tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72255296563101356722011-07-07T20:00:17.234-07:00the daily life of a musician in a constant attempt to live a creative life without a second job.Josh Schurrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543803645288161534noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225529656310135672.post-10009892196960459272010-07-23T07:56:00.000-07:002010-07-23T08:18:10.975-07:00hey everybody!<div>welcome to my blog... here i will attempt to update you on my life.</div><div><br /></div><div>i am a singer/songwriter based in philadelphia. i just released my debut ep of five original songs, "sleep like the world." it was recorded at turtle studios in old city, philadelphia. i worked on it from november of '09 to may 2010, and released it july 17th. the release show was at broad street ministry, a beautiful church in center city philly and the turn out far exceeded my expectations. we had about 200 come out in support and sold a bunch of eps. i performed about 15 songs on a beautiful grand piano and had my good friends join me on a few! </div><div><br /></div><div>i'm in the process right now of building my website, www.joshschurr.com, which currently links to my myspace music site. soon i'll have a really nice, clean site that will sort of be a hub of all news, tour dates, and updates for fans. </div><div><br /></div><div>i've realized in the past few months how much work comes with releasing an album. there is so much promotion and so many meetings and phone calls, trying to work at a cafe and write songs on the side! my minds spinning...</div><div><br /></div><div>i am constantly attempting to find the balance, and always hoping to be able to support myself musically so i don't need the second job. but living in a city and trying to pay rent, buy food, pay for health insurance, etc. is really not possible unless i have a solid income. and so i continue to work and build myself up, and hope that i find a group of people who are touched by what they hear. i know what music does for me, and i hope that i can be that for someone else.</div><div><br /></div><div>i will continue to update everyone on the ins and outs of the craziness. </div><div><br /></div><div>-josh</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7225529656310135672-1000989219696045927?l=joshschurr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Josh Schurrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543803645288161534noreply@blogger.com1