pacifika signs to six degrees records

this is cool stuff.

it's finally official, after having to keep my mouth basically shut for months. the paperwork is signed, the cd is in it's final stages of re-mixing and re-mastering and should be released under the six degrees label in february of 2008.

for those who don't know who six degrees records are, i don't blame you. neither did i until about 6 months ago, when their interest in pacifika was first revealed to me.

i've been pretty outspoken against the whole major-label game. these guys really are different. first off, its a very small company with a big reach and an impressive roster. the biggest attraction to me is that they really are about the music first. for example, one of the owners, Bob Duskis has a weekly podcast, featuring stuff he likes, and not always roster artists from the label. i've listened a few times and have really enjoyed it.

btw, the link to six degrees records is this: www.sixdegreesrecords.com - do go check them out. they have a heavy emphasis on world and world/electronic, world/trance.

for me, it's both great news and a bit of the unknown. you see, i'm still technically a 'side-man' in the project, though i am considered essential to the sound and part of the 'core' group. this basically means that i'm not 'on the hook' or, in other words, it's not my blood on the contract. really, i work for adam, sylvie and toby, is what it boils down to. who knows what might happen in the future, but this is the now.

regardless of the set-up, i am really excited about this project. i haven't been excited about a 'project' in quite some time: possible since my first collaborations with zubot and dawson.

so now, we wait. nothing is likely to happen between now and feb. of 2008: that's still 4 months away...

in the meantime, i have quite the schedule ahead of me from now until new years. i'm going to keep my focus on that, because that's where it needs to be for now.