after two days of work... my eyes are bugging out, but it's up and running... check it out
http://www.vikkiflawith.com
sign my guestbook, hang out & listen to music... there's much more to come, so visit often!!
oh, I forgot
also created "Cold Slade" a kinda spacey film noir instrumental
check it out at
http://www.soundclick.com/vikkiflawith
check it out at
http://www.soundclick.com/vikkiflawith
time is MUSIC
Let's see, what did I accomplish this weekend...
- have the final masters of two songs ready to submit to a indie record label
- mailed off the master of a song that will be incliuded on a complilation CD - subject - World Peace, release date: November 20th
- wrote the lyrics for a new song Friday, wrote the music Saturday, recorded it and posted a worktape on line - "Illuminating Me" -- http://www.soundclick.com/vikkiflawith
- worked slavishly on a MJ Kavanagh/ VL Flawith collaboration to get it to the studio for mastering... just got it back today and it's not working like I thought... so I have to rethink
- worked on the lyrics for a RD Pearden/VL Flawith collaboration... I have to revamp the music now
- worked on a song by Cliff Hitchcock (from The Bullets), adding back-up vocals (a project by The Collaborators)
- worked on a keyboard part & guitar fills for a song by Jared Starr
- went for a walk & had lunch with my big sister!
Current Projects (in no particular order):
- complete submission to indie record label!
- complete my entry for a local talent contest
- rework music for MJ Kavanagh/VL Flawith collab - need to redo the mix or maybe rethink the whole thing
- work on 'owning' "I Could Dream' by Dean Taylor & Lucian Blaga so I can lay down an awesome final vocal
- work on music for 'The Scent of Your Betrayal', a collab with RD Pearden, then lay down vocal
- harmony vocals for "Crazy for Life" by Jared Starr
- harmony vocals for 'Blue Collar Man", a collab with MJ Kavanagh
- re-record my lead & back-up vocals on "Send Me a Man"
- work on producing my song 'Wilted Heart'
- work on producing a Celtic song I've written
- design an ezine for my freelance client
- pick up tickets & out-of-country medical insurance for my LA trip!!
- walk everyday, eat healthy, teach my students well!!
try to get over this wierd bug I got that's stopping me from SINGING... all congested!!!
hope this makes interesting reading... I'm really focussed on completing these obligations so putting them down in writing helps me a lot!!
later...
- have the final masters of two songs ready to submit to a indie record label
- mailed off the master of a song that will be incliuded on a complilation CD - subject - World Peace, release date: November 20th
- wrote the lyrics for a new song Friday, wrote the music Saturday, recorded it and posted a worktape on line - "Illuminating Me" -- http://www.soundclick.com/vikkiflawith
- worked slavishly on a MJ Kavanagh/ VL Flawith collaboration to get it to the studio for mastering... just got it back today and it's not working like I thought... so I have to rethink
- worked on the lyrics for a RD Pearden/VL Flawith collaboration... I have to revamp the music now
- worked on a song by Cliff Hitchcock (from The Bullets), adding back-up vocals (a project by The Collaborators)
- worked on a keyboard part & guitar fills for a song by Jared Starr
- went for a walk & had lunch with my big sister!
Current Projects (in no particular order):
- complete submission to indie record label!
- complete my entry for a local talent contest
- rework music for MJ Kavanagh/VL Flawith collab - need to redo the mix or maybe rethink the whole thing
- work on 'owning' "I Could Dream' by Dean Taylor & Lucian Blaga so I can lay down an awesome final vocal
- work on music for 'The Scent of Your Betrayal', a collab with RD Pearden, then lay down vocal
- harmony vocals for "Crazy for Life" by Jared Starr
- harmony vocals for 'Blue Collar Man", a collab with MJ Kavanagh
- re-record my lead & back-up vocals on "Send Me a Man"
- work on producing my song 'Wilted Heart'
- work on producing a Celtic song I've written
- design an ezine for my freelance client
- pick up tickets & out-of-country medical insurance for my LA trip!!
