brief retrospective

i started writing music as a means of compartmentalizing my emotions so that i could analyze them more effectively. after a while, it became obvious that there’s so much more to this songwriting thing, and i had to get on the train to wherever that revelation would take me. scrapped concept albums, countless scrubbed songs, stage plots and lighting effects, learning ableton like my life depended on it, gaining and losing important friends along the way. i wish there was a shorter route to getting where you plan on going, but if there’s a shortcut, i’d have found it by now. or at the very least i can’t afford it. when solo work began to feel stale, i started looking for the next big chapter.

it’s no secret that i dearly loved my band. my long-time best friend, a dear friend and booking agent at the theater i love most, a local legend that quickly became one of my favorite people, and a new friend that injected life and levity into every situation. truly those years of performing were the best I’ve ever had as an artist, bar none, hands down. also helps when someone in the band knows what they’re doing when booking shows/tours. unfortunately, that time is over and done with, likely with no chance of a reunion or release of the full-length album we toiled over for over two years, and i don’t think that will ever stop stinging - i firmly believe that record was the best thing i’ve ever had a hand in writing. hopefully a produced version will see the light of day, but it’s not looking great. i should be done talking about it now - just gotta move forward and hope for the best. for me and everyone else that was in the band.

so now, it’s time to get back to my roots for a while. another band will materialize in the near future, i’m sure, but i’m gonna be writing and performing in 2023 as a solo artist for at least a good chunk of shows. it’ll all be there on the calendar once it pans out. and hopefully i’ll be making it out to some new venues and making some new connections along the way. here’s to doing it big in 2023. for me. for you. for something bigger to come.

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