Yes, master.

Perfect way to end the week. Official masters dropped-off at my doorstep. Have a great weekend everyone!

And then...a title.

I took this picture this past Spring while out on a walk in my neighborhood. Flowers were blooming everywhere. Each corner I turned down welcomed me with the brightest colors and sweetest scents. After months of gray skies and rain during the winter it felt like a new beginning and a sense of hope began to rest on my shoulders.

At the time I had already written a handful of songs that I later realized all had a running theme, a new beginning. Previously most of my songs had been about love, loss and desire; but this time around I noticed the words focused inward on the self. I began to explore new sounds and instruments. Not a huge departure, but subtle accents in sound and harmony that set me on a new path.

A few nights after I took this picture I stayed up really late working on a new song. I was having really bad writers block and hated everything I was coming up with. Finally, I just went back to the basics. Simple chords, simple melody, and the lyrics came naturally. Maybe I was inspired by the season and the life that was growing around me, the lyrics were short and simple and heartfelt, about letting-go and that moment when you need to change the path you are on. I wrote it in 10 minutes and called it "The Shift." From it came the title of the EP, "In the Light of Morning."

The Shift

I realize I've fallen

And everything we made

I cannot save
I cannot save

And only in these moments
It brings a shift inside

And in the light of morning

We came alive

We came alive

Til then, we fall

Til then, we fall

Til then, we fall

The hardest part...

If there is one thing I have learned from making music it is patience. As a person who has to be doing something all the time, the hardest part of creating is waiting for the right moment to let my ideas free. Nothing great can be forced. It needs its time. I keep telling myself this.

I say this because I have four little tweaks left for my four little recordings. Part of me wanted to release it as is and get it out there already so I could move forward with new songs, but the impatient part of me was quickly overruled by the perfectionist / type-a part. Thus, I am going into the studio on Sunday for what I hope is the last of my need to re-mix my tracks. Wish me luck!