- walk everyday, eat healthy, teach my students well!!
try to get over this wierd bug I got that's stopping me from SINGING... all congested!!!
hope this makes interesting reading... I'm really focussed on completing these obligations so putting them down in writing helps me a lot!!
later...
took a break from the pressures
yesterday:
- completed a second draft of lead vocals 'the house up the road'
- recorded back-up vocals for Cliff (The Bullets) Hitchcock's song
- completed final mix for Stonehenge Madrigal
- taught a couple students
- worked on lyric rewrite with Dale Pearden
- sang thru 'I Could Dream', practiced changes in first verse
- played & sang thru 'Wilted Heart' a few times
- began working on a new electronic piece
today:
- taught a couple of students
- went for a walk, went to bank & picked up groceries
- new collab for The Collaborators - I fooled with a lead guitar riff!
- burned master CD of a song, I gotta mail it to the studio for mastering tomorrow
- got into the new electronic piece, spent the evening working on that, and just posted it on Mixposure
http://www.mixposure.com/song.php?songid=16323
gonna go to bed now :)
- completed a second draft of lead vocals 'the house up the road'
- recorded back-up vocals for Cliff (The Bullets) Hitchcock's song
- completed final mix for Stonehenge Madrigal
- taught a couple students
- worked on lyric rewrite with Dale Pearden
- sang thru 'I Could Dream', practiced changes in first verse
- played & sang thru 'Wilted Heart' a few times
- began working on a new electronic piece
today:
- taught a couple of students
- went for a walk, went to bank & picked up groceries
- new collab for The Collaborators - I fooled with a lead guitar riff!
- burned master CD of a song, I gotta mail it to the studio for mastering tomorrow
- got into the new electronic piece, spent the evening working on that, and just posted it on Mixposure
http://www.mixposure.com/song.php?songid=16323
gonna go to bed now :)
working away at the 'to-do' list
spent most of today working on my to-do list posted on the weekend. I actually forgot one - doing back-up vocals for Cliff Hitchcock's song, What She Knows, which is being produced by The Collaborators. So I had to take a look at that today. Plus I like to keep up with the songwriting forums I'm on, I try to check them about twice a day and give some feedback or information if I can.
Also since Sunday.... I found out that a song I submitted for consideration for a 'world peace CD' to be sold to raise funds for handicapped kids... has been picked for inclusion!!! My producer is mixing me down a master and I'll get it from him tomorrow & have to mail it off. More news as I get it!!!
Also, I did send a post via email to this Blog on Mon or Tues - obviously that doesn't work, cause I don't see it.
Later! :-)
Also since Sunday.... I found out that a song I submitted for consideration for a 'world peace CD' to be sold to raise funds for handicapped kids... has been picked for inclusion!!! My producer is mixing me down a master and I'll get it from him tomorrow & have to mail it off. More news as I get it!!!
Also, I did send a post via email to this Blog on Mon or Tues - obviously that doesn't work, cause I don't see it.
Later! :-)
great day!! new toy!!!
hey spent the last couple of days just organizing a schedule and arranging for some help in completing the masters of several songs. Spent this evening laying down a scratch vocal for a songwriter. I have a list of musical projects to work on, each one has slightly different requirements. I plan to do a lot of recording tomorrow and get some of this work done.
