In the Mind of Nate

As you probably guessed, this entry is dedicated to the DJ or Disc Jockey . Technically they are not musicians, however they are a big part of the music industry and club circuits. They can also help further a musical artist's career by playing their music on their show or during their club sets. So it's a good a idea for bands to work along side of and cross promote Djs (as I stated in the past the business is give and take, you should help those when you can). I mentioned in previous entries most radio play is handle through a radio promoter, however it is in most cases ultimately the Dj that decides what songs get airplay. Like musicians, these Guys and Ladies usually focus on a specific genre of music and in many cases develop a style and personality to add flair to their overall appeal. In some cases have even established a certain "rockstar" status by making a name for themselves after years of spinning at events geared towards the genre they chose to spin.

Now that the Holiday consumerism fest is over, those of us that have their sights set on accomplishing projects can finally get down to it. Although, it may be a bit harder the first weeks with all that extra Holiday weight you maybe carrying around. For myself, it is a very difficult part of the Holidays having to drop everything and trying to celebrate with not even one major task out of the way. Although the New Year does bring us hope that we can make things better for ourselves and many believe how you enter the New Year is how you shape the rest of it. As I'm sure you noticed by now, this a downtime for the entertainment industry as a whole. Show attendance and club events usually don't have as many numbers as they do in the months prior to the Holidays. The music industry actually shuts down and all business starts up again in the New Year, as there are many behind the scenes things happening and many trade shows in January, such as the NAMM show. So what is th

Some of you that are linked up with me on Facebook probably know why I chose this title. I have been posting a video for a song with the same named from a band called the 69 Eyes around lately for various reasons. I felt the message of the song is good and I have been listening to this group a lot recently. Also, I just felt this was a fitting message to send people into 2014 with. A few weeks ago I warned everyone about the dangers of being sidetracked during the Holidays. Which I'm sure may have gone wayside, and justifiably so. I have found myself practically in panic mode not being able to get even the simple of tasks done(actually I'm lying I did come up with a few new riffs and lyrics) forgetting that this is a well earned break from all the pressure and stress that comes along with being a D.I.Y. musician/owner of a soon to be launched independent record label. I found myself very anxious too when thinking about spending time with the people that will accept

After that last entry and all I put into it and the previous entries that include tips on the music Business, I needed to take a breather(which is needed from time to time). Well that and I have been having computer issues. Anyway, I really hope my last few entries gave you some serious insight into what is put into a career as a professional musician. What I really mean is an original band that plays professionally. All the Orchestras you may have heard(think Star Wars ) in movies, Tv, or in plays or operas are all classically trained musicians, some of which have been playing since early in their childhood that have spent some much time learning their instrument that can not only play many complex pieces of music, but can also play them as soon as a piece is given them. Which is also known as "Sight Reading". That is in itself is something many artists(including myself)can barely do if at all.Luckily these musicians usually are well compensated and receive medical an

Earlier on in the week, I found myself commenting on a Facebook post by a slightly discouraged musician from a new younger band out of NYC called Candy Brain that feels that the music industry is ruining music for him. I think he was speaking more about the local "seen" which is basically just a staging area and not the be all end of all the music business(Thank God). Luckily, there were a few people like myself to shed some light on this. Years ago, the Record companies decided your fate and very few bands could control their own destinies. Simply because the resources available to us now where not there 20, 25 or even 30 years ago.Remember there was no Itunes or Cdbaby , so no record deal meant no distribution. Yes you could go into a studio on your own and record(if you were lucky enough to even afford that let alone getting your finished product duplicated), hoping a record label would take notice of your valiant effort and offer you some sort of deal which would in

I decided to take a few days off my "real job", I was planning on taking just today. But after a very unfair situation that cost me a promotion, I decided to take a few days to recharge, handling the stock pile of work that has been building up and prepare for the re-release of our album this Fall. I would have enjoyed making more money and being more stable, but not at the expense of creating words and music. I feel that after the all the years I have put ino creating this music, I need to bring it to the next level no matter who or what is holding me back.Especially after I learned the business side(partly thanks to my High school music teachers who hosted seminars in house with industry professionals). But, I didn't stop there. I have done lots of research, read many books on the business, and I always keep an open mind to new trends. More of this will be included in future blogs. So I decided to try and make some order of all the video I have captured over th

