December 30, 2024

First of all, if you’re one of the folks who stops to check out this page, thank you!   Glad you’re here! And thank you to those who’ve rightfully chided me about not posting updates here more often.   I really should make a resolution to do so more often… now if there was only a date where making them was a thing.  Hmmm….. 

What a year!!  Between keeping an eye on all of the events in the world, keeping up with work, keeping track of friends and family, and keeping busy musically, I feel… well… like a kept man!  But these are all good things.  2025 is shaping up to be every bit as busy, if not more so.  I’ve just finished updating the year’s confirmed gig list (on the calendar tab), and there are going to be more to come.

The new CD “Hope” is still in production.  I’ve been doing some additional recording and still tweaking the vocal mixes.  But it IS coming.  (Come out to a solo show and you’ll hear some of the new material!)  I may be looking into a Kickstarter program or some such to get it done – stay tuned.  

The other question I’ve been asked lately is “You have 5 albums released – but only one of them (“Land of the Living” is available on streaming.  WTF, dude?”    Fair question.  Part of it has been simply negligence on my part, coupled with an insane schedule (again, see the calendar tab).  And part of it has been an unwillingness to have so much of my music available with so little return to its creator.   For those of you not in the biz,  I would have to have each of the songs from a single album streamed thousands of times to earn the same amount as the sale of a physical CD.   And, dearly as I love y’all enough to share my music with you,  making that music costs time and money.   So… time and finances will tell.    If/when the songs are available on any of the streaming services, I’ll let everyone know here!

One item that should be arriving sooner, however, is my first-ever single release:   My song “Old White Men” (a somewhat timely commentary about patriarchy) should be available in early 2025 on one or more streaming services.   As this is a proud contribution to the Michigan Music Resistance , the sale proceeds from this single will be donated to the ACLU.    And the song (expertly produced by David Roof) rocks like a mutha – play it LOUD when it comes out!

More updates to come – hope to see y’all soon!

JJF