2010

I need a better attitude.

"This attitude's no better than hitting the floor"

I need to learn how to be okay with a step by step process to just about everything in life. And also, I need to get better at figuring out the steps to accomplish my goals.

I have a toddler to potty train, blankets and other sewn home items to make and hopefully sell for profit on etsy and elsewhere, youtube videos and audio recordings to create, a tolerable part time job to find, a career in music to launch, an education to hopefully continue starting this year, a novel to continue writing and all the research that goes along with it, and my sanity to keep intact. I've been re-reading The Lord of the Rings trilogy again and watching all the documentaries that accompany the brilliant films by Peter Jackson and it's reminded me how inspiring the film process is.

Here's to keeping my head screwed on tight over the coming months...

*kori eryn*

Here's my brand new artist Facebook...What should I include? Any suggestions as to make it more appealing? I haven't really started yet but hopefully it'll be one of the things I begin working on this coming week...

"The Silver in my Head falls down"

So here I am...I've been missing from the blogging world for quite a while. This is a reminder that I still exist. :)

I've been working on writing new songs as well as recording videos and also straight audio recordings for new and old songs as well. I want to get a rough demo out in the next few months. One recorded with only a couple choice mics, a mixer, and garage band on my mac...it seems to be going fairly well so far, but not without minor glitches along the way, but that's to be expected. For example, I just recorded an entire song in which the sound quality is muddled - certainly not ideal. I think what happened is that I recently rearranged the room that my computer is in and the new set up lends itself to poor sound. I'll have to do a little more rearranging until the acoustics are more favorable. It's all hit or miss on that front seeing as I have no real training or experience in the physics of sound.

Now once I have this demo completed, what do I do with it!!!???? This is my age old problem. I know where I want to get with things but the steps always evade me and I either end up doing nothing while I decide what to do or making the completely wrong choices. This applies to my entire life actually, not just music...lol. but so be it. I'm trying to do better though. It's the thought that counts right? If not, the effort certainly does as far as I'm concerned.

Tentatively the song list for my demo is as follows:

Strangers in the Cage

Breaking Mine

Should Be Home

When I Was Young

Urgency

The Words to Say It

If I Made A Movie

Twice

He Cries

Blood on Our Hands

You Got Away

Again, I say this is tentative. Some of these songs don't even exist anywhere online at the moment, and even if they are, they're probably recorded in their baby stages so not quite in finished form. So perhaps in recording them, I could get them out into public properly for the first time or at least that is my hope. I'm shooting for sometime after the new year. Start it off with a bang so to speak :)

Oh, and also, before I forget, my excuse for being absent in the online community is that I haven't had internet access at home for a while and there are not too many convenient places for me to do my online work/play/etc. I'm trying to be more flexible and resilient to these changes but not having access at home is truly irritating to me. My life is really busy. My brain doesn't stop these days and I'm at my wits end emotionally, but then again, who isn't? So, I'll just get tough and roll with the punches. I'm certainly happy to see the comments and support on my youtube page :) it makes my day. everyday i check my mail and find a new message. keep them coming!

More info to come...

*kori eryn*

Autumn in New England

So it's a little bit rainy and cold here in little old Rhode Island today. It's as if for once, autumn came on cue. Usually, September rolls around and the temperature is still in the 80's for a few weeks at least. Not the case this year. September 1st - mid 70's, warm sun, and a cool breeze. The leaves are actually starting to change color and fall already!

On a more musical note, i've been writing a couple new songs that I haven't gotten to record yet. I've also been learning a couple covers as well. The most recent is Tyler Hilton's "Tore the Line". I am in love with this song! I changed the key to suit my vocal range. Tyler plays this with his guitar tuned down a whole step. I, on the other hand, didn't bother tuning down, but instead put the capo on the 5th fret. So it sounds a little different but I still think it's awesome :)

My video camera is still out of commission, as my recreational funds are non-existent at the moment. There's a lot of financial matters that need to be taken care of that are slightly more pressing than a video camera. But as soon as I am able, I will either replace or repair my video camera so that I can begin sharing some music again. I'm currently trying to figure out an efficient way of using the built in camera on my mac for some low quality vids in the meantime. However, in my past experiences with my other mac I had some problems recording video and recording sound through mics into garage band at the same time. I'll play around with it when I get the free time and hopefully I'll be able to figure something out so that I can share some new music. Trust me - I am sufficiently excited and aching to share what I've been working on.

And here's some photographs from my family Labor Day picnic this past weekend, in which my sister, Keileigh, and I grow and shrink at rapid rates...lol. Some trick photography makes for a lot of laughs...this was fun to mess around with.

*Kori Eryn*

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