Sure, I didn’t win the show. But that doesn’t matter.
All my life I have been a bit of a drifter. Not belonging anywhere. Don’t speak dutch well enough to be dutch, don’t speak aussie enough to be an Aussie. Its been a blessing and a curse really. I like to consider myself a bit of a world citizen. But it gets really lonely sometimes.

But how things have changed!
I’m so glad I took the risk of leaving everything behind to get to know you guys. People have been coming up to me on the streets with smiles on their faces, telling me that Iv’e done a great job and wishing me good luck. Every time I turn on facebook I get chat requests from people and we stay up late in the night just talking away about all sorts of things. I have really enjoyed getting to know you Australia!

So what happens now? I can’t really say. I do look forward to seeing my fiancé again and playing the instruments I left back in Holland. I have been living out of a suitcase for the last 6 months and it has been taking its toll on me. But I’ll tell you something, when people ask me where I want to live. I’ll look them in the eye and say
‘I still call Australia home.’

Thank you for accepting me in to your hearts and TV time. Your the best Australia, this has been an experience I will never forget.

Did you know I have a secret video series that isn’t available to the public? Its about the last 6-7 years of my life. Telling you the stories behind my songs and then playing them all for you! Check it out for free here!
http://www.adamhoek.com/free.html

When I met Talia, my life changed, I have never been loved by someone so much that I met on the streets. Now I had someone to share my life with. When times are rough, we pull each other through. Coming to Australia for the voice has been so exciting so far. But the problem is she is still on the other side of the world. I love this country, but I also love her. So I am stuck between a rock and a hard place.

She supports my decision to come to Australia though and that is just one of the things that makes her amazing. But what if something happens to her whilst I am away chasing my dream? That is what scares me the most.

This one goes out to you Talia. I love you.

But today, thanks to my article in the news papers ‘The Age’ and ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ the shackles on my lips have been released and I can now officially say:

I am a contestant on The First Season of channel 9′s biggest show (besides the olymicps) called:
The Voice Australia!

I am pretty excited about the whole ordeal. Having been on The Voice Of Holland previously, I have to say, it’s pretty exciting to be on The Voice of Australia. Why? Because I get to speak english! I felt so much more relaxed going into the show this time, and I think it shows.
I will be on Tuesday’s Episode between 7:30-9pm

Make sure to let me know what you think on twitter @adamhoek.

I think I’m going to try a live stream right after I’ve sung too over at http://www.adamhoek.com/live/ I just hope the internet doesn’t cut out!
Im also giving away 30+ free tracks at the moment! Can you believe it!? Yeah me neither, Better get your hands on them before I realize how crazy I am being. You can sign up below:

The project is titled ‘The Creation of Adam’.

It is a 10 chapter video series that is available on DVD and CD which explores some of my best songs. I talk about why they were written and explain how they all tie together to tell the story of my life!

I will be releasing 1 chapter at a time on youtube for those that simply can not afford to pay for it.
The only way you can get the rest of the chapters is by signing up below! and OH BOY do you get tonnes of free stuff!

Now I know there are a bunch of you out there that would love to give back to me and I would be really greatful if you bought the CD. What is great about the CD is that it has 20 tracks and is downloadable right now for the price of…$5AUD! 5 measily Australian dollars for over an hours worth of entertainment is pretty freaking good I think. So if you would like to support me and my future projects…

Please check it out here: http://adamhoek.bandcamp.com/album/the-creation-of-adam

If you want the DVD as well to make it a whole collection check it out here: http://www.adamhoek.com/creation-of-adam-dvd/
People who get the DVD also get a bonus! I wont tell you what the bonus is though, but you can read about it on this page.

These videos wont be available via my youtube page youtube. Sign up below and you will get the video chapters through your e-mail. The rest of the world wont even get to see them! and by signing up you get them all for free too! + as a bonus… you get a downloadable MP3 of the first song called ‘Green Eyes’ instantly when you sign up!

Let me just explain what you get when you sign up to my fanclub

1. The whole ‘Creation of Adam’ story video series!
1 a day for 10 days. Its so awesome, its like an advent calender! but instead of stupid little pictures behind a cardboard door you get a piece of an epic story in your inbox to inspire you before you start your day!

2. Instant download access to ‘Green Eyes’ which is the song from Chapter 1. Download it, share it with your friends.
Sing to it in the shower, dance to it on the streets like a crazy person!

