...and then there was a bit of silence...

anoN here. Wasn't expecting there to be as much space between the blog entries as there was.  I've been on the road for the past 2 and a half months with one of my other projects and it ended up taking all the available bandwidth I had.

it's certainly one thing to play music; it's quite another to actually make a living at it.  And that sometimes means doing what you need to do.  It was a lot of fun and I enjoy touring with the theatre group.  I am happy to be home for a while now, too.

We're presently in preproduction for the CD.  That is, by the way, that ambiguous time period between when the songs get written and when they get recorded.  We have 10 songs so far.  In the next few weeks, Oily, Vic, Tanya, Anthony and I will give the scratch tracks a critical listen and adjust anything that needs adjusting.  After that, it's all on me for the next few months to record the instruments.

It's been a long winter.  I can't wait to get started.

anoN   

Stare into the Abyss

Hello, and welcome.

If you have found your way here, then you might be wondering what we are.  We are many things, really.  Individually, we are artists. Poets.  Writers.  Designers.  Parents.  Spouses.  Dreamers.  Iconoclasts.  Round pegs in occasionally square holes. 

Collectively, we are called Shai Azul.  And we make music.

Over the next several weeks, we will be posting here on a lot of different topics.  If you come back often, you’ll get a sense of who we are, what we do… and why we do it. 

We invite you to take a look around.  Listen to some samples. Maybe even throw down a few dollars for some new music.  Check out the artwork and the things we find compelling.  Drop us a line and tell us what you think.

We only ask one thing of you as this process begins.  If you like what you hear… tell someone. 

Come.  Stare into the Abyss.

-anoN