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@cathydeadskin-blog
Finished design, now for user friendlyness
I finished designing my website for us visual peeples, now I'm putting attention toward making it more accessible for people with disabilities including: visually impaired, keyboard navigators, and lower internet speed or tech spec users. I found that tumblr isn't the most handy host for these purposes but that's ok because I'm down to do html stuff to make it work. Time to put google on semi-automatic again.
Detailed email sign up
Entering your zip code will be helpful in seeing the geographics of where you peeps are!
The power is in your hands
That dollar and quarter are getting pretty lonesome and cold out there. Wanna give them some family and friends?
If you want to buy songs to support me, you can do it on my bandcamp page. Don't despair or feel guilty if you can't donate. Enjoy my music and perhaps write me about it. I'd love to hear stories about how my music has made positive impact on others. I have many songs I want to record or make videos for. Donations can be incredibly helpful to improving the quality or delivery of current or future projects. Paying for new guitar strings, equipment, and other music related supplies. Donations will solely be used to fund music endeavers. See reports below.
Site launch
I have been working hard to develop my musician identity and profile online. I started in December of 2010 but once the school semester started, progress ceased. With more time during summer, I'm back to developing the site and I'm making my best efforts to record audio to offer as downloads along with videos that I can upload to youtube.
My goal is to complete a 13 song, 37 minute long album and to record at least 12 videos by the start of September before class, work, and extracurricular activities occupy my time.
Thank you for donating
Thanks so much for the donation! I seriously appreciate it. It boosts my confidence and will help me fund future projects. You may also see a report for how I spend donations at the donate page.
Cathy Deadskin's Bio
INTRO Greetings, I call myself Cathy Deadskin and I currently reside in San Jose, California. My music is from the heart and occasional my brain helps out here and there when it feels like it. Often, my songs forms from many different emotional experiences or events. I rarely played outside of my bedroom until recently. I would like my music to help others somehow, whether it sympathizes, comforts, inspires, informs, or challenges. For now, this site shall serve as a place for you to see my stuff, find out more about me, or follow what I am doing. Explore and definitely read! I am also working to make it interactive, hence the ability to make comments on posts. The meaning behind the name, "Deadskin" Surprise! Deadskin isn't my real name. I put a lot of thought into it and there's a lot of symbolic meaning behind the name despite the initial unpleasant imagery that may be conjured upon hearing the words. Since I was a wee little child, I have had a slight skin disorder that makes me shed more dead skin than the average person, especially on my hands and feet. I felt conscious about it for a long time and sometimes still feel nervous in some situations. It doesn't bother me too much medically but growing up, several people around me found it unsightly and recommended change. The biggest problem I have had with my skin is other people's nonacceptance. From school kids calling it disgusting to adults trying to find a "cure" to it; I guess people never understood that their judgment was the worst part of the condition. All of us shed skin. My dead skin isn't a big deal but many people I've met found it so and this concerns me. Not that dead skin prejudice is a serious issue in itself (I'm not planning to form a movement for it any time soon) but when people spend their energy and time focusing on something that's not important and creating suffering in the process, I don't think it does any good, not for me, not for society. Deadskin doesn't sound catchy, appealing, or cool but neither do most things in life. I was hesitant to choose this name out of fear that it drive away potential listeners but realized that popularity is not the point. As we grow and mature, we are constantly peeling our layers off. There's a metaphor somewhere in there. o.o In short, I have more dead skin than the average person but it's no big deal unless you make it so. It's just a name so let's focus on what really matters, the music.
Some music history
Music history I got a toy casio keyboard as a gift sometime when I was 8. I played tunes from the video game, Zelda's Ocarina of Time on it along with Christmas jingles. There was a school play in 6th grade and I sang during the lead singer's part so I was bullied by other girls. That killed my confindence in singing =\ . I was in concert band during middle school from age 12-13 playing clarinet. I bought a classical guitar without strings at a yard sale when I was 12. My cousin took me to string it at a guitar store at age 13. I felt discouraged after the worker there made some comments about me. However, I went home and played guitar very often. I didn't have a pick so I used my conveniently long fingernails to strum. At age 20, I started to play in front of friends and it felt really nice.
Question: What do you like about my music? (click tab below to answer)
testing the chat post thing
Hey hey hey, where in the bay area should I play?
This is my song called Hard Times
I want that cat
Music
If you want the most recently updated stuff, I recommend that you visit my youtube. Link --> It's very unlikely that I'll sell my music because my microphone isn't the best quality and I don't have the money or time to record in a studio at the moment. Also, one of the notes on my guitar makes a buzzing noise and you can probably catch it. It's a high one. Enjoy listening to my non perfect music. Also, I encourage you to download it and or share it with people who may enjoy it.
Cathy Deadskin - Hard Times by CathyDeadskin
Donation Spending Report
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Upcoming Shows
I may perform and you can catch me by looking at the list below or getting a status update from twitter, facebook, or myspace. My travels will probably be confined to the San Francisco Bay area for the time being.
Contacting me
For booking or related intentions, send an email to cathydeadskin[at]gmail[dot]com Send a private message: I'd love to hear any well meaning message about my music, be it criticism, a thank you, or a story. You could also ask questions if it is something that you have thought through and would really like to know. Send a public question: Questions can be asked below or at my formspring. It's both the same. Response time varies between 1 second and 10 years. If you would like to leave a comment that you would like others to see, do so on my tumblr, myspace, facebook, or youtube. I won't promise that I'll see them however. >_> The links are on the right -->
http://www.formspring.me/cathydeadskin
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Blog
All music related updates should show up if you click NEWS. The link below is a blog I keep to give you a glimpse into some of my personal life. Feel free to comment but don't expect a reply from me too often. I also ask that you respect my privacy somewhat, although that is weird to ask given that I'm putting it online. Type cathydeadskin -dot- blogspot -dot- com in your address bar.