Jeff MacDougall

... okay, don't really call me. But hear me when someone else calls by getting your own ringtones!

You can find the link to my ringtones over on the right. Enjoy!

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We have finally arrived home and are settling in with our new baby girl. If you would like to more about our adoption, you can read about it at my wife's new blog page. Taiwan-on.com.

Check back soon for new music updates. I have a lot of irons in the fire so it won't be long!

Thanks for listening!

The Good News:

I am currently in Taiwan waiting to meet my new daughter, Lucy. In less than 24 hours we will pick her up and start the final steps of the adoption process. And by Friday, we will be on our way home with our new little girl! I can't really explain in words just how exciting this is. Those of you who have adopted or had children know what I mean. You can read more about our journey to Lucy here.

The Bad News:

I was hoping that before I got on a plane to Taiwan, the next challenge of the Masters of Song Fu would have been posted and I could knock something out. Alas, I got off a plane half way around the world to discover the new challenge and it's due date... (the day I get home). I have no musical instruments with me, no recording equipment, and no time. And frankly, even if I did happen to have a guitar and a mic, there is no way I would lock myself away to record music during the first days of meeting my new little girl. So... I must withdraw myself from the latest installment of MoSF.

I plan to enter MoSF #3 when the time comes and I also have some other projects in the works, so please keep checking back. Good luck to the remaining challengers (and masters). May the best Fu win!

It's that time again. I have entered the Masters Of Song Fu #2 competition and the first round has begun. Please take a second to go and listen to some new music and cast your vote. Thanks for listening!

The second installment of Masters Of Song Fu has begun and once again, I am attempting to earn the title of "Master". If victorious, I would join the ranks of other masters including Jonathan Coulton. This first challenge is really a simple one: Write a song about the moon. That's it. The song must be delivered by Wednesday the 20th so I better get to work.

So, today I got an e-mail from a vendor telling me that I need to get my stuff on Napster. That if I didn't, it was like throwing money away. Needless to say, I'm a little skeptical. I was wondering what everyone else thought. I haven't even glanced at Napster since it was a legitimate, illegitimate service. What about you? Do you or anyone you know use Napster to buy your music?

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... I am starting to go through my closet and dig out some old demos. This one is something I wrote trying to capture that retro vibe (ala "That Thing You Do"). My buddy, Craig (Mazin) had just put a recording studio into his house and we were breaking it in. Craig handled all the drums and percussion, I played the rest and Scott (Tomlinson) sang the lead. C and myself sang the backups. Sick and Tired was recorded around '99-2000. It's over on the right. Enjoy!

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