spring roses, spring thorns
hey hey hey sunshine rays,
Much is currently germinating in what looks to be a fruitful summer, but nothing quite ready to be picked and shared yet!! But let's head to the rose garden for this missive and see what's there :)
Roses and Thorns
...as we used to go around saying while sitting in a circle in acting class. In two lists, here's the ups and downs of my musical life lately.
Roses
I was asked to play a few songs at the Irish Arts Center's spring donor event, which was super lovely!! I have a few other events with them later this year too.
Lots of work on demos for my personal project!! Two are very close to being done!! I love making music :)
My confidence in vocal mixing and mastering is growing thanks to the wonders of YouTube
Some really fun client orders lately- a batch of songs for a children's wellness app, a theme song for a midwestern Vampire the Masquerade campaign, and some lead vocals for a really sick edm track.
I completed my 700th order on Fiverr this week ! wow wow wow
Thorns
The first real significant dip in orders I've experienced since I've started freelancing first time
The coinciding of this dip with the month I have to pay taxes :( big rip for my bank account
Still struggling to find my groove in creating content for social media.
Little Joys
There is a set of dice from the 1st century on display in the Ancient Egypt wing of The Met (including a two thousand year old D20!). Unassuming, every day artifacts like these in museums always make me the most emotional to see. I own dice, and use them to play games with my friends. We are not so different after all :)
I've been on a podcast kick lately, and have added two to my more regular rotation: Dear Hank and John (The Green brothers give self-proclaimed dubious advice to questions submitted about science and social interactions) and We Can Do Hard Things (a heart-open interview podcast led by author Glennon Doyle)
The cherry blossoms are in full bloom!! Change is the only promised state!! The fleeting nature of beauty does not diminish its value!! We are here to witness beautiful things!!
I'm glad you're here.
Fleeting and changing and beautifully yours,
Em