A Pause

My video camera has had a horrible accident in which it's viewing screen (very necessary) was ripped apart from the rest of the camera. So it's out of commission. There just happens to be a plethora of reasons why this is not covered under the warranty much to my disappointment. This means that I will not be making any videos (not high quality ones at least) in the near future until I can either figure out a way to fix the broken one or buy a new one.

This can be a good thing however, because it gives me a reason to concentrate on audio recordings and coming up with songs for a demo cd. So thats what i'll be up to. Hopefully this week I can decide for sure on which songs I want to record and start doing it. I'm also trying to come up with some cover songs that are a little more mainstream perhaps that what I've been doing to mix in with my originals should I play out at any point in the near future. Suggestions are more than welcome :) Just leave a comment here if you have any... thanks.

Sorry I don't have any pictures to share this time. Or new music that I'm listening to these days...I'm sure I could come up with some, but I'm short on time. I'll update again later slightly more in depth...for now, wish me luck!

*kori eryn*

I Forgot

I had forgotten that when I posted a new video, I never updated my blog. so here it is:

I added a new video! :) It's an original song called The Words to Say It... the lyrics are as follows:

I can't find the words to say it...

I need something new

I've got a minute just to tell you

I bleed blue, but that ain't right

It should be red

I bet you've guessed

My head's a mess...

...and I can't find the words to say it...

So hang me a new sky

And burn the candles bright 

So I might sleep tonight

And wake to see the day

And not forsake the sight

I think you've guessed but...

Chorus:

I can't find the words to say it

I know it's not right this way

'Cause I feel like a stranger here

I feel like a child still...

And I can't find the words to say it...

"I never did - I never will"

I never can be whole again with these excuses

And after all is said and done

I can't have won with these excuses

I can't think of more than what I'm fighting for

Though it seems I'm too late,

I'm gonna set it straight

If I didn't start this war - who did?

Chorus:

I can't find the words to say it

I know it's not right this way

'Cause I feel like a stranger here

I feel like a child still...

And I can't find the words to say it...

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All music and lyrics© K. Eryn H. 2009

I know you're laughing from the inside out...

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New video with Henry Derix is here!

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It's a cover of Blind Melon - Mouthful of Cavities...if you like it - subscribe to derixhd1 on youtube..it's henry's channel that is mostly our covers and originals but also some of his own things...good stuff.

I spent a good day in Providence on Saturday recording a few things...we should get at least one or two more videos out of that hopefully. :) Next time I go up there, I'm taking my nikon to get some interesting photographs to share. Oh, and I also worked on a new original with Henry this past week called "Chasing" that could possibly be one of the next videos to be put up...

I am currently in love with... Ryan Adams' "So Alive" and also his cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall"

On a more silly note, I think Kate Nash is adorable - "Pumpkin Soup"

That's what I've been up to... a lot of changes happening for me right now but i'll address them later as applicable... Thanks for listening :)

*Kori Eryn*

This is a Turtle...

This is a turtle:

This is me :)

...now you know...lol.

(I just felt I needed some images for this blog entry. The turtle was found in my backyard recently and this is a closeup of it on my porch. I am sitting in a chair in my backyard...that's all.)

Anyway, I'm currently waiting for youtube to load my new video. It's taking longer than usual because I'm attempting to publish it in HD. Apparently that's more time consuming. Go figure. 

I wrote a new song this week called "The Words to Say It". I'm proud of it so I decided to feature it in a video immediately :)

On a different note, I'm currently trying to get my car fixed so that I can begin to be mobile and independent again...My car has been out of commission for months and I've been stuck at home for the most part until someone else becomes available to drive me somewhere. It's been difficult to say the least but I'm hanging in there. My stepfather just so happens to be a mechanic so he's been working on it the last couple days. He should be back tomorrow as well with some more tools and hopefully by the end of the weekend I can see it start up and move with little difficulty...wishful thinking... The result of having a car will be that I can get up to Providence, RI and visit the studio of a friend where I can get some better recordings than what I'm capable of at home. Needless to say, this is a very exciting prospect. I'm having trouble thinking of what I should share here...hmmm...

Well, check my youtube account - kokoverde723 - maybe in a couple hours? Hopefully the video will be posted...I've decided I'm much better at communicating in song...lol...

Thanks for your tolerance on this post :)

*Kori Eryn*

Shades of Grey (Amber's Song)

Recent news...

So my vocal microphone was dramatically dashed into hardwood floor while attached to it's stand...for over a week I assumed that it was completely ruined because I had been told it was very sensitive to that sort of thing when I bought it. Today, out of the blue, I decided to try it out anyway and....WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE! It worked just as fabulously as it did before :) So I recorded a phenomenal version of a song I was just commissioned to write by a friend who's an art major and needed a song to incorporate into a senior project...it's called Shades of Grey (Amber's Song) hence the title of this blog post... the recording is all me and garage band...lol.

I also started much work on a painting...I don't paint very often but again, it's sort of commissioned (different person though). Here's some photos of the work in progress:

This is a photo - of the photo - both of which I took myself...that I based my painting on :)

the unfinished painting with the photo

my palattes

close-up of unfinished flower

I'm an artist and photographer on the side...lol. There's something you might not have known about me. I can also hand-make grapevine wreaths...and I like ice cream...okay. now i'm going too far.... i'll share more photos and paintings in future posts if anyone shows any interest in me doing so...if not - i'll probably put them up anyway...ha ha. well other than that, the ancient edison style electric wiring in this house is being touchy so some days there's spurts of no electricity or no electricity all day EXCEPT for key places ( i swear that someone handpicked the most important areas of our house to work). Our fridge stays on as well as our washer and dryer. Our electric water pump stays on (without which we would have neither hot nor cold water), each bathroom has a light that works, and our entire art/music room that we use almost constantly...so someone was seemingly looking out for us in deciding which parts of the house would be in the dark...oh and the attic lights work...weird. All of this means simply that the basics of life have been a little chaotic, but I've gotten through it so far and I'll continue to do so whether or not I ever get to the other side of the struggle. Hope everyone is well! Videos to come soon...though they'll be a little out of the ordinary...you'll see what I mean..

*Kori Eryn*