VIV - Matt leaves and 2004 arrives

12/2003
Another 6 month gap in the band diary, which pretty much represents another 6 month gap in the band. With Matt's leave of absence, Jamie and I hope to elicit some movement with Singularity. Forwards, sideways, backwards - it doesn't really matter, as long as we do something. Despite the frustration that built up over the last year, I feel that the mutual decision for Matt to take a break was made at the right time. Any earlier would have been disrespectful to him as a dear friend and bandmate, and any later would have been too late for Singularity to survive. As things stand right now, Jamie and I are very excited to move forward with incorporating new musicians into the writing process as well as seriously pursuing playing live for the first time in the band's history. It's a rather nerveracking process to play with different guitar and bass players; it exposes my lack of ability as a musician and wreaks havoc on what little self-confidence I posess. However, my mind is racing with possibilities - lyrical and structural concepts, melodies, other musicians and lyricists - for a third CD that reflects this band's progression through the years. I know Jamie is excited as well, and our faith in each other and Singularity has most certainly kept me afloat over the last several difficult weeks. I just have a feeling that our work in 2004 will involve all the key players in Singularity's brief history, including Scott, Matt, and Andrew. I also have a feeling it will involve a few other special people whose contributions will help make our next work much greater than the sum of its parts. Perhaps that is why I still love the name Singularity so much. I have always felt, and continue to feel, that our music is a point in which many lives and loves and passions and hopes and fears converge. Signing off for now on a chilly December afternoon in New Jersey...