Hey Everyone !!
Happy Spring. Another month or so has gone by and I have so much to say I don’t know where to begin (seems like I say that every month.) So I’m gonna go backwards. Today, which is the 3rd of May I’m sitting in a hotel room in Brooklyn New York, enjoying the early morning peace before I have to start packing up to fly home. I came out here to attend Stinkfest which as of the close of the conference rebranded itself as KindieFest. KindieFest is the world's first-ever family music conference that fully embraces today's market in all its diversity. Focusing exclusively on music for kids and families (I copy and pasted that). Organized by, Tor Hyams, Stephanie Mayers and Bill Childs respectfully, it allowed a stage for all of us from around the country to meet and talk about our industry. After a morning of very informative panels, some of the best kids bands in the world played. I was thrilled to be invited to perform with Secret Agent 23 Skidoo on his version of “I Like Fruit.” The story of how all that happened is the March blog down the page. All of the performers were amazing ! A few of the highlights for me were The Jimmies, Audra Rox!, Lunch Money, and Ralph Covert, as well as Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. I’m sure in the near future, if not already, you will be able to check out highlights from the show via Zoogloble. I’ll keep you posted, most likely through the face-book Egg page. If your not a fan already, sign up. It was such a great experience meeting all the people I’ve been in touch with from around the country, and a beautiful sense of community. We are all here to make great music for Families, and we do.
In other news, the weekend before we played in San Francisco, at Urban Recess for their springfest event that was just incredible. Thanks to everyone who came out and made it such a great time. I had a moment when we were loading in where a little girl, Dragonfly, came up to inform me she wasn’t shy anymore and that she really liked our band. It is such a wonderful experience to see the joy on kids faces. It is a constant reminder of why I do what I do. It’s first and foremost for the kids, in all of us. Have a great day.
Jeff
