3 posts tagged “writing”
I’m sitting here in the loft of a log cabin, high atop the Smoky Mountains. It is the night before we travel home from a 3-night “get away” mountains. This is the second time we’ve been to this very structure in the woods, and each time it has resulted in a great unleashing of musical output. Something about the purely natural surroundings and (admittedly) isolation from any distractions, is very conducive to letting the creativity soar.
In the past 2 days I’ve written 5 new pieces, each of which Christa has given the thumbs up. We’ve been working with a slightly new technique lately of approaching each new piece as a story, rather than a song. For each of the Smoky Mountain pieces, for example, Christa sat listening and describing the visuals that came to mind in text. With that description and a musical sketch in place, we can embark together on completing lyrics (if appropriate) and a more polished arrangement. It’s less about making a 3.5 minute pop song, and more about the story of the thing. I’m sure some will end up as 3.5 minute pop songs… some, perhaps not. These visual descriptions may or may not end up in the finished product, but they are great stepping stones to the next part of the journey.
Now, returning to “civilization” and routine, the task of keeping the distractions at bay is upon us. Stay tuned.
In this week's Tea with Hungry Lucy War-N & Christa share a preview of a new song (working title: Pajamas), likely title "The Best Day of Her Life". We get to hear the original noisy piano recording, and the newly arranged music.
Early Sunday morning...huh? In an earlier than usual podcast, the duo chat about the progress on their new track "Hill", which is coming along quite nicely! CB goes on a small Gardening expedition and War-N quotes Rollo from Faithless on "not catering to anyone's taste but your own." That said, Faithless was this week's OPM, without the catchy little jingle. CB&W enjoyed a fabulous film called "The Fountain" and marveled at the film's visuals and story. Wow...what a Hugh Jackman you have!!
More progress on the t-shirts. An order will surely follow soon (probably in a couple of weeks) and we can all wear new HL t-shirts designed by Neil! :) But, we need your input. What size do you prefer? We will have regular black t-shirts, baby doll t's and the long sleeved hoodies. How do you like yours...small, medium, large, XL or more? Let us know HERE.
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