Here's a first....
I'll be doing a TRUTH & RIGHTS set along with LEEWAY NYC headlining out in Secaucus, New Jersey at The Blue Room next to AJ's Go-Go Bar...the show includes ENRAGE, DONNER PARTY, and SUAKA....starts at 5pm after the majority of football games
I never did two sets before, but I know I can do it and we'll make sure to record some video....this is TRUTH & RIGHTS first time back in a while...since we finished the recording we now have this show as a celebration and Halloween show just in time for the release of LIES and SLIGHTS on the new MY REALITY ENTERTAINMENT label
A lot of other things are about to get announced soon but don't worry things are going to a much higher level than anticipated...I spoke of taking on more as I acquired organisation and a solid team...well...I have an even better association now which gives me more freedom to take on other forums like a podcast and shows that are a little bit different than the usual band show....I now can do the things I wished I could put together myself but never had the time or tools to build
The last 18 months took a lot out of me rebuilding and running into bad luck and fuck-ups throughout where I became overwhelmed and fukked up on the most important thing in my life, and I still don't know where things stand because when you get caught up and lost you can lose touch of what matters most and it can cause you to endure consequences you're not prepared for
The establishing of MY REALITY has taken an interesting course after needing an additional infusion of funds after Kickstarter to incorporate the label, and the current changes came through at a time in sync with the first release because there's a better promotional campaign being put together and I filled out a staff beyond my expectations
I never expected to do this myself but the whole premise was to be done with fake, psuedo paper labels that bring nothing to you but expects everything....The reality today is these labels basically want to give you 100 records to most bands for full licensing and the right to sell your record and not give you another dime....why would any band sell their ass for that cheap? Talk about prostitution
I'm sorry I'm a different animal and whatever I do next even with a REAL LABEL or large distro Reality Entertainment will be a partner and I will receive proper compensation
I hope you newer bands that want to be serious take the advice I offer...its basic but it's not worth giving your music away so you might as well put the work in because when you're hungry on the fukkin road or you have to sacrifice vacation time as you go broke and your pimp, I mean label ignores you....then you'll know what I mean
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Saturday, October 8, 2016
LATE UPDATE....lost access to my blog...ya know how it is...
ALRIGHT....
SO many things have occurred since I was on here last when my Kickstarter fund closed, and I want to thank everyone who supported me to get to where we are now with MY REALITY ENTERTAINMENT, and the release of TRUTH & RIGHTS full-length "LIES & SLEIGHTS"
We were able to finish up the mastering, which I'll provide links here....ya gotta hear this;
https://truthandrightsofficial.bandcamp.com/releases
https://soundcloud.com/truthandrightsofficial
We've set this digital release for HALLOWEEN, October 31st, and I'll be doing double duty October 30th at THE BLUE ROOM with both TRUTH & RIGHTS as well as LEEWAY NYC for a nice Halloween Party, and I've been able to start promoting Sunday Shows at this spot(connected to AJ's Go-Go Bar) starting at 5pm after the NFL games...you can watch the late games here as well supporting newer and up and coming bands from the tri-state, and North East....We're hoping to have the CD version just in time for this show(and more coming) and as soon as I have a secure delivery I'll start pre-order....I'm trying not to have the "delays" I went with after the last couple of labels that didn't deliver....I'm trying to make a point with the label journey and show others they too can do this until a real record label(with actual PEOPLE ...a staff) are worth working with to expand your bands interests.
I found out that the funding is only a drop in the bucket as to what needs to be done in order to become legit....we're getting the album out first as the paperwork is filed....the real issue in New York State is that for 6 weeks I need to pay for Public Notices in 2 prominent newspapers...one weekly, and one daily.....this alone is more than the Kickstarter fund but we got this the rest of the way, and I don't expect anymore help making this happen the team I'm building is so fukkin amped with taking on the challenge to have the music exposed to as many people as possible with promotion/publicity and exceed far beyond what any Holly Hobby paper label did for me and the brothers that believe in and what we're doing together right now.
I don't use that word brother loosely, and I'm incredibly fortunate to be at the point where every member has the talents that deserve to be heard, and the current recordings are only the beginning...
