One Year Ago: my FOCCM debut appearance

The Friends Of Creative Commons Music held their Constitutional Convention online yesterday over a period of ten hours.  There were a lot of topics on the agenda, including but not limited to community building, fundraising, live shows, branded electronic shows, bylaws, tax status, and more.  The sessions have been archived and are available for viewing on their YouTube channel.

I was barely visible for these sessions as I felt like I had little to give and not much of substance to suggest, but I've been feeling uninspired about a lot of things for a while now.  This is in stark contrast to the person that appeared in this FOCCM episode a year ago.  Last January, Doug Whitfield invited me on to talk about netlabels, my podcast, and my time at Bondfire Radio.  (Back in 2023, I had Doug on my show for a two-part episode just before Netlabel Day.)  In revisiting this appearance, I'm surprised at how upbeat and positive I am.  The thing that I have to remember is that it took place before the post-Bondfire depression set in, and I let it have its way with me for a good nine months of 2024.

(One of these days, I might get over my aversion to webcams, but don't ask me when that will be.  Seems like there will always be a part of me that wonders why seeing my face is so important and simply hearing my voice isn't enough.  I didn't even have an external webcam for this appearance, but I made it work with the laptop cam even though it didn't dawn on me to turn on a light as the sun started to set.)

Other topics briefly mentioned include black metal, potential Bandcamp alternatives, and how we really shouldn't beat ourselves up for not experiencing all the music that we want to hear within a year's time.  The fact of the matter is that you'll get to what you're meant to get to...and that's okay.  Stick around for videos by The Warhorse and Sole and DJ Pain 1 shared within this episode.

Sometimes you need to hear your former self share some perspectives that your present self has forgotten about.  For me, this is one of those times.  Gotta keep it moving.

(In thinking about some CC music that I would have been listening to around the time of this livestream, Moki McFly's Tabernacle Sanctuary Alligator Soufflé definitely comes to mind.  If anyone's in the mood for some drum and bass with touches of hip-hop here and there, check the blocSonic website to hear the album in full.)