"We Call Them Tight-Asses, And They Call Us Slobs."
I haven't posted to this blog in two weeks, which is, for me, a long time. Veteran readers know that extended silences always overlap with some kind of crisis, like Hurricane Katrina, the Israeli/Lebanese War, or really really stupid romantic nonsense. On these occasions, the blog format of Instant Insight ceases to function. My ideas no longer plop out of my brain in short, easily-digestible nuggets. I end up spending my introspective moments alone, staring into space, or with friends, drunk.
In this particular case, it's not so much a crisis as it is a critical moment -- a few weeks when everything in my life seems to be changing, or at least vibrating. Here is the breakdown:
1. I Have Become an Official Working Artist
I pretty much quit my job. From now on, for six days a week, for the first time in my life, I am a Working Artist. For the record, I never thought this would happen. I've always said (BOASTED, even) that I would always have a day job. That it was inconceivable not to. That if Mary Timony works in an office, than I have no business doing otherwise. And so, when I got the Six Points Fellowship, I figured I could just use the "living stipend" as a budget for my other projects. "I don't need a living stipend," I said. "I have a JOB." However, a year and half later, my artistic projects are becoming so involved that I'd be foolish not to take advantage of this financial opportunity and just make art make art make art make art. Wow.
2. I'm Revisiting The Script of My Play, and Making It Way Better
I'm not going to elaborate just yet! I'm excited though!
3. I'm Recording "Mammal" (Again!)
After a two-year hiatus, Casey Holford and I are once again recording tracks for my second solo record, "Mammal." We have sessions coming up with Dibs, Matt Katz, Luis Illades, Angela Carlucci and Andrew Hoepfner.
4. I Helped Creaky Boards Take Over The Internet
Andrew Hoepfner and I made this video. In less than a week, HALF A MILLION people watched it! It was covered in every major music news outlet, including PerezHilton.com and Pitchforkmedia.com. In the days following the initial splash, Andrew was interviewed for all sorts of TV, radio and print venues. Now that the chaos has calmed, slightly, he has all these lucrative offers to sort through, from film soundtracks, to opening slots on major U.S. tours. I'm helping him make sense of it all. We've been joking that we've developed a sort of Bill Clinton/James Carville relationship. If I didn't come up with the analogy myself, I'd have taken it as an insult about my receding hairline. Anyway, here's the video, with updated pop-ups at the very end.
There are other things on the burner, but I gotta get back to work. And by "work," I mean "the work of a working artist." Which is the work I do. Now. For as long as I can manage it. Hey, have you ever noticed the TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF MY WEBSITE?!? Whaddya know!
Love
Dan
In this particular case, it's not so much a crisis as it is a critical moment -- a few weeks when everything in my life seems to be changing, or at least vibrating. Here is the breakdown:
1. I Have Become an Official Working Artist
I pretty much quit my job. From now on, for six days a week, for the first time in my life, I am a Working Artist. For the record, I never thought this would happen. I've always said (BOASTED, even) that I would always have a day job. That it was inconceivable not to. That if Mary Timony works in an office, than I have no business doing otherwise. And so, when I got the Six Points Fellowship, I figured I could just use the "living stipend" as a budget for my other projects. "I don't need a living stipend," I said. "I have a JOB." However, a year and half later, my artistic projects are becoming so involved that I'd be foolish not to take advantage of this financial opportunity and just make art make art make art make art. Wow.
2. I'm Revisiting The Script of My Play, and Making It Way Better
I'm not going to elaborate just yet! I'm excited though!
3. I'm Recording "Mammal" (Again!)
After a two-year hiatus, Casey Holford and I are once again recording tracks for my second solo record, "Mammal." We have sessions coming up with Dibs, Matt Katz, Luis Illades, Angela Carlucci and Andrew Hoepfner.
4. I Helped Creaky Boards Take Over The Internet
Andrew Hoepfner and I made this video. In less than a week, HALF A MILLION people watched it! It was covered in every major music news outlet, including PerezHilton.com and Pitchforkmedia.com. In the days following the initial splash, Andrew was interviewed for all sorts of TV, radio and print venues. Now that the chaos has calmed, slightly, he has all these lucrative offers to sort through, from film soundtracks, to opening slots on major U.S. tours. I'm helping him make sense of it all. We've been joking that we've developed a sort of Bill Clinton/James Carville relationship. If I didn't come up with the analogy myself, I'd have taken it as an insult about my receding hairline. Anyway, here's the video, with updated pop-ups at the very end.
There are other things on the burner, but I gotta get back to work. And by "work," I mean "the work of a working artist." Which is the work I do. Now. For as long as I can manage it. Hey, have you ever noticed the TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF MY WEBSITE?!? Whaddya know!
Love
Dan
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