Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh .... not enough time in the mutha fuckin day lately... ya know? i need to vent....
so busy havent checked my myspace in 5 days... just working my ass off trying to raise the money needed to mix the record for myself... and all of you.
in the meantime ive fallen back on shipping a bit.. so if u won a contest lately or ordered u will get the goods soon. appreciate ur patience....
can i vent for a minute?
ya know.. u work ur ass off... dedicate ur entire life to something... u put ur soul into it, sacrifice everything in order to accomplish a certain goal.... that goal for me is KAZY. then u get a message from a contest winner of a free autographed CD saying that they are losing faith in you because u didnt ship their CD right away.....
well... i want to apologize... and i want to say chill the fuck out at the same time. lol saying 'chill the fuck out' probably wouldnt be a good thing to a fan... but hey.. im aggressive right? thats how i react... emotionally... if i wasnt emotional i wouldnt be me. and if i wasnt me i wouldnt write the music u listen to and like right? so yeah.. chill out.... but hard for you to chill out if u dont know why.... so ill explain why u should chill out i just feel theres some value in what i want to say.... so check it...
because the music industry sucks ur soul and money and life away. u put everything u have into it and u need to continue to fight at the highest level possible to hope of obtaining the goals u want which is basically spreading the word and reaching as many people as possible.. moving them with ur music.... etc... but it takes time.... and money... and patience... and HELP from people to obtain that goal. doing it independently is a huge challenge.. so u have to have ur soul ALL-IN so to speak... if u doubt at all.. or have any weakness towards it, you will surely fail. not just for the music industry but ANY industry... but i will say ESPECIALLY MUSIC. the industry is in flux... changes are upon us in a big way.... the recent RADIOHEAD and NIN going independent themselves will prove to be monumental moments in music history. well see more of this in coming years... this is good and bad....
good because music can work direct with fans without the middle man of a bloodsucking record label taking most of the money. thats something any and all of my favorite bands talk about at some point in their music.. KORN- YALL WANNA SINGLE SAY FUCK THAT.... NIN-STARFUCKERS.... TOOL-TON OF SONGS!.... the list goes on..... but its good big name bands are going to a direct relationship with the fans.... record labels are falling bigtime, losing tons of money which will ultimately allow for a new found model in the music industry allowing artists more creative control, closer relation with fans and ability to reap more of the benefits of success.
but its bad because how do u make money in the music industry with the new model? u have to break big... u have to have everything in alignment... the SONGS first of all... then the quality has to be there of the recording and mixing to max the emotions of the tunes.... then the means of distribution , then the quality art work, proper marketing and advertising, then proper tour support, the quality street team (and keeping them happy which isnt easy).... all these things are tough to do independently at a high level.... but in order for a band to maximize its MESSAGE with creative control and to maximize the benefit (financially especially), it becomes very very challenging when the industry doesnt have a pure, proven pathway to success given this new model of the music industry which is kind of still forming itself.....
again it can be perfect timing.... thats the upside.... it can be great for a band like KAZY and I believe it is. i just need support.... i need ur guys support more than ever... to step up and help spread the word now and especially when the new record drops... essentially its YOU GUYS that will make Kazy hit. THE FANS..... THE STREET TEAMERS........ i appreciate that... and i appreciate u guys understand when im not around for a week here or there to respond to your messages right away (because I do respond to EVERY SINGLE ONE eventually). I appreciate that if you win a contest you can be patient for the CD to arrive.. KNOW IT WILL COME... it might take 3 weeks or 4 weeks... but it WILL show up.
With all this said... when i read a message from a fan... a supposed fan.... telling me they are losing faith in me because they didnt get their FREE CD right away, it makes me upset... it pisses me off... mostly because i need more time in the day to get every aspect of the project running on all cylinders...... and more help from you guys to make the dream come to life....
need new quality street teamers, need current street teamers to keep believing if u have the time to give to the street team or can do something to spread the word.... its very appreciated.... let me know....
So yeah..... just needed to express some of that... this industry of music is a mutha fucka... and its one we will prevail in and be an example of how to do it... so thanks for the support and keep believing... this new record will show all the hardwork and dedication..........
be cool.... and post some halloween pics!!!!!!
KAZY
