To bloggers:
I just wanted to state that I am always grateful and humbled when someone discovers my music and wants to talk about it on their blog. I want my music to have the chance to get to as many interested ears as possible, and you bloggers play a big part in that.
Some blogs I am grateful to:
If you are the purveyor of a blog and are interested in writing a piece about an album of mine that you can’t get your hands on, feel free to send a message (go to the bottom right of my bandcamp page, “For all other inquiries”), with a link to your site, and I would be more than happy to send a free download, a reviewer’s copy, of the album you are interested in. General interview questions are also welcome.
Happy Holidays!
• 23 December 2011 • View comments
Some of you may have noticed that I finally uploaded the self-titled album to bandcamp. I wrestled with the idea for a while because my fondness for the sound I was going for with that album has waned. But, I realize that plenty of people might like it and, even though I’ve lost interest in it, I’m still proud of it.
Click on the album cover to check it out.
• 20 December 2011 • 7 notes • View comments
The Manly Deeds’ first full-length album is available now. Check it out.
• 24 November 2011 • View comments
![robbywillbehere:
today is the last day to watch desolation wilderness. thanks to anyone that watched it and a bigger thanks to everyone that worked on it. derek mungor and i worked extremely hard and many mistakes were made (a lot by myself [huge apologies to derek, mostly]) that were remedied/fixed by many different parties (looking at you, nic zwaart). this was no easy-going shoot; “sometimes you eat the bar and sometimes the bar eats you” and all. in the end, i learned a lot about myself (blah blah), filmmaking, and how if you don’t have celebrities in/behind your projects no one cares.
anyhow, it’s a strange little film that i’m (currently) particularly proud of. i think it landed within a short distance of what we had in mind. it’s interesting that literally almost 100% of this movie was done by derek and i. we wrote the story, derek wrote the script, we paid for it out of pocket, produced it, acted in it, edited it, did all post work, created (pretty solid, in my opinion) viral/associated content, and acted as our own pr group (probably our biggest misstep). all of this by two people — no small feat, i would imagine.
conversely, at our sides during the two week shoot were darren orlowski and ralph jimenez who — and i don’t want to understate this — contributed greatly to the project. when we brought them on board it was with the understanding that they weren’t acting as crew, but as equal partners in how the shoot/story/final product unfolded. they weren’t paid (no one was, really) and the surroundings were about as cut off as they are in the film. not to mention jason aud who absolutely made the film work with his score (seriously, the first rough cut didn’t have most of it and it was a near mess). additionally, most everything you see in the film is due to massive favors on the parts of many different people we called upon for help — all uncompensated. it was truly a labor of like like.
to summarize: it was a long road with a lot of help from people who didn’t need to. i do realize that i’m leaving loads of “thank you”s and insight out, but this hopefully isn’t the end of that road for the film so i’ll let there continue to be some things left unsaid for now.
i’d work with you guys again in a heartbeat. the movie’s got some great moves.](http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxtvgbx371qzs3xgo1_500.jpg)
robbywillbehere:
today is the last day to watch desolation wilderness. thanks to anyone that watched it and a bigger thanks to everyone that worked on it. derek mungor and i worked extremely hard and many mistakes were made (a lot by myself [huge apologies to derek, mostly]) that were remedied/fixed by many different parties (looking at you, nic zwaart). this was no easy-going shoot; “sometimes you eat the bar and sometimes the bar eats you” and all. in the end, i learned a lot about myself (blah blah), filmmaking, and how if you don’t have celebrities in/behind your projects no one cares.
anyhow, it’s a strange little film that i’m (currently) particularly proud of. i think it landed within a short distance of what we had in mind. it’s interesting that literally almost 100% of this movie was done by derek and i. we wrote the story, derek wrote the script, we paid for it out of pocket, produced it, acted in it, edited it, did all post work, created (pretty solid, in my opinion) viral/associated content, and acted as our own pr group (probably our biggest misstep). all of this by two people — no small feat, i would imagine.
conversely, at our sides during the two week shoot were darren orlowski and ralph jimenez who — and i don’t want to understate this — contributed greatly to the project. when we brought them on board it was with the understanding that they weren’t acting as crew, but as equal partners in how the shoot/story/final product unfolded. they weren’t paid (no one was, really) and the surroundings were about as cut off as they are in the film. not to mention jason aud who absolutely made the film work with his score (seriously, the first rough cut didn’t have most of it and it was a near mess). additionally, most everything you see in the film is due to massive favors on the parts of many different people we called upon for help — all uncompensated. it was truly a labor of like like.
to summarize: it was a long road with a lot of help from people who didn’t need to. i do realize that i’m leaving loads of “thank you”s and insight out, but this hopefully isn’t the end of that road for the film so i’ll let there continue to be some things left unsaid for now.
i’d work with you guys again in a heartbeat. the movie’s got some great moves.
• 31 October 2011 • 10 notes • View comments
robbywillbehere:
after two long, long years my and derek mungor’s film desolation wilderness is finally available to be seen — right now, for free — on vimeo for the next week. please watch and send the link around if you enjoy it. leave comments with questions, caveats, or critiques. enjoy.
MMWAHAHAHAHA
• 24 October 2011 • 19 notes • View comments
Click on the cover above for links to stream or download (for free) the music from Desolation Wilderness. Everything I recorded for the film is there, raw and uncut. Also great music from WHY?, Desolation Wilderness, LAKE, and Karl Blau.
Don’t forget to watch the movie which will be available tomorrow, Monday October 24th until Monday October 31st: Here.
• 23 October 2011 • 4 notes • View comments
robbywillbehere:
once upon a time on a cold morning in minnesota, we did an interview for desolation wilderness. here is that interview.
• 18 October 2011 • 6 notes • View comments
3 things
Firstly, thanks to everyone who has supported the album, especially those who have generously given more than the asking price and those who have spread the word on their blogs. As a person who just likes to record music for the sake of recorded music, there isn’t much I can do to bring it to the people. Thank you.
3 things
- The price for Snakes has gone down to $3.
- The Jason The Swamp myspace has been deleted. It’s been dead for a while now, but it was time to bury the body.
- The Hugging album is now available on bandcamp for free, with a newly added track, “Bop Night”.
• 21 September 2011 • 2 notes • View comments