EVERY friend and fan has to take a moment and show support publicly and online because the way things are there's only what we all can do to try and get people to actually listen to any band nowadays, really.....there's such an overpopulation of music that so many incredible artists get buried for ages it takes a lot of talking about it....even haters are sometimes the best for publicity.....But most bands that deserve to be heard can sometimes rejuvenate and influence our future artists... like how Bad Brains should've achieved a higher level of honor for the way they influenced every style of hard-rock whether metal, HC, indie, etc for the last 40 years...EVERYTHING....for 40 years....a band that should be the RnR Hall of Fame.....what's up with that?
I'm hoping everyone that enjoys Lies & Sleights will turn as many people as they can on to the music....I figure there's so much variety and style that it's got more of a crossover potential, and it has to do with our ages....we appreciate so many styles and bands that do their thing, that our mutual interests just flowed over the years that you can hear it from top to bottom....I'm not trying to sound stuck up but I'm proud at how I was influenced by Zack, Rey, John, and Dimi over the last 4-7 years as we cultivated a true thing and I feel it just like the recordings from decades ago....it's important that my first studio album in 20 years makes a fukkin point, I hope.
LEEWAY NYC has had a great group of guys that are fun to work with and be stuck in a van or strider for 10 hours at a time depending what we're doing....that means a lot when it comes to playing out.
The financing has been incredibly stressful and tough...the responsibility of coming through causes me a great deal of stress...over the last year I lost touch and focus getting caught up and it's effected the most important thing in my life...there's no way I'm allowed to fail with what's coming because I've been feeling the mortality of this gift of playing music in this style and I know it all can end in a second....I don't ever want to look like the tired old-fuck that mails it in like I hear and see live in a lot of the crap out there....maybe they're just...tired.
...But at the same time I've met so many recently that have have the spirit and passion taking risks to be heard, tour, and promote steady because this is who they are, and they don't half-step it....they're reliable, consistent, and not flakey....they keep their word or they honestly don't do it and tell you what you want to hear even though there's a good chance they'll just let you down.
Your shit has to be in relative precision...like a time-piece....if one spring or cog goes out your watch stops....So, when you're playing Holly Hobby with someone's passion and you don't deliver like you're supposed to....what good are you to a good thing?
You have to take responsibility and at least do your best and be as real as you possible can....no one's perfect, but being flakey don't cut it.
There's a lot more going on I've started to email donors to get everyone's rewards out...trying to move is a pain in the ass in itself but there are many more things that are about to be announced and I'm gonna become an incredibly busy and branching out to many other forms of entertainment....after all, I'm a character, like it or not....but I'll tell you one thing...I'll be doing more and doing new avenues like podcasts and more recording in time....the team that's being formed is actually a team I wished I had 20 years with the media formats that are available today....as I said I knew from the beginning that I wasn't going to be able to do this myself if I was going to have the chance to do this right....it takes time for things to fall properly into place, and only time can determine whether you have the right tools, game-plan, and of all things good people that have your back....I don't think I ever had much of that in a very long time....But I do now
The announcements are very close I just want them all to be official before I start running my mouth....One thing I can tell you as of now is that after we get this TRUTH & RIGHTS release I will start to talk about a future LEEWAY NYC release...something first to wet our beaks like an EP
What's about to come next is something I didn't expect so soon...or even get considered for with people I believe in and trust more than anyone possibly available... this is now about to take everything to another level
These are my ramblings tonight, and I'm sticking to them....wishing you all well, and I hope to hear from some of you soon....take care*
SO many things have occurred since I was on here last when my Kickstarter fund closed, and I want to thank everyone who supported me to get to where we are now with MY REALITY ENTERTAINMENT, and the release of TRUTH & RIGHTS full-length "LIES & SLEIGHTS"
We were able to finish up the mastering, which I'll provide links here....ya gotta hear this;
https://truthandrightsofficial.bandcamp.com/releases
https://soundcloud.com/truthandrightsofficial
We've set this digital release for HALLOWEEN, October 31st, and I'll be doing double duty October 30th at THE BLUE ROOM with both TRUTH & RIGHTS as well as LEEWAY NYC for a nice Halloween Party, and I've been able to start promoting Sunday Shows at this spot(connected to AJ's Go-Go Bar) starting at 5pm after the NFL games...you can watch the late games here as well supporting newer and up and coming bands from the tri-state, and North East....We're hoping to have the CD version just in time for this show(and more coming) and as soon as I have a secure delivery I'll start pre-order....I'm trying not to have the "delays" I went with after the last couple of labels that didn't deliver....I'm trying to make a point with the label journey and show others they too can do this until a real record label(with actual PEOPLE ...a staff) are worth working with to expand your bands interests.
