I have to start my blog with a great big WOW! We are officially onto song three. So many incredible things are happening all at once. First of all we posted a YouTube clip of my first week in the studio. We also officially started live streaming today. Working with the Iklectics is so amazing, I worked on some more words for our second song, which I thought was gonna be a "let your hair down, roll down the windows and sang kind of song" but it turned out to be more of a proclamation type song. One of my favorite lines in the song is "Youth escapes me, but wisdom is on my side". I wanted the song to tell where I am in my life, and I think everyone gets to that age where they realize hey I'm not that young whippersnapper I used to be. Although I don't feel old, and I don't consider myself old, I know I'm not getting any younger. I still have a hard time believing that three of my five children are adults. It goes by quickly, and I find myself valuing the time with my familia even more so.
Anyways we completed song two, now keep in mind these are still incomplete in the sense that Sam and John will still add additional instrumentation, I need to sing lead vocals, and background vocals. Then the song will be mixed by Big Sam (my husband) and viola we're ready to master the song. So the vocal track that was recorded is called a scratch vocal, which will be replaced with a permanent vocal. As I explained in the YouTube clip "it's all a process". Now I know we are zipping right along, and it may seem unconventional to many but, again Sam & I have never been anything but unconventional. And this project is no exception to our music centric family lifestyle.
We began a new song, and if you were watching the live stream, you were able to see how it just starts with an idea for a melody. Then John suggested a direction for the lyrics, which we just kind of mulled over for a bit. I didn't really want it to be a sad song, because that's like a different time and place, and I didn't really wanna go there YET. We may have a sad song, but we'll see, this one isn't it. It has such a fun lighthearted beat, it couldn't be sad! We got as far as the chorus, and tonight or tomorrow I will try and come up with some words for the verse. Not sure how much time I will have this evening since we have dinner plans.
Today was a special day not just in the studio, but we were also celebrating my Brother-in-Laws birthday. We always let the b-day boy or girl pick their meal, homemade or restaurant. Paul chose Mosaics Restaurant in downtown San Jose which I think most of us had never tried. We are all pretty picky eaters, as far as flavors, textures, and seasonings. My son Sam can pick out the spices in foods before he even takes a bite. Yes we are all sniffers, because if it doesn't appeal to your sense of smell than your chances of it appealing to your taste buds is pretty slim. But I think we were all pleased with our choice of entree. Really the appetizers were so good I would have been content to just eat that, and that's exactly what our friends Brian and David Skarbek did. They ordered an extra side of sliders, which are delicious lil' hamburgers yum. I myself had the Poached Atlantic Salmon with Marinated Grapes, Fennel, Tomatoes with a Lemongrass infusion. Sam played a trick on me before dessert arrived. I had left the table to take Rocky for a little walk so he could get his sillies out. When I came back Sam offered me a sample of sorbet which I happily took a nice big scoop of. I should have noticed by the mischievous look in his eye that he was up to something. That delicious spoonful turned out to be a big blob of butter, lucky for him I like butter but still it was a naughty trick. Anyway we topped off our meal with a delicious and refreshing pomegranate gelato sorbet. The meal was wonderful, and company was divine. We have such wonderful friends and family, I enjoyed every minute of it. Perfect way to end an amazing day.
Hope to see you tomorrow in the studio - just go to my website lullabiestolovesongs.com and press on the QuickTime link for the instructions.
<3 Lizzi
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