Alfreido's Blog

So, my name is Ben, and apparently I run a blog that hasn’t seen an update since July 2009. My bad. Well, considering my Macbook Pro is in the service centre being fixed (a story for another time), I’m using the little netbook and it can’t do much except browse internet and write a blog. So, for lack of a better subject for now, I present to you a brief summary of what has been happening in the last 6 months:

• My first-ever produced album, Emcee Red – State to State EP was finished and released in late November 2009. To the right, you can see me holding the very second copy (Emcee Red got the first). We had a huge night at the Rosemount on the 27th November to promote the EP, and we managed to sell a few T-Shirts and copies of the EP. We still have plans for a WA tour to promote the EP some more some time early this year. You can check out a couple of tracks on our Triple J Unearthed page, and we would appreciate if you take the time to listen and review the tracks.
• I have become a shareholder of the company I work for, Bam Creative, along with many of my colleagues. We completed an employee buyout in late 2009 and it has made for a very interesting start of this year, and there’s definitely a sense of new direction and a fresh start within the company. It’s created a new-found sense of excitement throughout the staff, which will only make for a much more happy and productive staff.
• I don’t know if you already know, but apparently the arbitrary year count has clocked another year and it’s 2010 now. Just making sure you knew.
• I have started a musical side project for tracks with a more electronic, dance, trance or chillout sound – Cold Presence. My latest track, Marathon, is freely available to listen to (not use in your own productions unless you wish to contact me and organise a deal ). Listen to Cold Presence – Marathon now.

Alright, that’s all I have to share for now. I will definitely strive to have a more substantial post, and more frequent posting, soon.