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Oh my God...he's the freakin' man!
JIm Reitzel is amazing as is Chris Beaver...
The first two singles will sound sooo good!!!!
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I'll have some visual updates soon...looking into release dates now...does anyone know if its true that you should release product in August? I've heard that because its the end of summer but pre-winter that this is the case. Any comments...?
This project was my first attempt at seriously writing lyrics. I’ve written before but never from a personal angle or for songs I’ve directly written. My first move was to study all the artist I enjoyed-from Chris Cornell (SoundGarden) to Rakim to Maynard James Keenan (Tool) to Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins). I wanted to try to understand how they put things together.
From Chris Cornell and I learn how to find ways to use metaphors combined with cool imagery. “Black Hole Sun”...
Hey All-
We're in the studio right now. Latrice is singing like an angel! Seriously, she sang one song half asleep and sounded amazing-I'd paid money to do that! I'm happy with the way the first two singles are coming out and have a special idea about how I'm going to present them. This is where I came to a bit of a dilemma though...
Let me start by saying I respect smarts, hard work, and efficiency. I DO NOT respect stupidity, laziness and frivolity. I like timing...
The Three Whys-
Just a short one this time-things are crazy right now and I have a lot to get done.
The book Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath has a huge amount of great ideas to help you understand how your project works. One of the tactics mentioned in it is “The Three Whys”
You can use it like this:
Why is your project ‘X’?
Why?
Why?
This will help you understand what makes or breaks what you’re trying to do. If you can’t find an answer to the whys, you need to dig...
