West Coast, We Rock!

[theatokos]

It's been a whirlwind of activity around here. This weekend I attended a lovely baby shower, as well as a bridal shower. I love having an excuse to drink gin before noon! I also went shopping at H&M, battled the guilt I inevitably have over purchasing new department store clothes, and then rolled around in love with a teal dress I found at Banana Republic. I like to say that I am just following Bush's post-9/11 plan: being a good consumer patriot. I also had some deep thoughts while reading the Economist. Maybe I'll get around to developing them.

But most news worthy is that I got to go into a recording studio yesterday and sing a loop for a rap song! I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it was an honest-to-god studio: huge mixing boards (once belonging to Michael Bolton), keyboards, and gold records on the wall. One of the studio owners has produced for Master P, Snoop Dogg, and Silkk the Shocker (which has to be one of the stupidest rap names ever). I believe the name of the song I breathed/sang on is called "West Coast, We Rock" by a nice guy called J-Stunna. When his myspace page stops looking juvenile and the track gets mixed I'll link to it. So fun.

Comments

[goddessofmercy.livejournal.com]

that recording experience sounds really exciting.*g*

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Once I got there "exciting" was not the word I'd use. More like, expiditious, quick, amusing, fun. The line wasn't hard or complicated or of all that much substance, but once you layer and loop the vocal starts to actually take on a texture of it's own and really fleshed out the song.

[goddessofmercy.livejournal.com]

sounds kind of like filming...which generally sounds somewhat exciting and cool but is actually long and tiring andvery technical.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

yup: "oh, take again? this time more breathy?" "oh okay, emphasize the rhythms this time?" "try to sound happier?" etc.

Very much like screen acting and a different beast from live singing/acting. Still though, I am glad I've been working my technique.

[goddessofmercy.livejournal.com]

Very much like screen acting and a different beast from live singing/acting. Still though, I am glad I've been working my technique.

and hey, you'll be on a track on a cd. that is so cool, regardless.

[ginger-root.livejournal.com]

AWESOME! i'm so pumped to hear thiiiisssss!!!

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Thanks! What I'm happy about is that the opportunity actually came to pass. I would love to do more of this. It's fun to use my classically trained back ground for non-classical things.

Have I ever mentioned how great that icon is?

[fictional-emily.livejournal.com]

BUNNY!

[fictional-emily.livejournal.com]

THE Michael Bolton, you say?

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

The one and only.

(thank god)