Tuesday, July 10, 2007
How much should I allow fans to have a say?
Wondering if it might be a good idea to have fans/friends have a say in cover art, track order and design of the CD. Have been reading a lot about the closer relationship between artist and fan....
Monday, July 9, 2007
Why am I starting a blog about my 5th record?
Because I want to get my thoughts down, recorded for the future - maybe I'll be the only one who reads it, but maybe other will find it useful somehow. I hope someday my son, Guthrie, will read it and say "Uh, my Dad was really interesting".
I also want something that I can refer to as the project develops and changes. I have many ideas about production, arrangements, who I want to play on the record and so forth. I also have many ideas for the design and title. For example, I have the working title "All Mistakes Are Intentional", but that may change. I also have "Grey" as a title on the CD cover - black hand-written letters on a white background.
I guess the main reason for getting this shit down is to contextualize where I'm at in my life - all of the heartache, challenges, disappointments, victories and happiness. My intention with this blog is to crystallize a focal point so that the end product (the record) is very powerful - for me and the listener.
The 25 songs or so that I am currently weeding through for the record have been written over the past 18 months, starting when I separated from my wife and child (Guthrie), to now, where I am deeply in love with a woman who may be be leaving for Los Angeles. I have gone from having a very sedate and simple life (wife and kid, good money) to being fully engaged with living and what is means to turn suffering into joy.
The previous records I did certainly reflected my life at the time - there's no way art cannot be a reflection of one's life. However, this recording project and all of it's songs have a lot more urgency for some reason. It's almost like I'm desperately trying to inscribe my life into stone.
I also want something that I can refer to as the project develops and changes. I have many ideas about production, arrangements, who I want to play on the record and so forth. I also have many ideas for the design and title. For example, I have the working title "All Mistakes Are Intentional", but that may change. I also have "Grey" as a title on the CD cover - black hand-written letters on a white background.
I guess the main reason for getting this shit down is to contextualize where I'm at in my life - all of the heartache, challenges, disappointments, victories and happiness. My intention with this blog is to crystallize a focal point so that the end product (the record) is very powerful - for me and the listener.
The 25 songs or so that I am currently weeding through for the record have been written over the past 18 months, starting when I separated from my wife and child (Guthrie), to now, where I am deeply in love with a woman who may be be leaving for Los Angeles. I have gone from having a very sedate and simple life (wife and kid, good money) to being fully engaged with living and what is means to turn suffering into joy.
The previous records I did certainly reflected my life at the time - there's no way art cannot be a reflection of one's life. However, this recording project and all of it's songs have a lot more urgency for some reason. It's almost like I'm desperately trying to inscribe my life into stone.
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