2024...

It's been a year!

I've been through a lot in 2024. Some of it great, some of it not-so-great, but I've grown and learned a lot from it.

I have mixed and produced fewer tracks this year, but I've been writing almost as much as ever. And, I've been working on performing and presenting my music a lot more. I knew that the album would open doors for me, and it has- I couldn't have dreamed of getting into any kind of show before I had something publicly released to show. I've met so many amazing people through this experience, and I'm truly grateful for everyone that this project has brought into my life. I'm nowhere close the musician I hope to be someday, but you must start somewhere and grow from there.

A large portion of my efforts in music this year have gone toward figuring out how to put together a live show. I've worked through a few types of live-show with varying success and varying levels of live-ness... Through it all, I've had some moments that felt rough, and a few moments that felt pretty good. I still have much to learn, and I expect to spend more time and energy moving in that direction in 2025. I think I'm learning a lot from each experience, and someday, I know, I'll look back at these early (sometimes objectively awful) shows and have stories to tell about them.

I spent a lot of time working on little gadgets and interesting modular synth tools this past year (with the intent to someday bring these things to a live show). Progress has been slow and updates have been sparse, but when you're in the creative thick of it- you often don't know when something is complete enough to show. I aim to try to be better about updates in 2025, especially with those sorts of things.

I recently acquired several pieces of new gear that I've incorporated into my workflow at home. It's nice to have a place where everything is always set up and hooked up so I don't have to re-learn and re-connect everything each time I want to use my drum machine.

The tarot deck is also coming along quite well, too! I have more than 2/3rds of the cards finished on for an initial draft, and I think some of them are among the most thoughtful and successful compositions I've ever made. That project continues to challenge me as an artist in a very good way.

This have been happening! I know I've been neglecting social media posts and blog updates for the last few months, but rest assured progress has been made in the mean time. <3