The craziness of Thanksgiving, Black Friday, & Cyber Monday are finally in the rear view mirror, and my sights are now set for the Christmas and NYE and beyond. Good things have been happening on a personal and professional level which is nice to report as the end of 2010 draws near. From projects that have been dogging my partner and I for years to more recent goals I've set for myself, progress is being made.
On the home front, my partner (who gets the most credit) and I have completed domestic improvements in our late eighteenth century Baltimore City row home. For years the cellar has been the default storage for his family memories, college years stuff, and items obtained through previous relationships. The result was the dubiously emotional task of pitching the years of memories, turned clutter in a waste basket or Goodwill pile. With the economy in a slump, a motivating factor was that I was paying for a storage unit that, if the cellar was cleaned up, was unnecessary. Ok Kevin, my partner, gets FULL CREDIT for the cleaning the cellar. I was there for emotional support. However, there is still more to do. The process of moving my storage in the house - LORD GIVE ME THE POWER TO GET THIS DONE ASAP.
Another area of the house that was in need of our newly found domestic love was the third floor; specifically the front part of the house. The area was full of electronic cords, a overflowing polaroid picture basket, bill invoices, cd cases, books, nic, nack, patty.... Let me just tell you: W.A.C.K! Kevin was also responsible for a very large portion of the clean up, which when completed, helped us both feel better while on the third level. Thank you KEVIN!
On the opposite end of the house is my little studio; complete with cdj's, dj mixer, and tech 12' and crates of vinyl. Although it is still cluttered, the progress being made in this area is the start of converting my library of vinyl to digital mp3's. This task will probably keep me busy until after the 1st of the year. Mind you, I have been putting it off for months and months and months; it took a request from a friend to convert Spanish language Christmas Carols on vinyl onto a audio CD. Thank you, Freddy!
There were other projects I had yet to complete for no good reason. Simple tasks like creating track inserts for my cd case, so I know what track I am playing instead of going off memory. As soon as I actually focused on the task at hand it took me approximately 20 minutes total. Why did I wait so long? No clue. One more item was on the 2DO LIST which was updating my resume. I left my full time job back in May and needed to update the document. I was done in 15 minutes once I started. Why did I wait, umm...., well, its ALL DONE NOW! YAY, ME!
Professionally the end of 2010 looks to be very very exciting. While I am off on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at City Cafe, New Years EVE should be a FUNTASTIC TIME! I plan on toasting at midnight! However, before NYE I am playing at several spots in Baltimore. Starting on the 1st Wednesday in November, local promotion crew Firefly Entertainment throws the monthly "Get Down" WEDNESDAYS at THE GET DOWN in Fells Point. I was asked to be the resident DJ for the event featuring top notch talent from around the Baltimore Washington region. At the Octover launch party I opened for Baltimore Diva legend - Ultra Nate' and her Deep Sugar sister Lisa Moody. At the upcoming event Chris Brooks of Eighteenth Street Lounge and myself hold it down.
Additionally I am playing a debut set one of Baltimore oldest, most well known gay clubs: Club Hippo. On December 4th 2010 I will bring my passion for house music to Baltimore's gay community once and for all. It is noteworthy to mention I have DJ'd at the Hippo back in July for a friend and local promoter Ethan Graham. The difference is I am playing in the main room in December and I am playing all night. At Ethan's party - I was one of three Dj's; 2 in the main room, 2 in the smaller room - I was in the smaller room. Needless to say I am excited to get people dancing.
I also recently had a meeting with a local bar/club manager where we talked about starting a new weekly in 2011. We will see how that pans out after NYE... With that, I am done....
Keep an eye out for a few new mix cd's by C-Dubz on
http://www.soundcloud.com/dj-cdubz
Cheers,
C-Dubz