Current projects:
Vocals for 'I Could Dream' by Dean Taylor & Lucian Blaga
Vocal for 'The House up the Road' by James Mitchell
Music for 'The Scent of Your Betrayal' - lyrics by R Dale Pearden
Music, Arrangement & Vocals for new pop song - lyrics by Michael Kavanagh
Music, Arrangement & Vocals for new uptempo ctry song - lyrics by Michael Kavanagh
Working on final cut of Stonehenge Madrigal - drums, vocals & master
Working on final cut of Still I Dream - add guitar, redo vocals, master
Blue Collar Man - redo back-up vocals & master
Send me a Man - make chorus more kick-ass & record lead & back-up vocals, master
Wilted Heart - prep for the guitarist to come in and lay down track(s)
Celtic song of mine - prep for vocalist to come in
In the Wings:
- potential collab with Erin Simms
- another collab with Volker Zdunnek
- poem by Diane - to be set to music
BIG NEWS - I bought a new guitar!! I LOVE it. It's small, almost 1/2 the size of a regular guitar, but it has an AWESOME sound. I even fiddled with recording it a bit tonite! It was funny, in the store, I was sitting playing this $200 guitar which fit my budget & sounded okay... and then I saw this little guitar on the wall so I asked about it, but it was way over my budget. I said I'd take the one I was playing. While she was organizing a gig bag & that, I took down the little guitar and began to play it -- from the FIRST STROKE I could just hear the difference. But it was nearly $400!!! But I bought it because my instincts said to. I'm glad I did and I'll work out the money part somehow. It occured to me later that I've been craving a smaller guitar so it's easier to play. And I've been looking for a warmer, richer sound than my beautiful Eko has with its nylon strings. YEAH!
I'll have to take a picture and post it so you can see!
Current projects:
Vocals for 'I Could Dream' by Dean Taylor & Lucian Blaga
Vocal for 'The House up the Road' by James Mitchell
Music for 'The Scent of Your Betrayal' - lyrics by R Dale Pearden
Music, Arrangement & Vocals for new pop song - lyrics by Michael Kavanagh
Music, Arrangement & Vocals for new uptempo ctry song - lyrics by Michael Kavanagh
Working on final cut of Stonehenge Madrigal - drums, vocals & master
Working on final cut of Still I Dream - add guitar, redo vocals, master
Blue Collar Man - redo back-up vocals & master
Send me a Man - make chorus more kick-ass & record lead & back-up vocals, master
Wilted Heart - prep for the guitarist to come in and lay down track(s)
Celtic song of mine - prep for vocalist to come in
In the Wings:
- potential collab with Erin Simms
- another collab with Volker Zdunnek
- poem by Diane - to be set to music
BIG NEWS - I bought a new guitar!! I LOVE it. It's small, almost 1/2 the size of a regular guitar, but it has an AWESOME sound. I even fiddled with recording it a bit tonite! It was funny, in the store, I was sitting playing this $200 guitar which fit my budget & sounded okay... and then I saw this little guitar on the wall so I asked about it, but it was way over my budget. I said I'd take the one I was playing. While she was organizing a gig bag & that, I took down the little guitar and began to play it -- from the FIRST STROKE I could just hear the difference. But it was nearly $400!!! But I bought it because my instincts said to. I'm glad I did and I'll work out the money part somehow. It occured to me later that I've been craving a smaller guitar so it's easier to play. And I've been looking for a warmer, richer sound than my beautiful Eko has with its nylon strings. YEAH!
I'll have to take a picture and post it so you can see!
new collab up
Towards the end of last week I was starting to feel like I'd never come up with anything new -- I think I feel that at the beginning of every project. Rebecca Dale Pearden had sent me some lyrics and I was struggling to come up with a setting I felt works. Well, here I am a couple of days later with a rough cut :-) Actually sequenced my own drum track, such as it is, it sounds pretty clean. I've created the rest of the backing with synth and midi, I think it sounds pretty cool. I know the 'producers' among us who have a listen may disagree.
It's posted on: http://www.soundclick.com/vikkiflawith
Thank you God & the Universe for continually sending me inspiration. Also just hooked up with Gary Yeomans, we're chatting about a collab; have a meeting today with my co-writer, Michael, and just joined the community at SongRamp - looks like a good place to be!
It's posted on: http://www.soundclick.com/vikkiflawith
Thank you God & the Universe for continually sending me inspiration. Also just hooked up with Gary Yeomans, we're chatting about a collab; have a meeting today with my co-writer, Michael, and just joined the community at SongRamp - looks like a good place to be!
getting things done... at a slow pace :-)
Had a crazy and exciting weekend of live music, which included Mitch Hitchcock & the Rockin' 88's, Daniel Lapp, Soul Station, and, best of all - BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO (what that man can do with an accordian is amazing - and what a beautiful spirit shines from him ).
