Hi, all,
Used to lurk here (and sometimes post) many years ago. Just wanted to see if anyone here had received an invitation to the Harmony Codex listening session on 30 August in London. I was recently contacted through Instagram DM by a guy called Rob Skarin, who offered my an invite to an open spot. Super keen on going, but my "street sense" is getting me tripped up...
First, it's weird (IMO) to have someone reach out and offer a ticket to an event via social media, even if the profile looks legit (Rob Skarin is supposed to be the name of Steven's social media manager; things check out on the
Crystal Spotlight site as well).
Second, I cannot find any info on the actual event, which is supposed to be happening at the same place as the event last month (the
L-Acoustics studio in Highgate). Nothing on the L-Acoustics site, nothing on SW's site, nothing on SW's social media that I can find... I know this is an exclusive event, but surely his team would have put out
something?
Anyway, I am asked through DM what my email address is so that I can get added to the list, and I receive the email invitation -- similar copy to what Rob801 posted above, though it says:
Please email ______ (using the email you signed up with) by Friday 26th August at 6pm BST. As spaces are limited we cannot accept replies after this date/time.
The 26th was a Saturday, not a Friday. Maybe just an honest error. But it doesn't help that, despite coming from
mail at stevenwilsonhq dot com, my email provider alerts me: "This email has failed its domain's authentication requirements. It may be spoofed or improperly forwarded."
Am I being paranoid here?
I would be coming from out of town, and it would take me a good 2.5 hours to get up to the studio. Really want to experience this, but don't want to be... disappointed. Maybe someone else has been invited to one of these events? Were you ever reached out to on social? Is this a thing?