I gave a sneak preview of Your Touch, thought I’d show the whole song Its a rough recording. Hope you enjoy!!

Your-Touch-demo

I’m recording my song “Change Your Mind” right now! We have piano and drums tracked so far. Tomorrow we’ll be recording vocals, bass, and guitar!! I should be posting the rough demo of that song very soon!! I’ll be mixing it over thanksgiving. Also, giving credit where its needed, Kevin Rivers is helping me with the whole process of recording and he’s an amazing engineer, producer, and friend He might mix the song too!

I also wrote a new song tonight I think its pretty. I’m going to let it sit for a few days, then I’ll do a rough recording of it and post it! Its a slower love lost ballad, which is more of my older style I was writing in last year, but I guess I’ve revisited that for this song. In the last few months I’ve been writing things that are a little bit more beat driven. It’s also because I’m writing on the guitar more often lately instead of the piano. My style changes depending on what instrument I write on.

If anybody out there is reading any of these blogs, leave me comment!!! I’ve posted some videos, pictures, songs, lessons learned

Hello all,

This week has been particularly amazing. On Monday night the bass player from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea, came and spoke in my songwriting class at school. Things he said that really resonated with me:

1.) Music isn’t always easy. Music isn’t always fun. When you’ve been on the road for 16 months straight and all you want to do is go home and see your family, its hard to take. But if you work through the slumps knowing that its not about you, its about the people listening, you’ll come out on top. Thats what makes or breaks having music as a passion, versus a career.

2.) Music should be selfless. Give every piece of your heart and soul, then you will recieve.

3.) Learn as much about music as you can, then there’s more to break free from

4.) Drugs get in the way of the natural flow of energy, doing drugs will only bring you down not raise you up.

5.) Entertain. While still being true to who you are.

I also had the privilege this week to meet music producer Glen Ballard. He has many credits to his name, a few including the album “Jagged Little Pill” -Alanis Morrisette, “Man In the Mirror” -Michael Jackson, “Tragic Kingdom” -No Doubt. He has been in the industry for over twenty years, and he still lives and breathes music.

Even more ridiculous, I was honored to spend a little time with Lamont Dozier. If you don’t know him, look him up! He is the man responsible for MOTOWN! He wrote great classics like “Baby Love,” “I Hear a Symphony” “Stop in the Name of Love” “How Sweet it is (to be loved by you)” and the list goes on and on and on… He is still writing every single day, to this very day! Its unbelievable!

I’ve come to the conclusion… to have longevity in the music industry, you need to be a good person, because if you treat people bad, its hard to stick around. This industry is small, and stabbing someone in the back is a sure fire way to get kicked out fast! All three of these gentlemen I’ve gotten the chance to spend time with this week have all been so giving and kind. They thrive off of music. Its in their every movement. You can see it in their eyes when they talk, their just as excited about music now, than they were 30 years ago. All three people share the same desire to please the people listening. They live to give! The music flows through them, as Flea commented, they’re only a vehicle to transmit music. They want nothing more than to make their audience happy by staying true to themselves and writing from their heart.

Here’s my two cents for the day I’m recording tomorrow, should have a rough recording of another song soon!

from my heart,

Amanda

Here’s a little recap of highlights from my show!

Hey guys!!

I thought if you’d take the time to check out my blog, I’d give you a little sneak peak at one of the songs I’m working on! I just wrote it yesterday! So its obviously a work in progress. But hope you enjoy!! Tell me what you think!!

Hey hey

The video from my show opening for Jane Carrey is coming soon!! I just need to edit the footage Here’s some photographs to tide you over!

Jane Carrey and I

Katie Fellman, Max Delbecq, Jack Kovacs, ME! Alex Pfender, Matt Jung, Erica Mau

The Band!!

The acoustic part of the set, Jack, Erica, and Katie

Cool pic from Emilie!

Enjoying the moment with Alex Pfender

Slinky and I :)

Me playin the piano, watch out! :)

Jammin out! :)

-Amanda