Watching these great artists and listening to how tight their bands play, I was just droolin' over the idea of having a 5 piece band - with that level of talent & professionalism - to back me up. What I could do!!
It stated me thinking about my own abilities to musically contribute to a band (other than singing & playing the tamborine). My once adequate guitar playing is non-existant now due to the prolonged unhealthy use of my hands in day jobs in unergonomic situations - meaning carpel tunnel now precludes chording with the left and picking with the right. Piano has the same kind of issue, altho it's a bit easier. But I remembered - I used to play the trumpet, the flute and the piccolo in high school. I'm gonna investigate that further, starting with the flute, since I don't want to overwhelm my neighbours with the blast of a trumpet.
Just finished creating a new soundscape I've called "Stonehenge Madrigal". It still needs a little tweaking & mixing, but I posted it on Mixposure & Soundclick to see what folks think of it.
http://www.mixposure.com/victoriaflawith
http://www.soundclick.com/vikkiflawith
My co-writer Michael JK and I worked Tuesday on our new pop song - we've got the form pretty much set, and I've got the melody & chord progression, so it's just a matter of putting it all together. That's my next job. I fooled around with music for that yesterday but I'm not happy with it, even if it is just a work-tape. Can't rush it. We had a meeting today and discussed ideas for another song Mike's working on - great concepts that man has!!
I've finished the final work-tape of a song I'm submitting for consideration for a CD project. Whew. I got a fair bit of positive feedback on it so I just edited it a little and it's done, and submitted!
Collabs going on right now (besides the ongoing ones with Michael), one with Rebecca Dale (music), and one with The Collaborators (back-up vocals); I'm waiting to hear back from Dean Taylor / Lucien Blaga on the rough cut first draft I did of their song (vocals); and Matt Hirt emailed me today to say the song we're collabing on is in the works (lyricist).
I'm in the Compo-10 alternative contest this week (my electronica piece called 'Alien'), I listened to all the pieces and sent in my rankings yesterday.
Tonight I can't wrap my brain around music so I think I'll just watch a little of something on TV & hit the sack :-D
Watching these great artists and listening to how tight their bands play, I was just droolin' over the idea of having a 5 piece band - with that level of talent & professionalism - to back me up. What I could do!!
It stated me thinking about my own abilities to musically contribute to a band (other than singing & playing the tamborine). My once adequate guitar playing is non-existant now due to the prolonged unhealthy use of my hands in day jobs in unergonomic situations - meaning carpel tunnel now precludes chording with the left and picking with the right. Piano has the same kind of issue, altho it's a bit easier. But I remembered - I used to play the trumpet, the flute and the piccolo in high school. I'm gonna investigate that further, starting with the flute, since I don't want to overwhelm my neighbours with the blast of a trumpet.
Just finished creating a new soundscape I've called "Stonehenge Madrigal". It still needs a little tweaking & mixing, but I posted it on Mixposure & Soundclick to see what folks think of it.
http://www.mixposure.com/victoriaflawith
http://www.soundclick.com/vikkiflawith
My co-writer Michael JK and I worked Tuesday on our new pop song - we've got the form pretty much set, and I've got the melody & chord progression, so it's just a matter of putting it all together. That's my next job. I fooled around with music for that yesterday but I'm not happy with it, even if it is just a work-tape. Can't rush it. We had a meeting today and discussed ideas for another song Mike's working on - great concepts that man has!!
I've finished the final work-tape of a song I'm submitting for consideration for a CD project. Whew. I got a fair bit of positive feedback on it so I just edited it a little and it's done, and submitted!
