Mar
28

Maybe next year, Cologne Commons. :(
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Well, after all of the complications and things getting figured out, time came and went and now airplane tickets to Frankfurt have gone far beyond my reach. It pains me to say this after how long a “Send Professor Kliq to Cologne Commons” button sat on my front page, particularly to those few who were so generous to donate. With this being said, now that I’m not going, I don’t want to accept money for something I’m no longer doing. Looking through my records on PayPal, I’m only able to account for so many. If anyone reads this who donated and wants their money back, DO NOT HESITATE TO EMAIL ME. I will gladly refund your money.

I was talking to another artist who is on Rec72, Kurobear, about our love for Europe. Like me, he’s from the United States and thusly we feel a little left out – being so far across the pond. There is a world over there that doesn’t see things so narrowly as our culture does here. We’re expected to go to college, get married, have children, pay taxes and die. There isn’t much societal encouragement to create or to follow your passion regardless of the cost, considering how we’ve been bred in a sea of passionless people. I suppose the only reason I’m saying this is to convey to you how deeply saddened I am that I can’t go to Cologne this year. I don’t think it was anyone’s fault, really. It was a perfect storm on a number of levels, but the money became the biggest issue. When you’re a CC artist, money doesn’t come as quickly as some situations would like it to – but I’m not complaining. My goal is to let everyone hear what I do and let them share it at no cost. My goal continues to be achieved and all in thanks to you.

What scares me the most about this post is who, however few, it truly disappoints. To you, I will never be able to convey how sorry I am.

On the bright side, however, it is still a goal to play at the Cologne Commons festival. 2011, perhaps? I’ll have had more time to perfect my live performance (as I’ve only been going solo for 3 months now) and also to make more tracks.

I have a show on April 2nd which I intend on recording which I can post up here on my blog.

I hope you all understand and, again, if you donated money and want it back, please email me. I still have all of it.

Forever yours,

Mike Else

Professor Kliq

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  1. I do hope you manage to come to Germany some time, so that I have a chance to move to your rhythm in real time :)

    Comment by gemein — March 28, 2010 #

  2. If it would save you some money, you could always meet everyone halfway and hit up a Rathole Radio gig! :)

    Comment by Windigo — April 9, 2010 #

  3. Greetings from Germany!
    Kliq 4 President! =)

    Comment by Luis_Vig — April 20, 2010 #

  4. As a music lover who expresses his enthusiasm for music on phlow and as an organiser of the cologne commons conference/festival i am also truly sad. it would have worked out, if we wouldn’t have stumbled into some major problems. hopefully we can make the dream come true. i share it with you, because i would like to see you live!

    all the best and don’t worry, your concept will work out because you’ve got talent!

    greetings from cologne, mo.

    Comment by mo. — May 7, 2010 #

  5. Hey there!

    I donated a few bucks as well, but really, don’t worry about it, your music is so awesome that I’d gladly give a donation once in a while.

    Keep it up! :)

    Comment by Julian Brunner — May 29, 2010 #

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