2007, Ambition, Goals, and looking forward to 2008
Another year gone by and another year without a full length release. This is proving to be much harder than I thought! I have been working on the same album for over a year now and have not made much headway. I think that I need to write a plan, with smaller goals that are achievable, and help me get this first one under my belt.
On a positive note I did achieve some goals that I set for myself in 2007.
I officially started a record label; Lowstring Media. Why media and not records you ask? Well because I make websites too, and wanted a name that would encompass everything that I felt I could offer.
I released an 8 track EP entitled Had Enough. This EP was released to help put to bed some of the older tracks that have I have been mulling over. I decided to stop nit-picking songs to death and just let the creative process happen. Record > Mix > Release….. that is how it should be. The EP is available for download at the Canvas Within artist page, or available for purchase at the lowstring.com/store. The EP is also on its way to iTunes, and should be available for purchase in a few weeks.
I switched from Sonar to Pro Tools. This was not an immediate goal that I had set for myself, but is a goal I achieved anyways without choice.
Looking forward to 2008:
First things first; this website is in need of a re-design, better yet a design period! The current design is not mine (it is a public wordpress theme). Lowstring.com has to look more professional and less like the mess it is! Canvaswithin.com and brettdriscoll.com are also in need of redesigns. Brettdriscoll.com will become a showcase site for personal music, as will Canvaswithin.com.
I think I have a pretty good idea for a music/band web application that I am currently doing research on (more on this later).
And last but not least I will release a full length album in 2008! I will also put out an acoustic only version of this album. As always the music will be available here first for free, as well as a paid download.