"Ok, you’re leaving your band and going solo
as London Rose, so what’s the plan? You DO have a plan right? Do
you have a record deal? You must have a deal, other wise, what do you
have to leave for?" Well, I don't have a record deal, and I don't have a
big pile of money. I’m taking a leap of faith, knowing that doing my own music
is what’s in my heart! I’m trusting that Martin Luther King Jr. was right when
he said, "You don't have to see the whole
staircase, just take the first step."
Ok then, what's Step One? Make myself available! Leaving the band was a difficult decision. I'm close to the
guys in Living Proof and realized just within the last month how much I've
learned by being on stage for the last 10+ years. It's an awesome family and so
many good things have come of it. At the end of the day though, this leap of
faith is assuming that there's another stage to this journey! But just like
Living Proof couldn't survive without it's supporters, I'm quickly learning
that London Rose is no different!
So, of course that leads to Step
Two --- Ask for Help! I’ve
never been very good at that. I’ve never wanted to have to lean on
someone else. From a very young age, I was extremely independent.
“I want it like this, I like it like that.” I’m sure my parents loved all
my little opinions (by the way, sorry mom), but it’s true. I am both
competitive and independent which creates quite a focus and drive. I was
driven to do well in school, I was driven to strive for the best and I was
concrete in my opinions the second I formed them. Over time, I’ve learned
to not be so quick to form opinions but my competitiveness still pushes me to
want to keep moving forward! I think it's that drive that forces me to glance
up the staircase and see what obstacles might be in the way. It is how I
know where I am going ... but just like the saying goes, it takes a village to
launch a record! That's how it goes right? No? huh. Anyway...
Step Three: Put
together a great team! So far, I've been able to get a really good
start. I'm working very closely with Steven Beer, an awesome Entertainment
Attorney in NY (thanks Carol!) who has worked with many major and independent
artists! I'm also fortunate enough to be working with Greg Camp from the band
Smash Mouth and Jeff Franzel, an incredible piano player and songwriter who has
collaborated with American Idol and penned songs for NSync, Clay Aiken and
several others. On my last trip to NY, I was able to connect with a great team
of producers called EMW Music Group, whose most recent project was picked up by
VH1 and released for their Save the Music project. Seriously -- couldn't be
more excited! The pieces are falling into place but the reality is: it costs a
lot of money to get a step in the door in this industry. So where do I find it?
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