***So... this girl, has got to be one of the dumbest I have ever come to converse with... get a load of these two replies I came online to****

BumpkinBaby:

How did you write these songs when actually I have the lyrics and Eddie is not my boyfriend nor will he ever be I don't like him that way and actually they were written by my boyfriend to has them all in pencil and paper..

BumpkinBaby: *This one is a little more threatening, and twice as funny*

Btw Your lying because I listened to your songs then the others and guess what the voice is different! Soo there fore it's not your songs and you know what stop fucking posting the messages I say to you on your stupid thing or I will fucking hunt you down now that I actually have your name

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Haha... does anyone else notice she loves to say "Hunt you down" a lot?... Who knows, maybe she's an international spy. Or an internet tough girl... either way, heres my reply.

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Congratulations Miss Bumpkin, you are officially the most amusing idiot I've ever met.

Alrighty, I have a couple hundred ways of proving that I am the one who wrote these songs.

For starters... just because someone has the lyrics on pen and paper, that means absolutely nothing. I post the lyrics to all of my songs, it's not exactly rocket science for someone to write them down.

So how would you like me to prove it???... I can send you a video of me playing the songs in my studio while singing them... I can send you the source files used to create the songs... I can send you outtakes from the songs that I didn't like... I can send you the contacts of noted artists who I have worked with to create the songs... I can write a song for you entitled "You're a Gullible Idiot" in G-Minor... I can also show you my lyrics on a piece of paper if you want, since that seems to be all you need to make you believe I wrote it.

Last and not least, why don't you make a legal claim that I am profiting off of someone else's work, then take me to court.... so I can counter-sue for wasting everybody's time. If there is one thing I hate more than anything else on this earth... it's people who take credit for other peoples work. Especially my work.

This Eddie character clearly knew you are an absolute retard, and capitalized on it by writing my lyrics down and saying he wrote the songs. What's even funnier is that he took off and won't answer your emails, so now you are stuck here defending a no-talent idiot who doesn't even like you.

Sincerely,
MMD

P.S. - My voice sounds different in some of the songs, because different effects are used. Essentially... it's the same high toned guy (me) singing in each one.... Ask Eddie... I'm sure he knows all about Song Writing and Vocal Effects

P.S.S. - Go ahead and hunt me down. I'll be waiting right here. I love company. Bring Flowers.

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At this point I'm not even sure if I should take this person seriously. I find it hard to believe anyone like this could figure out how to turn the computer on... let alone send me a message.

Maybe I will write a song intitled "You're a Gullible Idiot" in G-Minor.

So... because a lot of different people have heard my work, I often get a lot of private messages for various reasons. Once in a while... I get a really off the wall message. This one, I felt I had to share with you guys... because it just made me laugh a little. Some guy named Eddie is in deep shit...

From: BumpkinBaby
To: Milkman-Dan

Eddie I know it's you I will hunt you down I swear! Now answer my fucking emails!

To: BumpkinBaby
From: Milkman-Dan

Whoa... whoa.

Calm down there sport. First things first...

I am not Eddie... in fact, I dare say I'm not sure I've even met an Eddie before... well maybe once, but he was kinda drunk I think.

My name is Daniel Stang (thus the name Milkman-Dan)... I live in Edmonton, Alberta... and you can confirm this by emailing me at Stangiel@telus.net (Again because my last name is Stang).

Now I don't know what this Eddie guy did to you, or what he's said to you to make you want to hunt him down... but I can see you're pretty hostile. I can also see why he won't email you... because you appear to be fucking crazy. I wouldn't email you either.

Next time, perhaps you should explain yourself better before sending people you don't know messages of that nature. Seriously... you are the wtf of the week.

Sincerely,
MMD
AKA: Daniel Stang
AKA: Not Eddie

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Seriously guys haha... this isn't the first time other people have claimed to be me and had their girlfriends send me angry messages. I love being on the interweb...

Also just so you know... I try and answer all PM's... and I do read all reviews.

*****UPDATE*****

From: BumpkinBaby

Sorry but if your not Eddie how did you get all these songs? I know everyone of them but not from here see Eddie is the one that sings in them but he took off to Calgary and never spoke to me or his friend again so I'm not hostile I'm just trying to find some kind of way of contacting him. I'm sorry I sounded hostile...I actually thought maybe I found him....D:

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I messaged her back... to explain to her that if this Eddie guy is claiming to have sung my songs... she has been taken for a serious fool. I'm not sure I entirely believe her though... what an awkward predicament. I would love to have a word with this Eddie guy... since he apparently lives in Calgary... I think it would be worth a 3 hour drive to kick him in the teeth.

I have a dream.

I dream that one day, a really talented flash animator... will animate one of my lyrical pieces.

That is all :(.

MMD

*P.S.* More music coming your way...

Hi Guys,

Just thought I'd update people on things going on in my life... for those who care and those who don't. During the summer I was working at a kids camp as a counselor. It was good times, but I was completely unable to make music... therefor... no submission. After the summer I came back... and got right back into it. Made two submissions (Yesterday and Here you lay) as well.

However I am now engaged in academic studies. You see I'm in school to be a Paramedic (starting with EMT). Seems kinda weird to a lot of you, but it's something I've always wanted to do. This is going to take up a lot of my time, so the submissions will be few.

Also... if you're on facebook and want to put my music and many others on your page. Download the app "Ilike" and search for Daniel Stang.

I guess that is all guys. Take care.

MMD

Wow, Where do I begin?

I guess the first order of bussiness is to say to each and every one of you, a very Merry Christmas.

What is it about Christmas that brings out the best in almost everything? I hope you all have been spreading the love and cheer this holiday begs for.

