tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42867903011968834202011-07-08T00:14:19.890-07:00Nick BockrathNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-72102503463638312212009-09-14T08:31:00.001-07:002009-09-14T08:31:46.650-07:00<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D2dYHCa-b38&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D2dYHCa-b38&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-7210250346363831221?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-54970765019381743252009-09-10T00:00:00.000-07:002009-09-10T00:02:01.019-07:00how DARE Obama tell kids to have aspirations, do well in school, complete assignments, and prepare themselves to be the future innovators. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3iqsxCWjCvI&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3iqsxCWjCvI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-5497076501938174325?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-34192404582614760422009-08-23T12:25:00.000-07:002009-09-28T22:18:08.123-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;" ><a href="http://www.newstepsrecords.com"><img src="http://hotlink.myspacecdn.com/images02/70/533e47d4cb274636b3bd049f4dcd8dd0/m.jpg" alt="Spanish Vibraphonist Arturo Serra. Great CD! Includes a rendition of my original composition Omi performed by Arturo and his qua" /></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;" ><p>Check out Spanish Vibraphonist Arturo Serra and his quartets new album "Loud-Zee" available through New Steps Records (newstepsrecords.com). The album features the groups interpretation of my original composition "Omi" - they sound amazing on it!!!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;" ><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-3419240458261476042?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-89966734631332375312009-08-03T18:12:00.001-07:002010-03-16T16:04:39.439-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-8996673463133237531?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-39652193964345939042009-07-25T23:10:00.001-07:002009-07-25T23:10:48.232-07:00Hey mom look!<div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VOXiNVTRuw</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-3965219396434593904?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-26512661858236525042009-07-24T09:27:00.000-07:002009-07-24T09:28:34.324-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/65gZtm0abFM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/65gZtm0abFM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-2651266185823652504?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-51582054397760819522009-07-19T20:24:00.000-07:002009-08-14T10:41:52.777-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande',fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;"><a href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&amp;friendID=74470916&amp;albumID=2228308&amp;imageID=46722921"><img src="http://hotlink.myspacecdn.com/images01/111/d2b64528f423b892b05dec6c0b29ca10/m.jpg" alt="At Wale Video shoot for Chillin." /></a></span><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'Lucida Grande',fantasy;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;font-size:11;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'Lucida Grande',-webkit-fantasy;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;font-size:11;">Check out the new Young Chris Mixtape "The Network" .. you can download it for free at YoungChris.com .. I play on the track "Grown Things" (Produced by my homie Brent "Ritz" Reynolds)..</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'Lucida Grande',-webkit-fantasy;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;font-size:11;">Other guest artists on the mixtape include:Raheem Devaughn, tuPhace, Beanie Siegel, Black Thought, Wale, Twista, and Peedi Crack!!!! (The track "Hot Shyt" is craaaazzy)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'Lucida Grande',-webkit-fantasy;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;font-size:11;">Enjoy!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 48px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 48px; white-space: pre;">Check the Video here! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; ">http://www.okayplayer.com/news/Video-Young-Chris-Grown-Thangs-.html</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-5158205439776081952?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-14864652331225460302009-07-18T09:37:00.001-07:002009-07-18T09:37:59.590-07:00http://www.beck.com/record_club<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-1486465233122546030?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-32929931780112050492009-07-16T22:04:00.000-07:002009-07-16T22:05:51.614-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OcZ1VjewX7U/SmAGjjv8KFI/AAAAAAAAAAc/3K9sXiOjQms/s1600-h/6288_521411545487_56602194_31033119_3695846_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OcZ1VjewX7U/SmAGjjv8KFI/AAAAAAAAAAc/3K9sXiOjQms/s320/6288_521411545487_56602194_31033119_3695846_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359290764532394066" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-3292993178011205049?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-52977447997667617052009-07-16T21:59:00.001-07:002009-07-16T21:59:24.333-07:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dl0BSh7RXPc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dl0BSh7RXPc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-5297744799766761705?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-31744531106487893302009-07-16T21:46:00.000-07:002009-07-16T22:07:54.998-07:00<a href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&amp;friendID=463735350&amp;albumID=675415&amp;imageID=3605767"><img src="http://hotlink.myspacecdn.com/images02/86/3c52836255784157a6fe2a7293f53b89/m.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><p><br />just got home from a gig with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Treece">Chuck Treece</a> and his group <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mcradband">MCRAD</a>.. he called me earlier today to play "either bass or guitar - whatever you want" .. driving to the gig I realized, I have no clue what I am about to play. I arrive about 5 minutes before we hit and Chuck sits down to show me the songs and then yells "MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and said "let's just play!" .. so this is truly a zero idea of what im playing or rehearsal situation. But with great musicians that always works! Chuck is a rare spirit - He is truly one of Philly's LEGENDARY musicians. Super inspiring, it is gigs like this that make me realize how amazing it is to be a musician and how much you can learn on so many levels from people through music, art and being. So if you know - then you know, but if you don't <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mcradband">check him out</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-3174453110648789330?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-30710691267905349332009-07-16T12:06:00.000-07:002009-07-16T12:11:55.859-07:00<a href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=12691936&albumID=0&imageID=13920855"><img src="http://hotlink.myspacecdn.com/images01/79/ca3ed23e8b49d8aa6629efeb0d23d1e4/m.jpg" alt="Andy Hurwitz" /></a><br /><p>here is an interview with one of my biggest mentors/homies Andy Hurwitz of Ropeadope Records about keeping an indie label together for 10 years, state of the music industry, etc.. <a href="http://musformation.com/2009/07/10-questions-with-a-record-label-rope-a-dope-records-1.html"> READ HERE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-3071069126790534933?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-4273247285993220442009-07-16T00:10:00.001-07:002009-07-16T00:10:55.778-07:00Beck is great<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-427324728599322044?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286790301196883420.post-65091405331049866002009-07-12T10:41:00.000-07:002009-07-12T10:42:31.036-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OcZ1VjewX7U/Sloge3ePqPI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/vny0OCHSZdY/s1600-h/6455_110688123016_637023016_2161616_2058617_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OcZ1VjewX7U/Sloge3ePqPI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/vny0OCHSZdY/s320/6455_110688123016_637023016_2161616_2058617_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357630421369596146" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4286790301196883420-6509140533104986600?l=nickbockrath.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15966160121622548542noreply@blogger.com0