Hi all,
Sorry for the very off topic nature of this post, but I feel there might
be
some very helpful opinions on this list.
If you have thoughts on this, you might e-mail me directly rather than me
clogging the list with off topic traffic.
My e-ail is:
briancaseymu...@gmail.com
So, generally, I have never made a reference to being blind in any press
releases or musician bio's on websites etc as I strive to be noticed for
my
music alone. Similarly I chose not to make any reference tto being blind
on
official documentation or websites to do with my studio.
However, I've recently changed my opinion a bit on mentioning it in my
musician bio/press release as I plan to release my next EP.
There are two reasons for this.
1. Recently I played an international guitar festival, and in the
programme,
they wrote a description for each artist, and after a cool description of
me, right at the end was a real awkward looking sentence. Brian is also
the
first blind musician to play the festival.
Like it matters! Anyway, that was a bit cringe, so I've been thinking
sense
by mentioning my blindness in my own releases, I take control of the
situation and set the agenda on how it is mentioned, or at least to an
extent. So if I mention it fast, and get it out of the way I might be
better
off. Obviously if I got more and more well known then people are going to
learn about me anyway.
2.
The second reason is obviously it's a some what unique selling point, so
if
I am going to mention it, again I m ay as well mention it early in a
bio/press release, catch the attention and move on to talking about what
I
want to talk about.
So that is my reasoning.
I'm struggling to find a great way of putting it that I like though!
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Below is a draft I've tried to come up with that addresses it in the very
first sentence, aiming to get it done and dusted before the first
sentence
is even finished.
Thanks all,
Brian.
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At the age of 4, Brian Casey permanently lost his sight after a short but
life threatening illness, yet memories of his early life are dominated by
his desire to try and explore every musical instrument that crossed his
path, because it is music that defines this 25 year old far and above any
of
lifes other influences.
His second EP Rain Songs, due for release this November is a 5 track
alternative folk journey through stories of hope and despair, thriving on
an
eclectic pallet of influences ranging from the intensity and aggression
of
rock/blues heroes of old to the nuance and openness of his favourite
modern
day singer-songwriters. Moving from simple acoustic arrangements to
larger
than life soundscapes with ease, the EP is a self-recorded exhibition of
Casey's songwriting, multi-instrumentalism and production skills in equal
measure,.
Raised on the south-west coast of Ireland, on the edge of Europe, a mish
mash of influences pulled Casey's attention from classical piano to
traditional Irish music, from his parents collection of classic records
to
the alternative sounds of the 1990's, drip fed through the static of long
wave radio and his brothers cassette-tapes. With very few musicians of a
similar age around, makeshift attempts to record and overdub with home
stereos and Dictaphones came as a natural solution, setting him on a
course
of parallel paths that continues today, juggling engineering,
musicianship
and songwriting in his Wavefield recording studio.
Never staying still, 2015 will see the completion of a debut album
between
touring and other production projects, expanding on the sounds and
themes
of Rain Songs and Casey's 2014 debut EP, Plain Sailing.
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