I’ve been having a blast in the recording studio of late; sometimes I feel like a happy human music prisoner..
What it is about getting caught up in being creative that’s so enjoyable?
Tags: composing, jim chappell, jim chappell blog, Music fun, piano, recording studio
I’m having fun of late finding the right notes for my latest music efforts. It’s always a challenge to be constantly trying to do your best work, but I enjoy that part my profession.
Sometimes the journey is as interesting as the destination:)
Tags: composing, Music fun, recording studio, songwriting
Bouncing some new music off of select fans to see what’s happening and what’s not; should be enlightening:) I’ve decided how great would it be to get even more opinions on my new material before I commit to releasing it? Of course it’s about what songs I love, but when you really strip it down it’s not so much about me as it is about you. Without you I would only be playing for the birds and trees etc!
Tags: music power, piano music, recording studio, solo piano, songwriting
Writing a good song is just the beginning; I’ve learned that I need to keep on until I get a great version of it in the studio..it’s all about the heart, the vibe, and the emotion!
It’s really interesting to compare “takes” of a good song. Some versions just don’t do anything! Then all of a sudden the magic is present when while listening back through another pass at the song, and everyone feels it.
It really is more than just a good song that touches others, and gives them goosebumps, or causes their heart to open up; simply put it’s that undefinable ingredient that is so great when it gets captured in the music:)
It’s something you don’t really have any control over. You just do your best at trying to express it, and it either comes through , or it doesn’t!
Being able to put together a “great” song becomes a true cause for celebration and humble gratitude.
Tags: recording studio, songwriting
RSS