Equipment

I finally have the equipment I need to start recording and getting music projects really started. Unfortunately I ran into a snag...with everything. I got an Axiom25 (2nd gen) but something is wrong with the keyboard so I have to get it exchanged. I also have an audio-interface to start getting instruments recorded, but the firewire that came with it is a 6-bit to 6-bit and my mac has a 4-bit firewire port, so I need to get a convertor or a wire. While both these things aren't really much of a problem it is just annoying that I couldn't plug in really play around with anything.

It will be nice to record because it will make starting a band easier and it will help with promotion. It's pretty hard to get heard when you don't have anything recorded...although that isn't quite as apparent when you're focused on playing live shows. That is one of the reasons why my current band got on its feet so quickly, the lead singer already had all the songs written and recorded. We just needed to learn them and then give our own little tweaks. The downside is we don't have the money to re-record the songs so they truly reflect how we sound now. Listening to our recordings it almost sounds like a different band.

Hopefully I can get this stuff up and running quickly...but I have to put it on pause for a trip I leave for in two days (technically tomorrow since it's past midnight). Once I'm back though, it's on.

Wheels now turning

Things have slightly begun to move along. I now have the equipment I need to start recording myself and really get different types of projects in motion. I am also playing drums in a band which is playing shows around town. We got together pretty quickly and have played 3 shows already. We have 2 more scheduled, one in Charleston and another in our hometown. Hopefully we will get a tour soon enough, especially since we are capable of doing so.

One of the members of this band is also working with me on my indie-alternative project. We have practiced a few songs together but won't really be able to progress until I record something for him to learn to and practice to. He likes what I have and if we can find some other musicians we could get a great band going, plus we are both itching to get on tour.

I haven't had a job for over a month now, doing random little jobs for random cash. Of course, I am hoping to start making money with my music finally! The band I am in has made some money at shows but we all agreed to use it towards merch for the band. Im going to try my hand at jingles and see if I can make some money in the local commercial market. I've begun the slow process of applying to 'real' jobs (the type a starving musician such as myself would take) but I'd rather make money a way I actually enjoy.