MeTube.

That's right everyone. Prepare yourselves for the end times....






Because I've got my own YouTube Channel. And basically that means bad things for the rest of the world. Having such unlimited access to music [glorious, inspirational, catchy music], being able to WATCH the master himself [me] sing and play the songs that you have spent countless hours locked inside your bedroom trying to learn, and the ability to waste several days playing videos of short clips from shows like One Tree Hill [awesome], General Hospital [super awesome], Ghost Whisperer [semi awesome], Cougar Town [sometimes awesome], and other random stuff like that time I was featured about a bajillion... okay 5... times in the mini series Samurai Girl [uber awesome] may LITERALLY give all the power in the world to the scary, scary, scary folks that sit behind these very computer screens. Sure, they may appear to be just like you and me... but, they're not. They're now music-hungry, all-powerful, mind-reading, face-melting, keyboard-tapping, song-loving mongers whose music consumption will know no end. At least, that's what I think is going to happen. Or, I hope it'll happen.


Come on, guys- MAKE IT HAPPEN! I mean, why shouldn't I be theee most popular YouTube channel in all of the YouTube channel existence? I know, right... I should be. I just should. Just look at my profile picture for the account:






[I'd say "excuse the mustache!" but it was highly intentional- I'll tell my wife you feel sorry for her]



Let's be honest... it's a pretty good time over there! I'll be updating it more and more as the videos roll in [check the playlists tab for past features], and I'll also be making some pretty killer in-the-studio style videos. So... send your requests!! Anything you wanna learn to play?? Anything you want to see me play? And better yet... anything you'd like to see me dressed up as whilst playing?? You have a little bit of free reign. And I'll make it happen.


Plus I cry when I sing. A little insider info for you... and just a preview of what's to come!


Hope you enjoy!

Kinda Like The Dog Whisperer I Think

Only... with Dead People?


I'm going to tell you two truths and a lie, and you get to guess which is which, below:


1. My song is going to be on Ghost Whisperer this Friday night

2. The song is called "Piece of My Mind"

3. I see dead people



Did you guess it yet?? Okay, okay... so I don't see dead people. But apparently Melinda Gordon [portrayed by the lovely Jennifer Love Hewitt] does. And who am I to say that they can't give someone a "Piece of Their Mind" in lyrical form through my songs? Welp, I'm Josh Auer. That's who I am. But- that doesn't mean I won't let them give those ghosts a "Piece of Their Mind". And frankly, them giving some crazy not-wanting-to-be-dead people a "Piece of Their Mind" will really give ME some serious peace of mind!


Moving on [and really, as I'm writing this, in my head I'm apologizing to everyone reading for being so incredibly lame]... watch The Ghost Whisperer this Friday night to hear some serious rock and roll music stuff.







I think you'll like it. I think.

Thanks Douchebag!

Montage on General Hospital

Apparently the daytime TV, they love the Josh Auer. In recent months, I've gotten not one, but two montage scenes on General Hospital playing my music. Almost distractingly loud [which is a nice break from the ear-straining volume that Cougar Town seems to think is permissible].

A "montage scene" is essentially where they think the song is appropriate to play in it's near entirety over a couple of different characters or scenes. As in, the lyrics are widely applicable for the stories of multiple characters in the show. As in, the songs are totally vague and super bland but with the voice of angelic choirs [of angels] singing pure notes from Heavens down into the televisions of viewers. As in, me.


Enough about that. Here's one from back in December, this song is called Snow and is perfectly appropriate for a large Christmas-present-opening-awkward-mistletoe-kissing-makeup-with-your-estranged-lover type of scene. At least I think:






And here's one about sadness, fear, and rejection:










Glad we could end the blog on such a positive note! That being said, I will end with something positive... positively POSSIBLE- I'm going to try and keep this blog a bit more up to date with videos of my placemats and other happenings in the life of Josh. I hope this pleases you. If not, here's the invitation to never visit again:


Don't visit.



That is all.

White Flag - Greys Anatomy

Three years ago I wrote a song called White Flag in the faaaaarrrrr off hopes that I could get it placed on Greys Anatomy. It was the first song that I wrote with a TV show in mind. (I wrote the entire song while cleaning carpet and recorded all the ideas into my phones voicemail) After putting together a demo, I sent it off to a friend of a friend who worked for the ABC music department and asked if she could get it on the show... she said absolutely not. BUT, she passed it along to the right people and here we are, years down the line and I am a full time ABC song writer. Thank you "friend of a friend!" It is because of you that i do not have to clean carpets anymore, for that i owe you my first child.

