A comprehensive update..
So for the past year a fair bit has gone on. I'm in a completely different place to the one I was in when I last complained about not being able to keep up with my own life.
Video Ezy
This was the first to go. I had originally become less available due to uni, even less available due to Humble Pine and evennn less when I got a second job. They cut me back to a shift a fortnight and it was senseless me being there because I wasn't doing any work anyway, rather delegating jobs for others to do.
Humble Pine
Things were going seemingly really great. We'd worked really hard to establish ourselves as a force throughout North Queensland, running shows every weekend in either Townsville, Cairns or Mackay, sometimes more than one. We'd attracted the attention of an investor (or so we thought) to take expand our operations and give ourselves leverage towards getting bigger bands, in bigger venues and to further places, to buy better equipment and to start our own record label.
After meetings and promises and verbal agreements were made, no contracts were signed and no money was given, even though we'd committed to four rather large tours in the space of a month: The Amity Affliction (Brisbane), Daylight (Pennsylvania, US), The Storm Picturesque (Central Coast) and Heartbreak Club (Melbourne).
Amity was very emotionally draining. Driving for 6 hours a day, working for 14 and sleeping for 4, over the space of 4 days, took its toll on all of us. It also lost us a couple of thousand dollars as even though Mackay and Cairns supported the tour, our home town did not. It led to Daylight being a disaster. The show in Cairns was booked in a night club and so no one wanted to see them. The club lost business and docked what we had been promised. The Townsville show was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. I was sick of dealing with everyone and that was my last show. I was still "officially" on board for Storm but didn't go to any of the shows and gave up responsibility, and HBC canceled, so that was that. I told my partner I was out and am selling my PA to him, and am now out of the music biz.
Uni
Although still technically enrolled, I really must get around to just un-enrolling all together. I took last semester off to focus on HP, with the expectation that we were getting a shitload of money with which to work with. And now, I've just become disillusioned and realized that the chances of me getting a job with my degree, in Townsville at least, are slim to none. The funny thing is that I actually got offered a job in Mackay a few weeks ago. But I'm not leaving now. Plus Mackay is fucking shit.
Plans to move to Brisbane
These are well and truly on hold. They will hopefully still happen. But I am locked in to Townsville for at least another 12 months because..
Emma-Lee..
..and I are moving in together in 2 weeks. It'll be 10 months on Thursday since we became official. We've been shopping a lot the last couple of weeks buying things for our new place this has been made possible because of..
Coles
Yes I work at a supermarket. I was just doing night fill because it was easy to work around whilst I was at uni. But once I had my "you aren't going to get a proper job" epiphany, I went to my manager and told him I wanted to move up, and became 2IC of night fill, and a few weeks later became permanent and am now Assistant Dairy Manager. It's nothing big. But I have stability, I have a steady income, and I have opportunities. I am using this as a stepping stone towards bigger things. It's experience I need to progress further without having a university degree.
So I'd say that's it, in a rather large nutshell. Not bothering myself with silly SG bitches in Brisbane like I was this time last year. Although I will be down there for Soundwave next weekend. Keep an eye out for me. Until next time
So for the past year a fair bit has gone on. I'm in a completely different place to the one I was in when I last complained about not being able to keep up with my own life.
Video Ezy
This was the first to go. I had originally become less available due to uni, even less available due to Humble Pine and evennn less when I got a second job. They cut me back to a shift a fortnight and it was senseless me being there because I wasn't doing any work anyway, rather delegating jobs for others to do.
Humble Pine
Things were going seemingly really great. We'd worked really hard to establish ourselves as a force throughout North Queensland, running shows every weekend in either Townsville, Cairns or Mackay, sometimes more than one. We'd attracted the attention of an investor (or so we thought) to take expand our operations and give ourselves leverage towards getting bigger bands, in bigger venues and to further places, to buy better equipment and to start our own record label.
After meetings and promises and verbal agreements were made, no contracts were signed and no money was given, even though we'd committed to four rather large tours in the space of a month: The Amity Affliction (Brisbane), Daylight (Pennsylvania, US), The Storm Picturesque (Central Coast) and Heartbreak Club (Melbourne).
Amity was very emotionally draining. Driving for 6 hours a day, working for 14 and sleeping for 4, over the space of 4 days, took its toll on all of us. It also lost us a couple of thousand dollars as even though Mackay and Cairns supported the tour, our home town did not. It led to Daylight being a disaster. The show in Cairns was booked in a night club and so no one wanted to see them. The club lost business and docked what we had been promised. The Townsville show was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. I was sick of dealing with everyone and that was my last show. I was still "officially" on board for Storm but didn't go to any of the shows and gave up responsibility, and HBC canceled, so that was that. I told my partner I was out and am selling my PA to him, and am now out of the music biz.
Uni
Although still technically enrolled, I really must get around to just un-enrolling all together. I took last semester off to focus on HP, with the expectation that we were getting a shitload of money with which to work with. And now, I've just become disillusioned and realized that the chances of me getting a job with my degree, in Townsville at least, are slim to none. The funny thing is that I actually got offered a job in Mackay a few weeks ago. But I'm not leaving now. Plus Mackay is fucking shit.
Plans to move to Brisbane
These are well and truly on hold. They will hopefully still happen. But I am locked in to Townsville for at least another 12 months because..
Emma-Lee..
..and I are moving in together in 2 weeks. It'll be 10 months on Thursday since we became official. We've been shopping a lot the last couple of weeks buying things for our new place this has been made possible because of..
Coles
Yes I work at a supermarket. I was just doing night fill because it was easy to work around whilst I was at uni. But once I had my "you aren't going to get a proper job" epiphany, I went to my manager and told him I wanted to move up, and became 2IC of night fill, and a few weeks later became permanent and am now Assistant Dairy Manager. It's nothing big. But I have stability, I have a steady income, and I have opportunities. I am using this as a stepping stone towards bigger things. It's experience I need to progress further without having a university degree.
So I'd say that's it, in a rather large nutshell. Not bothering myself with silly SG bitches in Brisbane like I was this time last year. Although I will be down there for Soundwave next weekend. Keep an eye out for me. Until next time