No guitar playing today. I’m in the office again and there wasn’t time before work and there likely won’t be time after work. I expect the same tomorrow as I’ll be in the office again. That will be three days this week. Ouch.
Thursday though. Expect good news on Thursday (but don’t bank on it).
Not a lot but better than nothing.
Just before bed last night I worked out a song form for song number 39 and then started song number 40. I now have two songs ready for rhythm guitars.
Like I said, not much but I thought I was going to get shut out again and I didn’t so that’s a win.
A good day. I put vocals on four songs. Then I wrote lyrics and melodies and added vocals to two more songs. Then I mixed three songs. No guitar playing, but a good day indeed.
Is the hashtag supposed to be #GibsonDay or is it #GibSunday? They both work. Should I just use both of them?
I haven’t played today, but I did get a couple of pics for whichever hashtag is the right one. I am so unhip.
I have mixed three songs today. That means the total number of completed demoes of new songs for the 50 songs in 90 days challenge is up to 27. 54% complete.
I’ll share the least awful of them all. This is yet another attempt to make 3/4 time rock. I guess it’s almost successful, but I am pretty sure I’ve written exactly this song multiple times in the past.
I might share the other two songs later, but probably not.
Lots of stuff going on today. It started with car music. I put vocals onto the four songs that were ready and then wrote the lyrics and the melodies to two more as I was recording. One of them suuuuuucks. The other might be okay.
Errands run, chores done, worry over my dad worried. I am hoping to spend some time with Bellana today before she goes back to Vermont tomorrow. I feel like I’ve been missing her visit.
Random picture time. First, my “recording studio” view. Can you believe how terrible the light is? The weather is dreadful right now.
Next, the center of town. Clock included.
And in closing… cats.
Halfway Done. 45 days down, 45 days to go.
I wrote the lyrics and the melodies for four songs. Not nearly as much as I wanted to get done, but not bad.
Here at the halfway point I have 24 song demoes finished. Five songs are ready to mix. Four songs are ready for vocals. Four songs are ready for lyrics. Two songs are just a handful of little riffs that need to be worked into a song form. That’s a total of 39 songs in the pipeline.
I’m still confident that I’ll get to 50 songs, but life is getting in the way quite a bit right now. I’ll remain cautiously optimistic.
In the 50 songs and 90 days pipeline there are four songs ready for vocals. That’s enough for me to go out and do some car music tomorrow. Vocals recorded in the car in an empty parking lot. The only way I can do it and feel comfortable with the whole singing thing.
If I can just find a way to get two more songs ready tonight then I could have 10 songs started and nearly finished within the month of August. That would be fun, right?
I’ll see if I can swing it. No promises.
Day 44 (yesterday) was busy and stressful and rough. There wasn’t a lot of time for musical fun. I did sneak in a mix though. 24 songs down.
24 songs down for the 50 songs in 90 days challenge. 26 to go.
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