Hi all,
Bryce's work here has come to an end, thanks to life and a real job getting in the way. So, after six glorious months writing a book about street performance, I'm back.
To be honest, I don't reeeeally want to be here.
My first love is writing. I don't particularly like working in an office. So, it's a bit annoying that I'm back.
On the other hand, The Busking Project is a pet project, maybe an obsession, and definitely something I love. I'm not ready to give it up—to give you up—so for now I'm going to run the company again.
But. No more corporate speak, no more treating The Busking Project as a company. We're going back to our roots as a community, which means you now get 'Nick unplugged and uncensored' (albeit without the swear words).
The change in tone isn't just because I want to be honest, it's for my own mental health. I have nightmares on days when I have to do work on busk.co. I'll probably have one tonight. Hopefully making work feel a little less like work will change that.
That's the down side. The up side is that I adore interacting with our 'users'—another word I’ll stop saying. It makes me both happy and proud to see just how much of a benefit busk.co is for many of you. Whomever said that pride is a sin never worked in the arts.
So, onwards and upwards.
Chris and Me in Lisbon back in 2011, in a photo taken by Belle. This was the third photo on our world tour. We've come a long way since then!
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