The Jam Factory

Hey everyone, it's time for a REAL status update! You know that super-secret project I've been working on? It's now launched. I want to explain to you how this factors into my own life and also TJF's future, so please keep reading:

1. The project is a webcomic that is intended to support my dual interests of music/arts (mostly art, at this time) and also emerging technologies. Think of it as a form of social activism, due to the way it's designed.

2. It's also intended, eventually, to produce enough revenue for me to finally buy my own site for which to host TJF events on. Some of you may be aware that both Raxx and Thrifty's are now closed; you may also be aware that I was not very happy with their management at the point I left. I'll leave it at that.

3. It's *also* intended to give me what I feel are the qualifications to properly be the Art Manager of TJF. This is not a position I was able to fill previously, but now I can fill it myself. By "qualifications" I mean I am a professional artist, not in terms of what kind of art I do as there are many anyone could do.

So, what does this mean?

a. TJF will remain a music and arts organization that holds festivals and other similar events; I simply haven't been scheduling any for the past few years because I've been too busy. So the TJF you know is still what TJF is.

b. When I am ready to start holding events again, I'll post about it. It may be this summer or autumn, or it may be next summer. I'm still getting up to speed on a lot of things.

c. Clearly, I am not going to be able to buy a venue spot for some time. As the mobile stage thing didn't work out (because I am not willing to tow it) I am instead going to turn to small crowdfunding drives to get the rental for an event hall as need be. This should only be a few hundred dollars and I see no reason why our community wouldn't support that given what else I put into the situation.

If anyone has any questions, let me know. Also, my webcomic is here: https://www.facebook.com/utopianext !

Still working on my own projects, still going to hold more events in the future. Key point, as I am sure at least some people were wondering: I'm in the process of self-learning a very in depth skill that will be relevant to both TJF and my own pursuits. When I do something I want to do it right, and everything is unfolding well.

To clear up any confusion, no, TJF is not closed. We will be holding more events in the future under our current festival format.

If you're wondering why we aren't holding any right *now* it's partly because I wasn't able to handle the stage finishing by myself (I'm not a carpenter) and more because I am presently working on another project that I hope to announce at some point in the near future. It will have a meaningful impact on TJF and my other nonprofit work, so stay tuned.