My DIY

After watching the documentary "DIY or Die" the first thing that came to mind as important was the last section of the movie where a variety of the artists encourage the viewing audience to "do it themselves"; to get out there and do what you love and make it yours. The first thing that I thought of in terms of DIY things I had done was my music. Back in high school I played in a metal band I found through a Myspace Ad I posted in the musicians' section ( in the days of yore when respectable human beings still used Myspace). The band was called "Havoc Theory". We played a lot of small shows, 'showcases' and battles, some of which were in clubs in the "trendy" area of Pittsburgh, and some were at little holes-in-the-wall with terrible sound and no stages, and we even played a party or two. We designed our own t-shirts and stickers, did our own promoting (even made our own flyers), and above all we recorded our own music. Here's a link (I'm not in that band anymore but I am on the audio because those are the only halfway decent recordings the band ever did): http://www.myspace.com/havoctheory
These days I'm in a new band doing the same thing. It's a great experience and even though I have yet to make any money that doesn't stop me from loving what I do. I think the people from the documentary would agree.