My favorites were 'Simona' and 'In the Playground', but the whole thing's fun to listen to. Good work. Quite an excursion from what I've heard from you until now. What's next? Electric guitar?

amanise wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:32 pmI'm not a tee shirt, badge, or sticker salesman. Why would I be?

I have exactly the same disdainful attitude. And I'll bet you a jam donut that promoters have a similar attitude toward us.

"Maybe get a blister on your little finger, maybe get a blister on your thumb"

I suppose delusion comes into it often (and are there any areas of human endeavour in which it does not?), but it seems to me that the main thing in this game is what you like doing most: writing, recording, performing, promoting. I see those four activities on a scale - writing being the most inwar...

I thought it was a typo for a Rolling Stone.

That sounds very clear and defined to me. Thanks very much. Really useful. It even sounds fun.

I have recorded a string quartet with a handheld recorder with built in mics placed approx 12-15ft above the string quartet the results were amateur. I've never recorded a string quartet, but I recorded myself this way with a Zoom H6 and the built in stereo mic. The results were not anywhere near a...

Thanks. I've worked with a mastering engineer before and found it as you describe. If hiring a promoter follows the same principle as that, that's good, but the beauty of hiring a mastering engineer is that they do their job and they don't need your help to do it. But it sounds from some things I've...

From a US perspective- plenty of promo companies to hire. Send your stuff *well* in advance, prices vary, they generally have to really enjoy your music! * Co-Sign * Dauntless Promotions * Distiller Promo * Fanatic * Force Field PR * Insubordinate Media * Marauder * Pirate! Promotion and Management...

There are plenty of people out there. I went to an interesting panel session last week which featured 4 people in the business of promoting music. One thing they all made very clear was that they expected the people that they were promoting to be extremely serious about their music career. If you w...

Thanks, Wonks.

Not exactly 'as soon as' - it kicks in about 10-15 seconds after turning it on. But I thought it took longer than that for a tube to be warmed up?

That sounds like an excellent suggestion.

And I *am* asking for a friend, actually. But I'm interested, too.