Implications of Life's Recent Changes

In a post last week, I shared some of the craziness of life over the past few weeks. The main points are that I graduated, got a full-time job, and moved. Welcome real life.

 

The question that remains is: what does this mean for my music? By no means do I have everything figured out, but I can give you an idea of what I'd like to see.

 

To start, this is the first time in ages that I have had access to all of my guitars. This means thing like experimental 12-string bowing can happen. This also means that I can have guitars readily available in different tunings - more of a convenience thing. With some additional room and time, I'll be fixing my Strat sometime in the near future (it's been down with some wiring issues for maybe 8 months).

 

And with the extra room, I'm hoping to bring my Kora and start playing around with that. And my dad's bass is already there, but it needs a new battery right now...

 

Gigs:

Unfortunately, I don't have many lined up right now. Not knowing what was going down after graduation, I just left the summer empty. Most of the places that I normally play are still within a reasonable distance, but I'll be reassessing that as well as searching for some new places near the Reading area. So far I haven't been able to find anything worthwhile - no open mics or anything...

 

So...

 

If you know of places to play around here, CONTACT ME. If you want me to play a private house concert, CONTACT ME. If you're a musician and need some support for a gig, CONTACT ME. If you have any contacts for gigs or any other ideas, let me know. Serioiusly.

 

I've already gotten some help from a good friend of mine, Joseph Strider, with a supporting gig and I'm trying to pressure my friend Suzi Brown into the same, so there are some great opportunities that may present themselves.

 

Recording:

With the cost of living and my pay, I don't quite have the freedom that I'd like. Hopefully I can save some up to be recording in the fall? Every time I look at my budget it sucks, but I'll make the best of it.

 

Streaming/Video:

It's in the works. I'll be experimenting with using my Boss GT-10 as an interface sometime in the next week or two. Unfortunately, my other interface doesn't work with Windows 7...

 

Blogs:

There may not be as many, but I'll continue to write in my free time (lunch) and hopefully be able to get some good content out of those times.