Hello again everybody. These past few months have been intense, but finally the warm weather has returned! I think any simple change to break up the monotony of one's routine breathes new life into a person. I feel that I should have made this entry yesterday since it was the official start of Summer, with the Solstice and it being the longest day of the year. Nevertheless, shifting my focus off of my immeditae goals has allowed me to take a step back, absorb whats going on around me and let things happen organically. As I am approaching yet another Birthday(which I must admit usually makes me depressed)I decided to try and take a new mental approach to life. Now for an explanation on the title of this entry, Love,Love,Love it was simply something my group of friends had been repeating throughout the night. I took the oppurtunity to see a friend perform at Irving Plaza , with some other NYC bands. It was good go out and see people doing what they " Love " doing on su

This was originally a post on my Facebook page, but I saved it and decided to post it here after seeing how many people commented on it and liked the post. Maybe this post will actually generate some comments on my blog, and maybe, just maybe help some people develop some more etiquette in certain social situations. I wonder how many of you would do what I did: I'm in a club that has 2 rooms that share restrooms. The other room is of course the "mainstream" or "normal" crowd. I'm changing in the stall & the latch was loose, so this guy tried opening it. After noticing It was occupied he waits there, and I realize He has a woman with him. They are waiting for me to be done, just enjoying each others company(to put it mildly)never-minding what most people do in the stall, just waiting for it to be free so they can do their thing. Not that I am a prude or anything, but they should have used some discretion and waited outside the bathroom or somet

This will obviously be the last post of the year. I was brooding over what I should write about, I really don't want bore everyone with some lame ass "Year in review" piece. I was just very indifferent about the Holidays this year with the requirement of having to rush around like a maniac to buy stuff, which keeps getting crazier and crazier with each passing year. So much so that I even dreaded going to Holiday parties, partly because of my need to not conform to what is being spoon fed to us, but mainly because of my own self disappointment in where I think I should be at this stage of my life. However, the much dreaded Holiday events made lead me to meeting a remarkable person from another era. This person had been telling me about how the music scene once was here in New York , and in other places. The importance of such places like the Joshua Tree (the place in Southern California ,not the U2 album) and how he feels that music will be society's saving gr

Hello, I know it has been almost 2 months since my last post. Obviously this has a lot to do with Hurricane Sandy. For the most part I don't discuss my day job, simply because it has nothing to do with our music and I assumed that people have this stigma about a band whose members have to go out and work a "regular" 9-5 isn't worthy of the same respect that bands whose music is their main job get.Of course, I would be much happier to be doing the band full time.Although recently, I have been seeing it from a different angle. We are actually able to fuel our own machine, as opposed to dealing with a large corporate entity (such as a major record label) in order to stay afloat(that's why I started my own record label). Over the course of the years,I learned that many bands that are established, that make album sales,and tour actually do that. For example, some friends of mine in High School found out where the guy from Obituary worked and decided to attempt a p

I figured you may enjoy reading some of poetry,and knowing a lighter side of me,here it goes I walked slowly(or so it seemed) to the main floor,I surveyed the space around me,right to left as i walked.Then on my left out of all the darkness,a hand comes out and goes down across this women's face as she is dancing. I immediately turned to her direction as if i were drawn in magnetically to her field. As I did everything seemed to be slower,and someone in all white crossed by between us and then faded out of view.I paid no mind as I mimicked her hand movements as she brought her right hand down to her side,we then locked hands as she grabbed me to draw me in closer and kissed me. That is how I found her, again.

On Saturday December 17th, at Uncle Mike's in Tribeca, Absolution NYC presents: "Incantation" a night of the finest Gothic recording artists with resident Dj Jason of Alchemy spinning goth music the throughout the evening.The Night will be sponsored by Coffin Case which will feature the lovely Coffinette models giving out prizes from Coffin Case including coffin shaped gig bags for the guitar hero and rock band video games. Musical acts will include Melvin R. Ylagan, Imbolg, Ninth House , the SpiderLilies (featuring former members of the Cruxshadows) and the Missing. Doors open at 8:30 PM Admission is $10 for all patrons 21 and over with ID Uncle Mike's is located at: 57 Murray St, in New York,NY. For more information please visit : http://absolutionnyc.com/ See the Facebook event here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/257414127641374/

