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I’m probably going to get some sh*t for this…

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Hello everyone! I know, I know. It’s been a while since i’ve sent out a message. The good news is though that things have been really good and I’ve been doing a lot of traveling this year. Tonight I’m in Houston, TX and getting ready to head over to LA tomorrow. Things are going well and I can’t stress enough that it wouldn’t be happening without all your help.

Now to business… I’ve heard through the grape vine that a local paper has placed me on a list to be voted on for best band. Please DO NOT VOTE FOR ME. Yes, you heard right. Don’t vote for me. Why? well, they want your phone number. And why do they want your phone number? So they can send you txt. For me, that’s just a bit too personal. I can understand an email address but as companies are now trying to figure out how the hell to start using ‘social media’ and trying to get close to the consumer they are just trying some really stupid stuff (‘stuff’ is the nice word). I’d rather not be a part of that.

Here’s what I’ll do. If you really want to show some support, send me your phone number. For each phone number or EMAIL I get, I’ll release a song or something I’ve been working on. I think that’s a better deal than giving Village Voice Media your phone number. Some of you told me you already voted. And I do appreciate it. And if you still want to vote, go ahead. But know that none of the artist are getting anything from it and neither are you.

You can send your info to alex {at} alexnelsonmusic.com.

Can musicians learn anything from politicians?

Monday, December 13th, 2010

I was on the road a lot this year during the midterm elections.  Every once in a while during a drive I would switch the radio over to a news channel where I would be bombarded with coverage of the elections.   Usually when I hear news stories about strategies or business my mind begins to wander, as it usually does,  and I start to think about how these stories might relate to music, what I do, how I do things, etc.
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Fear of Failure

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

A while back I went through a creative drought.  I know. Hard to believe.  But after months and months on the road I found myself sitting at home.  In my room.  Not a hotel room.  No excitement of knowing that something ‘different’ was outside or something new was coming tomorrow.  It was very surreal.  Almost as surreal as it was every night that I was playing.  But my mind was making me think this was permanent.  It’s not to say that when I am ‘home’ that I don’t do stuff and I don’t have fun. I do.  I have friends that I play with.  And let’s define ‘home’ for a moment.  Home for me is more defined by:  the room where I bought most of the stuff that’s in it and the bills are mailed to”.  Not ‘home’ in the sense of the ‘feeling’.  If that makes any sense at all.
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Another year… almost over

Sunday, November 14th, 2010

Well, I finished off the last of my scheduled shows for the remainder of the year this past weekend with a show on Friday at the Luna Star and ending on Saturday night with a showcase at the Miami Music Festival.  Both great nights and it was good to be back in town.  Now it’s time to get to work scheduling for next year and editing all the video from this one.  Hours and hours of it.
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