It’s quite a job, releasing your own album. I mean, being a musician is plenty of work in itself – maybe get a blister on your little finger, maybe get a blister on your thumb – but when you add all the other stuff it really mounts up.
Have you ever bought a download? Do you prefer to buy CDs? Would you be prepared to buy a book with a download in it and try downloading for the first time?
I have decided to go with my gut. My gut is having visions. Last night’s vision was me dressed as a soldier, standing in a forest for the photo shoot for my new album ‘In Defence of the Wild’.
I care about music so much that most of it drives me insane. Most of what I hear on the radio makes me want to smash things up. So it is perhaps unsurprising that my music does not sit comfortably in the standard live music scene.
This is a blog about my blog. My blog just got featured on the front page of The Independent website! Cool or what? Check it out…
Want to get your grubby mits on a song from the new album? You bet your boney bee-hind you do!!! Well look no further – we got one right here for you.
Yes friends, my second album will be a TRULY independent release!
Reflections on finishing my second album and my first experience as a producer.
The other day I remembered the story of Icarus flying higher and higher towards the sun.
I’m now six months into my Vancouver experience and am starting to settle in. One of the things I like about living here is the lack of CCTV cameras. This is a major city, but unlike most major cities in England these days, it is possible to wander around without the feeling that you are consistently being monitored.