So, I've been working on doing a lot of recordings and such since the E.P I made for a gig last year, culminating in a full album. It's going pretty well, and I've been experimenting a bit with different websites to spread the music out. I've previously only really used soundcloud to release free music (click here to listen) but as I'm looking to release paid for content, I'm moving across to bandcamp (click here to listen) for my commercial releases.
There's 2 singles available for free up there (or you can donate per download, if you'd like!) as well asa digital and physical E.P for purchase. So, you know, take a look and buy one if you'd like.
The album is coming along well. Currently finalising the track listing, which is forever growing. The artwork is getting totally re-done, with a few illustrations coming my way which look amazing. Not sure on a release date yet, maybe a month or two. I will be looking at getting physical copies made as well, which should be nice.
Anyway, check out some of my tunes and buy something if you'd like. Here's the artwork for the 2 single. I seem to have a bit of an animal obsession with the artwork:
I have been neglecting you haven't I? 3 posts in 2012? That simply won't do at all.
Looking at the list of things I aimed to do in my 2012 post, not really much has progressed with those. I've got a new job at work ad a Marketing Technical Assistant, so most of my creativity has been funnelled into that, rather than my personal work.
On the plus side, the demo went down well, and I'm currently working on a full album as we speak. I've got most of the tracks written, and provisional artwork created, but there's still a hell of a lot of work that needs to go into it.
So, to try and motivate myself, here's a list of my suggested aims in the coming year:
- Try and finish the musicians portrait project I've been working on
- Complete the album, play some gigs, do more with music
- Rebuild my website (I did do this last year, but it's looking a bit clunky now)
- Sort my act together
I'm aiming to actually do more illustration and update a bit more, so hopefully I can progress with maybe, oh I don't know, 4 posts this year?
To leave you with, a song I have been listening to a lot by the fantastic Future of the Left
Well, 2011 is dead and buried, 2012 is here all new and smelling as fresh as newly cut grass.
I have been neglecting this Blog a great deal, and as a matter of fact illustration as a whole. I can only apologise to myself, as I need to motivate myself to create some work.
I'm still working on my main project, portraits of musicians that have influenced me and other artists. I'm aiming to get a lot more created and finished, at least aiming for a new portrait once a week. Once there's a good selection I have plans for an exhibition or two, plus possibly a book. It's all being worked on as we speak but I don't want to go into too much detail at the moment. Suffice to say, hopefully it will be a success.
I'm also working on some new music and I'm looking to record a better quality demo sometime this year. I'll be putting some stuff up on the internet once it's written to get some feedback, so look out for that at some point. I'm also working on some music reviews, I'm unsure what format they will take, either written or video, but I'd like to share music I love which some of you may not have heard before. Either that, or some awful music!
What else? Well, there's a trip to Japan to come around March time once that's booked. Also quitting smoking is up on the list, started today and will be updating on here with my progress as a sort of motivational tool.
I have a few other goals I'm working towards this year, but I'm keeping tight lipped about them as they are all very personal things I need to work on.
On a side note, I haven't really mentioned much about moving back to Norwich much. All I can say is that it has worked out better than I had expected so far, and it's been great reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. I need to work on my personal life to make it exactly where I want to be, but I think coming back here has been one of the best decisions I have made so far.
Well, that was a bit of a brain offload. To finish off, a great song.
I wish anyone reading this a happy and prosperous new year to come.
