A small beginning

Today I introduce my new EP to you. You can download it for free at my website www.andreseifert.com

There’s also a free digital booklet available: Download Booklet

There are four songs on it from which I think that they represent my work and my artistic identity well. In the coming weeks I’ll introduce each song on its own. Here’s the video to the song “The Key” – unfortunately the video quality at youtube keeps getting worse, at least that’s my impression. But you can see a better version at my website.

Well, what can I tell you? I’m really exhausted right now. I can only hope that this time this is really a beginning and not another failure. I’m in need of a bit of success – emotionally, spiritually – and I’m not even thinking about money now. It would be nice if every artist could live from the fruits of his labour, but on the other hand – the monetary system has never been fair on our kind – most artists never earn money for their art or their art is being sold after they are dead.

It’s always been a matter of good PR and marketing whether someone succeeds as an artist or not – and not all artists are  very gifted marketing people. In that sense I have lost quite a few illusions.

When I released my first album to the world in 2007 I really had the naive worldview that you will succeed in your field when you have something good to offer. But of course that’s not the case at all. So now I expect very little.

But you can help me in some non-financial ways if you do enjoy my work. It’s just important to spread the word. I guess it’s a bit like having a godchild in Africa. Many people do that. You can also support an unknown artist – it doesn’t take much effort and it’s an act of kindness with a positive effect.

I made a

Support

page with a few suggestions – and yes, that campaign picture is somewhat risky. But who wants to look at a boring picture?

I just hope it is a small beginning. I hope I won’t lose the faith again and that setbacks won’t make me feel so bad anymore. Now I’ll have to get a bit of rest.

Take care, everyone – A