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narcoleptic cupcake

About Me



narco·lepsy (när′kə lep′sē) .n. nar′·co·lep′·tic .a.
a condition of frequent and uncontrollable desire for sleep

cup·cake (kup′kāk′) .n.
a little cake for one person, baked in a small, cup-shaped mold and often iced

i studied classical piano for a long time. i also wrote a lot of silly poetry during math classes. then one day, i decided it would be really fun to try and do both at the same time. these songs (and many more!) are what happened. yay!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/01/2008
Band Members: candice.
Influences: imogen heap, tegan and sara, vanessa carlton, the eames era, jem, broken hearts, years and years of classical training, the color green, the turnpike traffic outside my window.
Sounds Like: happy songs with keyboards and bells and guitar chords, usually about really sad things like breakups and job-hunting. this is my artistic way of finding the silver lining in every cute cloud.

-or-

lullabies for baked goods. except for croissants, who prefer french disco before bedtime.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

so many songs, so little time.

apparently we're allowed to upload ten songs instead of six, so i went ahead and put up more drafts. unfortunately, it seems like the album will be put on hold for an indefinite time, but seeing as i'...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:33:00 GMT

muffins vs. cupcakes??

no, muffins aren't really cupcakes without frosting. that said, i recently put up a new site called narcoleptic muffin. it was designed for my more experimental songs, but since i don't really write e...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:30:00 GMT

hooray for 2009!

just a quick update to accompany a new track. hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday season. it's now 2009, and things are off to a great start! we are working hard on putting the narcoleptic ...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:57:00 GMT

’tis the season to be cupcake.

soooo, halloween is over, which means all the pumpkins and ghosts come down, and stockings and snowmen grace the shelves of stores across america. the winter holidays are coming whether you like it or...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:32:00 GMT

lets sample that.

recent discoveries:tracking is hard to do with just one working ear.smiling is hard to do with just half a face.dancing in the middle of a kitchen because there is cheese on a plate is hard to do when...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:13:00 GMT

yeah, we’re still alive.

having no internet at home is truly inconvenient, which is why i haven't been updating online. i'm currently writing this at home on a textedit sheet, and will copy and paste it when i get the chance....
Posted by on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:17:00 GMT

cupcake updates.

i put three new songs up, which means i had to take three old ones down. sorry lori, but lemon drink had to go. enjoy the new demos, they won't be up for long. rich is back from nashville. he had a lo...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:19:00 GMT

demo a day.

last thursday morning, rich went to tennessee. on the way to the airport, i jokingly told him i would write him a demo a day, for as long as he was gone (6 days). i didn't think i'd come through, but ...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:37:00 GMT

the summer of cupcake.

the past few months have been full of excitement and adventure for narcoleptic cupcake. a new band member has been added (rich: drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, bgvs, production), we're re-doing a bunc...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:56:00 GMT

things to look forward to.

went back to michigan for the weekend, found things to be angsty about, wrote a bunch of poetry, and now i’m back in florida trying to make them into songs. apparently it’s becoming somewh...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:45:00 GMT