Here it is, the first of my monthly newsletters. Well you have to start somewhere…better late than never
News of what? I guess you could call it my work. In that vein, I should mention my two CD's, “Me And My Jawbone”, and “Barbed Wire Valentine” (with Hearts and Bones).
Each of these CD's has eight of my songs on it. They were “released” in 2014 and 2017 respectively. I had 100 of each of them made. I still have quite a few.
Besides CD's, these became available on streaming services. Despite the fact that this is available to any of a bazillion people, most have not heard it. Aside from my own lack of promotional effort, another factor in this failure to connect with an audience is what are called gatekeepers; that is those that decide what music they are going to present to you and me on these services.
This brings me to the point. Because of this gatekeeper situation, I've decided to close that gate myself, and make future releases available from my website or on CD's and skip the streaming services. In addition, there will be video releases from time to time to show what the band is up to.
“The Ides”…the idea is the middle of the month. That's what I'm going for…should be possible.
The band? “Barbed Wire Valentine” is the new name. “Hearts and Bones” didn't work out. Paul Simon had something to do with that..
We're a duo right now. Working on adding drums and a second guitar to the mix soon, but me and Eric Bredt (bass) are ready to get out and play now, and will be soon. Stay tuned!
That's about all I've got now. Thanks for reading.
Richard