And I only have 20 posts (soon to be 21 with this one). I will make an attempt to post more and more. Since my band is currently in the midst of a ton of interesting and fun projects, I will try to make note of it here.
Current projects in the work… our next EP, Misanthropic Metropolis, has had us in and out of the studio for a few months. Doing final vocal tracking when we can get Brandon and Steve into the studio. I haven’t heard anything since I finished tracking bass for the EP, so I hope it sounds great after the guys finish the vocals. There have been talks of sending this to get mixed and mastered because having 4 audio engineers in the band could cause some butting of the heads when it comes to how it should be done. Aside from that, we are planning a tour for May with our buddies in Do As The Romans Do. And we are going to try to get a music video filmed in the coming months.
So the band front is really busy.
The personal work front has been the difficult part. I don’t have a consistent job, I am not doing anything outside of the band that is audio related, and I have a ton of bills.
That’s alright though.
I plan on doing a follow up Steve Jobs post, even though it is a bit late, but I’m still hoping it isn’t too soon.
Final thoughts heading out, I have been taking lessons and practicing new techniques on bass and I find that taking lessons, even if not in a musical rut or even if you are pretty confident in your playing, really helps you improve in ways you might not even expect. I suggest to everyone to take a lesson from time to time from a very skilled musician. And not just from the same guy. Take lessons from multiple musicians that play the same instrument with a different style. It helps so much!
RJ Ellsworth 