So, over the next few weeks I'll be "leaking" some key tracks from Save You From Yourself out on the web.
I've decided that my #1 goal for 2008 is reach. Money is nice, and yes, I hope I get some money. Thank you for money! But money is hard to come by these days without spins, plays, adds, shares, recommendations, thumbs-ups, etc.
That's why I hope that when you find one of my songs out there, you'll share it with friends, add it to your profile, post a review, playlist it, scrobble it, iLike it, podcast it, twitter it, vote it up, down, sideways -- whatever you do when you want to share music online.
In the meantime, I'll be working the other end of the spectrum, the "real" world, trying to get some reviews from newspapers and magazines. Most of my efforts are going to be excruciatingly local. I have separate blog post about this plan waiting in the wings.
The first "leaked" song is out there right now. Go find it :)
Posted January 7, 2008
Attention valued customers! The US pre-order packages are now in the mail, winging their way to you. International orders will ship later today.
Man, what a crazy week. I've had a few extra days off and I spent a good deal of it stressing over padded envelope sizes, wrestling with Paypal reports, shipping early copies off to media and other stuff. I revamped my about page. I learned that OpenOffice Calc clips the leading zero off of Massachusetts ZIP codes. I wrote a press one-sheet, a distributor one-sheet, a radio one-sheet and a booking one-sheet.
Wait, what business am I in again?
Assembly was a pain at first but I eventually found a rhythm:
We were giddy when we finally sent the last batch down the postal chute:
The pre-orders should be in your hands in just a few days. Thanks everyone!
Posted January 7, 2008
Yesterday I ripped the shrinkwrap off of 132 CDs and signed them in preparation for shipping the pre-order packages. I got a little buzzed on Sharpie fumes but my wrists are fine.
The digipaks are made of matte-finished cardstock. They've got a really nice feel, nicer than the standard plastic CD jewel case. I'm glad I went with the matte instead of glossy finish, which tends to get scratched up and fingerprinty.
Tonight I'm unwrapping another 132 so I'll have a stock of them for mailing to press, radio, etc. It's a long-standing cardinal rule that you should remove the shrinkwrap in advance, lest some frustrated sleep-deprived music writer pitch your hermetically sealed art into the wastebasket.
Posted January 3, 2008