what are they? Ocawhatta now? I expect these answers, so I don’t mind it, but the point is: Ocarinas aren’t well known, at least in America. They’reContinue reading “Ocarinas – How I Found Opportunity From a Niche Hobby”
Ocabanda @ MAGfest 2018 – A Recap
Ocabanda @ MAGfest 2018 – A Recap Day -1 – Coming In Tuesday night, the day after New Year’s Day, my heart is racing in the airport while I anticipate my flight to leave San Jose. For the first time in six months and the second time ever, I am going to see my familyContinue reading “Ocabanda @ MAGfest 2018 – A Recap”
Andy Cormier 