Lots of great things have finally been coming together
for me lately. My first professionally recorded full length album is finally
done, printed, and the local release party is set for next Saturday. A few
weeks ago I signed with Refinement Records. We are going to do 4-5 months of
artist development leading up to a national release of the album. I've started working with Unknown Prophets Pictures on a short film I'm starring in as well as many live videos. I just joined the very talented Val Larsen in Val & and the Blue Cap and will be providing my skills on bass and whatnot. I finally
started dating again. Nothing serious yet but I can feel myself ready for the
real thing. I started losing weight. A few of you will know how big a triumph
that is. Even the day job has some new opportunity laid out before me. I
submitted my resume for a much more fitting position in the same company.
Fingers crossed.
For the past year or so I’ve felt so unbelievably stuck
in some sort of limbo. I was completely hung up on a girl that frankly was
never going to come around. My album was taking many months longer than I
anticipated. I couldn’t move forward with my band because all the big things we
want to do were waiting for the album. It was like nothing was real, like there
was a fog clouding everything worthwhile. Then all within a few weeks everything
started to fall into place. Working with Refinement Records and how well this
album turned out are giant steps in the right direction. Finding the right
people for the right positions to do the work that is necessary for success in
the music business, I thought, would relieve the pressure on my career goals.
It has but it’s also brought a whole new set of pressure to be even better,
write more, and focus on getting my image up to par. Now I have even more
people relying on the quality and success of my dream, of my vision. All in
all, it really feels as if now that I’ve spent 15 years pushing for this goal,
I’ve finally been invited to the party. It’s what I’ve always wanted and I’m
overwhelmed with a sense of belonging. I’ve never been so happy, excited,
motivated, and scared shitless in my life. Now the real work starts and I
couldn’t be more ready to hit the ground running.
