You have to spend money to make money.

What's that old saying, you have to spend money to make money.

Well yeah I guess that might be true and with that thought traveling
around in my head I walked straight into deal full of half truths
and people saying things that were to good to be true.

Being naive I fell for that old trick "don't worry just write it off
on tax". What they don't tell you is that if you business isn't making
any money then you wont see a cent until it does.

Then as you buy one thing they just keep coming back a telling you
that what you paid for was not their whole service just the membership
and now you need to fork a couple of thousand more for the book keeping
services.

And when you tell them there is nothing, they ignore it and keep
sendingin other business looking for more meat to pick from the
carcass.

So now Im in debt up to my neck and I cant believe my stupidity.
Im now wondering what I can do if anything to regain some of that
money back.

For the time being Im working as a pizza cook and delivery to keep
the wolves from the door.

I still have plans to get back out there this year and play some
Ribbon Device shows and finish the second full length album. Yet
for the time being I think its nose down and make money.

Im still looking to make a living from my craft but its not like
there are jobs for songwriters & composer's. Well maybe there are
and Im not looking in the right place's.

So in conclusion I apologies for the distance between Ribbon Device
tracks and I wish I was back in the throws of writing and recording.

But for the moment Im happy to keep busy and not think to hard about
time being wasted.

If anyone knows of any paid composing jobs please let me know!

Mat
xo