User:Andrewberhow

Bio
My name is Andrew Berhow and I am an Audio Production Major. I have been producing ever since the age of eight when I found a basic and simple recording program on our computer. I always wanted to bbe a professional musician until my junior year in high school when I took more of a producer role and did solo projects on the side. My first recordings were with my cousin in a band called Almost Brothers. We basically found instruments we got at garage sales or found around the house and played them while we would freestyle sing random songs. I did not start writing down my songs until the third grade, when I discovered my talent for writing. I have produced for many different bands/groups and artists. Here is a list of the groups or artists I can think of off of the top of my head: Almost Brothers, Slim Pants, W.W.A, The Dirty MCs, Mad Man, Ringus & Dingus, Dem Mobb Boiz, D-Breezzy, Cross Bonez (my solo projects), D-Magic, Young General & Cross Bonez, Clean Up Crew. After graduating I want to eventually open my own recording studio in my hometown of Winona, Minnesota. Just in case you are curious about how much I've made for my solo projects (that I still have), here's my discography from 2007 to now.

'''“Royal Freshness” May 29, 2007''' 1.	Intro (skit) 2.	Protest This 3.	I’m the Only One 4.	Freestyle 5.	My Song 4 Y’all 6.	Royal Freshness 7.	Slice N Dice [featuring Str8 Dirty] 8.	Cross Bonez Phobia 9.	Lethal [featuring DG3] 10.	Cross Bonez Phobia (Remix) (Bonus Track)

“The Instigator”May 29, 2008 1.	Intro (skit) 2.	Relentless 3.	Venomous Lyrics 4.	My Plead 5.	Drive Thru (skit) 6.	The Instigator 7.	Terry’s Message (skit) 8.	2Raw 9.	Protest This (Remix) 10.	No More Chances 11.	Sometimes [featuring The Carter] 12.	Freestyle [featuring D-Magic] 13.	Don’t Gimme a Label 14.	Silencer 15.	Played Out

 “2Raw”July 08, 2008 1.	Intro (skit) 2.	No Hesitation [featuring Dem Mobb Boiz] 3.	The Incredible (Remix) [featuring K-Nice, DZK] 4.	Lil Bitch 5.	Freestyle [featuring D-Breezzy] 6.	Assault To Battery 7.	No Apologies (Remix) [featuring Eminem]

 “Meltdown”''' February 17, 2009''' 1.	Who’s Keepin’ Score? 2.	Mean Rapper 3.	Back Bonez 4.	Name Tag 5.	Stereotype 6.	Relentless [Remix] 7.	Meltdown 8.	Death Sentence 9.	Amnesia 10.	Let Out Cries 11.	We Raw [featuring Cypher] 12.	My Plead [Remix] 13.	Spectacular [featuring D-Magic]

"Emergency Room" is coming Fall 2009-Winter 2010 The album will be available in: Winona, MN Seattle, WA La Crosse, WI

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic: Writing a song longer than any other solo song I have


 * Research Component


 * week 1: name the song, pick a beat


 * week 2: write a verse or two


 * week 3: research the average length of rap songs, write a verse or two


 * week 4: research the roots of hip hop/rap


 * week 5: write a verse or two


 * week 6: finish writing song, edit the lyrics until they're perfect


 * week 7: record song if possible


 * week 8: get presentation completely prepared

Midterm Assignment 2: Manipulation
As I walked through the park, I saw many great sculptures. Then I laid my eyes upon Bunyon’s Chess; a sculpture our teacher said too many people hate, I liked it, so I kept on walking. I kept on seeing sculptures I liked, sculptures I thought that the concept of them was ingenious. I saw walls made into art; I saw rusty piles of metal that people actually pay for (besides my brother’s first car). I thought I might actually have to just choose one I didn’t like as much, but, then I saw it, “Eagle” by Alexander Calder, the ugliest part of the park. “How does that look anything like an eagle?” I thought. I heard people saying the exact same words to their family and friends they were with. I’m not criticizing the fact that it’s red/orange and made of metal. It doesn’t have any representation of an eagle at all. The only way I see it as an eagle is if an abnormally gigantic eagle and a metal girder reproduced an offspring with birth defects, during an earthquake. It looks like someone heated up some metal and put it on a stick and whipped it around, and then carved some legs out of it for it to stand on. The only way I would think it was an eagle was if I was blind and shot up with enough Novocain to numb an elephant.

I looked at it numerous times trying to change my mind. I looked in person, in photos I took, on Internet photos, I even researched the artist. Every sculpture I saw of his was exactly the same. I feel now how my teacher did at first about Ellsworth Kelly. I saw a sculpture that looked like “Eagle” with two balls and more metal on the top. The only time I saw any bit of versatility was through his toy making. He invented the mobile; I’m sure in my infant years I was hypnotized by Calder’s invention. He has no versatility; he made toys that were made from wire. He made sculptures that all have the basic same shape and material. I tried to appreciate his art, I really did, but, I just cannot do it. I do not like routine people; I do not like seeing the same thing all the time. I cannot keep a routine to save my life. I feel I may have a short attention span. I’m a very random person and like to see things change a lot. Alexander Calder in my eyes is not a good artist. In my eyes he is a man who could make sculptures and make slightly altered duplications of them. Other people may see him as a great artist, but not me, I like versatility, which Calder is an antonym of. I do not feel I don’t have control over my own brain, I feel I had certain tastes in art and that Calder’s sculpture wasn’t the right flavor, it’s like little kids and broccoli.

Self-Assessment
I feel that I have learned quite a lot in this class, both from the teacher and from other students. Even though some people’s views being heard repeatedly did get a little annoying, it is still a class based on discussions. I should not talk about that anyway, I didn’t bring many opinions to this class. I think I did well doing my assignments, but I could’ve participated more in class. Even though this class was extremely easy, I did learn some things I didn’t know that I find interesting. For example, before I had this class I never even knew what a fallacy was, or even heard of one. I wanted to participate a little more in class, but at times, I let my speech impediment get the best of me, and I keep my mouth closed. I noticed many people just left in the middle of class or stopped showing up. For homework, all we had was our final project and a few small assignments. The class might have higher attendance if it requires staying awake during it. I just felt this class was a little too easy. For my “I’ve Always Wanted To” project, I just decided to write my longest song ever in the number of bars, 100 bars. I write songs all the time so this assignment barely challenged me. I take a lot away from this class I don’t think I would’ve learned anywhere else. Some days of the class, I also took away a headache, though.