Time marches on never ending…

I can’t believe how quickly march has come and almost gone. Most of the month has been spent tending a sore back. I managed to lean the wrong way or something during strike on my birthday, and have been having chronic backpain since. Spent last weekend on my back, flying high on muscle relaxants, minimizing my movement, and that provided a break in the pain. Today it’s returning, but I’ll be damned if it gets as bad as it was earlier this month.

I’m going into the studio tonight to edit what I hope will be a 4-6 song demo disc I can use to recruit musicians, management and producer(s) for a full-length album. Two weeks ago, I spent the evening playing my heart out and tonight I’m gonna try not to be too self critical and allow the songs to take shape without sweating the details too much.

Over the course of my life, my perfectionism ESPECIALLY as it relates to my music has been stifling. If I ever want to get things off the ground, I gotta ease up a bit. At least at this point. I’m not trying to create a full-fledged commercial release. Just kind of a sketchbook of a few songs to give musicians an idea. Playing with other people was a blast on my birthday, and with access to a state-of-the-art studio, there’s no reason not to bring people in for sessions to add bits and pieces.

I’ve learned a lot about collaboration and co-creation, and have managed to pull off some great projects with a moderate amount of authoritarianism. When it comes to my music, I’m equally open to other ideas as I am clear on the direction I want to go. So this feels a bit edgy for me. I’m still excited, though. I think having a preview disc to give people an idea of what I’m about is gonna be a good thing. If it’s worthy, I might even offer it to my current customer base, and possibly even to my email list.

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Sorry about the lagging posts. Frankly, I don’t know how bloggers do it – posting every day. Sometimes several times a day. I seem to be challenged just to write every other week!