The next few months were busy – and exciting! I spent alot of time creating new music in the studio. So much involved – writing, creating the song structure, then the basic track. Hiring session players – drummers, guitarists… layering the tracks, then vocals… sometimes I was there from early evening until 1 – 2 …
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January – 2003 My sister told me her employee´s ex brother in law is the VP for Sony Records in Toronto. She is going to let her hear my demo and maybe she can do something. Sent my demo to David Quilico at Sony Music. Sent out 3 more demos. My friend wanted my demo …
Feb 13 – 2003 – Ugh, do I ever remember this. This is actually a funny story. Found it in my journal. So, one of my favourite CD´s was from a Canadian Alternative Rock Band from Toronto, I Mother Earth – Another Spin Around the Sun. In my opinion, every song on that CD was …
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I haven´t written here for a while. My Mom passed away August 30, 2020. I just haven´t had the energy or the desire to do much lately. I´m pretty depressed. It´s been a very difficult year with the passing of my best friend, the pandemic, isolating as a single person and now losing my Mom. …
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April 15, 2002 – Recorded demo at Puck Farms in Schomberg Ontario. May 23, 2002 – In another theatre production – Opening night tonight for ¨Maggies Jazz Pit¨. May 28, 2002 – Joined the Huronia Soundwaves Womens Choir Division of Sweet Adeline International. June 4, 2002 – Auditioned for Nutcrackers with the Kempenfelt Players. Had …
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Another year… Goals written in diary: To have other artists record my songs. To be a special guest with other artists and sing one of my songs with their band backing me. To be a special guest for a Colin James show and have him and him band back me. Hired my friend to build …
Although I so much want to focus on music entirely I can´t. I have to work. As you know, I´m working full time in my salon but trying to spend my spare time on my music. It´s tough because I have the kids too, the house, the cleaning, shopping, accounting… it´s draining. It would be …
The year has started off on a positive note – On January 6th 9 of the songs I entered into the International Songwriting Competition have been advanced to the second round of judging. I entered 18. Started working on a new song with Peter Boynton that I wrote for my Gramma called ¨Hands¨. January 31 …
It´s really emotionally difficult to write this blog. I feel that I want to document my musical journey, but to do so I have to revisit my diaries – revisit painful events. Sometimes, after a blog, I´m so emotionally drained. But, I´m doing this for a number of reasons. Firstly, when I´m gone, my children …
So it was in 2008 that I moved to the condo. I bought some furniture and I felt some sense of home. I had written some songs – mainly depressing ones, but some that, although they were sad, I felt were good. I had always said that if I could pick anyone to produce my …
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