Congratulation to Lee Fletcher, winner of the ‘Best Producer 2012’ award at the second annual South West Music Awards following a combined public / industry vote!
As you may have seen, there are countless top ten lists popping up on the web. I always regard those with suspicion especially if it comes with a “…of all time” claim, but there’s an element of fun in comparing notes.
Most artists are freelancers and as freelancers, we are often plagued by the constant fear to be out of work. Gotta make a living. As it happens, it seems like every job we get will be the last one and once it ends, we will obviously be out of work forever. This anxiety will sadly push us to accept work that is not necessarily right for who we are and often will divert us from our personal artistic path.
Here’s the second part (first part here) of my awesome adventure in the land of Oz… er…, I mean, the Peter Gabriel Back to Front tour.
And I thought my life was uneventful.
Now, here’s a couple of nice pics of the S13 T-Shirt… er… Rick!
The Soldier’s Tale – Histoire du Soldat.
Man, I love this piece. Truly a “Desert Island Disc” for me.
Busy days in the Specimen13 camp. The final tweaks are being made on the official web site and already, there’s a teaser track available for download at our Bandcamp address: specimen13.bandcamp.com
Things are moving fast and furious in the Specimen13 camp.
We’re still in the process of CD cover creation, T-Shirt production, website tweaks, paperwork, etc., etc. Hard work, but hardly a fun subject for a blog post.
In these days of guerrilla music business there’s a need, scratch that, an obligation to get your hands dirty. It’s not enough to say “I just play this here guitar” and let the manager / label do the rest. As a big chunk of the revenues disappeared, an indie musician has to pinch his nose and dive into paperwork and other areas pertaining to his business of creating music. Educational.