I got my certificates and degree in the mail yesterday. It was an interesting feeling to hold the proof of success in my hands. I need to buy some frames.
With that said, I want to explain my recent music release of “The School Tapes” on my Bandcamp site: I hated the idea of having all this material that I worked hard on being something locked away in my hard drive and only having a grade to show for it. I decided that I would just make a ten song album to showcase the various genres and styles of sound production projects I had to work on to get my degree. Plus I like to release music. So I released some.
The idea behind just doing it on Bandcamp was from realizing that not every release has to be a big production. As a solo artist, I want people to see that I do this for fun as well as for a living. My Music Business professor would strongly disagree…that’s why I made a B in that class. I do what I want with my music. I always will. If someone wanted to pay me a ton of money for my songs, they can have a say, but until then…I’ll do what I want. It’s like I tell my students: there are no actual rules in music. If you like it, go with it.
So, without going into too much detail and keeping this blog post tidy, here’s “The School Tapes.”
Enjoy,
-Joe
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