Well the first day of snowfall has arrived in Calgary, but what's really pushing shivers up my spine is the soon to be housing predicament Sarah and I will be in. For those of you who've been lucky enough to do so, you know that floating two mortgages is no easy task and does pretty much everything to rip every ounce of calm out of your cranium. (Seriously, if you're planning on moving within or to Calgary, we have a beautiful condo for sale!!! Click here!).
Thankfully, my saving grace for this ungodly period in time is, and will always be, music. A lot of great gigs coming up that I'm involved with, including the Nick Warren show in a couple of weeks then Markus Schulz once again after Christmas - now let's just hope I can afford to buy a couple tracks for them! Apart from that, the bi-weekly madness that is the Rhino continues to thrive month after month - a gigs which brings new enjoyment and craziness with it each time.
Also opening up soon is Cary Chang and Mikey da Roza's new club, Habitat. I'm extremely excited for this as I've been in the know and have been helping out on the branding side of things since day one. Cary has been a long time friend, mentor and icon in this city and it's great to see him taking on such a venture. I have no doubt that Habitat will soon be the place in Calgary for the best in house and progressive music. And you might just see me dropping a few bombs in there once in awhile!! (I'll keep you posted...)
On the production side of things, while Rob is working away on mastering a track I put together in September, I'm continuing to slug away at a new one right now. With each track I continue to improve, however, given the supportive but thankfully critical feedback from a number of excellent sources, there's still a ways to go.
Hey, if it were this easy, everyone would be a superstar dj/producer!
Anyway, nonetheless, the end of this year will be a challenging one in many ways, and really, what doesn't kill me or force me take up permanent residence at the Cecil will only make me, and Sarah, stronger.
Bring it on.
