4-Next to New

It wasn’t until I met Havi (previous blog entry here), that I began to have an outward story to tell.

This lead to more wonderful projects with wonderful people all over the world.  But they are more dear to me than exploiting for some cool-points that don’t exist.

As I’m able to turn-key mixes and masters for recording artists, there’s more joy than I can describe.  You don’t know what to do, and then you start doing a thing, what it is telling you to do, and the together-ness of those different things begin to fall into one place.

Really it’s something.

Through the work of showing up, being reliable, leaving money on the table, delivering over-and-over in situations perceived large and small — I’ve always ended up finding myself invited into new circles.

One recording artist from Memphis released a record I absolutely love.  Years later on Twitter, the same artist mentioned a clean radio-edit was needed for a ready-to-release recording.  That’s easy.  I made those for record labels as a kid.

From there, you’re needed later by someone who knows someone you know or helped once.  A manager might have an emergency and you might get the second or third call if the other wasn’t available.  How important is their need to you?

Somehow we all communicate in silent ways.  It’s like having all the right friends in all the right places.  Why would you want to be a bother?

I recall several years ago, bumping into a recording and live playing music artist I love. (Wept the first time I heard two different songs from the same artist, but didn’t know they were the same artist at the time.) We spoke in person, I reached out to follow up. No reply.  And then I heard the same artist on a podcast weeks later describe how producers are wankers.  The artist said something to the effect of: “Let’s see some producer who thinks they’ve got some BS to add to my song get out there and write a song — I triple-dog dare them!” I’ve followed the artist’s advice to show I am not a wanker and it has helped.

As a slur, somebody once called me gatekeeper.  I replied, “If I’m holding anything it’s this door for you, you son-of-a-gun.”

I talk to myself often.

Let me know if I can help.  We offer competive rates, pro bono work when appropriate and for a select few, long-term artist development including customizably-sustainable models of distribution.

Also looking forward to sharing more formal announcements soon.

Thank you.

All best,