What a great week! I finally finished all of my scratch demos to send to Clyde! I am sure he will be glad to get them. It has been quite a process getting everyone together to get them done. I really loved everything Clyde sent me, but there are a few I really love and I have grown quite attached to. I can't say what they are yet, but I can't WAIT to get them recorded. :) I wish that I could do about 20 of them...... Is that too much for an album?? j/k ;)
Yesterday, Kelly Anderson and I played for a benefit for Meals on Wheels. I was honored when I was asked to help with the benefit. It is such a great cause. The people who donate their time to the program work hard every day to feed the elderly in our community. It breaks my heart to think of elderly men and women, who don't have any family to speak of, starving. Many of these folks cannot even leave their homes and rely on the services of Meals on Wheels day to day just to survive. We are so fortunate that there are still people out there who care and are willing to help. :) Of course Kelly and I had a great time listening to the other musicians involved. We met some really amazing people!
Since I am finished working on scratch demos, it is back to the grindstone learning new songs for the acoustic duo. I say "grindstone" jokingly... I love learning new music, putting my own spin on it and seeing the crowd's reaction when they hear songs they remember and love! It's truly amazing how many memories come back when you hear a song that you haven't heard in years.
Now it's off to the swingset for me! Connor's two favorite things are the swingset and the ice cream truck. Hopefully we can make it outside and back in without an ice cream truck incident. I SWEAR that truck scouts us out to see when we're outside! AND it always comes by right before dinner.... lol Those who know my children, know that they LOVE sweets. It is a battle of wits when we hear the ICT music!!! Wish me luck..... ;)
Showing posts with label Kelly Anderson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kelly Anderson. Show all posts
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Music, Awards, Good Friends, and.... Pumpkins
I've had a busy and exciting few weeks! Mark Cady, my manager, entered my song "Nobody" (written by my very good friend and talented guitarist Kelly Anderson) into an Acoustic Ourstage.com competition. We won the Acoustic division and made it into the finals in the Specialty catagory. We competed with AWESOME songs from a number of other genres and WON! I couldn't believe it! I have been so very blessed by that song. So many people have e-mailed me and told me of their life experiences and how they can relate to it. I can't wait to get into the studio and finish a radio ready recording of it.
Kelly and I wrote a fun new song last week called "Catch and Release". I am super excited to get that one demo'd, too. We are still putting the finishing touches on it, but it came together very quickly and I am very proud of it. :)
Next week, Mike Bailey and I will be putting the finishing touches on the music we will be sending my producer. He has been such a big help through this process. As soon as we're done, we will be shipping them off to Nashville to pick the top two and begin recording. I am so ready to jump in with both feet and record with Clyde!!
On the home front...... Cody had testing last week and his work samples were due for his virtual school. We were BUSY BUSY BUSY!! Next week we will be playing catch-up on the school work we missed during testing so it will be much the same. :)
Today, I got to have lunch with a few of my Best Friends from High School. It is so much fun to get together with old friends and catch up. It feels like we were in High School last week and now we have children and careers. I was sharing with my friend, Leanna, my reservations about everything that is going on right now. She told me that she believed in me and that my voice would carry me far. It is support like hers that keeps me going. I am so lucky to have friends and family that believe in me and support me. I KNOW that they are partial, but it is good to have partial people in your life. :)
After lunch, Tommy and I took the kids to a pumpkin patch and corn maze complete with a hay ride and hay tunnels. The kids had so much fun and were completely worn out! I didn't think we were ever going to get out of that maze! If I had had a phone signal I would have posted to Facebook - SOS Lost in a maze 'o' Corn with two rambunxious little boys..... please help.. lol
Now it's off to return e-mails!! They have been piling up all week!!
Kelly and I wrote a fun new song last week called "Catch and Release". I am super excited to get that one demo'd, too. We are still putting the finishing touches on it, but it came together very quickly and I am very proud of it. :)
Next week, Mike Bailey and I will be putting the finishing touches on the music we will be sending my producer. He has been such a big help through this process. As soon as we're done, we will be shipping them off to Nashville to pick the top two and begin recording. I am so ready to jump in with both feet and record with Clyde!!
On the home front...... Cody had testing last week and his work samples were due for his virtual school. We were BUSY BUSY BUSY!! Next week we will be playing catch-up on the school work we missed during testing so it will be much the same. :)
Today, I got to have lunch with a few of my Best Friends from High School. It is so much fun to get together with old friends and catch up. It feels like we were in High School last week and now we have children and careers. I was sharing with my friend, Leanna, my reservations about everything that is going on right now. She told me that she believed in me and that my voice would carry me far. It is support like hers that keeps me going. I am so lucky to have friends and family that believe in me and support me. I KNOW that they are partial, but it is good to have partial people in your life. :)
After lunch, Tommy and I took the kids to a pumpkin patch and corn maze complete with a hay ride and hay tunnels. The kids had so much fun and were completely worn out! I didn't think we were ever going to get out of that maze! If I had had a phone signal I would have posted to Facebook - SOS Lost in a maze 'o' Corn with two rambunxious little boys..... please help.. lol
Now it's off to return e-mails!! They have been piling up all week!!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Music, Time Well Spent in the Studio
Yet again, another busy weekend! Cajun Cookers with Kelly on Friday night and then back to the studio with Mike Bailey and Kelly to record some more "scratch" demos for Clyde on Sunday night. I am so anxious to get these songs to him. I love them all! I thought my problem would be finding the right songs, but he has sent me so many good ones it is going to be SO hard to choose!
