Rest of the year

Crazy year already and I'm so freakin' excited that things have calmed down for a change.

Neko Sydney was anything but calm but in a good way, I talk up Sydney a lot but it's really the show to be, much like how Brisbane Supanova is the one to head too (not sure if still is these days), Neko Sydney is a mega highlight for all the Sydney fans and word is getting out in terms of attracting interstaters to attend, hell I'm getting a lot more interstate DJ applications for people wanting to play in Sydney now!

That last show was fantastic above words, got to celebrate it with my absolutely amazing girlfriend and it was gloriously put on and well executed by everyone on the Neko Nation team, mega congrats to everyone involved and I've said my mega special thanks to a lot of people in a previous post.

There was the special gift at the end which was incredibly touching the speech and the thank you book with people thanking me for my work being absolutely appreciative of everything which I've done which was a very emotional read but really makes me happy about what I do and keeps motivating to ensure that Neko Nation keeps going and survives for as long as possible.

Upon coming back uni results came back in, Distinction average, which is nice, I managed to get a High Distinction for once which is nice.  Dominated my charity and not for profits unit which is interesting, I absolutely hated the unit but my marks were way ahead of other courses, it's pretty crucial since it's probably the area and future I'm aiming for when it comes to my career.  Basically aiming for NFP organisation work or media buyer in a commercial company, hoping to find something since it'd be nice to actually get a decent job after spending my last 6 years or so of studying.

Had Velvet Acid Christ recently too, was fun to finally get my hands involved in the industrial scene, was pretty awesome after all this time to finally work with Velvet Acid Christ after being one of my most influential and favourite acts in my late teenage years.  Looking forward to doing another industrial gig hopefully this year, got something really exciting and awesome coming up.

In other news, hit my one year with my girlfriend which is pretty awesome too.  Somehow made it this far with no drama which is pretty awesome and it's looking likely we're going to be moving in soon, having birthday celebrations tonight which should be really awesome, so absolutely and epicly excited for another awesome year as well.

Also been gaming quite a lot too, Shadowrun, 100% Orange Juice, Hearthstone and League of Legends have been an absolute blast for me to play, god damn you Steam Sales.  XD

The Heroes behind the scenes

As I've said a lot over the last few days, Neko Nation Sydney was absolutely amazing, it was completely on another level, I had a feeling more people were going to be there and there were plans of making it a lot better but yeah, everything surpassed my already high expectations, as usual I may stand at the top of the food chain when it comes to all the praise but seriously a massive thanks to all the people involved and those who came down too make our show magical.

A lot of what has happened with Neko Sydney is done with the help of a lot of people but there's a few people in particular who do a tonne of work behind the scenes that you don't get to see, being at the venue from 6am on Saturday to 7am on Sunday, there's a very special and amazing team that turns this empty room into the amazing party that it is.

Dorian: You see anything around the venue that lights up or makes a sound that's Dorian, he's helped done an amazing job on a technical level with the show.  For him, Neko isn't a gig that he is incredibly passionate about and goes into extraordinary levels to see this venue get lit up and bring this place to life.  He has always done an amazing job but this last show with the new stage setup was on a completely new level.

Herbie: Without him, Neko Nation wouldn't be in Sydney, despite all the problems with our first Eastern States show in Melbourne, he did everything in his power to bring the event to Sydney and make it work from it's small underground beginnings to what it is today.  Herbie has been in charge of making and creating a lot of the decor you've seen such as the massive cats and takes care of a lot of the huger tasks that while you don't see such as dealing with the venue and ensuring the night runs smoothly, heck even my accommodation!  Herbie doesn't usually get as much credit as I do but he deserves too, if not more for helping create Neko in Sydney.

Bri, Conal, James, Nathan: I'm sorry if I left anyone out but these are the ones I usually remember seeing at setup and packup at all the Neko Nation events.  There is a tonne of work to get the venue setup and it's thanks a lot to our awesome pack and setup crew who put in insane amounts of hours and help to get Neko Nation ready within half a day.  Seriously what you guys do is absolutely incredible and Neko Nation doesn't happen without you all.  I know there's probably a few more that help out here and there but those 4 are the ones that generally stick out.

Seriously mega thanks to you all and everyone else for making such an amazing night!  <3