Modern Soundcheck is a platform to discuss our passion for music. We are putting our selves and the soul back into the musical discussion. Music has been our healer. Music has told our story. Modern Soundcheck will ask meaningful questions, search for what we like -discover or solidify- and have fun. Our love of music came through this process – a process of life’s passions, pursuits and pains; a process of seeking the correct sound. Feel free to come along on our journey to tune out the static and dissonance.
Meet Elizabeth
My way has always been to keep protected those things that mean the most. I have had times in my life where I spent a lot of time being social, but always came away from that wishing I had spent more time DOING the things I loved by myself or with people I loved. In life we all take different journeys discovering what we like. The older I get, the more it becomes apparent that I only have time for things that I LOVE. So instead of locking all my fascination up in my mind, I have decided to share it. Perhaps it will only be something my children will value, but that would be purpose enough.
There are few things I love nearly as much as my kids. Music is one of those things. It is how I could waste most days and still feel joy. When I waste a day, or any portion of a day, getting sucked into reality TV with my brow furrowed in confusion, I can feel life slipping out of my hands. Considering how I feel about music, you should be able to guess that I don’t see much of anything a waste really. I love to sing, research, listen and fantasize that I have enough time to learn to play more instruments.
This website is a dream in itself. I am a nerd by design and practice. I love to organize and categorize things. This gives my best friend and I a way to capture our journey into music as we get on in years. I hope you can enjoy the journey with us. If not, there are a shit ton of other websites out there that might be better.
Meet Wil
I can’t remember the first time I noticed that music is more than just notes in rhythm. It may have been when I watched the video for Thriller by Michael Jackson. I remember crowding around our tiny TV with my family in our apartment in Alaska. It was 1983 and the music video scene was stale and uninspiring. Every minute of Thriller had my full attention. I realized then that music could do more than just distract me or make me jump around like a monkey, as I did plenty of at the age of four. Music could tell a story. It could move me and make me scared, nervous, happy, sad, or any number of moods. I realized then that music could make me feel. I was hooked. After that, I started really listening to music, learning lyrics, singing along with the radio. I sought out songs and artists to obsess over. I fell in love with music.
At the age of seven, I learned to play the piano and later, in college, I picked up the guitar. Today, eight guitars later, I’m still searching out songs and artists to obsess over. I’m still learning how to rock out, not only on a guitar, but just about any instrument I can get my hands on. I tend to see how most things are connected to music. I hope to share some of those views here. For me, music is life and life is music.