Mike put his own spin on a few of the songs and they are turning out great. They don't sound like "scratch" demos at all. I am so lucky to be working with him and Kelly on this. Kelly is getting to show off his mad guitar skills on a few of the new songs. SO TALENTED! The ones I am working on right now have a Country-Rock edge and they are so much fun to sing! Right up my alley. ;)
On Sunday night we got the instrumentals done on 4 new songs. We also finished revamping the instrumentals on a song that is already on my site called "Cowboy Ride". It all sounded so good that I decided to re-do the vocals. :)
We won't be able to get back into the studio until next Monday and/or Tuesday. Then we will finish the vocals for the next 4 and ship them off to Nashville with a few others I have already completed. I am keeping my fingers crossed that these are the ones! Then it will be off to Nashville for me. :)
Now I am off to be Mommy and make dinner for my two adorable munchkins. Connor is pretending to be Iron Man right now, so we'll see how it goes. I am sure he will want to help, but it might be kinda difficult with his fake muscles and Iron Man helmet. ;)
Mike put his own spin on a few of the songs and they are turning out great. They don't sound like "scratch" demos at all. I am so lucky to be working with him and Kelly on this. Kelly is getting to show off his mad guitar skills on a few of the new songs. SO TALENTED! The ones I am working on right now have a Country-Rock edge and they are so much fun to sing! Right up my alley. ;)
On Sunday night we got the instrumentals done on 4 new songs. We also finished revamping the instrumentals on a song that is already on my site called "Cowboy Ride". It all sounded so good that I decided to re-do the vocals. :)
We won't be able to get back into the studio until next Monday and/or Tuesday. Then we will finish the vocals for the next 4 and ship them off to Nashville with a few others I have already completed. I am keeping my fingers crossed that these are the ones! Then it will be off to Nashville for me. :)
Now I am off to be Mommy and make dinner for my two adorable munchkins. Connor is pretending to be Iron Man right now, so we'll see how it goes. I am sure he will want to help, but it might be kinda difficult with his fake muscles and Iron Man helmet. ;)
Monday, September 19, 2011
Hello Monday! Back to reality.... ;)
What a crazy weekend! On Friday night, Kelly Anderson and I had a blast with our acoustic duo at Cajun Cookers. Then Saturday, amidst the thunderstorms, the band (Forgetting Last Friday) and I had a show at the Dean All Knighter 4-wheeler rally. It is a giant family reunion where the Dean and Knight families get together with a couple hundred of their closest friends and party all weekend! I have NEVER had a family reunion like this one! If only!
We thought we were going to get rained out because the campsite and stage are in a clearing in the woods out in the middle of nowhere. I am talking no cell service for miles! ;) It is absolutely beautiful out there. The campers put up a big wedding tent and a tarp over the stage so we could still come and play. They were such troopers! They literally had to stand ankle deep in mud and it was COLD, but they kept on dancing! Eventually, they just built a second campfire by the stage so they could keep warm. The band greatly appreciated the fire too.. lol
After the show, we took our acoustics to the big campfire and basically did band karaoke. It was so much fun! Mike Dean grabbed his guitar and sang a few himself. Very talented guy! Nothing better than sing-a-longs around a campfire, but when you have that many people, you are sure to have a good time!
Last year, I played the Dean All Knighter and we stayed and camped with everyone after the show. This year, we decided to come home and not to chance drowning in our tents in the gully washers that were coming through all weekend. Next year, rain or shine, it's on! I'll get a canoe!
The kids are home after being at their Grandparents for a week. I am SO not as cool as Mamaw and Papaw. They would both live there if I would let them. I just can't compete with the bunnies, chickens and horses.... Today it was back to reality! Cody had to get back to the grindstone of 5th grade homeschool and Connor had to be a little quieter than he did at Mamaw's house.... Not easy for a 4 year old energetic boy!!
This week we are going to try to get back into the studio and finish up our scratch demos so my producer and I can choose our favs and I can come to Nashville and get the master's done. I am SOOOO ready!!
Have a great week!
We thought we were going to get rained out because the campsite and stage are in a clearing in the woods out in the middle of nowhere. I am talking no cell service for miles! ;) It is absolutely beautiful out there. The campers put up a big wedding tent and a tarp over the stage so we could still come and play. They were such troopers! They literally had to stand ankle deep in mud and it was COLD, but they kept on dancing! Eventually, they just built a second campfire by the stage so they could keep warm. The band greatly appreciated the fire too.. lol
After the show, we took our acoustics to the big campfire and basically did band karaoke. It was so much fun! Mike Dean grabbed his guitar and sang a few himself. Very talented guy! Nothing better than sing-a-longs around a campfire, but when you have that many people, you are sure to have a good time!
Last year, I played the Dean All Knighter and we stayed and camped with everyone after the show. This year, we decided to come home and not to chance drowning in our tents in the gully washers that were coming through all weekend. Next year, rain or shine, it's on! I'll get a canoe!
The kids are home after being at their Grandparents for a week. I am SO not as cool as Mamaw and Papaw. They would both live there if I would let them. I just can't compete with the bunnies, chickens and horses.... Today it was back to reality! Cody had to get back to the grindstone of 5th grade homeschool and Connor had to be a little quieter than he did at Mamaw's house.... Not easy for a 4 year old energetic boy!!
This week we are going to try to get back into the studio and finish up our scratch demos so my producer and I can choose our favs and I can come to Nashville and get the master's done. I am SOOOO ready!!
Have a great week!
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