This year looks to have started and ended on really hard notes for our little community with losing ita and then Ginger. I'm hurting from both of them.
I was hesitant about posting because so many folks are having a hard time, but I think it might be good for some good news. This year has actually been quite good for me.
As of a few days ago, my little sole proprietor ship is now a corporation. The stamped articles came back earlier this week. I've gone from one full time employee to five full timers in the past six months. I've been lucky enough to hire a team of people that I've worked with for year and that I've always wanted to have as my full time team, and now I have it. I still can't believe it.
Halloween Horror Nights was as big as ever for us. On top of that we picked up a year round contract handling the sound for the large outdoor stage on Citywalk, which has meant a lot of mixing and concerts for my team, and they've been doing amazing.
Then we picked up a very large installation in Beverly Hills for the Holiday display, and it looks like we are going to have some projects in Las Vegas and probably one in Paris in 2016. Once I can say what they are you'll be able to see how cool that is.
All of this means that I've been even busier than normal, which has been the downside, but I am hopeful that with all the added staff that this will start to change.
Right now I'm hunting for new office space and it looks like my company is finally going to graduate from being run out of the back house on our property.
On other fronts I've been teaching classes at three major universities, and a junior college here in LA and that's been very rewarding. It's amazing to be working with and teaching some of the best graduate students in sound design in the country.
There have been lots of things to worry about as well, and my mom is still in very poor health as she has been for years now, and it's been very stressful at times for Pix and I with all the growth the business has gone through, but I'm choosing to concentrate on the good.
So yeah, I was unsure about posting, but I hope it helps to have a little balance for our wonderful little group.