I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.
20 January 2010 Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

I meant to post an update earlier, but I've been wicked busy getting all our ducks in a row regarding the distribution and promotion of our new CDs. Geoff and I had a great time the weekend before last at the Regal Beagle Taphouse in Virginia Beach! The folks there were great to us. Thanks for letting us crash at your place Jen and Eric! And I can't forget to say "Hello" to our new friend Brandi. :) As of right now Geoffrey and I have five shows ahead of us: check out our upcoming shows on the Events page. Speaking of events, I don't think any event has disappointed me more than the lack of a once annual event that has now ceased in 2010, specifically a lack of a certain shadowy figure at Edgar Allen Poe's grave. No roses and cognac this year.

I can't wait for all this hard work to pay off so that one day I too can turn down Paul McCartney for John Paul Jones in my rock supergroup. It's 2010 now and I have been writing and performing my own music for about five years now and having just received my bachelor's degree in May of 2009, 2010 is the first year that I can devote to music. It's amazing how fast the music industry has changed in the last five years and even more so in the last decade. Ten years ago, no one owned an iPod. Now, because of the Internet, music is instantly accessible and the music industry in general is still reeling from this rapid change in their business model. There was no Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Skype, Wikipedia, or Flickr to rapidly share information and connect with fans ten years ago either. It's an exciting time. The Internet has grown by 380.3% - a little over 25% of the Earth's population uses the Internet. According to Internet World Stats that's about 1.73 billion people. Clearly an impact can be made on this digital frontier. In my opinion it is a new Renaissance in a way, such as the one spurred by the invention of the printing press.

There is a downside, however, as explained by an open letter from OK Go. OK Go had a couple of minor hits, but really exploded when they uploaded a self-made music video on YouTube. The same outlet that spawned their success is now being denied to them by their record label because they aren't quite sure how to use this new-fangled technology to make a profit. Maybe they should use this girl's guide to photobombing to learn how to get maximum exposure. ;) In all seriousness, this is ridiculous - no one should be fined more for sharing a song than for child abduction, stalking, or murder. That is not rational, logical or sane.