I found out that the funding is only a drop in the bucket as to what needs to be done in order to become legit....we're getting the album out first as the paperwork is filed....the real issue in New York State is that for 6 weeks I need to pay for Public Notices in 2 prominent newspapers...one weekly, and one daily.....this alone is more than the Kickstarter fund but we got this the rest of the way, and I don't expect anymore help making this happen the team I'm building is so fukkin amped with taking on the challenge to have the music exposed to as many people as possible with promotion/publicity and exceed far beyond what any Holly Hobby paper label did for me and the brothers that believe in and what we're doing together right now.
I don't use that word brother loosely, and I'm incredibly fortunate to be at the point where every member has the talents that deserve to be heard, and the current recordings are only the beginning...
EVERY friend and fan has to take a moment and show support publicly and online because the way things are there's only what we all can do to try and get people to actually listen to any band nowadays, really.....there's such an overpopulation of music that so many incredible artists get buried for ages it takes a lot of talking about it....even haters are sometimes the best for publicity.....But most bands that deserve to be heard can sometimes rejuvenate and influence our future artists... like how Bad Brains should've achieved a higher level of honor for the way they influenced every style of hard-rock whether metal, HC, indie, etc for the last 40 years...EVERYTHING....for 40 years....a band that should be the RnR Hall of Fame.....what's up with that?
I'm hoping everyone that enjoys Lies & Sleights will turn as many people as they can on to the music....I figure there's so much variety and style that it's got more of a crossover potential, and it has to do with our ages....we appreciate so many styles and bands that do their thing, that our mutual interests just flowed over the years that you can hear it from top to bottom....I'm not trying to sound stuck up but I'm proud at how I was influenced by Zack, Rey, John, and Dimi over the last 4-7 years as we cultivated a true thing and I feel it just like the recordings from decades ago....it's important that my first studio album in 20 years makes a fukkin point, I hope.
LEEWAY NYC has had a great group of guys that are fun to work with and be stuck in a van or strider for 10 hours at a time depending what we're doing....that means a lot when it comes to playing out.
The financing has been incredibly stressful and tough...the responsibility of coming through causes me a great deal of stress...over the last year I lost touch and focus getting caught up and it's effected the most important thing in my life...there's no way I'm allowed to fail with what's coming because I've been feeling the mortality of this gift of playing music in this style and I know it all can end in a second....I don't ever want to look like the tired old-fuck that mails it in like I hear and see live in a lot of the crap out there....maybe they're just...tired.
...But at the same time I've met so many recently that have have the spirit and passion taking risks to be heard, tour, and promote steady because this is who they are, and they don't half-step it....they're reliable, consistent, and not flakey....they keep their word or they honestly don't do it and tell you what you want to hear even though there's a good chance they'll just let you down.
Your shit has to be in relative precision...like a time-piece....if one spring or cog goes out your watch stops....So, when you're playing Holly Hobby with someone's passion and you don't deliver like you're supposed to....what good are you to a good thing?
You have to take responsibility and at least do your best and be as real as you possible can....no one's perfect, but being flakey don't cut it.
There's a lot more going on I've started to email donors to get everyone's rewards out...trying to move is a pain in the ass in itself but there are many more things that are about to be announced and I'm gonna become an incredibly busy and branching out to many other forms of entertainment....after all, I'm a character, like it or not....but I'll tell you one thing...I'll be doing more and doing new avenues like podcasts and more recording in time....the team that's being formed is actually a team I wished I had 20 years with the media formats that are available today....as I said I knew from the beginning that I wasn't going to be able to do this myself if I was going to have the chance to do this right....it takes time for things to fall properly into place, and only time can determine whether you have the right tools, game-plan, and of all things good people that have your back....I don't think I ever had much of that in a very long time....But I do now
The announcements are very close I just want them all to be official before I start running my mouth....One thing I can tell you as of now is that after we get this TRUTH & RIGHTS release I will start to talk about a future LEEWAY NYC release...something first to wet our beaks like an EP
What's about to come next is something I didn't expect so soon...or even get considered for with people I believe in and trust more than anyone possibly available... this is now about to take everything to another level
These are my ramblings tonight, and I'm sticking to them....wishing you all well, and I hope to hear from some of you soon....take care*
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