Disappointment....

Well my show came and went and it was a bit of a bummer. The night wasn't a total catastrophe or anything, but the general vibe was a let down. Basically, everyone I told about the event decided not to go at the last minute for whatever reason and the turnout was crappy. I worked pretty hard on this CD, and told a lot of people about the party, but no one really came through which was discouraging. The frustrating thing was that I can't really even get mad at any one person, it wasn't anyone's fault really, it was just the building pressure of person after person sending me emails and texts and phone calls, one after the other, in the 24 hours leading up to the show, saying "oh I can't make it after all". The first few didn't bother me but after a while it became annoying. The night was just destined to suck. Even during the show, a good buddy of mine called saying he got a flat tire on the highway and one of our crew members had to leave and go help him out. So even the people who tried to come out got sabotaged. I tried not to take it personally, but when you work on something for so long and then nobody shows up, it hurts, I can't help it...

On a lighter note, I passed out a lot of CD's at the party and my online promotion has been going fairly well, getting lots of downloads. Here's a link to my music page:

http://musicv2.com/artist/indidjinous

The mix in question is called "Transplanted", the same title of this blog. Another one on my page worth downloading is "Unorthodox Soundscapes" which is a bit more mellow than the more recent mix, if that's what you prefer....

Another successful aspect of the show was the fact that it brought together several of the artists I had involved on the CD, which was the main point. We're all so spread out geographically, it was nice to bring everyone together for once to listen to each other's tunes and talk about the music. In that sense, it was a good night, and I tried to enjoy myself, but the truth is that I felt a sense of simmering resentment for most of the night... Oh well. I feel better now.