Reflections

I've been in some sort of head space, lately.

With the release of Waiting On Me, my passion for creation has somewhat reignited. I've been in a writing slump for awhile, and as most creatives can certainly testify, this takes a bit of a toll on you. It's discouraging.

I've slowed down booking for a few reasons. Adjusting to a new job, a new relationship, mental burnout, to name a few. Most of the reasons aren't necessarily negative. We all need to recharge.

The chief reason for my decision to take a little time off has been to get some recording done. I find that facet of the creative process to be the most rewarding and therefore the best remedy for a creative myre that I may chance to find myself in.

I've released my most "radio-friendly" stuff. This wasn't planned. It sort of just shook out that way because they seemed to likely be the easiest and fastest to produce. They did a good job of acquainting me with a more professional musical environment, and helped start me in learning the process.

I'm glad I did this because even though I don't believe these songs to be the most accurate representation of me as an artist, I do believe that they have prepared me to dig deeper and really do justice to my more profound and meaningful material.

My music tends to be a little (maybe a lot) darker than the fun, upbeat stuff that I have put out so far. This has really made me want to take a look back and evaluate where these songs came from. The stories and experiences that created them.

I really feel like the introspection in this endeavor could help push me towards bringing this material to life, as well as towards creating more and better material.

I may really dig into some of this stuff, and I plan to document as much of it as possible. Who knows? Maybe I'll share some of this with you. Maybe a story telling series... I don't know, yet.