Updating to procrastinate my run
Well, I have internet in my home for the time being (thanks neighbors!), so it's easier to write a leisurely post in LJ. Which I haven't done in ages. Which looks like the trend for most other people, too.
I need to write a "Dear John" letter to this producer I was considering working with mostly for his multi-instrumentalist abilities. He rubbed me the wrong way on the phone, but I figured I could get past that if his work is really good. Well, he just sent me a new "mix" of one of my tracks. It's garbage. He completely annihilated it. The bummer is, I know it needs work as I threw the track together really fast; I just wanted to get the words and melody out. But he barfed all over the mood of the song, and his production skills don't seem to be any more sophisticated than mine!
I finally just asked Matt if we could work together on my project after he's finished with his album. He's been so great to work with, he actually KNOWS production stuff that I don't have a clue about, and he seems really supportive of me and my work. He introduced me to the guy at his label, and the guy asked for my demo. That sort of supportive. So if Matt can help make the demo sound pro, then I would feel comfortable passing it on.
I found a cellist but he doesn't want to play out. And that might be a deal breaker. I don't want to just sing along to a track; I want electronics and LIVE STRINGS. He sent me some stuff he played over "Sifting Through" and I thought some of it was good, and helped breathe life into the music. But the stuff he played over "Marley" completely obscured the track. Uh. And he sang on it. So now I'm nervous. Why are you singing, dude? Why...
Maybe I'll just write some string parts and then, if I get gigs, I'll hire a couple of players. Or I'll send out an e-mail to Magik*Magik players.
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How I function in a relationship HAS to be the ideal of how I would function alone. I can't limit love and caring, and I can't be owned. I must live independently and with compassion. I know not everyone feels this way, but I do.
I need to write a "Dear John" letter to this producer I was considering working with mostly for his multi-instrumentalist abilities. He rubbed me the wrong way on the phone, but I figured I could get past that if his work is really good. Well, he just sent me a new "mix" of one of my tracks. It's garbage. He completely annihilated it. The bummer is, I know it needs work as I threw the track together really fast; I just wanted to get the words and melody out. But he barfed all over the mood of the song, and his production skills don't seem to be any more sophisticated than mine!
I finally just asked Matt if we could work together on my project after he's finished with his album. He's been so great to work with, he actually KNOWS production stuff that I don't have a clue about, and he seems really supportive of me and my work. He introduced me to the guy at his label, and the guy asked for my demo. That sort of supportive. So if Matt can help make the demo sound pro, then I would feel comfortable passing it on.
I found a cellist but he doesn't want to play out. And that might be a deal breaker. I don't want to just sing along to a track; I want electronics and LIVE STRINGS. He sent me some stuff he played over "Sifting Through" and I thought some of it was good, and helped breathe life into the music. But the stuff he played over "Marley" completely obscured the track. Uh. And he sang on it. So now I'm nervous. Why are you singing, dude? Why...
Maybe I'll just write some string parts and then, if I get gigs, I'll hire a couple of players. Or I'll send out an e-mail to Magik*Magik players.
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How I function in a relationship HAS to be the ideal of how I would function alone. I can't limit love and caring, and I can't be owned. I must live independently and with compassion. I know not everyone feels this way, but I do.