So my day job is working as an IT Consultant and recently I've been
contracting for a few months with this and then returning back to
music 100% and switching between the two.
Today I'm very excited as after 9 months contracting, a week
on Friday I'll be entering another period totally devoted to my music.
I’m sending off my EP “Modern Life Is Lies” to be mastered
today and once it comes back and I’m happy with it, I can set a release date – which is
looking like the end of May or early June now.
So what’s the plans for my Summer of Music? Well I’ve spent a lot of time on collaborations
and remixes in the last couple of years and this has often taken priority over
releasing my own music. So in June, before I get involved in any other
projects, I’ll be recording my second EP that will also be released this year. Since I will be moving back to London full
time, I’ll also be booking some gigs, playing a few open mics here and there
with stripped down versions of my EP songs and various covers.
I’m going to try and get an internship in a recording studio
over Summer. These jobs don’t look easy
to come by – but most endeavours of value take time and persistence - at
least I’ll have more energy for that soon.
On a more personal note, I’ve been exercising 5 times a week
and have almost lost my Xmas weight. Now
I’m 34, it’s not quite as easy as it was to lose weight as it was even 3 or 4 years
ago. A few weeks of indulgence in
December doesn’t quite seem worth the battle afterwards.
I’ve been meditating most days too and this is coming on in
leaps and bounds now. I’m finding it a lot easier to clear/control my mind, to
stop it from having a constant whirlwind of thoughts and worries. I saw a video
of Jim Carrey the other day talking about how he realised once, that he is NOT his
thoughts. I can understand what he
means, although at the moment I only feel this during meditation and not in everyday
life.
When I’m meditating, I feel a
steady calmness inside, a kind of inner confidence that I’ve never really felt
before. My challenge now is to find
opportunities to expand those feelings so I can experience them not only in the
moments of meditation but also in everyday life. This is happening slowly. So I can sometimes get into this ‘zone’ when
I’m exercising (the time passes so quickly when I do this), I’m trying to walk
and observe what is around me rather than just rushing to get from one place to
another and when I eat, I’m trying to taste every flavour and savour every
mouthful.
One of the best challenges for me is to navigate the tube on
London Underground and not become caught up in everybody else's urgency. I am usually the guy who wishes that there
was a third lane on the escalator because the people walking in the fast lane
aren’t walking fast enough. So it’s all
little things like this. I guess I feel
like I have become a little lost since I moved to London, in various ways, but
I think I am finding my way now.
