Re:mind - the blog

The Naked Emperor 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Hubert) — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:01:00 +0000

"The Naked Emperor" returns this year with a new line up, new ideas, but yet the same vibrant energy as last year. I am delighted to participate once again.

This time the whole show will have a story line which will link all the performances together. I will actually get to display my yet unknown acting skills, so this might prove very interesting!

There will be 4 new "Jadely" pieces (my new collaborative project - http://www.jadely.com/), which I am very much looking forward to hear performed.

The Naked Emperor

noreply@blogger.com (Hubert) — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:56:00 +0000

It has been a while since I last performed live, and I am delighted to return on stage for a great concert in Toronto. This charity concert is the premiere of a new annual event called "The Naked Emperor". This year 50% of the benefits will go to the Canadian Music Therapist Trust Fund, so we are all waiting to see you for a worthy cause.

The evening will feature a blend of classical, jazz, blues, world music and dance. I will not actually be playing any Re:mind pieces, but rather I will be performing some new songs from a forthcoming project called "Jadely". It is in my opinion the very best material I've written so far, so I am very excited to present it live.

Well, I hope to see many of you there!

Order the CD online

noreply@blogger.com (Hubert) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:02:00 +0000

You can now get the album online. You can either order the CD, or download the tracks from various places. Now, of course, I recommend getting the CD, as it comes in a nice digipack. I guess I'm not yet completely into this MP3 revolution.

All the info you need, plus tracklisting, lyrics, credits, etc... is available on the website here.

I hope you'll enjoy the music!

A lot of boxes

noreply@blogger.com (Hubert) — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:50:00 +0000

A lot of boxes with a lot of Cds! It took some time, but I eventually received all the CDs, all nicely packed up. I have now sent some to CDBaby (who will distribute them), and as soon as they receive them and set up whatever is needed to be set up you will be able to buy the CD online.

Artwork approved, CD on its way

noreply@blogger.com (Hubert) — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:22:00 +0000

The factory has just sent me a screenshot of the finished packaging, and it's all looking great. I'm going to use CDbaby.com to distribute the CD, as I like what they have to say, and they genuinely support independent music. I've also created the obligatory MySpace account (more about that later), even though I think it's one of the less useable websites ever created.

I'm currently listening to some old school funky music (Average White Band, Tower of Power, James Brown and the likes), which might influence the next record. I was working on a new track the other day, and found myself throwing off all sorts of groovy samples (and of course tweaking them at will). It is starting to shape up nicely.

However for now I am focusing on getting "Sense" out there. Then it's out of my hands.

Working on the CD artwork

noreply@blogger.com (Hubert) — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:34:00 +0000

I have been rather busy lately working my way through the world of printing. I completed the artwork for the CD a while ago, but it took me some time to get my head round Adobe inDesign and get everything ready for printing.

You would think that once it looks good on screen, it's just a matter of sending the files to the factory, and that you would get exactly what you wanted. Ah, little did I know... Apparently getting the artwork ready for printing is some sort of black Art where the look of the printed work depends on such factors as the speed of the wind or the mood of the operator that presses the buttons at the factory. Or close enough.

Anyway, after reading lots of things about RGB, CMYK, DPI, duotones, pantone colours, preflighting stuff, packaging things, I think I eventually got it right. We'll see when I receive the CDs!

And the blogging begins

noreply@blogger.com (Hubert) — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:36:00 +0000

It's a nice Saturday morning, wet, fresh and quiet, and I have just finished working on the cover for the upcoming CD. I will talk more about it later.

For now I am starting this blog to document all that's involved in releasing a record independently. You will hear about the recording process, the mixing, the distribution, the artwork, and all the hard but rewarding work that surrounds such a project.

I will also let you know how things are going with any new projects - there are quite a few. I hope you will enjoy reading this blog - I will certainly enjoy writing it.