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Where have I been lately?
🕑 Added 2024-10-02 12:31:52 +0000 UTCDear fans & Patrons!
I'm sorry that I have been a little bit quiet & inactive recently. Due to the MOS project widening its scope this year with touring, physical media etc... I have been completely overwhelmed recently with the management side of the project and have not had enough mental headspace to create anything new.
I could feel a big burnout coming recently and so now I finally have started to work with a management company and outsource some of that side of MOS. They are great guys who also manage Jonathan Young, Colm McGuinness, Annapatsu & Anthony Vincent:
https://www.bands.management
Until now, I've been managing all of the following by myself:
- Music distribution for spotify, itunes, youtube, socials etc etc...
- Copyright protection across youtube, social media & streaming services (which is a constant never ending pain in the ass)
- Royalty collection & management
- Analytics monitoring & actioning
- Various clerical office work
- Dealing with record labels, tour agency & sponsorship clients,
- Social media management & engagement - Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, Twitter etc etc...
- Sponsored songs (more about this later)
- Being a curator for the endless noise filling up my inboxes, like permission requests, cover versions, remixes etc etc etc
- Merchandise, artwork, videos etc
- Website maintanence
- Tax, book keeping, VAt etc...
I have also been Organising all the tour stuff by myself, including:
- Trying to sort people out to manage accommodation, busses, drivers, flights, food etc...
- Sound team, stage techs etc
- Sorting out merchandise at the shows,
- Band rehearsals
- Organising sound gear, instruments, etc...
- Sorting out advertising materials, flyers, posters etc
- Managing itineraries, guestlists, & sound checks
- Managing press & photographers at the shows
- Booking the sound team,
- Dealing with promoters,
- International tax laws etc etc.
- Social media promotion
As you can imagine, all of the above is just too much for one person to do while still making songs.
So now with most of that in the hands of the team, I will hopefully have a lot more time to go back to being creative and make some cool new stuff for ye <3
It's also nice to have someone in my corner in terms of any disputes, disagreements or other issues I might run into in the future, that historically have been very hard to deal with all alone.
I miss making music! I have a fantastic project planned which will be dark Irish/Celtic inspired folk/metal album, as well the Grainne Mhaol remake with Piper Ally (which is mixed & mastered now) and two new videogame songs in the next few months :)
Also, our Europe tour tickets are now all on sale: https://ffm.live/miracleofsoundlive
All the best
Gav
Comments
Palina Dzeraviashka
Take care of yourself, Gav ! You are, first and foremost, an artist, and nobody expects you to handle all the financial and organizational aspect of your work by yourself. Honestly, I can't even begin to imagine how you have been dealing with all this, it must have been so exhausting. It's great that now you'll have some people to help you with that, and you'll have a little more breathing room.
Lederer Marcel
Good on you for delegating when it gets too much to handle. Can't wait to see you in Munich.
Dezso Modos
Looking forward to seeing you Gav! Even just reading these things is a lot. You need a management company help for sure.
Mura Casardis
I'm honestly impressed you steeled through for this long! Good on you to share some of that burden with people you trust, and hopefully this makes the Miracle sail a bit smoother<3
JF
I got tired just reading that list, good lord.
Branuck
Good lord, that's an insane workload
Thomas Shey
Its okay with me, man. You're out there doing work; I don't need to have you constantly brief me just because I think your work justifies me tossing you a few bucks.
Dyamonde
"Jonathan Young, Colm McGuinness, Annapatsu & Anthony Vincent" Huh, never heard of Anthony Vincent, and apparently i should have. time to google i guess. If he's anywhere as good as the other three on that list, i'm definitely missing out.
Jon Ijas
That's a lot of stuff you are juggling O_O PS. Just bought ticket, see you in Helsinki ;)
Johnny Dean
Ngl, that's wild that you were handling all that by yourself! That's an insane amount of work for one person! Glad to hear you'll have help moving forward. You totally deserve it, Gav!
SirSaladhead
Oh cool, they also manage Anthony vincent and Colm McGuiness. That bodes well.
Mario
Taking care of your mental health is important, especially when you are working independently. I'm so so excited to see you in Munich :)
Carl Wagner
Hopefully you now have your head space again!🙏 Always take care of your health 💪
Itsmesiloe
That's a lot you have done alone! Good to outsource it. Your health is most important! Take care of yourself.
Wilnoxer
Glad to hear things are becoming a little less stressful for you man! That is an insane workload to one person to be taking on, hope you feel way better. Cannot wait to see you live!
Jenny Night-Crow
Thank you for giving an insight into the work of an independent musician and a big thank you for taking care of yourself! I'm looking forward for your upcoming physical album (I pre-ordered it weeks ago) and I hope I can make it to one of your live shows next year :)
JK
Take care of yourself! <3
Jo Em
You've already done more than anyone can expect from a single person, keep your mental health together, whatever it may cost. There is always a future in which you will provide more fantastic music and stuff :) good to see you're on the way up!
