Damn, making a new album tests me in so many ways, yet is also so enlivening. What I love about this process is that it forces me to wake up and grow, face fears and take risks. It forces me to believe in myself, at least a little bit more than I did the year before. I really believe in songwriting as a path of personal growth (or any creative path that you follow to the ends of the earth). I won’t lie that I have a lot of dreams and goals, but at the top of the pyramid is inner fulfillment, and somewhere pretty near to there is meeting you and connecting with you. Even though that actually scares me, because I’m a sensitive introvert and I love you so deeply but you also scare me a little (I’m sorry, I wish I wasn’t this way, but I’m also really glad I am, because I’m sure it’s also the part of me that makes me want to burrow deep into my own psyche and mull things endlessly and come out with a song).
Some glimpses into the songs and my process are below - what I need to see this album through to it’s finish point is ample funding and a strong community with me - I would love to have your support to make this project happen. Here is the complete fundraiser page with all the details that make this project so special.
Without belaboring the point, I’ve begun recording this new album, elliptic (tentative title) already. While I wanted to start this process so much earlier, on the heels of Carpe Noctem, sometimes things just take the time that they take and can’t be forced. I have created some beautiful exchanges for any support you choose to give to this project (a few examples - A Songbook, a concert this spring, real paper letters mailed to you via my new Analogue Community, bespoke Songwriting Mentorship - among other items). MORE HERE
