Tag: D.N.A.

Please welcome our new Bass Player

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Ladies and Gents, Kill Ritual fans near and far…

We would like to introduce you to Alexandre Santos who will be playing Bass for Kill Ritual,
both touring and helping write their next album, The Opaque and the Divine.

We will be throwing him right in the fire for his first show with us in Las Vegas for
Kiss Night at Count’s Vamp’d, October 20th.

Alex is best known for his work and composition with the Portuguese melodic rock/metal band
Scar For Life (2008–present) and for his collaboration with other established heavy rock musicians
in the bands D.N.A. (2013) and Stagma (2018–present). If you recall, David (KR Vox)
and Alex collaborated with Kane Roberts (Alice Cooper), Neil Fraser (Ten, Rage of Angels, Stagma),
Mikael Carlsson (Lover Under Cover), as well as João Colaço (Rage of Angels, Scar For Life) creating D.N.A..

Speaking with David he has mentioned how excited he is to work with Alex again.

“Alex and I are like brothers. We argue, we laugh, and we create magic together.
I’ve been long looking forward to working with him again.
He will be an incredible asset to this band.
He is also one of the best songwriters I know.” – David Reed Watson

Alex also established his own recording and production facility, PressPlay Music, in 2008
for which he has mixed and produced several albums.

Make sure you check out Alex’s website if you would like to delve further into who this incredible talent is.

Alex Santos Music

Thank you to everybody that submitted videos, audio, phone conversations, and emails back and forth.
With all of the many variables entailed It was a difficult situation pinning down the right guy for this job.
So, again… thank you for your efforts and support. – Steve, David, Seamus, and Alex

 

 

 

 

 

Ji’an

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Welcome to Sunday, September 9th which is an 11 in Numerology.

Today’s card is the Prince of Disks

A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that is unlocked and opens inwards, as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

The Prince of Disks, it is said, is like the I Ching Hexagram #53. I’ve started to study Human Design recently and works a lot with the I Ching. Hexagram #53 is Ji’an (Development).

When I lived in Florida we would get ready for Hurricane Season every year. Get the shutters ready for the house, trim the trees, make sure there wasn’t anything loose around the yard, clean out the garage so the cars could get in, etc. Well, when a hurricane would hit us we would notice that the Palm Trees would bend almost completely over, but never did their roots pull from the ground. Because they were native plants they had ‘learned’ over time to adapt to their environment, but the non-native trees would snap or get rooted easily causing horrible damage.

So… what’s my point? If you want to cultivate a good foundation for your life you need to methodically work towards the goal that you want to achieve, like the foundation of a house, or the Palm Tree. A lot of us run around with our heads cut off trying to make stuff happen which in the Tao they call the ‘Monkey Mind’. Always busy but never really achieving anything.

Today’s vibration of the 11, a Master Number known as the Master Teacher or Spiritual Light Messenger. It’s saying to us that if we want to achieve this we must slow ourselves down, focus on a goal and move towards that goal.

Today’s song is; Monkey Mind by my band D.N.A.

“So pent up, you can’t unwind. It’s just a case of Monkey Mind.”

Gvyalielitsehi!
(Pronounced ‘Guy – Ali – Eh – LEE – Shay – He’)
(Cherokee for ‘I appreciate you’)
David

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Shin’en (Monkey Mind)

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Welcome to Tuesday, December 5th which is a 9 in Numerology.

Today we are asked to leave all fear behind us, to look at the bigger picture. We are asked to raise up our artistic values above all else and go forth with confidence. Self-Confidence has always been a struggle for me, so I repeat this mantra…

“Oh-what-the-fuck-do-it-anyway.”

We’ve seen hero’s in movies do it, saying, “This is going to hurt,” as they leap off of a cliff. It’s making that snap judgment decision before you can even think about it and before you will allow yourself to back off and quit.

As the card states; Virtue, Integrity, and Self-Confidence are the preconditions to channeling or tapping into that energy. Think of fear as a roadblock to your success. How many times in your life have you crossed over a roadblock only to find that it really wasn’t as bad as you made it up to be? Our ego (self-image) is only one part of us, but all too often we let that part take control.

Here is another simple tool I use; I look at my ego as a smaller version of me sitting on my shoulder, cowering. What I do when it tells me to hide or run away, I pacify it by thanking it for watching out for me and then I let it know that I’m ok. It seems silly, but sometimes we need these tools to keep our ego in check, to remind us again, that this is just a small part of us. This allows me to go ahead, to move forward into the unknown, knowing that fear is just something I’ve made up (False Evidence Appearing Real).

Today’s song is; Monkey Mind by DNA.

“You’ve got the shin’en disease. You’re not the only one it seems. This mental chatter, it seems, has got you down.”

Gvyalielitsehi!
(Pronounced ‘Guy – Ali – Eh – LEE – Shay – He’)
(Cherokee for ‘I appreciate you’)
David

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The Swan

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Welcome to Tuesday, November 14th which is an 8 in Numerology.

The 8 is about personal power, self-confidence, and inner strength. Combined with today’s card, The Swan, it is giving us a hint of who we can become… The Swan.

