March - 2017

Smashing Ivory Productions

CARLY ANN WORDEN // SMASHING IVORY // CARLYSMASHESIVORY // CAWNAWYN MOR

modern classical

indie rock

visual art & music

fantasy & folk

BLOG MANAGER

"Sweet Little Thing"

"Sweet Little Thing"

*Disclaimer* I wrote these lyrics back in July after a somewhat traumatic event. I couldn't think of anything to write this week for a blog so I thought I would post some song lyrics. For any of you reading these, please don't be concerned! What occurred was very sad but I was hardly involved in the matter and I'm quite happy right now despite how sad these are. You'll likely hear this in the form of a song someday. Enjoy and feel free to message me with ideas or comments! Li

"I Deserve To Be Happy"

"I Deserve To Be Happy"

This morning, I’m driving to a gig and my music comes on and I couldn't be happier. The sun is shining, I’m making money doing music, and my husband and I just invested in the comfiest new mattress. Life couldn’t be better! How things have changed in just the last few weeks… Just months ago I was working a job that was making me depressed and unmotivated, I was broke, and wishing I could be doing what I loved with the energy that I used to have in abundance. Everything change

Embracing the "You" and Giving It Away

Embracing the "You" and Giving It Away

I want to talk about music history for a second, and I promise I will try not to bore you. See, it has always been a passion of mine to teach music history and lessons about the composers that make up that history. I’ve been developing a series called “Composer Cafe” on-and-off for years, and I produced a number of episodes back in 2012/13 that were short biographies of notable composers. This idea has since become its own YouTube channel, and has been in the slow planning st