Do I Publish All of My Music?

After meeting with Seattle SoundCloud folks last week, I’m taking a hard look at nearly 3 unreleased LPs worth of music that span 2009-2011. I pushed “This Modern Depression” out, so why not continue down the path for an LP that wraps 2009-2010 together?

The project already has a name, the music is done, the songs are in order. I just need artwork, notes, and the business side of things to be completed.  Do people want to hear more music of varying styles throughout the years of my career, or should I zero in on a smaller spectrum of sound?

Psh.. I don’t know.  Identity as a musician is always a tough thing to sort out, but I need to keep in touch with WHY I’m making music— I love it, and I love so many different styles/sounds that I should continue doing what I do best… which is a little bit of everything! ;)

It’s frustrating, looking at these three distinct collections of music. Each has their own feeling, identity, sound, style.. I want to share them with the world, so perhaps the answer is to continue down a road of self-published work that fans can discover, listen to, and hopefully incorporate into their landscape and enjoy.

There is a lot of garbage/trash that will never see the light of day, but the projects/works/songs/albums I speak of are of quality enough that *I* enjoy them, some of my friends enjoy them, and perhaps fans and potential fans would enjoy them.

Do I release and curate these previous works/albums, even if they clash genre between each one? (Example.. “City Shadows” vs “This Modern Depression”)

Sliptide - Rush (EP) [In Stores 4/20]

It’s been a busy 2012 for me.. Moving, incoming baby.. but there’s been room for music here and there. ANADAMAIDE Records picked up a few of my songs from last year. Here are some clips to enjoy until the release comes out on 4/20.

#tech #house

mrastrong - Fine Mornings

Could You Really? [work in progress][deep house]

Here is a clip of a new deep house track I started last week. I won’t be able to touch it again until after moving back to Seattle proper.. more on that in a separate post.

2012 So Far

A quick post to talk a little about what’s been going on in 2012 so far.  I think about this first month and how incredibly fast it’s gone by. I’ve had a lot on my plate between “daily life” responsibilities and the music business.

I have some major announcements coming up related to my personal life and a change of scenery (though still staying local to Seattle…). Also, with my first child in transit to the material world, you bet your ass I have a lot on my brain!

Music-wise, the snow screwed up my show for January and that was rescheduled for 2/15. The downtempo/original music played there is the first step in the right direction for me as I break into a lot more of my original works and focus on promoting those along side the continued momentum of my house music. This means that a few back-burner projects with Sliptide are coming up, as well as some delicious and very current work with mrastrong, Silver Standard, and Wob Saget.

Many, many plans in the works. It feels great as I check off bits and pieces of them along the way, and I can’t wait to share more music and things with everyone. =)