Collabs going on right now (besides the ongoing ones with Michael), one with Rebecca Dale (music), and one with The Collaborators (back-up vocals); I'm waiting to hear back from Dean Taylor / Lucien Blaga on the rough cut first draft I did of their song (vocals); and Matt Hirt emailed me today to say the song we're collabing on is in the works (lyricist).
I'm in the Compo-10 alternative contest this week (my electronica piece called 'Alien'), I listened to all the pieces and sent in my rankings yesterday.
Tonight I can't wrap my brain around music so I think I'll just watch a little of something on TV & hit the sack :-D
...ummm.... where did I put that brain of mine?
After a crazy and exciting weekend of live music, which included Mitch Hitchcock & the Rockin' 88's, Daniel Lapp, Soul Station, and, best of all - BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO (what that man can do with an accordian is amazing - and what a beautiful spirit shines from him ) after all of that I'm sitting here drinking cold water and trying to wrap my brain around working on my own music.
Watching these great artists and listening to how tight their bands play, I was just droolin' over the idea of having a 5 piece band - with that level of talent & professionalism - to back me up. What I could do!!
It stated me thinking about my own abilities to musically contribute to a band (other than singing & playing the tamborine). My once adequate guitar playing is non-existant now due to the prolonged unhealthy use of my hands in day jobs in unergonomic situations - meaning carpel tunnel now precludes chording with the left and picking with the right. Piano has the same kind of issue, altho it's a bit easier. But I remembered - I used to play the trumpet, the flute and the piccolo in high school. I'm gonna investigate that further, starting with the flute, since I don't want to overwhelm my neighbours with the blast of a trumpet.
But for the rest of today, I think I will just chill... and brainstorm some lyrical phrases for a song I'm working on.
Watching these great artists and listening to how tight their bands play, I was just droolin' over the idea of having a 5 piece band - with that level of talent & professionalism - to back me up. What I could do!!
It stated me thinking about my own abilities to musically contribute to a band (other than singing & playing the tamborine). My once adequate guitar playing is non-existant now due to the prolonged unhealthy use of my hands in day jobs in unergonomic situations - meaning carpel tunnel now precludes chording with the left and picking with the right. Piano has the same kind of issue, altho it's a bit easier. But I remembered - I used to play the trumpet, the flute and the piccolo in high school. I'm gonna investigate that further, starting with the flute, since I don't want to overwhelm my neighbours with the blast of a trumpet.
But for the rest of today, I think I will just chill... and brainstorm some lyrical phrases for a song I'm working on.
great day & night!
Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's played the Victoria Blues Bash tonight - just great, great Creole style blues, swing, jump. Wonderful.
I'm currently working on recording a cover of an original song by Dean Taylor & Lucian Biaga of Colorado.
Have also been asked to write & submit a song for consideration for a CD project.
My vocal electronia piece, 'Alien', is in this weeks Compo 10 competition - have a look at this (scroll down)
http://compo10.com/ContestWeek174.htm
My vocal electronia piece 'Saturn's Air' is being featured in a genre spotlight on Mixposure - check it out -
http://www.mixposure.com/spotlight.php?gid=99
I'm also doing back-up vocals on a new collaboration by The Collaborators - http://www.soundclick.com/thecollaborators
I'm working with my steady co-writer, lyricist Michael Kavanagh, on a cool pop piece.
That's it for now!
I'm currently working on recording a cover of an original song by Dean Taylor & Lucian Biaga of Colorado.
Have also been asked to write & submit a song for consideration for a CD project.
My vocal electronia piece, 'Alien', is in this weeks Compo 10 competition - have a look at this (scroll down)
http://compo10.com/ContestWeek174.htm
My vocal electronia piece 'Saturn's Air' is being featured in a genre spotlight on Mixposure - check it out -
http://www.mixposure.com/spotlight.php?gid=99
I'm also doing back-up vocals on a new collaboration by The Collaborators - http://www.soundclick.com/thecollaborators
I'm working with my steady co-writer, lyricist Michael Kavanagh, on a cool pop piece.
That's it for now!
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