Writing and Recording: My 2024 Music Projects
On New Year’s Eve, I made a commitment to write and record one song a month throughout 2024 with the aim of dropping another album at the beginning of 2025. Typically, an album consists of 12 tracks, so this time frame made sense – especially as I needed to set myself a target that I could realistically work towards whilst managing my family, work and church life. As every teacher knows, managing a life outside of the classroom is not easy! With 6 songs in the bag, one ready to go (July) and 1 week to go to write a…
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One week to go …
Saturday 11th November 2023: Don’t forget to book your free tickets for the ‘Bricks and Mortar’ album showcase on Eventbrite… With only one week to go, I’ve been working on some final organisational details. I’ve never put on an event in my life, so I can honestly say that I am way out of my comfort zone! I am, fortunately, blessed with some really amazing members of my church family, and wider contacts, who have agreed to help out with: decorating the church, welcoming guests, organising refreshments, compèring, CD/merchandise sales, sound and lighting etc. – not to mention a bunch…
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CDs Arrive
Thursday 18th October 2023: Everything is falling into place for the ‘Bricks and Mortar’ release date on Friday: press release written and distributed to various Christian music websites and radio stations; campaign plan in place to promote the release more widely; ‘Hiding Place’ lyric video is ready to go live; album showcase event on November 18th is coming together and CDs ready for purchase. As an independent singer/songwriter, I have had to develop lots of skills from writing, arranging and recording music to video production, graphic design, marketing and event co-ordination. I absolutely love learning new skills and stretching my…
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Album Photoshoot
Monday 28th August 2023: With the album artwork nearly complete, there was one thing missing – a decent shot of me. A part of me would rather remain in the background, but as a person who is interested in people and stories, I felt that it was important to capture the person behind the music. It takes real skill to capture shots that bring out the subject’s personality – especially when the subject is photographically awkward, so you really need the right person for the job. Fortunately, I am really blessed to have a brother who works in the film…
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Album Artwork
19th August 2023: Now that my album ‘Bricks and Mortar’ is almost ready for release, I need to think about the artwork for the CDs that I will get made. In the 21st century age of digital screening, CDs are pretty irrelevant; however, like books, there is something special about picking up a physical CD: the smooth texture of the case; the smell of freshly printed paper; the sound of the case as it clicks opens and snaps shut. Music, like reading, should, I believe, be a multi-sensory experience. With this in mind, I will be ordering 50 CDs to sell should anyone…
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Album in the Making
14th & 15th August 2023: After a year in the making, I spent two days at Appletree studio to work with Phillip Goss on the final mix and mastering of my album. It was really exciting to hear the work he had put into the production… Throughout the year, I have been working on the album ‘Bricks and Mortar’ in my home recording studio where I record and arrange the piano, keyboard, acoustic guitar and vocal parts using Apple Pro-logic digital audio software. Once I am happy with my recordings, I send Phillip WAV files of each individual track (stem) so that…
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