i type here with very very mixed emotions.. as i have come to the end of a project that has easily been the most challenging as an artist in my life (thus far). How I Realized Myself and all of its versions have spanned about 4 years by my count. friends, lovers, enemies have come and gone but my art has remained constant and probably saved my life more than once in this time.

i find myself a remarkably different artist from the one that started this project. this is something that i definitely hoped i would achieve but didnt really think about it when i started. but its happened for sure. the world around me has changed and i believe my place in it has as well, ultimately for the very best. i consider myself very lucky to live where i can truly express myself without any fear of repercussion. not everyone on this planet can do that at this point. heres hoping the world continues to evolve.

to explain how you can obtain [H][i][R][M]v5 is as follows:
QR code links are posted on flightorchestra.com
Use your mobile phone (equipped with a QR code reader) to link to pages specifically formatted for mobile devices. The pages are built to be touched and everything on each page can be saved/downloaded/streamed. this is ideally how i want you to have these EPs.

There are also mirror pages built for standard lap/desktop browsing on the site. you’ll have to find them but it shouldnt be hard for you. everything on those pages are also meant to be saved/streamed/downloaded.

the release is primarily of the digital sort.
i feel like CDs are old, old the like music (entertainment industry) ideas they represent. the 21st century will bring artists new rights and i feel like printing our music to a medium that effects our planet is old. Its time to take the handcuffs off. our planets resources are not infinite. the planet can be damaged (at our doing), is capable of shifting under our feet, warming and biting us back if we are not careful. Printing plastic shit that even has the possibility of ending up in a dustbin or landfill (megadustbin) does not help things in my view.

So, 100 copies of [H][i][R][M]v5 have been printed in total, further broken down into increments of 33 per each version. These CDs are made to be given or, maybe sold, at live performances or if you happen to know and interact with me personally. The reason for this is I am not a businessman. i cannot afford to be one, especially in the music “business” where its so expensive just to be heard. its a waste of time that has many effects beyond just what happens to your wallet. its emotionally and psychologically taxing, to the point where one could consider giving up their art practice if the “business” doesnt pay attention to the work.

let me give you some advice.
make your art at any cost.
share it.
see how people react to it.
do you like that reaction?
Y- good keep it.
N- change it or if they hated it and thats what youre going for then youve done it.
do something with the intention of sharing it or bringing people together and not to sell it. your intention colours your work for better or worse.
consider other ways to pay for it that have nothing to do with the entertainment “business”.
that “business” has its own problems in staying relevant and is struggling to survive.
consider asking your government to subsidize your work. and if you live in a place that already does this, ask your government to fund it more. think bigger. think about education. think about your community. think about JOBS that involve art.

pop music, and its Jurassic, will always find a way to exist, but art is under serious attack by those who believe the market will solve everything. we all know this is, if you will excuse the pun, a sales pitch with very hollow results.
ORGANIZE
yourselves or your artistic community.
we are seeing amazing examples of this currently.
perform for each other. dont wait for businessmen to notice you, again they are busy trying to survive. you will outlast them this way. in the future, while they ask governments for a “bail out”, you’ll be using public subsidy with much greater purpose and intent.

to obtain my CD if you dont know me ask. perhaps i can even perform for you, your friends, and/or other artistic type people. i have been known in the past to return that favor.

my next music project for flight orchestra is called THE MICRODANCER. it will sound decidedly different than How I Realized Myself, but youve probably come to expect that of me now. in short, i am recording a bunch of material that, upon release via my website, will be randomly selected (artwork is also random) and made available to you via download. ive also incorporated this concept into how Flight Orchestra will perform in the future but thats way too complicated and boring to explain here, you’ll just have to hear it for yourself.

No CDs will be printed for this project, or for subsequent projects.

i will try my best to make something that looks and sounds like something that i think people who want something different from their art would want to hear/see. but in a less inner orientated way, in the future, i want to be mindful in making things that people can use, beyond its obvious way, in their everyday lives. i feel this is different than “pop” and more sustainable.
sort of like audio (digital) knitting.

thank you
-David Wilson
11th November, 2011
Oakland, CA
USA

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