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I sat down from 9 to 6 and came up with this for you. Didn’t even have lunch. I was just lost in the world of indie rock and roll.
I love recording a track just as I write it, it keeps it fresh and exciting. In fact I started recording it before I even finished writing it!
Its not part of an album or anything, well at least it isn’t yet. Just a straight up track for you to twerk to.

For those interested in a look behind the scenes, I made a video just for you. It covers; how to build a song from scratch, song composition, instrument placement, a little about how FX are used and how (or how not to) write killer face melting guitar solos.
check it out below!

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Please spread the Christmas joy with your friends by sharing it with the buttons below

and make sure to

Download ‘Find’ for free!

Merry Christmas!

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Do you see yourself in the O.P.A audience picture? why not tag yourself in it!

The back stage posse!

Have a listen to the original and share it on facebook with your friends. Just our way to say MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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I had no idea I would be making this video last sunday. I set myself a challenge to make a video in 5 days.
I asked you what you wanted on monday(turns out you wanted christmas songs), now its friday and I am here to deliver your Christmas gift.
Thanks to everyone who helped out and sent in their Christmas wishes.

So here it is. Have yourself a merry little Christmas

What do you think?  Download Have yourself a merry little Christmas here.

Special thanks to:
Talia(bassist), Aaron, Jasmine, Matty Chaps, Rachael Leahcar, Sam Ludeman, Paul Smit, Nienke Overmars, Grace Ryan, Mark Den Uil (guitar solo) and Anastasia Yanwu.
Super cool that you were all a part of this at such short notice!
lyrics by Ralph Blane

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I stayed up all night working on this track. So late in fact that when I went to bed, it was already lunch time (all of this is a lie).
Anyway, check out the video to see what I came up with. A bunch of you want to some how be a part of it too. So under the video there is a link to download the ninja package.
Get it back to me ASAP with your additions because I gotta have this sukka up by Friday.

Please pass this project along to your friends and tell them what’s going on. It would be horrible if they missed out.

Here is a link to the facebook post so you can thumbs it up aww… your the best. Thank you!

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Now back to saving the world.
hiii-yaaaa

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Facebook is a great platform for independent musicians. I don’t have a label and rely heavily on word of mouth. So every time you like something of mine on the book of faces, I get a little more popular. The hipster inside me says

No Adam, Stay underground! No one should ever hear your music…that’s how it stays cool.

But then I think to myself…wait a sec.

So Shut your hipster mouth, brain! What’s the point in music if no one can hear it?  Anyway back to my point

My Adam Hoek Facebook fanpage  used to be horrible. People couldn’t even find it! I don’t know what I was thinking. Too many things going on and no order. If I was a worker bee I would be the one trying to pollinate a rock.

So I sat down and streamlined the experience. I know how much you guys love your Facebook, in fact… I’m surprised you even made it to my site! Did you know that the Internet has over 150 sites! Yeah, Google it. But for some reason everyone just goes back to Facebook. So why not give you want you want, in a form that you already have?! I know, I’m a genius. May I present to you….

Adam Hoek Facebook Music Fan Page

Click it, you know you want to…you addict.

Isn’t it pretty?  The picture of me singing in a cafe is from the I want you back jackson 5 video. Now sure, you could go ahead and click that link and watch it on YouTube like everyone else. But you know you don’t want to! Why don’t you want to? Because YouTube isn’t blue that’s why.  What you really want, is to head back to the comfort of Facebook. The place where all your friends are.  You know… by reading this, you are probably missing out on some serious events that your friends are posting.

OMG look at that disgusting sandwich Danny is eating.

HAHA, Jessica peed in a flowerpot when she was drunk?…oh…classic Jessica.

You want to go back there don’t you? It’s understandable, I want to go too. So let me show you how you can laugh at Jessica in Facebook chat, but also, watch the jackson 5 I want you back video at the same time!

Its simple, since you are already signed in(your an addict and you should seek help) head over to the Adam Hoek Facebook Fan Page click the like button (that’s how kittens are born) then… now this is the big step…. press that awesome looking play button. You can also click the one on this page however be warned. If you click the play button on this page then you wouldn’t click the ‘like’ button on the Facebook page and kittens would become extinct! All because of you.

It looks like this… this is what awesome looks like.

Now you can watch the videos, and listen to the tracks and tell Jessica your tips for getting even more hammered ‘sobering up‘,  all from one tab! Isn’t the Internet an amazing place? So what do you think of the look of it? Do you like all those triangles? What else should my fanpage have do you think? Let me know either below…or…you guessed it, on the Facebook page itself.

Oh and for you facebook junkies out there that love clicking ‘like’ buttons… under this post there is a little one just for you. I would love it if you tested it out for me.

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Man, ever since I got married I have just felt heavier!

Just in case you were wondering, I did not actually gain 65 on my honeymoon. I was referring to me being one with another human now.( Never explain a joke Adam…it doesnt make it any better)

So where did we go on the honeymoon?

Well for the nerds out there you might appreciate this image.

for the non nerdy out there….Cern is a shooting range and this thing behind me is a rocket filled with sweat and man muscles.

I have been pretty busy since I got back from my honeymoon. Some of it is music related, some not so much.

One perk of being married to Talia is that this thing came with her.

Needless to say I have been playing a lot of piano as of late. Most of it is chopsticks and the rugrats theme song but some of it is original as well. Iv’e got 5 new songs written on this bad boy. My skills aren’t really up to scratch yet though, so I am getting the piano parts recorded by my friend Calvin. I used to play music with him when I lived in Melbourne back in the day. So you have them to look forward to…or should I say…listen forward to.

I have also been categorising my songs. Turns out I have 36 finished songs that are just sitting here waiting to be recorded. I have got another 80+ that are unfinished. I am thinking, its time to stop focusing on writing and record these sukkas! Only 1 problem, my electric guitar decided to spaz out on me. so I got myself a new one. Still wondering what I am going to do with the old one. Maybe give it away in a contest…hmmm.

Here is my new baby.

I’m talking about the axe on the left. its a Line-6 JTV-59.

One of the other perks of being married to someone is that now I have someone who can hold up a camera whilst I play effectively creating what we call in the business’ Music videos’ So you have them to look out for as well.

Apart from all that music stuff, I have been setting up a home, painting, sanding, taping, moving furniture, gardening and playing video games when Talia thinks I am working. Its been great so far.

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When I saw her track Hello Hello, I went nuts! such a great way to wake up in the morning. I had to make a cover of it.
Please check it out below! Video wont play? get the hello hello missy higgins video here!

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Hello Hello Missy Higgins free mp3 download

If your interested about the animation work, I put it together myself. If there is enough interest I may do a tutorial about how you can do it too!
party hard, or hardly party
-Adam

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