protect & preserve 07.04.
man. there has been a wave of dodgy promoters lately. not just me, many friends had bad experiences this month. sigh. i suppose this shows the natural progression of a scene, as things have moved on from the personal relationships and trust basis of old – now things are bigger. there are a lot more people involved, and not all of them have pure motives. so it goes. you protect yourself in tangible ways like contracts and delegating responsibility to booking agents etc… and in unbreakable mental ways by keeping in touch with your love of music, jamming out and getting immersed in sound. still it’s hard to not let this life get you down sometimes – especially when you insist on doing things as independently as i have the past few years. they will overpromise, underdeliver, and then say horrible things about you when you stand up for yourself. no one will have the balls to confront you face to face, it will be behind your back. fuck it, i can take it. bring it. too many musicians will accept any horrible kind of treatment. you don’t need the blue m&ms, but you do need to be treated with a modicum of respect. even this isn’t guaranteed. all you can do is respect yourself, stay true to your word, withdraw & hone. you are entitled to nothing. the joy of music is all you get, and all that should matter. they can never reach me here.
that said, this past weekend was lovely, many thx to all. response from the channel 4 mix has been amazing! looking fwd to the long road ahead. just added dour festival, which will be absolutely insane. there’s a long path before that though. many hours of sitting in moving boxes. familiar faces, new ones. looking forward to seeing all of you out there.