new solo project

gypsy club

note: the picture above doesn't relate to this solo project at all. i posted it b/c i like the giant fake glasses :)

anyway....gypsy club. finally thought of a decent moniker after brainstorming for nearly two weeks. AND no other band/artist uses this name, so there won't be any identity crisis emerging.

i have a vague idea of what musical direction i'd like to take for gypsy club. i won't spill all the details, but i'll mention these few bits:

-i'd like to incorporate both real and MIDI sounds. i've started selling my baseball card collection on ebay, and i'll use the earnings to purchase recording equipment.

-my influences for this project include, but aren't limited to: washed out, toro y moi, neon indian, destro, atlas sound, bjork, no age, and m83.

-i'm hoping to develop gypsy club into something substantial. ideally, i'd like to at least make a 5-6 song EP. who knows, maybe i could play some shows over the summer, although idk to what extent my music can go viral.

-there will be vocals. thanks to technology, i can layer effects on my voice so that i don't have to hear its purest (i.e.- worst) quality in final mixes. also, the musical context for gypsy club requires heavily-effected vocals in the first place. writing lyrics should pose an interesting challenge, since never before have i written any.

that's it for now. i'll continually update on progress.

i'm stoked for this!!! :D