Tuesday, August 29, 2006

An Article for Pyro's Side Project

Here is a small article I wrote for Jacob Payne's band, Dark World Sunshine, which Pyro is a part of:

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Dark World Sunshine: From The Mind of Jacob Payne

By Casey Johnson, Independent Journalist

Jacob Payne (22), a talented poet and journalist from Austin, Texas, wrote every lyric for Dark World Sunshine's first album, 'Personal Concepts of Survival'.

Payne suffers from a progressive muscular disorder, and is unable to speak or move much of his body except for his right hand, which he uses to write on a notebook as his way of communication. As a disabled person, he must spend every waking moment in a motorized chair. Jacob Payne still manages to accomplish his goals and take part in the hobbies he loves, including crowd surfing at huge rock shows such as Ozzfest and hanging out with his favorite bands like Korn. He is also a part time college student at UT (University of Texas) and though he is disabled, he still attends all his classes on campus. He has also written nearly twenty articles for his local newspaper, The Daily Texan, and he is quite a talented writer.

His new way of speaking his mind is in the form of his new band, Dark World Sunshine. DWS is made up of Payne and other artists and personal friends who were happy to write music for his words. Artists include Alex Dupree (of Alex Dupree and the Trapdoor band), Red Hunter (of Peter and the Wolf), Pyro (of Doomsday Machine), J Muzacz, and Konrad Wert (of Possessed by Paul James).

Pyro Doomsday, a well known independent rock artist, was proud to be part of the project, although the folk music style provided by Alex Dupree and Konrad Wert was not the kind of music she listens to.
"Jacob is an amazing person, and this project was a great idea," says Pyro, "And I noticed that even though I don't really like folk music, when I listened to the finished CD I thought, 'Wow this is really good!' I got to work with a bunch of great people, and I was able to get out there and do something I've never done before. It was a wonderful project and I am honored that Jacob wanted me to take part in it. Working with him is so inspiring. He is one of my heroes and his persistance and courage should be shown to the world."

The remarkable Jacob Payne is a hero to anyone who feels like something holds them back from accomplishing their dreams. We look forward to seeing his future projects; he is an inspiration.

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Hope you enjoy it!

posted by Casey at 3:05 PM
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1 Comments:

DragonHeart commented at 10:41 PM~: Casey, this is an awesome article. You're a great writer and a great person because of the topics you pick and the way you present them.
This guy is a badass. I love it....crowd surfing? Damn.

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