If you have been around here for any length of time, you know that I am really into music and have been wanting to put out an album for years. Earlier in the year, I put it as one of my goals for the second half of 2020. So, here’s the update.
Short answer: progress is being made, probably early next year I will finally have my “debut” album out.
Long answer: There are a lot of moving parts. Lyrically, everything is done. At this point the majority of the work is in recording, producing, and mixing everything. I currently have two songs completed in their entirety. (One of which you can find here)
I am aiming for the album to have 9 songs in total. I currently have 13 written, so somewhere along the line, I need to cut 4. I planned out the remaining work and it seems to be possible to have all the heavy lifting done by the end of the year.
Once everything is mixed I will need to decide what gets cut and the order of everything. I already have the album cover pretty much figured out. Once that’s done I will need to submit everything to the copyright office, which last time I checked is taking about 3 months to process filings.
While that is being processed, I will be finishing setting up my Bandcamp account. I will also be choosing a distributor and deciding on whether I want to join something like ASCAP or BMI.
That’s not even mentioning if I decide to release any sort of merch or make the album available in a physical form. Oh! and lyric and or music videos. All of which takes time and energy and sometimes money. I should also probably try and come up with some sort of marketing plan for all of this.
So keeping in mind that I am a full-time college student, with a full life. I run a blog and two Youtube channels, plus manage everything that goes into that. Plus next semester I am going to be working again and trying to find a summer job and or internship, it is safe to say I am busy.
I hate being vague with all of this, but early next year is the best I can figure. I am hoping mid-to-late March, but April may be more realistic. It will likely be a Friday.
Stay tuned for further updates and announcements about this process!
