The countdown has begun. It’s been 6 years since I’ve put more songs to disc. Alas, it’s not because I’ve been slaving away on new material. No, I’ve been living life. The complicated kind of life. Like everyone else.

But while that complicated life may be overwhelming, or just merely confusing, it makes great material for an artist to work with. So now, I am proud to present a new collection of songs (and a live oldie).

If you’re in the Akron area, you can come to the CD release party at Musica on November 13th. It will be a great show with Andy Dolson opening and helping out during my set, and Jeff Kirk will make a splash with his hybrid percussion/kit sweetness. The admission price of $10 gets you both the CD and the show. A great deal if I may humbly say so myself.

Alas, if you’re not in the Akron area you may be able to pick up the webcast of the concert if someone who does great video work with more than one camera would be kind enough to donate their time (hint! hint!). But seriously, the album will be available for purchase online AND for download as high quality unprotected MP3s. Down with DRM I say.

It’s been a loooong project. And it would have been longer if not for my pending fatherhood pushing me to finish. Deadlines, you know. They hurt, but they’re good for people like me. Besides, I’ve been bugged for years for hard copies of new stuff. You think I’d care about my fans, no?

More details will be coming soon. I’m mastering my CD today at Studio B. It’s almost in my hands!!!

You can keep up to date by reading this blog or checking out a special spot on my website:

http://www.wavethenavel.com/newcd

I just watched a marvelously balanced panel discussion (complete with Q & A) on what the future of music business could look like in the face of changing technology and social dynamics. I’d highly recommend it. The founder of Pandora and the Music Genome Project is one of the panelists.

This is also interesting because of Radiohead’s upcoming album release.

For those who missed it, Radiohead is releasing their new album through their website without the help of a music label. But the unusual part is that YOU choose the price you pay for the download. No strings attached. I’m curious to see how it goes. As a web programmer, I’ll be very impressed if their web server doesn’t drop to it’s knees begging for mercy on the 10th when the downloads will begin. I hope they have a load balancing setup! I guess we’ll see what we get when we mess with them…

In the meantime, I’d recommend checking out the entire library of videos over at Fora TV (where the video is hosted). It’s kind of like NPR but with video and discussion boards. Two of my other favorites I’ve seen so far are here and here.

For a minute there, I lost myself. I lost myseeeeelf…