This is the blog for a dude I used to work with named Norbert. He writes & records hip-hop under the name Eddie Caine. He gave me a bunch of tracks before I left and they are pretty freaking hot. He’s having a record release party soon. I highly encourage you to spend some time on his blog and go to the release party.
For those who do not know, my day job involves writing educational materials for middle and high schoolers. I started doing this job at a New York based company that shall be pseudonymously known as SOQ. SOQ was the kind of place that sucked creative people into its web and kept them there until they were on the verge of implosion.
Now, I made some great friends there, and it actually turned out to be a pretty good gig for me that landed me in a nice little niche in which I am still working to this day. I can say this because I was only there for about a year before moving to Los Angeles. Some, however, were not so lucky. Recently, one of the old stalwarts in the production department, who shall be known as Tom Monkey, left the company and sent out the following email to everyone in the company:
Peers:
I am sorry to do this to you so soon after the loss of your beloved “Q-man”. [editor's note: I do not understand this reference.] (more…)