been recordin!

hey!

so it's SOOOO springy! i'm loving the sun and the breath of fresh air...

After months of hibernating and working on some songs, I have finally been inspired to sketch them down into recordings.

Back in February, I wrote a song that I have loved playing and singing. It's kinda in the style of a 50's pop love song...and I have been casually imagining what it might turn into once I record the foundation and start building layers upon layers.

So far so good.

Though I do notice it's a bit of a struggle to keep the perfectionist side of me out of the driver's seat. I've been experiencing a bit of a recording drought, and so at this point, I am happy to be using my time to record anything at all. I'm doing my best to drop the expectation that I will produce my greatest masterpiece within the next 45 minutes, and instead sit back and enjoy the ride...

I am reminded of the above Alan Moore quote at this moment...particularly the idea that enjoying the process of making something entirely new out of nothing is the state of being from which we give birth to the most satisfying creations. A thing born out of a moment of bliss, out of love and not doubt or urgency, is given a quality that transcends all physical boundaries and targets the soul.

So after I post this blog, I will go back to my "studio", pick up my guitar, and do my best to not control the outcome.

I will play...