Getting somewhere

I'm tired of not getting anywhere. That's what this is all about.

Looking for café spaces in Neukölln

Welcome to this blog, where I'm going to report on the progress I have with my music. Since spring 2009 I have been working on tons of tracks. As of now, around seven of them represent a sound that I consider relevant. Since I moved to Berlin I've had two gigs, during which I've gotten the opportunity to examine what value my songs may have to other people, how big an impact they do. 

I've begun to realize that what I'm doing is only moving forwards with my music on a personal level. I haven't tried to get my stuff out in a long time, nor have I talked to people about their experiences of my music. Right now I feel I have a script, a model for which angle I'm going to attack my music from these last months of 2010. I'm going to focus on "getting it all out there". 

I'm continuing to look for gigs, while adding the last few details to five or six songs that are going to end up on a demo CD. Two of the tunes will also make it to a single, that will be released on my own future label. CD:s will be available for sale at gigs and can be ordered via internet. The main reason for the finishing of this demo CD is that I'm going to send a copy to every label out there releasing the kind of stuff I'm into.

Yesterday Jan Korgaard (http://www.poeticpeaceproductions.com/) asked me to draw him some pictures for the pre-production of his movie. In return he offered his services as a photographer, suggesting we could do a shoot, the pictures ending up on the sleeves of my records and as promotionals. 

Today I also had a long chat with Flo (http://www.zackboom.com/de/startseite) about how commercials have milked us humans dry of emotions, turning us more and more into violent monsters, and about the free web page production software he's working with. He insisted on me setting up a proper web page, using his services. In return I'd translate their page into swedish. Yet again a pretty good deal, if you ask me. His theories concerning the nasty web commercialism and having your own page as a center (where all your music, photos and videos, updates about shows etc. can be collected in a completely individual manner) pretty much convinced me that this is the way to go. If things go as planned, this blog will be a pretty short-lived one.

Things like this feel good, like a step in the right direction. As if good friends with good ideas is what you really need to move forwards.  I feel optimistic. Things are gathering around me. What I need do now is to play live and get those songs ready, then all will be all-right!