We want to welcome all of you to join our online street team. Its free & simple. For those of you that like our stuff it will seriously help us get ahead. all you need to do sign up in the link below http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifand when we have a street team mission you just repost for us.its that simple bands survive on word of mouth, so we need our fans to help spread the word for us.It wont take too much of yer time & the benefits will be tremendous to all. So even before the mission, please repost any links we put up. http://www.reverbnation.com/street_team/street_team/artist_598955 PS for those of you in NYC, check us out on November 26th at Konnollys Pub-more on that later Not near NYC? demand that we come to your city & you'll be the first to know when we do http://eventful.com/imbolg

The cds will be done soon.Contact us if you would like to pre order them thescroll[at]imbolg.org Premiere release from this Gothic band that hails from NY is sure to please the senses with a few surprises for the synth loving and metal crowds.A favorite for Djs with some danceable tracks such as "Duisigh(Awaken)","Winter's Bane" and more .This album reflects the band's Celtic roots as it depicts a loosely based theme using words in Irish Gaelic. Cd Baby iTunes

This time for real , next week we will begin the process of recording our album. We will need you our loyal fans to help spread the word about us and show us support in the coming months* Discount on digitally printed Imbolg shirts now thru march 8th with code:17OFF http://imbolg.spreadshirt.com/ The shirts came out great & its a good stylish way to support us, every penny will go towards funding our upcoming U.S. tour sponsored by Coffin Case,more on that later *****Tomorrow***** Listen for Imbolg this Sunday between 9-11 EST on Bull Spike Radio http://bullspikeradio.com The host of the show, Josh Jay scorpion has just released "Rock against dystrophy" featuring some of our Mates including Gas, The Saints of Pain,Panzie,Gods Green Earth and more. The Album is now available for most digital outlets such as iTunes, Rhapsody and Amazon. Proceeds benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. http://www.rockagainstdystrophy.org/ NEW Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pa

On Saturday October 30th, The Queens Library in Flushing,NY brings you: the Gothic Rock of Imbolg. This Queens based band has been performing throughout the Northeastern United States for the past several years and have also been mentioned in music reviewer/author Mick Mercer's latest book:" Music to die for". Now, the band returns home to perform their own brand of Celtic influenced Goth Metal music for the people of Queens free of charge at 2pm and they encourage all to come in costume to enter a pre-halloween costume contest open to people of all ages. The Flushing library is located at 41-17 main street in flushing. Fore more information please call 718 661

On Friday October 29th Necromancer productions Inc. brings you: "The Hell's Kitchen Halloween Costume Party" at the Port 41 in Manhattan. The night is sponsored by Coffin Case,Kink~e Magazine and Beaver Tattoo.The event will be hosted by Necromancer Mortanis and Kink~E Magazine's Nancy The event will feature some of New York Mertorpolitian area's heaviest and spookiest bands including: Imbolg,Suaka,Firehaze,Show no Mercy and the Saints of Pain, as well as live dancers, Dj Mortanis spinning between after the bands and a costume contest with prizes from Kink~e Magazine,Coffin Case, and free Tattoo giveaways from Beaver Tattoo and much more. As well as Coffin Case's Coffinettes making a live appearence for your viewing pleasure. Doors open at 7pm and Admission is 8 dollars with a show flyer or 10 dollars with out for patrons 21 and over with ID. Port 41 bar is located at 355 West 41 street,conviently located by the Port authority Bus terminal and train stations.

On Thursday October 29th, Killer B'z & House of The Black Rose Present A Very Dark Affair: The Vampire Masquerade Fetish Ball. This event will be held at the Bank/Element club from 10pm-4am, with drinks specials during the first hour and a costume contest with a door prize. Also scheduled are Performances by the Gothic Rock Band "Imbolg", Dj Kreig,Dj Stalagmike and Pepper Negron with his dark arts film works,and Lady Aye who specializes in sword swallowing and many other masochistic fascinations.Admission is $25 in advance and $30 the night of the event for all patrons 21 and over with proper ID and attire(all black,costume,Masks,Vampire or Fetish attire) The Bank/Element night club is located at 225 East. Houston Street on the corner of Essex street in New York City's East Village. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit: http://killerbzproductions.ning.com/ or http://myspace.com/imbolg