yesterday, i spent a few of my quiet sunday hours at my desk, pouring over paperwork and burnt CDs, getting everything in order to mail everything off for the first album release for decoration day recordings.

the label started as an idea.

then it became an idea with a website.

then it became a real LLC.

then we got our first artist.

then that artist finished an amazing album.

now, finally the album is done and the artwork is done.  i stuffed all my paperwork and the pre-masters, and the artwork files into an envelope this morning and shipped it off to san francisco, where it will be pressed and made real.

i feel like a huge weight’s been lifted off my shoulders, but a whole new weight is coming on.

where do i put 500 records in my apartment?  i have no idea.

there’s so much work to be done to get the word out, to get the record in stores, and promote the band.  i can’t wait to get started.

on the downer side, i was crunching numbers on production costs and shipping costs and realized that due to a pretty large math fuck-up i made in the early stages, i’ve basically realized that there’s zero chance of me making any kind of a profit on this record.  breaking even will be my best possible accomplishment, and that might even be a longshot.

but that’s not what this is about.  i just want to make enough to put out the next record, and so on.  it wouldn’t be my first release if i didn’t fuck something up.  now that i’ve gotten that out of the way, it should be smooth sailing from here on out.  right?  right.