I've been using the 'mikusan' moniker for quite a few years now, I have a few followers on soundcloud, a few people know me on KVR (although I've not been very active lately on either). The thing is, I'm almost ready to release my first album (a couple of tracks to mix down, then a final spit'n'polish overall, and I'm currently working on the 'cover' artwork). I've decided to go with the Bandcamp 'pay-what-you-think-it's-worth' route for this first release. Now, when I first came up with the mikusan tag, it was a bit of fun (a Japanese student who was staying with a neighbour...well, let's just say she developed a bit of a crush on yours truly and her name for me kind of stuck).
...Which is all very sweet, but, several years on, if you google 'mikusan' today you'll have to wade through about a dozen pages linking to a manga/anime character of the same name :rotf: before you even see a link to my soundcloud page. Since discovering this, I've been wondering about changing my artist name to something a bit more 'serious' - don't misunderstand, I have a healthy sense of humour and I can see the funny side of my own predicament, but I don't want to handicap my work with a lame name - I'd like to see how the album does on a level playing field, so to speak.
...So, there's my question - how do I release the album under the new name (I have one in mind, and it googles ok atm) and make sure my 'mikusan' followers are aware of it? Hope you guys can help...
...Which is all very sweet, but, several years on, if you google 'mikusan' today you'll have to wade through about a dozen pages linking to a manga/anime character of the same name :rotf: before you even see a link to my soundcloud page. Since discovering this, I've been wondering about changing my artist name to something a bit more 'serious' - don't misunderstand, I have a healthy sense of humour and I can see the funny side of my own predicament, but I don't want to handicap my work with a lame name - I'd like to see how the album does on a level playing field, so to speak.
...So, there's my question - how do I release the album under the new name (I have one in mind, and it googles ok atm) and make sure my 'mikusan' followers are aware of it? Hope you guys can help...
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