Not sure if this means anything but And the Writer Is just posted this snippet of an interview with Jon way back from the post-GSP days hahaha

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGl561ySM2n/?igsh=MWRsYXdtcG1vMjIwMw==

Not sure if Ross Golan has the inside track to something or what

@GabbyW0205 the weird thing is that it’s not listed under “singles” on his artist profile

I do wonder if it means whatever the new single ends up being will be sorted into the official track order for the album on Apple Music, and Kid Again will just show up under the name of the album + the new single

Spotify I think gives you a bit more flexibility in how it’s all organized

@User12261990 make it as high def as humanly possible, wanna see this video in 8K on an OLED screen

@Zeonder Honestly I haven't heard anything that sounds like GSP since it's been out and it's been like 6 years, that music was designed for 2040 at LEAST hahaha

@Isaac lol he’s planning something big time ya just gotta be patient with the man

The lead up to the GSP rollout was AGONIZING until the drops started happening. Then it was like my favorite mangaka dropping weekly banger chapters of my favorite manga week after week, it never stopped lol

@User12261990 that’s probably the most freeing thing in the world, to be totally unburdened by needing to fit any mold at all

@KANTARELL YO WHAT!! Are you proficient in like Blender or Maya or something?! The hyper realism on this is craaaazy hahaha

@User12261990 OHO SHIT YES LETS GO JON IM READY

@jake.meredith_ I agree with Jon - we can't really avoid "doing the dance" at this point because so many folks are trained on algos, and the industry really relies on them (a little too heavily IMO). It won't feel like BS if the marketing is an extension of the art and music you're making. Make some kind of cool art or take some unique we've never seen before on these platforms and commit to that bit and be consistent, but then really utilize any kind of audience you're building to drive people either online to places like this (Discord and Reddit forums are your best bet for just starting out, livestreams like Twitch if you're keen on performingg) or drive them offline and figure out ways to interact IRL.

You got this dude!

@itsmichaelbain that’d be fun!

I know on the Brasstracks Discord we used to a thing called “Track for Track” where once a week we’d all post songs we were working on, and Ivan (the main guy from Brasstracks) as well as people in the discord would give feedback on the songs. It was a GREAT way to talk shop, be it production / mixing skills, arrangement work, or improving the pen game / lyricism of a record.

Then if the song one of us shared was good enough, Ivan would play an unreleased record of his (and he had some true GEMS, there’s one unreleased record he has with Jackson Lundy and Lizzy McAlpine that was so beautiful to hear).

Idk if Jon would ever do something like that because he probably wouldn’t have the time, but it would be fun to do that like that once every couple months if that were something he was down for.

Possibly one more but I wouldn’t be surprised if we get the full album on here before everyone else somehow. It’d be like some kind of “Patron exclusive” or something along those lines.

@GabbyW0205 I would also imagine since he said we’d “get everything here first” there’s a chance whatever new song it is might show up on here at some point officially before it hits streaming

@jake.meredith_ if anything it’s an announcement of the album with then weekly releases following.

That’s how it happened with GSP, the announcement happened on a Wednesday during the day, we got nothing that subsequent Friday, then Conversations dropped the following week.

I’d assume when it starts it’ll follow this sort of rollout form.

Check this video out, goes into the process of how Jimin cut the record, the demo was already put together when Jon got into the studio with him
https://youtu.be/-JXOep6LPK0?si=_6_AK5OaWm1kYulM

@User12261990 if it’s “Oasis in 2077” I’m so curious on approach lol

I imagine it’s a preset on a plug-in specifically, but you can kinda get that effect by basically cranking the depth & wetness of the verb you’re playing with. Idk what plug-in it is specifically but it would be whatever the “Himalaya” preset is.

If you’re looking to replicate it, Valhalla’s got some good free plugins you can play with, and then I bought their Vintage Verb a while back, that's the best way I’ve been able to replicate it on records of mine.

@Joe3822 i think you can only pin topics for like a week on here, so it expires a week from the point in time when he pins the post

@User12261990 This forum is a really awesome concept, thanks for dreaming all this up for us! I've got two q's if that's alright!

1. I know you said you were in the mixing/mastering phase of the album production, but how long did actual production take on the album from the moment you started writing it last year(? I assume last year)

2. You really upped the visuals and story concept with GSP, is there going to be something along those lines for this project or is it more of a "back to basics, let the music speak for itself" kind of approach this time around?

Thanks again, excited for the new music

@jake.meredith_ the discord’s kinda quiet atm, if things start up again I’ll let you know!

But I definitely recommend going through Ivan’s whole catalog as Brasstracks he’s worked with some of my favorite writers and performers in the NY scene, just a really immaculate body of work!

In certain instances if US artists wanted a release to be a surprise, they’ll delay the release to 12am US time

I expected just an announcement maybe with the first single posted directly here in the forum, but never say never!