As for "Sand Castles", my newest creation.... all I have to say is "Wow". Since it hit front page it recieved over 100 reviews!... Thats a record for me... a huge record. So my only guess is that you guys liked it :). Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed. I can't possibly reply to all of them in time for the holidays... but know that I read EVERY review I get... I never miss one.

I know the voice wasn't up to par for some... but others didn't mind it. This encourages me, and in the new year I'll be actively seeking Voice lessons. I would also like to speak to someone who has experience setting up audio for Vocals... you know... the more technical side of things. We shall see what is to come in the future, but I'm excited.

Many of you have mentioned that I should send these things to Record Labels. You must believe me when I tell you there just isn't a market for my kinda amatuer work yet. Besides... what would you rather do... buy my cd or hop on newgrounds and talk to me about my latest work? I've thought about opening up myself to Donations to purchase equipment and VST's... but thats a little much don't you think? If you ever wanted to donate to the Milkman-dan fund however... I suppose sending anything via Paypal to friendlyfire_88@hotmail.com would probably work. But seriously... i don't expect anything at all, I just get asked alot if I have a cd they could buy... and well thats the closest you'll probably ever come to purchasing MMD product.

By the way. My name is Daniel Stang. I live in Edmonton, Alberta... you know... that city in Western Canada. I mean really?... Milkman-Dan?... haha I made that name when I joined Newgrounds and didn't care about submitting audio... and then... well... it kinda stuck.

So I guess my last question to you guys is... what is really close to your hearts... what keeps you awake at night thinking?... I'd like an idea for my next song :). Also... do you like the piano more than piano + different instruments?

Just talk to me people... I like you... your my family :)

The time is soon coming where I will begin releasing my new work.

In light of such an event (as small as it may be)... I think it's time I wrote a short biography on how and why I write my music, so that you may better appreciate and understand what I write.

Let me take you back.

As a child my first encounter with the piano was at the tender age of 5. My Grandmother had a nice little upright that was never played but always kept in tune. I began to tinker... it was wonderful. Though to others it sounded much like the ailings of a wounded animal... it was music... the beginning of beautiful music.

I wanted to learn it... but we had no money for piano lessons back then. So I contented myself with tinkering... day in... day out.

The first song I ever learned to play , was the "Adagio Moonlight Sonata". Your probably familiar with it, and wonder how at the age of 6 I could learn such a song. Well my auntie showed me the notes and left the rest up to me (I don't think she ever expected me to remember). But every chance I could I learned more, until I knew it all by heart. It was then that I decided I never wanted lessons... I wanted to learn it all by myself.

Over the years I fine tuned my skills... never passing up an opportunity to play. I knew I was getting good when my Grandmother went from telling me to "Stop Banging" to... "Play me something, please won't you Daniel". It always brought me so much joy to sit at a piano bench.

When 2000 rolled around I was in elementary and the whole school learned a song in tribute to the millenium. I took it upon myself to learn the song on the piano and when I had fine tuned it... I played it for my music teacher. He was taken back and insisted I played it for the millenium ceremony.

That was big... it meant the world to me. The whole school... every child, teacher and peer looking to me on the piano as they sang. From then on... I was inspired, nothing could hold me back.

It wasn't until about 3 years ago that I began composing my own work. Well thats a lie... everything I played was practically my own composure since I never had sheet music to work with and even well known songs carried a different style when I played them. The transition to writing new material wasn't hard... it was naturally the next step.

Somewhere in this time... the piano became something totally different to me. It was who I was... it was engrained in my soul. To play it... was simply a passion. If I was having a rough day... I NEEDED it to cope.

And so here I am... writing my music for newgrounds, reaching a larger audience than I could ever possibly reach on my own. I have been well recieved and for that I thank you. I have shared my emotions with you... my life. Every song embodies a moment in my life... and with it, an emotion.

Let me give you some insight into how I write my music.

First of all... I never write anything down... EVER! It is in my head and that is where it will always stay until I forget it. There is absolutley no way I could write down my music the way it's meant to be played in any language, you cannot convey emotion in little black blobs on lines.

Every note is played by ear... every note is actually played.

When I write a song, I play each instrument on my midi keyboard... one at a time. I continue to add each instrument until the song is complete. If I screw up a note... I simply erase what I've done and start over from the beginning of the song. I do not digitally edit my work to fix my mistakes. That being said, you'll probubly notice in almost every song a flaw or two. This is simply because after the 50th time replaying the song I count my losses and let the flaw stay.

It is also interesting to note... that even though I own a very expensive microphone... I cannot sing. Now I've joined every chior I could possibly join... but somewhere along the line my voice changed and I simply can't get it to sound good enough to compare with the music. Otherwise you would hear alot of lyrical pieces... alot of them. Anyone know any good voice editing programs or voice lesson programs?

To sum it up... my music will never be famous or perfect. But I like it that way. It's my passion, not my job and I am only too happy to share it with you guys.

Just remember... if someone tells you, that you need lessons to learn something... remember that someone had to learn it themselves first at some point... and you can too.

Sincerely,
MMD

I would just like to make a quick comment pertaining to the overwhelming response from all newgrounders. From those who have sworn by my music and those who have simply made even the smallet review, I am truly greatful.

I wasn't sure the new newgrounds set-up would benifit musicians... but on the contrary... it has really brought the music to the people.

A spot on the best songs of all time (a top ten spot no less) has brought in so many wonderful reviews and fans that my return to newgrounds has left a smile on my face.

Thankyou to MaestroRage for all his help and encourgement throughout the years. And once again thankyou to every person who has enjoyed my music... You are, absolutley, the reason I enjoy making music and strive to improve upon it.

Sincerely,
MMD