I record songs that I write on Garage Band, recording software that comes standard for Macs.
The thing is, none of the songs I’ve recorded are “done”. Either my mixing skills are lacking, or the songs themselves have not come to their full potential—most likely both.
I’d like to either go back and finish all these, along with some new ones, or do a live recording of an open mic show or something…then I can offer them to people who like my music for a low, low price.
My ultimate goal in recording a demo? I just want to play music and share it…and if I can make my work as a musician even a negligible part of my income, well, that would be wonderful!
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OK, so I’ve written quite a few songs and recorded them, but that process is pretty involved, and I haven’t really practiced any of my songs, nor practiced any covers. But that changed recently. Now I’m feverishly building a set list every day on piano and guitar…which his coming along slowly but surely. And Carlos very recently gave me a dulcimer as a gift, which I am practicing as well…
I’m getting very excited, but I’m running out of time if I want to make the performance this summer; in about 3 1/2 weeks I’m getting married, then going on a honey moon, and then moving, and before you know it, the summer will be over. Wish me luck!
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Well, it turns out we’re moving right after the wedding, b/c Carlos’ company asked him to be part of a project in Santa Monica, California. Very exciting!
But that, together with the wedding planning and my own fatigue from 19 straight years of school, kept me from looking for a summer job or a permanent job. The two other people I asked to write recommendation letters haven’t gotten back to me, but I think they’re waiting to hear where I’m applying. And well, I don’t know!
I did, however, manage to post my resume on Careerbuilder and Monster. I got some cool postings for technical writing positions, which would be very nice. So now I should just switch my location to Santa Monica. I’m thinking I’d like a non-teaching job, like pet sitting, book store attendant, reader/editor, or technical writer because I’ll only be in Santa Monica for short term.
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