Radio Gardening

I found Radio Garden - a great site if you like to trawl the airways globally and listen to radio from around the world.

https://radio.garden

So I decided to scan the world and send them my album. had a couple of responses - which is great.

In the meantime my bandcamp account has achieved 1000 listens. This is great too.

i should really find a way to celebrate this. Who's got any ideas?

I'll just release a single from the album each month and keep sending my APK (Electronic Press Kit) to people all over.

What is kind of spooky is the international 'tone' of music - it is like the same songs in different languages - the same verses, bridges, effects and auto-tuned voices. Even the adverts - they all have this homogenous same qualities.

I like being different. Unique even. Except I'm not. Well not very...

Because it Can...

Spend two years putting together an album's worth of tracks and managed to get it out o deadline (before the New Year).


https://clark2.bandcamp.com/album/2020-visions


It was an instructive process. I got about 200 listens on Bandcamp, which is a start - Thanks to all who took the time to listen.

I also recall online conversation:

"I've put out an album."

"Are you gifting it to us?"

"Yes, no problems,  I've set it up so it is $0.00 to 'purchase' on Bandcamp."

"Oh thanks, I'm not a music aficionado, so I'll pass on this occasion."


Now that is what I call altruism, asking for a freebie from a stranger on behalf of other total strangers.

But you gotta be strong if you wanna make music. Because the thing that fills your own head and obsesses and compels you to do something isn't what obsesses or compels others.

So what have I learned? Despite all the big-ups about how 'effective' facebook is for marketing your stuff, I remain unconvinced.

I'm approaching music blogs now, and am approaching radio-stations internationally.

I have to challenge the notion that I'm living proof you can't give it away.