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Decorating Cookies

2011-05-18T14:01:39Z

Tje, Niki and I show where our other skills lie: decorating baked goods. Who would've guessed?

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Q&A: Casey Desmond

2011-05-09T14:18:39Z

What is your go-to pump up song?
"Bulletproof"! I love La Roux.

What is your favorite song to sing in the shower?
Anything by Robyn!

]]> Britney Spears is my guilty pleasure. I'm in love with the new Britney Spears album. Hello Goodbye. Owl City.

What is your favorite ice-cream flavor?
Chocolate and Peanut Butter. Reese's Sundae.

Pirates or Ninjas? Why?
Pirates. They're sexier!

If you were to be stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want there?
1) My CZ 5000 synthesizer
2) My sweetie pie
3) My dogs

Who is your celebrity crush?
Oh my gosh. I have so many of them. Always been a big fan of Johnny Depp myself. Robert Downey Jr. Nick Cave's son, Jethro Cave.

If you could spend the day with anyone dead or alive, who would it be?
Freddy Mercury cause he was such an inspiring person. I love him and I wish that I could sing a song with him.

Strike the Stage With Lightning

2011-05-04T14:20:32Z

Every time I think back to the Blind Auditions, my heart beats a little faster. What an amazing, yet exhausting day. After very little sleep the previous night, I needed to be hair and make up ready by seven a.m. My mom and guitar player were there to support me, so I wasn't too stressed out. However, watching other contestants walk out of the initial meeting room started making me impatient. I wanted so bad to get out there and sing. My performance was twelves hours later, so I started to mellow out by the time I got called. Instead of riding a wave of adrenaline onto the stage like a crazy person, I floated in on a zen cloud. I was very calm... until I struck the stage with LIGHTNING.

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Now that we are back at the hotel, I making amazing new friends. Everyone here has so much talent, it's inspiring. Everywhere you turn there's a circle of folks playing music and singing together. We're all bonding which can be a beautiful thing, or a stressful thing. In the end this is a competition, and we're all supposedly up against each other. However, I just don't see that fact penetrating the love bubble that's surrounds this group of people. I think we're going to keep it all about love, support, and music here at HOTEL THE VOICE. Peace, hippies!

This Is Me

2011-05-04T03:00:00Z

Hello! This is my blog! My blog for blogging about things. Things that are extremely interesting and funny. I promise! Ok, so here goes. It starts here, and it's never ending. I hope you're ready.

My name is Casey Desmond. I love to sing, and write pop songs. I also love to sew stage outfits. Back home, I have a studio called OHDEERGOD. It's filled to the brim with fun toys, and instruments. Synthesizers decorate my walls and floors, along with a collection of bizarre music toys from the eighties, and cheesy organs from the sixties. Naturally I never want to leave, and my little sister calls me a hermit. This is so true. However, I think I am also one of the most social people I know, and I'm always making new friends. I love people, all types. <3<3<3<3.

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Across the hall from me, is Taylor Barefoot's studio. He is one of my closest and dearest friends, and is my band mate. We have been playing and recording together for seven years. He also has an array of rare, and amazing gear. Just like my synths, his walls are adorned with guitars. They're all beautiful, top of the line, custom guitars. THEN, everywhere else in his studio, there are hundreds of hand made, boutique pedals. I talk a lot about Taylor, because when we are together, we are mad scientists. Everything is an experiment, and us; the tweakers. Music production is a passion, but also a huge part of my life/job. Can you tell that I am a huge nerd yet? I produced my new album along side with my partner in musical crime, Taylor. We play all the instruments and produce the tracks. I've also had the opportunity to work with award winning producer Anthony Resta, who has produced, co-produced, recorded, mixed, and written with me over the years.