Hi, I'm Daria :) 30 years old, screenwriter and production assistant, multifandom and multishipper, generally a good person. I love stories, so I write them. I have a side blog for my 'art': brightly-painted-canvas and I sometimes write fanfiction on my AO3 page.
Can't belive I just pulled all nighter because of some photos of a tall slovenian dude...
Thank you Damon for giving me motivation to make another poster after not doing posters for 2 months (also wtf is he doing on tumblr and getting those ship art?) š¤Ø
English translation: Miha GuŔtin - GuŔti before the silver wedding
(I thought it would be fun to try and translate this article that Maks shared on his ig story, so here it is. BIG thank you to @kurooscoffee for correction and helpful advice <3)
Miha GuŔtin - GuŔti before the silver wedding
With Chantal, they will celebrate 25 years of marriage
For a musician Miha GuÅ”tin - GuÅ”ti, itās a year of jubilees. In his professional life, heās celebrating 40 years of his career, in his private life, 25 years of marriage. The former, heāll celebrate on the 19th of September with a concert called Moje sanje, moj planet (My dreams, my planet) in Križanke, but he still doesnāt know when and where he will celebrate the second one with his wife Chantal.
āWe have no serious plans for now. On one hand I would like to have a big party with all our friends and family, because it coincides withĀ my concert in Križanke, but we will most likely go on a nice romantic trip later, somewhere warm and calm,ā GuÅ”ti told us during the promotion of his new album titled Ljubezen osvobaja (Love frees/sets you free).
At home, everything is becoming more and more calm as well. āKris moved out two years ago, Maks is planning to move out in September. Thankfully, we have a very loud dog named Apple,ā told us Chantal, laughing. Despite all that, they still remain very connected. Their conversations always revolve around music, because they are all involved in it. Kris, as is known, creates music with the band Joker Out, their daughter Maja has also her band herself, Chantal is the PR representative for SonicTribe and Maks often deals with visual work or works backstage.
āMaks is now finishing secondary media school and plans to continue studying in the field of film. Not right now, but later. For now, heās going to take a little break and relax a bit. He has worked, and still is working, very hard. He helped with all the music videos that Joker Out made with Mark Pirc, he was also there for Neisha's music video and for the recording of the MRFY concert. He also works a lot as a roadie and travels a lot with the Jokers as part of the support crew.
Our daughter Maja is 14 years old and last year she started to play the guitar. She has the same teacher that Kris had, Matej MrÅ”nik, and sheās progressing really nicely. She also has a school band. There are four girls: Maja sings and plays the guitar, then there is a drummer, bassist and another guitarist. In June, they will have their first performance at valeta*ā, Chantal told us.
*valeta: farewell party for kids in the last year of elementary school (aged 14-15).
Bojan visited his former primary school, OÅ Vodmat!
Published on OÅ Vodmat primary school's website on 21.5.2024.
šENG Translation: We were visited by former pupil Bojan CvjetiÄanin
In his busy schedule, he found time to come and congratulate us on 60 years of excellent work, taking time to talk and hug with both school staff and students. Bojan is a Human with a capital letter and a big heart. We are proud of him as a music maker, and even prouder of the fact that he has kept his heart and his sparkling personality.
Bojan, thank you for the visit, the laughter, the joy and the autographs. š Come again soon. Vodmat's door is always open for you. š
I went completely bananas and wrote a full analysis of Joker Out and JO fandom stuff and situation... idk
Hi baby boos!
Iāve seen some confusion regarding JOās latest announcements and social media activity (or lack thereof) so I've tried to analyze the current situation with a critical eye š¤
I don't use Tumblr much so you're probably more familiar with my Twitter but I got suggested to post this here for easier reading (and... better audience in general š)
Long rant under the cut:
Before I begin I must point out that these are my opinions and theories. I have no idea how JOās communication and management is being organized right now, Iām just making assumptions based on my perception as a fan š¤·āāļø
(also Iām a communication graduate but my studies and current job cover this sector only tangentially so I may not know how some/most of this worksā¦)
Letās start with comparing last yearās situation to the current one: one year ago the boys were riding high on the wave of enthusiasm, having had a successful ESC (despite the ending placement) and having gained a lot of attention as fan favorite competitors āØ
A very high % of the growing fanbase, esp the international one, was coming directly or tangentially through ESC and how do you maintain that attention once the contest is over? you increase your social media presence and you start planning international concerts. which they did!
