JP

Thank you for clicking on my photo. If you’re here, I’m assuming that means you wish to learn more about me in addition to what is provided in the caption beneath that handsome gentleman on the side of the page.

Being the (self-described) minimalist that I now am, I’d like to keep this section brief as well, albeit giving some depth to hopefully add some details for you (the reader) to relate to. I started this blog primarily to express my thoughts and insights with the world. My biggest fear in life is not death itself, but dying after death. What do I mean by this – well, basically I fear that my time spent on this beautiful blue planet will only be remembered for a brief time and only by those closest to me, only to fade away like some distant planet in another galaxy? I believe that if provided the right platform (starting with this blog), I’ll be able to make a difference in this world. Now before you ask yourself____, I’m not trying to change the world, let alone reach some distant planet in another galaxy. I love the world for what it is. My only hope is that the world has changed from the life that I lead.

I’m proud of what I have created so far (The Shades Of: The Mother Road – Crossroads of The American Dream, IX, YCYF, SOET, ADP) JP PennNY, and I intend to expand upon these as a platform for JP Weidemoyer, continually learning and giving along the way. My sole mission is to help others. Music, art, and writing are what helps me escape the day-to-day grind. If a byproduct of what I create can help others, then that’s all I can ask for.

Welcome to The Shades of JP: A Dark Portrait of Life Painted in Color. I hope you find what you’re looking for.

MUSIC

This is the primary purpose for which I’ve created this site. A bit Ironic, I know, since it’s set up very much like a traditional blog, most commonly used for writing. Although I thoroughly enjoy writing, music is my first love, and like all first love’s there will always be special in my heart for music. Music has pulled me out of the darkest days of my life. There’s just something so incredibly special about something that can control human emotions the way a certain song or even a particular handful of notes can do.

My primary goal through my music is not to ever be the face of the Billboard Top 40. My primary goal is also not to sellout arenas across the globe. What my primary goal is, however, is to send my works to those who have most motivated a particular song in thanks to how their music has forever shaped me. In doing so, I also hope to motivate others to do the same.

I understand that my music may be much different from what you would find on the radio. The most common consensus about my music is “JP, I know your music doesn’t suck, but I don’t know if it’s any good either. So, if you happen to like what you hear (thank you, I appreciate it), please drop me a line at jp (at) jpweidemoyer.com.

ART

I used to sketch and ink all the time as a kid, like most. Somewhere along the line, I lost interest, like most. In order to get back into sketching/inking, A few years ago, I spent hundreds of dollars on high-end art supplies as a kick-in-the-ass to get back in touch with my childhood talents. For whatever reason, this still didn’t work and they sit neatly displayed in my studio. Last year I purchased a mid-level Nikon DSLR, and this really jump-started my interest in photography.

WRITING

Although music is my first love, the writing was there well before my parents gifted me with my first guitar for my eighteenth birthday. However, it was primarily a form of therapy for me, and I rarely looked back at what I wrote. To say I loved doing so, would be as a recovering alcoholic saying they still enjoyed going to the bar. It’s best to stay away and avoid any temptation. Upon moving in August, I threw away many of my earlier writings because it would’ve been too painful to relive many of the thoughts on paper. At that time, sure it was a form of therapy. But I’ve since come face-to-face with the demons spewed across my many writings, and I didn’t see a reason to get back to a first-person POV again during those dark days.

Now I look forward to my writing “block” every day, some days even more so than my music “block”. I still keep a daily journal, but it contains a much more optimistic and hopeful atmosphere. I’ve recently purchased an iPad, so I will make an effort to begin my paperless office transformation. First, by scanning everything not currently stored digitally. Utilizing one of the handwriting apps, I expect to have just as many otherwise indiscernible notes to decipher; only to be later misinterpreted giving a whole new meaning to future lyrics.

Outside of my poor penmanship from my daily journal (not yet published), I will be posting story excerpts from a much larger and greater novel. I’ll be posting these as I go, to allow for more flexibility in finishing my other projects as well. I’m not one to stay in the same place for long; the same can be said for my creative projects as well. I tend to go to extremes. I will be extremely focused on one thing for a time, and then I will shelve it for several months, picking it up with a fresh dose of extreme focus. If you appreciate what I write during the times I happen to be extremely focused, please drop me a line at jp (at) jpweidemoyer.com.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography is my most used artistic expression outside of music. I’m looking for ways to integrate my former love of sketching/inking with photography. I believe I’ve come across a way to do so, but it’s still a work in progress.

For now, I look to photography as the visual match for my music. My hope in the near future is to have both my sketching/inking interests be in-line with my photography, and then sync that with my fascination with cinematography as well to combine for a unique experience (the only way I know how). If you happen to enjoy the art on my site and other social media pages, please drop me a line at jp (at) jpweidemoyer.com.