Almost there!

So, the EP is done being recorded and almost done being mixed. It just has to be mastered and packaged and it will be done. I want to take my time with the album art and make sure I really like it, so I'm shooting for them to be shipped to me by late February/early March. Then my plan is to have a CD release show sometime after spring break, where friends and family can get schwill-ay and listen to the songs live and hopefully be down to purchase the EP.

The recording process was an amazing learning experience for me. We spent all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the studio for about ten hours each day just pumping out song after song. Even though it was super tiring, I felt so motivated and rejuvinated by the experience.

Collaborative creativity is probably one of the most enlivening and enriching feelings on earth. To take these songs I've written over the past year or two and mold them into a piece of music using high quality equipment, with high quality musicians, in a really nice studio was soooo much fun for me. And being able to take each part (full band, guitars, vocals, etc.), break them down and do them seperately really allowed me to hone in and perfect each part of the song.

The two guys from Gadgetbox Studios that I worked with were incredibly hardworking and dedicated which made the experience that much more fulfilling. They really took time and care with my songs I think it shows.

So here is the final order of songs for the EP, which will be titled The Wind Shift:

1. The Fire

2. It's Not Easy

3. My Guitar

4. Setting Forth

5. Singing to Herself

I'll end with the line from the last song, which is where the title of the EP comes from:

and suddenly a leaf falls from a tree

and just like that, she sees the wind shift

and she's singing

she's singing to herself