This constant exposure to content made the fandom flourish: we were all witnessing how easily people from everywhere could join and already feel at the very center of attention, both because JOās communication was being very active and successful and also thanks to fanmade organizations like JokerOutSubs, group chats, old time Slovenian fans sharing juicy pre-ESC content, etc. I'll be grateful forever
We had a past year that could be divided into 2 halves in terms of communication: it all went extremely well until more or less the end of 2023 (last tour dates in Spain) and then started gradually becoming very odd and chaotic all through 2024 until last monthās complete draught
We know that they mostly tend to manage their online presence on their own, so ofc during breaks and during very busy times is harder for them to find good content to share. They had also been very clear about needing time off their phones all through the London era and the album recording in Hamburg, so that didnāt come as a surprise for fans š¤·āāļø
But having very sensible, personal reasons to quit/decrease social media presence has unfortunately no meaning in communication, where the laws are very simple: once you stop sharing, you stop existing
I donāt want to criticize their choices, because they are entitled to their privacy and offline time. Iām just pointing out that this very long, hiccup-y period probably could have been avoided with better management and with the presence of a smm/pre-planned sm communication š
It also unfortunately happened concurrently to the new ESC season, which was bound to āorganicallyā erode part of the fandom anyway, and to an EU tour that, although successful, has still highlighted a lazy/bad management and yet again a communication that made little to no sense at times (es. the whole campaign that subtly asked people to go to more than one concert, which clearly made fans with less financial and logistical possibilities feel ālackingā and āinferiorā) š
In their defense, the tour was to establish a fanbase more than gaining more fans and exposure, so pushing for getting more of a loyal than an occasional fanbase wasnāt completely wrong an ideaā¦ it just backfired
And it did because the greatest part of their international fanbase is made of very young people who arenāt financially independent and whose interests are bound to be fleeting and shifting ESPECIALLY when they arenāt constantly met with content production/consumption
Letās also not forget that having completely shifted their attention to international waters at the expense of the Slovenian/regional fanbase has been very risky.
We still canāt tell if the gamble was successful or not
Itās never a good idea to ignore/neglect your hardcore supporters, the very people that helped you raise to your current standards. itās true they are the most loyal, but they are also very easily the ones that could feel more betrayed
I also think itās very risky trying to shift the fansā content consumption out of social media and into a (controlled, easier to manage, ofc) site like Openstage for two main reasons: as said before, complete disappearance from socials means communicational suicide and until now, the ādedicated contentā directed toward fans on the site has beenā¦ too bland and generic (sorry)(they can learn how to improve that)
Openstage has other very interesting uses tho, firstly the early access to ticket sales and secondly the tracking of international fan presence, which was pretty clearly the main goal and reason why they opened the site in the first place... so itās not ex ante a bad communication choice, just (until now) one that has yet to show its potential and usefulness
So what now? I think itās time they make a few considerations and sensible choices to maintain whatās currently the status quo and in order to tackle festival season in the best way
They need to keep their international presence by opening their fanbase to a new kind of fans: festivals bring exposure to bands from a very specific type of fanbase, more interested in music than in contents.
If they manage to capture the interest of Sziget people, for example, they could gather a new type of international fanbase less interested in the āsocial mediaā content consumption and more in the āI wanna see these guys play again, somewhere else, maybe a show of their ownā way
(which, to be completely fair, could be the best choice to cure their current crazy/shifting/confusing fanbase state, giving them more peace of mind, more privacy and a more ānormalā rock band experience than the one they had in the past yearā¦ that we can all agree has been pretty bad at times)
I personally think this summer season must go in the quantity direction (gaining more new fans) and at the same time in the quality direction (less shows, bigger stages) and this is why some of you are disappointed in seeing so little shows compared to last year or to the SYS tour... I get it
Many of us, me included, wonāt be seeing JO live for the whole summer season, and Iām aware that is disappointing, but I hope this analysis has helped you put things into perspective and consider maybe one of the possible reasons why this next phase for Joker Out is being organized this way
Iām still hoping theyāll find a good compromise with their social media communication, because right now I really feel that being the main issue with the gradual but constant drop in traction (please boys hire a smm. i adore janās sad edits and the unhinged video and stories like the next person but serious work has to be done too)
Ending the rant on a note of hope:
I wish to see you all enjoy the summer and the content to come and I hope for the boys to have a successful, fun season full of new experiences, new music, new people, fresh ideas for the future.
Iām honestly very excited for whatās to come! š»
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