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project::in•fin•i•ty

If only the sky wasn't built so close to the sun

About Me


"Tosh isn't a trip - he's a vacation!"
-- Tommy Johns [ site ]

project::in•fin•i•ty is the more electronic/abstract/experimental exploration of Philadelphia by way of New York by way of Boston by way of Ohio by way of California musician Toshio Mana.

Conceptually pre-dating the existence of the iPod Shuffle it is designed to incorporate randomness as an integral part of life experience. With tracks ranging from the more abstract and cryptic to the more traditional and specific it will be a melange of sonic information that, combined with multi-media of yet-to-be determined nature, will provide a constantly changing and ever evolving story line.

project::infinity began its first developments while studying composition and electronic music. The initial notion was to develop pre-recorded music that *IS* mutable. Though, as time progresses, it's come to encompass more and more the notion of audience as performer.

Btw. p::i is admittedly designed mostly as a studio project - a series of recordings and multimedia to be scrambled together. However while there are vague notions of transforming it into an offbeat performance art/installation these plans for live performance are far off in the distance at the moment.


... [ more tunes here ]


For more of my audio - including a more sensitive and, dare I say, radio-friendly nature - you can check out www.soundclick.com/toshiomana , his old band tattered at www.soundclick.com/tatteredhat or a recent spoken word project the Ego him Project at www.soundclick.com/egoishim

Other bands/groups/singers you may find me with:
The bootLICKERS

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/21/2005
Band Website: soundclick.com/toshiomana
Band Members: Toshio Mana

Now playing: redmoonriver's station - redmoonriver projects
Influences: Numerous apparent and many not-so-apparent. From U2 and AIC to Bartok and Sofia Gubaidalina.
Sounds Like: Oh just listen already, dammit. LOL.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

MySpace Madness - III

(I've archived the first installment of this here and the second installment here.)Okay.  I have to give some kudos to MySpace.  The did finally manage to work out the interface so you can n...
Posted by project::in"fin"i"ty on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:06:00 PST

Yes, Judy, it’s One Of THOSE Days"

Woke up this morning at - according to my cell phone - about 9:30 am. For some reason I was convinced my phone was wrong. (Yes, it's one of those that updates itself against the carrier.) Stumbled ...
Posted by project::in"fin"i"ty on Thu, 08 May 2008 12:24:00 PST

A sobering thought...

I realized something tonight. I used to have a $43k/year job. That means I made about $1600 every two weeks. That's more than I make in a _month_ now. I wonder if anyone else in the store is in th...
Posted by project::in"fin"i"ty on Fri, 02 May 2008 12:14:00 PST

Gay Glasses Galore!

I would have posted these earlier in the week but I've been fighting computer problems since Monday.  Dear god Windows is such a piece of shit...Anywho, I got my new glasses in!  YAY!  ...
Posted by project::in"fin"i"ty on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:06:00 PST

MySpace Bullshit - a post for Tom

Yes. THAT Tom.See I have a bunch of gripes about MySpace. It's really no secret. But then I wouldn't blame you for not knowing. First off I highly doubt you randomly peruse all of the billions of ...
Posted by project::in"fin"i"ty on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:50:00 PST

and here we go swinging on the pendulum...

You know... it’s not that I want life to be a sail in the park.  I just want to feel like I’m drowning in a little less of the steaming diarrhea.  I mean seriously.  Life ju...
Posted by project::in"fin"i"ty on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:46:00 PST

The Daniel Cartier Show

I was actually in a good mood for a change. Perhaps it was because I got 8+ hours of practicing in - bass, guitar, even flute - for a change. But... then i had to go and try and get on the internet....
Posted by project::in"fin"i"ty on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:16:00 PST

Intriguing instruments

A young lady came into the store today and inquired about bass and contrabass flutes.  I’ve seen an alto flute and *maybe* a bass flute.  (The bass flute was years ago - my freshman ye...
Posted by project::in"fin"i"ty on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:18:00 PST

I...

should be writing right now.  And I know it.  X(
Posted by project::in"fin"i"ty on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:06:00 PST

Argh.

I hate finally feeling all ready to get to work on some songs only to realize that several key items are still out at my old apartment.  X(  Maybe some day soon I’ll feel ’togeth...
Posted by project::in"fin"i"ty on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:45:00 PST