Bright relays

It seems as if my little blog has lost its intended balance over the past month or so. And this balance I speak of is strategically speaking on both my on-going music stuff as well as my life in general. I realize it's been heavy on the music side lately. But I have been insanely inspired as of late with my recent remix projects, and that's why.

Btw (didn't I just say I wasn't going to do this?), I'm working on everything from "commissioned" remixes to complete bootleg remixes and edits that won't be officially released, but will most likely end up on some DJ mixes I currently have in the works. If anyone out there is interested in sending me files or would like to remix anything I've released under my own name just get in contact. I'd love to talk more about your ideas.

Life here in Stockholm has been pretty much what I expected it to be. I've been a lot more socially active based on the fact that I'm now simply closer to a lot of my friends here. It's been a blast seeing all of the Svenskamusikklubben kids on a regular basis. Having the time to sit and chat about what makes our worlds go around, and not just shows and cds but the the everyday stuff has been something that I had been lacking and am now immersed in. Don Simon is possibly the most interesting DJ in Stockholm right now. He's also fun to talk to while he's DJing. The guy can multi-task.

I'm pretty much out of work at the moment and going through the whole selling myself bit on a daily basis. Not a place anyone wants to be in, but we all find ourselves here at times. I've been finding Mondays the hardest in waking up and getting motivated about a week without many plans. Back when I still lived in Chicago I blogged quite a bit about knowing that finding work here would not be easy. I was right. Something will come my way though; it always does.

As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, I finished my next album. That was a huge weight lifted. About a month before I finished I sent a dramatic and in-need of help email to Michael Lenzi saying that I didn't know how to finish the record, or if I even could. Michael has always been a musical influence of mine and has now thankfully become someone I can go to with ideas and lack of ideas. I couldn't stand to listen to my own songs anymore. I wasn't getting those pats on the back as often as I thought I should be. I didn't know where my place musically here in Sweden was (still don't) and just needed some sort of outside input. I just wanted to publicly thank Michael for all of his encouraging words he's given me. He's admitted to having gone through a lot of the same stuff that I was and sort of gave me that last little boost of inspiration I needed. Thanks Michael.

The weather broke. I ran some errands today on my bike, which is something I haven't done in 2 months. I felt the sun. It's the same sun everyone feels. I'm finding comfort in all of the connections and relays of emotion everywhere, wherever we all are.