Rhythm and Momentum

Hard to believe it’s been two months since my last post!

I wish I could say I was in Mexico getting a sun tan this whole time but instead I’ve been hard at work adding the necessary infrastructure to my web presence and online commerce.

I’ve also been hard at work creating - shooting photos, putting together a book and composing music. In these lean times creating is the only thing, besides my fiance and dog, I have that keep’s me sane. But, I am not alone as I am one of the many in this country who’s had to reinvent themselves over the last few years.

About a year ago, around the time I had sent out my 200th resume without getting an email or phone call from those companies in acknowledgment, I made a decision. “F!@# ‘em.” I said. “If they won’t give me a job I’ll make my own.”

To rephrase this sentiment - instead of blowing my time (it takes on average 2-4 hours per cover letter) screaming into the void and stinking of desperation, I would compress my ten year plan into three. If was going to blow my time and not get paid for my hard work then I was at least going to do something I love.

My plan - to transform my creative talents into a self-sufficient business.

After a year of very hard knocks, including my old computer crashing, my camera breaking and having nothing left to sell (thanks for the good times Suby!), momentum is gathering (and I am able to buy my dog good food again). Next year will be a big year. It feels good.

So here’s a few things I have on deck.

Starting January 1st, 2011 I will begin a big marketing and promotion push.

As you can see this site has come along way in a few short months. Please check out the galleries page and buy a print or a photo gift.

I have composed, under my alter-ego Traveler Q, four downtempo tracks. I will keep putting out one a month and should have an album, titled “Nod Your Head” by June. You can listen to the tracks on my Facebook fan page and buy them on CD Baby. Making a movie? These tracks also are available for licensing.

My photo book “Montana, New York - Perspective, Form and Volume”, an analysis of American mythos by comparing Montanan and New York, will be ready in January.

After a dry spell, I am in talks to license some more of my work. Details to follow soon.

Finally, I will have a photo show to complement the book in Portland in 2011.

Until my next post here’s a few photos of DJ Moshy. I had the pleasure of photographing him during his weekly gig at the Blue Martini in Las Vegas when I was there for the Dew Tour.

Thanks for your support!