It’s about time I got serious about this whole blogging thing. I hear it’s the hippest thing since the printing press for people that are all about words. I’ve had a series of short lived blogs spread out among various internet sites, some which have been a bit better kept than others, although the intention of this blog is to compile, sort out, and keep a record of all of my music related bloggings, both previous, present and future. So, a little back story, to catch you all up to speed before we set upon this journey that is to become the “new blog”.
I’m a musician. I play music, sometimes frequently, sometimes infrequently. I make records every couple of years. I play shows at least every couple of months. I have bands every once in a while. I work with a bunch of musicians, at an office job for musicians. I am that rare breed of musician that has the day job that deals with music, but isn’t selling guitar strings for a commission. I do tech support for people who are looking to record. I made mix tapes in high school. I was a college DJ. I own a record player, and a couple of crates of vinyl, including records made during this millennium. I started a musician’s rights organization with some band mates so we could get some rehearsal space to play in, and it ended up nearly taking over my last two years of school. We ended up creating an on campus music scene at one of the largest State Universities in the country.
So that’s enough about me. For the most part, I’m going to keep quiet when it comes to talking about myself, and I’m going to try to keep the focus on music. Whether it be the process of promotion, production, or other types of inner workings of the music industry, or whether it be criticism, analysis, or enjoyment of music, The Back Catalog will be the place to find musings on music. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some cats to yell at.
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