So as I write this, it’s coming up to 3am, the morning of April 4th (my brother’s birthday). It’s one of those nights/early mornings where you find yourself painting little pictures in your mind, like postcards from memories that didn’t happen at places you’ve never been, and shadows cling to walls like life’s own cigarette smoke. It’s that ever so brief moment when the problems you face each and every day become the least important parts of your universe.
It’s from that moment that I write this little message, to update you all on what’s been happening with me and my music, where I’ve been, a few changes I’m making across my social media, and a cool development that I’m happy to share with you.
Are you sitting comfortably? Then let’s begin…
Since I last put anything worthwhile on this site, a lot has happened. A home move failed miserably, reignited old friendships finally lost their spark completely, old friendships left to rot brought themselves back to life, and I found myself living with my dad back on my hometown and wondering what exactly had happened, cause there was so much that I barely remembered any of it. It all just barrelled through like a rogue whirlwind, leaving me with a body covered in cuts and bruises and a mind soaked in doubt and punchdrunk bewilderment.
Worry not, however, as I think after a few months of concerted wallowing and being a snappy little prat, I’ve finally turned a corner and begun to see things for how they really are, and for how incredible and special they can be. I’m showing interest in my old hobbies and pastimes again, from sewing to prose writing to watching movies and TV, hell I’ve even started reading comic books again after about three years away from em.
Whatever dark cloud was hanging over me, however big or noticeable it was, it seems to have rained itself into shrinking, and now its just a bit of emotional fluff floating over my cranium. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve still got a lot of important personal issues to speak with someone about and work through, and I’m already in talks about hiring a therapist, but the things that were affecting EVERYTHING in the here and now seem to have petered out enough for me to get back on track with the things that matter to me.
This cloud-shrink has helped me understand more of what I wanna do with my career and my social media presence, and how I wanna achieve that. Too much stuff was bleeding across all my media platforms, and for me at least it was getting tedious and infuriating. Which is why I’ve decided to stop sharing the #tuneoftheday picks from my Facebook page as photo posts on Instagram, and also why I’m gonna start building curated playlists on my YouTube channel, some of which will align with playlists already on my Spotify profile. I realised that there’s no point having two different social accounts if you’re just gonna post the same stuff on both of them, and that I need to make sure that what I post makes sense for the site I’m posting it to. No point in putting an obvious Facebook post on people’s Instagram feeds, after all.
And now on to the main thing, the big and exciting main thing.
At the end of this month, I’m officially kicking off the next step of my musical journey and heading back into the studio!
I’m so excited to finally break this cycle of arranging, delaying, cancelling, and commiserating that I’ve been stuck in for the better part of two years now, and to finally put some of the things I’ve been writing and playing around with out into the world.
I’m reuniting with my close friend and frequent collaborator Jordan Watts, who I’ve known for nearly eight years now and who played guitar on my debut single “Alright Last Night”, and recording a couple of new songs (at first) at Hangover Hill, the studio owned and run by Matt Black where I recorded that first single.
Jordan’s been a near and dear friend and confidante of mine for so long now, and although there was a long time following the release of “Alright Last Night” where we fell out in bitter acrimony for some stupid reason or another, those old wounds are now long-healed and we’re back to being as close as we ever were before. Working with him and Matt again on these new songs is providing a kind of beautifully strange symmetry to events, that links together pretty much my entire recorded output so far and also puts a nice button on what has basically been the first main ‘era’ of my musical and artistic life.
I’m also looking to promote and spread my music in ways I never have before, including interviews, exclusive content for my YouTube channel, music videos, and even live gigs! All of this is still in the super-early stages though, so I don’t wanna elaborate just yet, cause knowing me that’ll jinx the whole thing and none of it will happen lol.
These are exciting times for me, hopefully for you guys too, and honestly there’s no hesitation or doubt in my heart or mind, this has been a long time coming and nothing’s gonna stop me now its here!
Laissez le bon temps rouler!
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