Debs here :)
'About time!' you're probably thinking. Well partly it is my fault for putting off writing this in my spare time, but the space between this blog and our last is also due to a period of change we have been experiencing as a band. At this point in time it seems right that we share with you what we've been thinking and praying about lately; something we wouldn't have been as able to communicate a couple of weeks ago.
You may have noticed that we haven't posted a video onto YouTube for 5-6 weeks. This is because of my uni work pressures being quite intense over that time, but also because we felt it necessary to re-evaluate our aims and motivation for doing what we do!
YouTube has been such an overwhelming blessing to us. Most of our fans discovered us through this medium, and we really are indebted to our YouTube fan-base for launching us onto the worldwide platform we have now. However, a few weeks ago we were forced to reconsider what exactly inspires and motivates us to project ourselves onto YouTube and perform in front of thousands of people.
As any channel artists will know, watching video views and subscriber hits climb is both fascinating and perhaps a little too addictive. And we had to admit to ourselves that a big part of our motivation for posting videos was in order to increase our stats and be reassured of our popularity!
You may be thinking 'What's wrong in that?' and of course, there's nothing wrong in wanting to improve and reach a wider audience: and the thrill and exposure that comes with that. But at the core of DaViglio and our aspirations for the band, is a hope that we first and foremost approach everything we do with the expectation of positively impacting somebody's life - whether that be through our lyrics, or our performances.
So what does this mean? Well, from now on we may start to do songs that aren't necessarily top of the charts but songs that we love to listen to and perform. When we first started out performing together we recorded the songs that were the most played on our iPods regardless of whether they were cool! Hence videos such as Days Go By appearing on our channel which was a B-side written by Delta Goodrem and relatively unknown even for her fans.. but we love it still!
The other big factor that caused us to take some time out and reconsider our future was an opportunity Micki was offered by one of the biggest management companies in the world. She faced a massive decision and a life-changing one. I told Micki that I would support her whatever her final decision would be and she spent some time praying for direction and guidance.
She decided to turn the offer down. For those of you who aspire to be world-famous artists, you are probably wondering what on earth Micki was thinking giving up this chance to become the next big thing. So I'll let her explain for you:
"The reason I decided to turn this opportunity down is because I have felt DaViglio is something that is right for a long time. Together me and Debs are able to write music in our own special way and we have spent many years crafting our act. Besides, I couldn't bare to be in the industry alone, without my best friend. In all seriousness though, it isn't the easiest of industries to be involved with and the thought of flying off to America on my own was daunting. I love being a part of DaViglio and feel that we've got a lot more to share and accomplish together."
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So this has been a long and in-depth blog. Thanks for sticking with us right to the end. I guess this makes up for the lack of blogging of late!
We do have more projects coming up in the near future, and we also have quite a few gigs keeping us busy which we always enjoy :)
Thanks for listening!
Debs xx (And briefly Micki)
