The journey continues towards FINALLY getting the new CD done. It took me awhile to finish the first task: a demo recording of all the songs to be included. I was able to do this at home on my trusty little Mac book with Garage band. Which is why it took so long to complete! Although it was only a demo, I didn’t think the squeals of my 2 year old or the crashes of my 4 year old’s race cars would be all that helpful in the background. So on the occasional evenings that I would have enough energy left over to be creative after chasing them around all day, I worked on the demo. And it is done and in the hands of an official CD producer – Dean Baskerville.
This is my first time working with a producer. Dean has come highly recommended to me by many Portland jazz greats. (And he was a recording engineer for 5 of Sheryl Crow’s songs, including the song “Soak Up the Sun”, how awesome is that!) He has listened to the tracks, and we’re all set to meet this week to discuss the next step, whatever that is. I really have no idea.
So… you may be wondering, why do I consider myself a “young-ish” mom? Well, I think I’m still fairly young (in my early-ish 30s… hmm, I’m sure using “ish” a lot – a great way to be vague), but I read recently in a music industry book that artists in their mid-30s may be too old to capture much attention in the music industry. Which was crazy to me, because as far as I’ve heard, musicians only get better at their craft as they grow older. Maybe the youth-oriented focus applies mostly to the teenage pop genre. I sure hope so.
Besides, my little kiddos keep me young – they bring out the kid in me! But why does motherhood also seem to cause gray hairs to poke out my head from time to time? Well, at least blonde highlights are good at hiding those.
So the journey continues. Now that the production of this CD is out of my house and in recording studios, the pace should pick up. That is, unless a 2-year old squeal becomes a necessary effect in one of the tracks.
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