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February was supposed to be a lot of things.
I was thinking February was supposed to be a month of increased production and better results. I thought it was going to be a month about finding and exploring my artistic influences. I thought it was going to be some picturesque, black and white romantic super-8 film of my sister and my adventures in a far away city having glamorous adventures. So far, February has reminded me that I’m trying to be an entrepreneurial artist, not just a creator. In other words, I’m trying to
"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
"History Has Its Eyes On You" - Thoughts on the 2017 Oscar Awards
Last night two incredible things happened! (which I could foresee happening thus why I’m writing my blog on a Monday instead of a Sunday.) The first was a more personal matter: I finally listened to the musical Hamilton for the first time from start to finish. All I can say is…. ohhhh damn. That was incredible. Although Mr. Lin-Manuel Miranda did not receive his fourth puzzle piece to the sought-after E.G.O.T. (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), I cheered him on yesterday evening d
“She Persisted.” Thoughts on the 2017 Grammy Awards.
What. A. Night. At first, everything seemed… ok. Adele opened with “Hello” and seemed a bit nervous. The numbers were somewhat less exciting renditions of what I’ve heard on the radio lately. James Corden tried to be a cast member of Hamilton. Awards went to people who deserved to win them and people were pretty civil. Then there was that beautiful stumble for the George Michael tribute where Adele apologized and started over to make things right. People were offended or they
Entrepreneurship: The Blessed Chaos
"Throw stuff until it sticks" "Explore every option" "Focus your effort" "Obsess over your craft" "Find a way in" "You could be at the top" "Keep doing what you're doing" "Change your goal" "What do you want?!" I've gotten a lot of advice over the last couple of weeks. In setting out to become a self-sufficient artist, I felt the best place to start was to meet with other artists in a similar situation and gain some insight. It has been wonderfully informative, and if you are
New Year, but where am I going?
So Thanksgiving happened, Christmas came and went, and the highly anticipated New Year arrived to much of the world's delight. All through this time: no videos. No creating, no filming, not even a concrete plan. December was swept away by the whims of retail and the exhaustion of creative thought. I barely had the energy to do a simple arrangement. What has happened to me? This is a question I've been sitting on for days. I became very ill recently, as did my husband, and it
Priorities: Re-Examined
This week felt hard. Well bother, lately every week has seemed hard hasn’t it? First it was adjusting to married life, then my car broke down, now I have no time. What’s the excuse? I’m caught between working my day job to “pay the bills” and rehearsing/performing music in the community. There was just no time to focus on production this week. But that isn’t quite true. There were plenty of hours on Thursday and Friday that I could have been tirelessly working on videos and c
Crippling Self Doubt
Hello world! Hope everyone is doing well, (is anyone actually there?) yesterday I finally posted my first music video as part of the YouTube reboot and lets just say, it was a doozy! Some of you know I have moved out of my apartment and into my house with my fiance and the video I posted yesterday was a trial-and-error attempt at figuring out where my green screen would live in my new office. I learned a ton about where the camera and the lights would need to be and the diffe
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