Inside Globus, June 2010.

Summer is in the air and the creative juices are flowing. Just finished producing and delivering Immediate's latest CD, "Trailerhead:Saga", which has a release date of July 6, 2010. Now it's on to completing the long awaited sophomore release for Globus, our first record in 4 years! Thanks to all the fans for hanging in there and supporting "Epicon", which, amazingly, had its best ever sales reports in the first quarter of 2010. It's a testimony to the staying power of the music and all the talented individuals who make up Globus. And of course to the fans.

Not to make any excuses, but putting together a Globus album is an endeavor which requires a lot of time, attention, and of course, frequent visits of the muse at the right time! I've been working on Globus 2 for over a year now, and have had many starts and stops due to life and business interfering. :-) I now run a business which employs several people, and we are all busy producing music for various projects. There does not ever seem to be enough time to meet various production deadlines, and the best laid production plans for Globus have fallen by the wayside.

While my enthusiasm for shepherding the next Globus opus is undiminished, fans have to realize how difficult a climate the music business is in today. To produce Globus' music costs quite a bit of money, and the rewards on the other side of the equation, as evidenced by the decade long industry-wide declines in sales and increasing piracy, certainly puts a bit of a damper on the enthusiasm from a business perspective. It just doesn't make sense to sink all that time and money into creating an album which has no hope of ever recouping it's cost, let alone earning a profit. Thankfully, the creative outrules the business side, and this music must emerge for the artist in me to continue breathing. Sounds all gooey I know, but it's true....Basically, my wish is that all our fans acquire the music legally and convince all their friends to do the same ;-)

Be on the lookout for some snippets to make their appearance online in the run-up to the album's completion. We'll be relying heavily on Facebook, so make sure you join our fanpage there (www.facebook.com/globusmusic).

Have a great summer, and I'll be blogging again soon.

Yoav Goren
Globus