3.Video sneek peeks!
See my videos before I post them for the open public. be able to sing along to the song before anyone else has even heard of it…its like our little insider secret! Usually the only people that get this opportunity are my mum and my lady. So consider yourself lucky!

4.An invite to the ‘Community Songs Project’
A place where we work on a song together as a community. You are a part of it. you decide what it should sound like, what the lyrics say, you can even play instruments or do backing vocals for the track! We make a video too and the whole world can see you as a rockstar as part of the Community Songs Band!

5. Instant Download of my ‘Freebies Album’
The ‘Freebies Album’ has 17 tracks and is growing all the time. Its essentially an unlimited amount of free songs!
covers and originals. Some really well mixed tracks, some raw songs where you can even hear the click track! A great insider look into my musical history and future.

If that’s something your into(and it should be) sign up below!

Here is the first video so you can see the quality of what to expect! Please help me get the word out about this project! Please tell your friends, Tweet it, facebook that sukka, make a video responce, Email it, make some smoke signals, write snail mail, sms, expressive dance it to them… I dont care how you do it, but I thank you for helping me out.

Allright, back to doing what I do best. playing video games making music!

Its tough but it has helped me become a better person. how?
Well since I am away from so much, its just like a clean slate. I have been out of the rhythm of life for 2 months so I can create a new rhythm for myself. Iv’e started eating better. In fact last week the only liquid I drunk was water. Now when I taste soda, all I taste is sugar. I used to drink a lot of water anyway, but this is just a deeper step.

I brush my teeth 3 times a day! 3 times! I still have to look into whether this is healthy or not though, don’t want to be destroying my tooth enamel. But its good, who does that? After every meal I am brushing my teeth.

Iv’e started working out. I don’t think I am going to look like Arnold any time soon, nor would I want to. But being a little bit more tone and leaner is feeling good… just about as much as it hurts.

I’m still working on my sleep schedule. Iv’e never done that right. Always been up at strange time and asleep at stranger times.

But through all this, I am preparing, preparing for an influx of people who will know my name some day. Iv’e got a video series waiting to be released. I just have to press a button. I’m working on new material for future songs/videos. Iv’e been beefing up my site, more secure, better infer-structure etc.

And Iv’e been training my voice. Pushing those high notes so they sound right and working on my divers-ability.
All this, and not getting paid a dime to do it. Just doing it because I know it has to be done for my dream to become a reality which is making a living from my original music.

Now here is the funny thing, I don’t know if this trip to Australia is going to be a success in terms of being more widely known and being able to make a living from my music. But what I do know, is that I am prepared. Iv’e never been so prepared in my life, for anything! I took ‘drivers theory’ in Holland 7 times.

See luck doesn’t exist. People don’t come out of no where and succeed long term due to this magical word called luck. Luck really is preparation meets opportunity.

So come at me oppertunity. I’m ready.

-adam

But have no fear, I’ve beefed it up considerably. So unless someone really has it in for me, my site should be safe for human viewing.

1am.  I’m gonna go pass out now.

Things ive learned the hard way about resetting your site…
Save the pictures
Save any .htmls that arnt inside your wordpress theme.
Make sure you have your old theme ready to go and install.
remember the plugins you were using.

Thats all I’ve got for now. My posts are still here, but the images are just gone some how.
So if you want pics, your just going to have to wait for new content or use your imagination.

This is our usual selves, she being Sexy, he being drunk off of red soda.

I took her up to a secluded area and read her a poem I wrote her in a book she gave me filled with the things we have done.

I got down on 1 knee and let her know my intentions

she said yes.

This is how I felt.

A fantastic place to find fonts is www.dafont.com. There are a tonne of free ones, some paid and some donation based fonts. Ive sifted through most of them whilst listening to my new favorite artists Marc Broussard. Who actually looks quite like this guy from http://www.kingkyle.com/ who is an Australian celebrity… here let me show you how uncanny the resemblance is….

they even tilt their head the same way.

Anyway back to Fonts… Here is what I am looking at.

I’m really liking the last font. It was created by Steven j. Lundeen of emerald City Fontwerks.
It has a home made feel to it as well as an old feel. Kind of reminds me of old ladies who make their own jam.

and its not that I want you to think of old lady jam jam made by old ladies. Its more the feeling of,

‘I made this with my heart and I want to share it with you.’

Anyway, what do you think of the font? Should I choose another one? Any suggestions?

If you would like to have this font, you can find it for free at http://www.dafont.com/intimacy.font.

Ok, time for some toast I think.

-adam