I released Hold the Door Open last June, and I wanted to plug and promote it the way any sensible artist would, as a work I’m incredibly proud of, and the product of significant time and effort and collaboration. But I never really did. I promised myself I would do a geeky deep dive into the inspirations and the process for each of the tracks. And each time I thought about starting to type, a voice in the back of my head would tell me how people would just be reminded of how wrapped up in myself I am. And that, honestly, no one really cared about my musical aspirations, or why I released it under this ludicrous made up stage name, which just would make it harder to find. And I would find something else to do, and feel my heart sink a little.
Well, enough already. Time to do what I meant to do last June, or before Pennsic, or after Pennsic, or during December as a look back over my year. None of that matters. Including how many of you read this or listen to the album. Or whether I blabber about too much minutiae–about the SCA, or my life experience, or my notions about good lyrics and composition, or recording or mixing or mastering. I’ve spent more than half a year stifling myself, and that’s quite enough of that. This is for those of you who are curious, and for myself.
So here we go. My post for track 1, “I Must Be Silent”, will be out soon (I have a lot to say about that one).
Drake Oranwood 