Let me introduce myself...

Dean Olson here.

Today, I am posting my first comments in the new blog "Eclectic Notes".
There are tons of bloggers out there, and since I am a newbie, I just wanted to quickly check in.

I am a regular Joe, with one foot in the real world and the other in my dream world. That dream world is music. I love to listen to it, record it, play it, and sell it. It has been a long tough road trying to hold a full time 50 hour a week job AND be a musician and songwriter, but somehow I do it. Of course, things change in the course of your life, and I decided to make a slight change in the game plan. Now the real world is in the background, and the dream world is moving to the front of the stage! It has been difficult though. As the blog turns, I will try to open my heart and share my trials and thoughts with you. After all, I am by nature a shy guy, and haven't had a ton of social experience, but do have pearls of wisdom to share. (What is he talking about?)

My music partner Jim and I started the Eclectic Rhythms Band in 1998 in Orange County, California. A couple of demo CD's helped us start climbing the ladder of popularity, even steering toward an appearance on FM radio in Los Angeles.

But after the events of September 11, 2001, things quickly dissolved. Jim and I are the only two to move on and make music, but we always chose to put success on the shelf for later since life always got in the way (you know how that is). I adopted the adjective "eclectic" for all the projects we did, resulting in my being known as the Eclectic Songwriter. 

There will be more to follow, but as I said before, I just wanted to check in!
Until next time, be good out there!

Dean O