April 2011
15 posts
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Informative Video About How Records Get Made
In my ongoing quest to educate myself about the workings of the indie music business, I came across this highly informative video about how records are made. It’s a fascinating insider peek whether you are looking to make your own album or not.
March 2011
18 posts
Busy Bee!
I got a lot done today. Probably helps that I got up early and had more daylight hours in which to do stuff and things!
Two highlights - 1. I went through two baskets in the bathroom cupboard and got rid of hair, face, skin & bath products that were old and icky. 2. Bought a little tiny metal card case for holding my business cards without squishing or bending them.
Hooray for cleaning...
WatchI don’t know Ryan Tanner all that well, but I met him very briefly at Rocky Mountain Song School last year and he just seems like a very cool, humble and talented person. So it’s great to see him have such a wonderful opportunity to co-write with one of his heroes. I especially like the part about 5 minutes in to this video where he talks about how there’s no one way to go about...
So basic, SO important. Musician's Guide for... →
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Engines for Understanding Life
When I was pre-recording my interview with Sarah Sample for this week’s Lyrical Venus, she turned me on to Josh Ritter’s amazing blog series about life as a musician. It’s all fantastic stuff and the writing is superb, but this little bit in particular jumped out at me just now:
That’s what you’re doing when you write a song, when you sing a song, when you listen obsessively...
OK, but I'm still obsessed with adorable owls!
I just re-found this cutie! It was a birthday card for me! yay!!
Sweet Potato Fries
The other day I had a craving for French Fries. I thought that possibly they’d be a little more healthy if I bought some frozen ones and baked them in the oven. When I got to the freezer section I saw some sweet potato fries there too and added them to my cart.
I was secretly hoping they might be a little something like the sweet potato fries that Oskar Blues serves. I’ve been...
“”Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and...”
Great Article about Pomplamoose →
I love this band, glad to see they are achieving such success and that they are breaking new ground.
