Guess where I am? I’m in philly, typing this blog on my little blackberry. For those who don’t know, that’s my hometown. I had some bonus air mileage that were set to expire the end of this year and I didn’t get to visit earlier this year so I took the plunge and booked travel! It was a bit tricky to time the trip cause I was also communicating with some producers about the album but it worked out. I have one test session with a producer set for when I get back. We’ll record one song and see how it goes. Otherwise, I’m enjoying seeing my dearest friends in the world. Highlights so far of my visit have been meeting new babies, remembering what humidity is, getting bitten by mosquitos (I rarely get bit in LA if at all!), and going on a 40 minute walk while breathing in the fragrant east coast air. I also have a gig this Wed in State College PA. I’m both excited and nervous to perform live after quite awhile. Come on out to Sozo Arts (www.sozoart.org) this Wed if you’re in the area! I’ll try to record some stuff this wed and post up a video of one of the songs off this new album. Any requests?

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Ok, here’s the story… Around the beginning of August, after 23 days of recording (spread out over 2 months), I was listening to some of the tracks we were starting to build. Specifically, “Safe” and “War”. And they didn’t sound the way I had envisioned. It wasn’t a quality issue at all as much as a style issue. The tracks were good. They just weren’t in the style of music that I would like to present these songs in. So I decided, after a night of agonizing thought and prayer, to make one of the hardest decisions I have ever made: to put recording on pause. It was pretty devastating for me in many ways cause I had spent a lot of time choosing a producer in the first place. I spent days wallowing in regret for something I couldn’t have foreseen (until after we had done a couple tracks). I was overcome by guilt for having used so much presale money and not finishing the album. I spent days calling up close friends and getting their feedback. In the end, they helped me realize that I made the right decision. This album should sound like something that’s a part of my heart and I know that fans and supporters wouldn’t want it any other way. So I parted ways with my producer on good terms and tried not to get too discouraged.

What this means for the album is that I’m going to take all the stuff I recorded this summer (mainly scratch tracks and drums) and finish the album with another producer. (side note-apparently recording tracks with more than one producer is not an uncommon occurrence in the industry. Still doesn’t make the experience any easier.) Who I will work with and when is not clear yet. Read the rest of this entry »

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I read my last blog and sound nauseatingly positive. Maybe because I was practicing one of my new mottos, “assume the positive”. Point to me for trying. Everyone is safe and healthy but the album is at a standstill, and therefore so am I. Almost literally paralyzed. Not fun. so no progress on continuing the recording yet, album still cryogenically frozen in mid-stance…So.. I’m just orbiting a bit in outer space, pondering upon the earth before I try to make my landing. Hopefully one that doesn’t end in a bright orange fireball. More details soon. Thank to you for reading this, and to everyone for hanging in there with me and this album, out of mere curiousity or spectator fascination… it’s all appreciated.

In the meanwhile, feel free to check out some ‘experimental’ demos I did some time ago under the moniker “Sukey Rose” (how ever did I think of that?) here: www.myspace.com/sukeyrose

-Mia

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