More information on the mv retirement plan...

Hello All m_v followers,

After the posting the other day about mad_vicar's retirement in 2011, I have had a few emails asking for more information. So rather than answering every email with essentially the same details, I thought a touch of bloggington might be a better idea.

Yes, it is correct and official, I retire from music sometime in the Spring of 2011. I have been recording for all of ten years, and in the face of complete lack of interest from the mainstream media, I slogged on nonetheless. But I am getting a bit tired now, and the invitations to DJ and a lack of clubs interested in my gigging is just making the situation worse. I am happy with how the music has been appreciated by the ordinary public, and I thank you all for that. But things are slowing down, and I am slowing down too. I know Dex is going to post some extra information about plans that the record company, AEGRE, has for 2011 involving my music, but at the moment I don't know too much about it - other than a plan for a "retrospective" release.

So there we are, that's all I can think of right now - other than to confirm that yes, I am retiring in the Spring. Maybe there might be some retirement gigs organised, but this is down to AEGRE, and so I will leave it to Dex to explain the record company's position on all this. I am happy/sad about the retirement, but there we are. As I mentioned, the blog and the website will be dispensed with at the same time, so those of you who are into archiving and keeping bits of trivia regarding my music will need to save the blog at some point - again, AEGRE will explain when this will happen. We are on the precipice of the end of an era, and I suppose we should feel happy that at least I managed to crank out the hundred or so tracks that have thus far been recorded (although not all released, Dex will have information on releasing unreleased tracks). It's been a great ride, and I don't regret a single moment of my recording/gigging - it's been fun.

Therefore, it only remains for me to say again, keep an eye on the blog, as this is where the information will appear. The SkyDrive containing a great deal of music will close down too, along with the YouTube videos, so make sure you download what you want to keep in good time.

So a great big thanks to all the mv fans across the world - it's been a blast, and I never could have made it without you all. And those individuals who have helped during the gigging and keeping me going during the mammoth recording sessions (you know who you are!) a special thank you to you too.

Stay well, stay happy, and I'll post again as soon as I am able.

Cheerybye for now

mad_vicar