JONATHAN'S LIFE UPDATE - August 2017

WHOA LIFE IS CRAZY AND THINGS ARE HAPPENING

As some of you may have noticed, I haven't posted much lately because I am the worst.

Lately my career seems like it's been speeding ahead of me at a million miles an hour, in a lot of good ways - I spent half of July doing a whole bunch of collaborations with some great friends, and some complete strangers. I spent the end of July traveling to opposite corners of North America to perform at ConBravo in Hamilton, Canada and spend some time with my girlfriend, and METROCON in Tampa Florida with my Disney counterpart, Caleb Hyles.
As soon as I got home my roommates had a lot of house guests, and some of my family who I haven't seen in awhile came to visit. 

This week is the first week that I've actually been able to get back to daily recording in earnest... BUT at the same time I just signed a lease for an office/warehouse building here in San Diego that I plan to convert into a collective music, audio, photography and videography studio space. This is a big step for me, because it will be my first time working on music at a dedicated WORK space instead of in my bedroom, which will hopefully mean a healthier, more well-rounded and self-disciplined schedule when it comes to time management & sleeping - Not to mention I'll technically be a business owner. Crazy.

For me, these changes are ushering in a new era of my music career.

As I aim for stability, growth, self-discipline and balance, the head-first leaping transition into the adulthood of my career has me scrambling to figure out how the heck to best move forward. It's a good scrambling, but that's why posting on social media & patreon has slipped my mind as of late.
Recently I'm also struggling to find a balance between the persona and energy of my career versus the need to decompress, relax, and have a balanced social and private life that is separate from my always-100% energy level that I show on-camera & social media. (Don't worry, I'm not slowing down the amount of music I release any time soon, just rethinking my social media habits!) 

All of these are good things! Daunting, but good. I feel like I'm moving forward and you guys have made this possible. Thank you, and I hope you'll forgive my scatterbrained-ness when the crazy opportunities you've made for me start to get overwhelming to the point where I forget about posting here!

With love,
JY