What’s going on with Ian Herculson now?

Hey Everyone,

   So I’ve been in a new band here in Edmonton now for about 2 months.  My old band called Rigveda has officially parted ways and moved on to other projects.

  I was supposed to move to Vancouver, BC but didn’t quite make it.  However luck would have it that I got into a new project that I’m enjoying quite a lot.  We are called Hollywood Assassyn and we are an originals only 4 piece hard rock band.  I play lead guitar and sing back up vocals, I’m back into the same position I was in my first gigging band Divided.

  So in the very short time that we have been together, we have already accomplished everything all my previous bands took me 4 years to do.  First off, placed Top 6 in Canada and #1 in Edmonton in an online voting portion of a huge battle of the bands called the Bodog Battle.  That earned us a spot in a live show for the city with the top 24 online bands out of the 54 total.  The live show happened at Jett Night Club and was my first show with the band.  Of the 12 bands who played, we ended up winning the show…wow, what a great start.

  We’ve played 2 more live shows and have been paid a total of $580 for those two shows.  Plus we already have t-shirts printed up and sold a few at our 3rd live show which was one of the best we have played yet.  We are already better and we keep getting better.

  When I came into the band they already had 4 of their songs recorded at Power Sound Studio’s in Edmonton, they are considered by many musicians here the premier recording studio in Edmonton.  However, we have already been back into the studio to record 2 more songs of which I played on.  So now we have 6 songs recorded in total.

  So that’s all been in 2 months.  We have 2 more shows already booked and have been offered a pretty good deal to record a radio ready album at Power Sound and we are thinking of taking it.  We’ll see what happens.  We just aren’t slowing down.  Word of mouth is spreading for the band already and it just seems the ball is really rolling.  It’s pretty great.

  I’m also working for a music promotions company in Edmonton called JCL Productions which books mainly touring bands into local venues and helps promote the shows and takes care of the bands needs when they are here.  Possibly we are trying to expand into getting more gigs in town and more artists booked.

  I’m also going to start bartending at my local watering hole, the Stonehouse Pub in order to make some extra bucks to help me pay for the bands needs as well as meet some potential new fans!  I don’t really have any experience with it, but I seem to know a lot of people and the bar likes that I’m in a band and working for a music comany, cause that’s potential new customers for them.

  And then there’s work.  Oh work.  Ha ha…I’ve never really been the biggest fan of work, but really who has?  I do love Internet Marketing.  I love the freedom it has provided me with.  But I’ve been getting so busy with music and promoting and then living, it’s been hard to get myself to work.

  But I do have a really great product that is built, it’s called Smart Subscriber.  About 98% of the work to run this program is done.  I pretty much just have to release it to the public.  It’s actually been ready for about 4 months and I was supposed to release it a long time ago.  But I’m scared.

  I have put so much into this product that I fear it won’t work and I’ll feel like a miserable failure.  So I’m pretty sure the answer is just to take the plunge and release it.  And since you care enough about me to read all the way to the end of this post, I want you to see it.  But could you do me a favor?

  Could you please tell me what you think of it, and where you think it could be better.  If I can make it all better according to most of your suggestions, then I’m sure it will increase my chances of having a better release!  Just click on this Smart Subscriber link to go check it out.

  So that’s what’s been going on with my life in those areas!  I hope it’s at least, entertaining.

  PS.  Before you go, it would also be great if you do leave me some comments right here on the blog.  Comment about anything, the music or what you think of the Smart Subscriber.  I just want to get into the habit of you guys really telling me what YOU think!  Your thoughts will be readable by everyone.

  I’ll comment back too!  I want to make this blog more a means of communication between me and you ok!  Cool!

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