Snow.....and other stuff ( read Music )

We had snow in London. Yes we did. I know I shouldn`t be writing about that but I just can`t escape it. At least for the first line. Of course going anywhere on the day of snow is impossible in London. It is way better to walk for the whole day and get somwhere than waiting at the station for hourse before the announcement comes: All trains have been cancelled! Ahhh. Then you go back home make yourself a hot chocolate and start writing a blog:) So, here we are.

In December I`ve done a few really cool gigs. I particulary remember playing for school kids one morning and not being too happy about my performance ( read: feeling like shit!), however I didn`t have too much time to think about that because that same evening I played a formal reception for the press. Now, ironically this gig was probably one of the best I`ve ever done. I am serious, it was cool. And that`s how quicklly the bad things can be forgotten!! Just today when I was sort of sliping into a bad mood ( probably because of this relentless fog ) I remembered this gig and went "Ha" don`t get depressed to quickly....

What I am trying to say guys is this: Things change, they change unexpectedly and faster than you can imagine, so enjoy the ride and tighten your belt :)

Enough of talking. That`s a video from the reception ( obviously I am not showing the show gone bad that same morning ). It`s a completely improvised piece of music that I later named Catch the Beat.

Let the music snow.

It`s been a very, very long time since I was writing last. And there is no excuse for that. Well, maybe there is...
In December I`ve been performing a lot and at all sorts of diferent events, from art exhibitions and formal receptions to children in schools and small informal concerts. And in January I was preparing everything to move! to move where? London, of course. So, here I am now in London practising in a freezing garage and enjoying the grey town. But really, I am so excited to be here, if there is one place in the world, where a musician who plays such a strange instrument as myself, could make a career than it is surely London.
And by the way, I slightly changed my musical direction which is moving from classical to classical crossover.
It all started with my arrangement of Ain`t no Sunshine and now it came to a stage where it is an idea for a whole cd. However, I decided that this cd is going to be released by a label unlike my first two cd`s which were produced and released by me..... so it might take a while before this Marimba Classical Crossover music comes out but I promise you, it is worth a wait!!