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ART D’ECCOPATREON
BANDCAMP WHO ARE YOU? My name is Art d’Ecco, from Victoria BC, Canada.
WHAT DO YOU DO? I’m a singer-songwriter and producer. I take things I hear, see and feel - and stitch them up into a sonic patch quilt to wrap your ear holes in. WHY DO YOU DO IT? Because it helps me make sense of this cruel, cold world we all struggle to co-exist in. JK! I dunno? It’s fun and I enjoy it. It’s like making crafts, with sound and emotion. WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW? I’m in the UK on a mini-tour promoting my upcoming album AFTER THE HEAD RUSH, which will be coming out June 24th on Paper Bag. The band and I have been enjoying the views whilst Words by Brooke Combe
here - the pastoral plains of rolling rapeseed in Wales in all their flaxen beauty, keep us company as we traverse along the highway south to London. Next week we’re in Brighton for the Great Escape. So far so good!
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A recent tweet from the band Wednesday went viral and sparked a conversation on the economics of touring, and the risks and obstacles many musicians face on a goingforward basis. I’m grateful WHAT'S THE HOT TOPIC? that there’s been a spotlight Touring for artists right now is shined on this, we need to incredibly difficult (financially keep this discourse going. The speaking, it is impossible for next time that band you listen most bands to even venture to on Spotify comes to town out of town at all, without on a weekday (or work night... suffering a huge loss). Inflation school night etc) - grabbing a has sparked a sharp increase friend, buying a pair of tickets in hotels, gas, and food costs. and going to that gig can Fleets at van rental places are sometimes make a difference in short supply due to chip between them surviving to shortages, which has driven the next album cycle, or the costs of rentals across disappearing into the ether. North America to obscene prices (with some websites The new album "After The quoting as high as $2,000CAD Head Rush" is out on 24th per day!) COVID - is still a June via Paper Bag Records. threat (you all know the deal 34
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