VIDEO BLOG: SONG PROGRESS

A little video to let you know how things are going here in NY.

LIKE A MOVIE

A month ago today I was in Indiana, thinking about what my days and nights might look like by the end of May.  Thinking to myself, will I be mailing out Demo’s?  Will I be making cold calls? Will I be wasting my time?

Flash forward a month, and WOW.  I’m in NY, in my apartment that I’m leasing for the month, I've got a notebook lying next to me with notes for the producer I’m meeting with tomorrow, I've got a folder underneath that with a stack of lyrics, I’m going into the studio at the end of the week to record a couple of those songs, all that going towards an upcoming EP, and what does all that equal? 

A whole ton of emotions!

Good emotions (OK, except for the occasional freak-out)…but still, a whole ton of emotions.

Then it struck me, wouldn't it be great if we could take a step back and watch like a movie?  

To be able to pause, and rewind, and skip ahead during the slow parts?  

To know who are the good guys and who are the bad guys by the music playing in the background?

To be able to see ourselves as others see us, rather than the expectations of perfection we place on ourselves?

In a movie, you get a preview ahead of time and a summary of what’s to come.  It’s like a little cheat sheet.  You get clues and sets to tell you the story and how you’re supposed to feel.

Without the cameras though, it’s hard to see sometimes. It’s hard to know how your movie will turn out. It’s hard not to want to skip to the end just to know if it’s worth watching!

Is MY movie going to be worth watching?  I don’t know, but at the very least it’s off to a good start.

COVERS

Today, I thought I would just share a few videos.  Hope you enjoy!

Time

Time. Why is it that time is supposed to be something concrete yet it feels like one of the most fluid things around us?  One minute can last forever, then followed by one gone in a blink. Right now, they are all blinks. 

I'm sitting here in a little cafe in Manhattan, thinking about the minutes swirling around me. I'm not sure who said it but I feel myself thinking of the words, that the journey is more important than the destination.  If that's the case, I want to remember the journey!

I want to remember this weekend of having my first meetings and official writing sessions. I want to remember what I was feeling when I wrote the lyrics and first heard the melodies in my mind. I want to remember what it felt like before anyone else had heard anything. What it felt like when they were just mine.  

Then to have that moment when everyone else gets to hear! I don't want to blink, I want to remember it all. This is more than just a journey. It's my life!!! And I plan to make the most of it!!!