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
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6 comments:
Yoav,
I'm an extremely avid follower of your music and am a composer myself. I emailed you a few months ago about coming out to LA and I'm finally doing it! I have an internship lined up but wanted to speak with you about other possibilities. I would be happy to send the music I'm writing and working on. Being anywhere near Immediate music would be a dream come true. I hope we can discuss future possibilities soon!
My email is olsond@umail.iu.edu
I will be in Los Angeles on thursday!
Hopefully talking to you soon,
Danny Olson
Hi Yoav
I attended your 1st concert at Wembley with my partner and since then love your music. Epicon is one of the most played of my CDs.
I suggested to my daughter who moved to California in 2008, that she went to your LA concert, but unfortunately she was unable to make it.
This Christmas she sent me your Trailerhead Saga CD, which has been constantly in my car player – Fantastic!!! I’m not sure when I will let my partner have the chance to hear it, maybe when she’s next in the car with me hahaha
Do you have plans for any further concerts in Europe or the US?
I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to this music.
I wrote this, I hope you like it :)
What She Needs
by John True
Can you see her?
Do you really see her at all?
Could not be clearer
You're setting her up for a fall
She wants freedom
But she doesn't want to lose you
Always asks, "How come?"
When you don't get her clue
She doesn't need your worry instead she needs your trust
Don't hold her back, push her away or suffacate her life
She just wants a hug and a hand to hold even when she fails
If only you saw her as I did you wouldn't kill her with your confusion
Smart and caring
She's trying her best to be true
Always sharing
Giving a little back wouldn't kill you
She has her life
Please stop trying to control it
Can't define her strife
It's her soul let her own it
She doesn't need your worry instead she needs your trust
Don't hold her back, push her away or suffacate her life
She just wants a hug and a hand to hold even when she fails
If only you saw her as I did you wouldn't kill her with your confusion
Why don't you trust her like I do?
Why won't you let her live like I do?
Why can't you listen to her like I do?
She's a shining star don't eclipse her
Look into her eyes and you would see
Her soul is laughing and screaming
She's doing everything you taught her
But now she needs a mentor not a teacher
Don't be the demon keeping her set to your rules
Be an angel who doesn't mind her hug if it bruise
Hold her tight tell her it will be all right
She can make it through the darkness back to the light
Don't add to her doubt with your own
Let her heart beat to it's drummer and glow
Just smile and give her hope
Hug her and she can cope
She's free
She's flying
She's free when she's trying
She's free now
Let's smile and watch her fly!
here is another I wrote:
Call You Home
By John True
I admit my mistakes
And I beg for your forgiveness
Even after all this time
Could you do me Just one more favor
Please call me to you, take me to your home
Invite me in to sit by your hearth stone
Wrap me up in your forgiving arms
Let your ear be a cup as I vent my harms
Call me to you; call me home
To say I’m not perfect
It does not excuse my darkness
It’s a virus from dark hearts
I let it in ... Oh please let me in
Please call me to you, take me to your home
Invite me in to sit by your hearth stone
Wrap me up in your forgiving arms
Let your ear be a cup as I vent my harms
Call me to you; call me home
It’s been so long since we last spoke
By now I must be a bitter-sweet memory
Sweet relief, fast fading away (fade away)
The pain riding it’s coat-tails
But here I am with my hat in my hands
Begging for a friendship to rise
Like a phoenix from the ashes
Please oh please recall your friend’s last words:
“I call you to me to take you to my home
Invite you in to see you’ll never be alone
Wrap you up in my friendly arms
Let my ear be your cup as you whisper all your charms
I call sweetly
I call softly
I call strongly
I call longingly
I call forever
I call humbled
I call stronger
And I call weaker
I call high
I call low
I called yesterday
I’ll call tomorrow
I call you friend
I call peace to stay
I call you home
I call our friendship home”
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