Joshua Tree Update (Dec 07)
The good news:
I went back to Joshua Tree yesterday. I cooked a scrumptious pasta dinner on the bus. The boys and I climbed some big rocks, saw a lot of stars, and watched a movie. In the morning, we got dope music video shots (which I’d love to show pictures of, but I don’t have them available!)
The bad news:
After arriving in J Tree, I realized much of my recording equipment is still in Maine, so I can’t record the song until after Christmas. Whoops.
Stay tuned.
Skipped seeing Napoleon in favor of completing a draft of “Joshua Tree,” which we record tomorrow.
Drank coffee (a rare occurrence) and hit the library. After six hours, I’ve got something recordable.
Tomorrow morning, we’ll drive to Joshua Tree. During the drive and the day, I’ll have the boys help me revise and improve the lyrics. Then we make music.
We’ll stay the night in the park, all the while shooting some music video.
Making good time.
Here’s the current schedule for “Joshua Tree”
Through Tuesday, December 5th: Write all remaining bars.
December 6th & 7th: Go back to Joshua Tree to record the song and shoot music video bars coverage.
Friday, December 8th–Monday, December 11th: Begin outsourcing music post-production and wrap up external LA things.
December 12th–December 23rd: I’ll be in Mexico and need to edit the music video and supervise the song’s post work, as well as everything else needed for the release (e.g. promotional graphic design).
December 24th: Return to New England ready to release “Joshua Tree.”
I’ll post regular updates here to keep myself accountable.
get rid of your smartphones and limit internet connection
we’re so terrified of our own thoughts that we drown them out whenever we can.
music or videos or podcasts or tv or social media or other content.
like when was the last time you didn’t have any external stimulation of any kind. like just lost in your own thoughts? probably in the shower, and then you’re back to stimulation 24/7. surely thats a problem???
just a thought
wrote bars today. But was it enough?
In the land of the sand and sun sans surf
basing the hook off that one
Fellas, I gotta point you to the song “Pigeonometry” by Aesop Rock.
If you can get behind intricate lyrics, storytelling, and creative wordplay, check this out.
lfg
LEAF, the band featured in Suited Up, released their first song!
https://open.spotify.com/track/7LchZBAe7lDHYin8CzcItX
Help me get these guys to 100 monthly listeners!!
LEAF, the band featured in Suited Up, released their first song!
https://open.spotify.com/track/7LchZBAe7lDHYin8CzcItX
Help me get these guys to 100 monthly listeners!!
just published introductionproductions.com/instant-promo and started sending cold emails to try giving away some service.
We’ll know within the next few days whether or not this business is viable.
Here’s the first business
The website is a work in progress. Notes are appreciated
I gave a lecture on investment when I was counseling at a camp last summer.
I asked the campers (prolly not a good move in hindsight) how much money they thought the median American household income was, and one of these thirteen-year-olds guessed $2–3 million