Anyways, back to point. Brandon Lady Slayer Collins and I recently started working with a company called Select Tracks. They are a huge independent placement company who got bought out by Bug Music... the LARGEST independent placement company. Yesterday, we while in a meeting with them, Peter Shurkin (the Creative Director) asked me if he could send "White Flag" directly to the Greys Anatomy music supervisor for possible placement. To which i said in a calm-layed back-voice, "Yeah, i mean... that'd be cool."

Really though.. how bitchin would it be to actually complete the first goal that got this whole thing rolling? And now that its actually in arms reach, it could happen. I'll keep you posted.

Gotta love them Cougars!

I was just pleasantly informed that three... yep, three of my songs were in ONE episode of the new primetime show "Cougar Town" with Courtney Cox. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here!!! It's always exciting to stumble across one placement.. but three??? Best part is that when i told my parents, my mother said "Oh is that a show about football?"
Yes mom.
It is.


Check it out for yourself:

"Take It From Here"
Bar Scene 3:15 - 3:56

"Piece Of My Mind"
2nd Bar Scene 10:22 - 10:58

"Today"
4th Bar Scene 20:21 - 20:54

LOOOOONG WEEKEND.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..... Sitting down for what seems like the first time since Friday. Manda and I have been so busy this year. She's been booked every weekend for the last three months and I've been writing music like a mad scientist for ABC and others alike. Good news though.. we have successfully gotten thru the weekend that we were both dreading. AND, don't let me forget... i finally got paid for having "Dear You" on One Tree Hill, so i was able to get some recording equipment and a nice lens for my camera. Boo yah! Thank you Jered Scott for showing me how to use it corrrectly and edit.

Im not one for long drawn out blogs so...
Josh, here's the bullet points of this weekend so that you can remember when you read this ten years from now.

FRIDAY

*Brandon and I drove to L.A. & met up with ABC and new company "SELECT TRACKS." These guys seem pretty rad and it looks like we'll be doing a lot of tv placement work with em.

*Manda had a rehearsal in Pasadena and then two client meetings.

*Manda and I thought we got a hotel reservation thru Expedia.com for Holiday Inn Express, but soon realized it was for a sketchy ass motel called "Hollywood Inn Express." I kid you not, when Brandon dropped me off, i saw two hookers and 24 hour Winchell's Donuts. I should have known straight from there.

*We went to Winchell's Donuts just to say "we went to Winchell's Donuts!"

SATURDAY

*We woke up at 6am to go to the flower market to get flowers for sundays wedding, then drove back to HIE and slept for an hour.

*We woke up and drove to Cicada in downtown LA to set up the reception site, then drove to this amazing 19th century church in Pasadena for the ceremony, where i got a few minutes to shoot some shots. (bus, angel, bride/groom)

*At 4 we braved Friday LA traffic and I dropped her off to finish the reception site.

*I then braved moooooore LA traffic on my way to Taylor Warrens showcase with Universal, where i spotted the real Hollywood Tower Hotel. (the inspiration behind my favorite ride at D Land)

*We did our thing and melted faces and ear drums. I took some shots there too.

*Did a celebratory In N Out run with the boys and then headed back to the reception just in time to experience the worst d.j. i've ever encountered. I took some shots there too, while staying completely out of the photographers way. Cant' be over stepping bounds now!!

*FINALLY!!! after making two trips of presents and wedding items to the bride and grooms room in THE STANDARD HOTEL, we set corse for home. ahhh, home sweet (non sketchy, cigarette and blood stained) home.

*We got to sleep at 3:30. Just in time to get a well deserved 3 hours of sleep. We left home at 6:30 and went to the Santa Ana Estudio to make flower arangements for Sundays wedding.

*From there, we split ways. Manda went to assist Alicia at a wedding all day and i went home to work on the next 3 ABC songs.

*She got home at 2am and we fell asleep at 3:30 again.

SUNDAY

*I had to get up at 6:30 to play with Travis and the dudes at SSC (night # 2 with 3 hours of sleep). When I came home at 1pm, Manda (after missing 9 of my phone calls) was still dead asleep. We were officially late, but sped off to the Estudio to pick up the flowers, which of course... had sucked in ALL of their water and were dying because of the heat. Good Lord!!!!! Does it ever end???

*We quickly fixed the dying flower arrangements and dropped them off to the bride... she seemed to be happy so... eh...(sigh)

*We got home around 4ish and both collapsed on the bed for a much needed 4 hour nap. Woke up and saw "Where The Wild Things Are" which was a finTAstic way to wind down from such a weekend.



Here's some shots from the weekend using the new EF 16-35mm 2.8 L series lens. (Big step up from my $80 standard 50mm)