I’m sure you’ve heard the story of the Ugly Duckling before. The Ugly Duckling hides away, picked on, ridiculed until one day it becomes a beautiful swan. Take that analogy and mirror it unto yourself. The Ugly Duckling is you and your perception of yourself. Once you shed away your fears, bad self-perception, old stories, etc., that is when you become the Swan.

There is a reason that we see more Ugly Ducklings than Swans.

So few shed their feathers and hide in their old stories. The ones where they were abused, mentally, physically and emotionally. The ones where somebody said something to them that ‘made’ them who they are now. You will never become a Swan until you can leave those old stories behind.

Understand that in this paradigm that we live in that there will always be ‘good’ and ‘bad’, ‘happy’ and ‘sad’, etc. We have to accept both of them as equal partners because the Swan knows that you’ll never know true happiness until you’ve experienced true sadness.

So embrace the good times and the bad times. Own them. Experience them. Cry when you need to cry, laugh when you feel like laughing. And don’t give a care about what somebody might say about you. This is your dream, not theirs.

Today’s song is; Broken Hero from my band DNA from a few years ago.

“You have to let go of the past and move forward and capture that inner warrior, healing that hero in you. Heed this call to yourself just this one time.”

http://www.davidreedwatson.com/projects/DNA/03%20Broken%20Hero.mp3

Peace!
David

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The Raven

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Today is Saturday, November 4th. Today is a 7 in Numerology

I’d like to apologize for yesterday. I said that yesterday was a 7 when in fact it was a 6.

The 7 is infinite possibilities and in this 11 month (November) we can multiply that. Now I’ll be the first to tell you that what you believe inside of your head is not what those around you believe. Every single person has their own belief system about themselves that drags us down.

Why do we do this to ourselves?

Is it something that is programmed into our DNA or is it something as simple as Mommy and Daddy issues? I jest, but there is a serious question here that I struggle with myself.

Do we automatically beat people to the punch by putting ourselves down? Do we do it to get positive reinforcement from others?

The Raven teaches us Magic. As a Totem animal in Native American cultures, it teaches about change, that change is coming when we least expect it. Expect the unexpected and prepare to be amazed. When we are stuck in our head we can’t see any possibilities. That is why the great ones out there, the ones at the top of their game have coaches because they know they can’t see everything. There needs to be an outside perspective. Trust in your guides and your angels to bring forth that perspective to you and just let it flow into your life.

Today’s song is; Ledge by D.N.A. D.N.A. (David/Neil/Alex) was a project I did with a few of my European friends. This song is about when I was having one of my manic moments and my roommate Sara talked me down from that state. A perfect example of not being able to see clearly when you’re caught up in your head.

Peace!
David

 

Be part of the flow

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Pilate: “So you are a King?” Jesus: “It’s you that say I am. I look for truth and find that I get damned.” Pilate: “But what is truth? Is truth a changing law? We both have truths. Are mine the same as yours?”

Welcome to Monday, Oct. 23rd which is a 7 in Numerology. The 7 is the seeker of truth. Deep personal truth. I’ve referenced the above before from Jesus Christ Superstar. As Pilate states, “We both have truths.” No truer words have been spoken. Forgive me for my redundancy, but I believe this is at the root of all our our personal and societal problems. If we allowed everyone to live their own truth… I’m talking about their deep personal truth, not the ‘truth’ mandated to them through family or society, we would live in a much more peaceful world. Our truths can change as well. The second we mandate a law for ourselves or anybody else we are welcoming those laws to be broken, as they always have been. Slavery used to be a law here, it was broken. Women weren’t allowed to vote, it was broken. Marijuana used to be illegal in many states, we are watching that change as these words are being written. There are hundreds more examples. Like the ocean, we need to learn it’s lessons that it gives us. The ocean ebbs and flows… or as we like to say, “Go with the flow.”
Where are you not allowing flow in your life? Where are you not pulling back when you need to? You are going against the natural current of life by your stubbornness. Allow yourself to accept the possibility of change for the better. For the betterment of yourself, and the betterment of mankind.
(This card was pulled from the Earth Magic Oracle Cards by Steven D. Farmer)
Peace!
David

 

Here is a song I write with a project I was involved with called ‘D.N.A.’ It’s called The Flow. Click here to listen to it and download it if you wish.

Here are also the lyrics for you to follow along to…

 

The Flow

Most of my life I’ve been asking the questions, 
“Who am I? What is this constant obsession?”
When all I’ve wanted was just a place to call home.

I thought I had it right, did what I’m told
Threw it all away to follow the fold
And now I sit here wondering what it’s all for?

Free yourself. Free your soul.
Let go [of] the part you want to control
Just stay still. Just let go.
You’re so caught up in ‘having to know’.
Be part of the Flow

I’ve tried with all my heart to follow my dreams
Sometimes I falter, sometimes I scream
Still… I look forward. Never stray from my goal.

Free yourself. Free your soul.
Let go [of] the part you want to control
Just stay still. Just let go.
You’re so caught up in ‘having to know’.
Be part of the Flow

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