MONDAY Q&A 12/30/19
Q: With 2019 soon ending, how do you feel about BIC's accomplishments this year? What are you most proud of and what's planned for next?
A: Well, what I have most proud of is that Tish and I's daughters (also the FBIC cover ladies) are thriving in college. That is the world to us. As for Beauty In Chaos, I am extremely proud of what turned into 'beauty re-envisioned'. What started as a 'misunderstanding' blossomed into 26 amazing interpretations of the songs. It was oddly refreshing to turn over the reins to some amazing artists to reinterpret the songs. I am actually considering doing something similar in 2020 once the new album is released. I think we also created some really cool and interesting videos, not only from 'beauty re-envisioned', but also the new single 'the delicate balance of all things'. . The Jammerzine produced documentary is also pretty cool and I think it give our friends a bit more of a peek behind the curtain. I was also adamant about getting a new song released before the end of the year, and I think this single sets the tone of 'the storm before the calm'. As for next year ... our focus is getting this new album finished. As I mentioned this weekend, we have run into some technical issue with our ProTools recording system. We had planned to upgrade/replace the system and computer after we finished mixing the record, but the ghost-in-the-machines seem to have the upper-hand and this will need to happen before finishing the record. This set-back will make it impossible to meet our initial 2/21/20 release date, but hopefully we won't have to push it back my too much. As for the rest of 2020, the idea of a live BIC show(s) is still being kicked around, just not sure how or when. With the additional singers involved with 'TSBTC', it might make it a bit more possible. We will see. After this release, accompanied by a few more videos, I hope to start releasing some single tracks later next summer ... with the idea of it culminating into a new record. Wishing all an amazing 2020!
MC X