April 24, 2008

Hey everybody! Well, the year is one quarter over and I am just now getting to write my first blog of 2008! Wow, has it been fun and flown fast! I hope you are all having as much fun as I am and partaking in the amazing creative energy that is swirling all around us this year.

I have enjoyed meeting and working with songwriters from all over the world! Recentclients have come from Canada, Mexico and even Denmark to record with me here in Nashville!

I’ve also been very busy in the studio finishing up a couple of album projects that I am really proud of. Amy Arton is just beginning her journey with her new album “Summer Day” and Janet McLaughlin is riding her new album, “Shine in the Moon” to all kinds of new places. She is doing radio interviews and performances and creating new audiences for her music by thinking and promoting outside the box. She recently had cd release parties at Eddie’s Attic, in Atlanta and Bluebird Café in Nashville. I am so proud of both of them and honored to be a part of their projects! We had a wonderful time together in the studio! Along with producing, they both allowed me to sing some background vocals as well!

I’m continuing to introduce songwriters to the experience of big league sessions for their song demos and help existing clients build their catalogs with great demos. Any day I get to hang in the studio with amazing musicians and create music is a blessed day indeed! (If you haven’t checked out my video of “a day in the studio…”, please do! If you haven’t yet experienced a day in the studio with me….what are you waiting for? I’m ready when you are.)

When I’m not busy in the studio, my Border Collie puppy, Maddi keeps me on my toes. She just turned 8 months old and goes to the office with me everyday. (She likes the studio too, but sometimes my days are too long for her.) We try to get to the dog park as often as we can and we play in our own huge yard with the vast array of toys and sticks we have. (Frisbee is her new favorite!) She has really enjoyed meeting you all too. She loves songwriters!

We just learned that Rachel (Williams) has been invited to have a booth and to perform at CMA Fan Fest again this year, so we are busy with designing her booth and planning for those events. She will have three shows during the 4 day event. I will be rehearsing the band and singing backup for her, so we’re all looking forward to that. I hope if you are planning to attend, you will stop by her booth and say hello.

I want to thank each and every one of you for the sunlight you bring into my world. I have made so many new friends of you and been honored to witness your success and share your joy. To the production clients who have signed their first publishing contracts, hired their first songpluggers, gotten their first infamous “holds” and to those of you who have enjoyed your first cuts……HUGE congratulations!!!

What a great year this is turning out to be! Stay in touch and keep thinking creative thoughts! (top)