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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/16 18:33:25 (permalink)
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I don't know but it sounds like perhaps you and I are a bit alike. I have a strong tendancy to take something simple and make it much more difficult and complex than it ever should be. Like Spacey, I tried for years to get software and hardware to do things it was not capable of doing and that I did not understand how to do if it was capable. Software and hardware are SO much better these days, you no longer have to mortgage your home to be able to afford something that works... still, I have to make a concious effort to keep it simple. Most of the time I think it is really true that "less is more"... first takes usually have the most passion and I don't need all the effects and extra tracks etc that I think I do. Sometimes just a vocal and an acoustic guitar or piano track do it all.I used to get so frustrated that I would stop, do something else for a while, forget everything I learned, then do it all over again... always frustrated.My greatest joy in music has always been playing and singing or just playing along with some song or track. I go through times when many songs seem to come, other times the well is dry. My recording began as a way to try and capture my songs and I know exactly what you mean... it can take all the joy away from what you love.My advice, FWIW, would be to keep it simple and stay in your comfort zone. Collaborate if you think you need to add an instrument or need help with mixing or mastering or whatever is frustrating you. Just take a deep breath, step back and take a look at the big picture again. J 


Spot on jbow, spot on.
Comfort zone - I did exactly what your last sentence said just yesterday. Was sitting in the hot tub and reflecting what is all different now than from days gone by when is WAS fun.
One of the things I realized is that I am trying too had to make my old songs (80's and 90's) sound to 'modern'.
A buddy's Son said to me one day when he heard one of my songs 'yeah that was good. It was real retro, real 80's).'
And here I was trying to modernize my sound. Man that statement just blew my mind.
So yesterday the lesson I was given from the hot tub was, your comfort zone is NOT a bad place to be.
Now that of course doesn't mean we shouldn't venture outside that now and again.
Good things can happen out there. But venturing out of and deliberately avoiding are two quite different things.
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/16 19:01:22 (permalink)
As Paul Gilbert said "You can take the man out of the 80's, but you can't take the 80's out of the man!"

 
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/16 20:29:36 (permalink)
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As Paul Gilbert said "You can take the man out of the 80's, but you can't take the 80's out of the man!"


And 'as it should be...'
The 80's. music was awesome. Had the band together back then...
We recorded at Sweetwater back when Sweetwater was a one room studio in Chuck's house!
2" tape. Groupies. More alcohol than brains. More weed than money.

God I miss those times!
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/16 21:31:08 (permalink)
Just be glad you can still remember them!

 
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/16 22:53:27 (permalink)
In my world, I have to wait for the creativity no matter how long it takes or I will drive myself crazy trying to create something by force.  This has led to a lot of time off from music and spending that time instead to learning a new DAW, reading and experimenting with new techniques, and catching up on popular songs and videos.  
 
Then, something hits me.  The last thing was listening to Mumford & Sons.  They really inspired me to write a folksy rock song which I am just finishing up.  I tried new concepts in recording my acoustic and bass which I got from this forum.  I had a blast and am happy with the song and production.  I will share it when it is done.  
 
In the meantime, don't worry if you need to break for a while.  Read some books, talk some walks.  Enjoy your life.  Best time to create is when you have something to say - no matter what it is.  My last song was a latin thingy about a bumble bee and a flower that I wrote after watching Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club movie.  I just try not to have any constraints at all.  Just go with it and dont' take any of it seriously.  Something good might happen.
 
That's IMO anyway.
 
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/18 21:15:32 (permalink)
Interesting commentary.
 
When I get to the point of not enjoying it.... I stop doing it. But since music is a part of me and not just something I do, but something I MUST DO, the break from it is a recharging of the batteries while I listen to music other have made and at some point...I never try to force it ( yeah sometimes I do) because I know it will always return on it's own, fully recharged and ready to write, and record again.
 
Set down with the simple goal to write a song. any song. start to finish in a day or two. it will surprise you what can happen.
 
Lots of things can steal your joy and fun. I look at the things that MAKE it joyful and fun filled. All the software and FX and VST's I have plus the things filled with artificial intelligence that do much of the heavy lifting for me, actually make this more fun. I can do most everything in my humble studio.
 
On the other hand, having the internet, and this forum site to meet other musicians and work on tunes together, writing, collaborating on music, playing on other's songs, them playing on mine, that, my friend, is fun. Even mixing music that I had no hand in recording.....such as the various sites that hold mixing contests.... that is fun.
 
As far as getting better at the technical, production, mixing aspect.... post everything you do over in the songs forum to get critiques and ask for detailed crits not just the pats on the back and the atta-boys. There are folks here who will tell you what's wrong....and more importantly, how to fix it. I credit the folks in the songs forum here for really helping me grow as a mixer and producer of music.
 
When I really get brick walled..... it's time to go back to the basics. I grab my acoustic and work on scales and new chords. I grab my mandolin and do the same. Inspiration will come back... it always does. Be patient, but while waiting, learn something new..... musically or other....
 
Or... you could simply grab a beer and watch TV for a time.

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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/18 23:22:17 (permalink)
It's been a while since I've written any new songs - but for me they have to just come along.
 
I can't force them out. They don't come along all that often, but I like what does when it happens.
 
I'll never forget the night I wrote 2 really cool, meaningful songs, 1 right after the other.
 
Just bam! - out of nowhere - in the space of about 45 minutes.
 
Had the acoustic guitar in hand, [and I'm a piano player], and there they were. 
 
Gotta be 30 some odd years now since they popped out - but I've kept them to this day.
 
Speaking of collaborating, my new Mrs. has some excellent poetry, so we have just discussed me putting tunes to some of them, and her writing new ones.
 
Up 'til now I've always done the lyrics.
 
Wouldn't that be cool.  That should spark some flames.



 
 
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/19 06:08:15 (permalink)
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When I really get brick walled..... it's time to go back to the basics. I grab my acoustic and work on scales and new chords. I grab my mandolin and do the same. Inspiration will come back... it always does. Be patient, but while waiting, learn something new..... musically or other....
 



I did exactly this yesterday. Took my Ovation out on the deck and started re-aquainting myself. It was frustrating initially as the chops were rusty and didn't flow.
But I did hit a groove finally that brought satisfaction.
I'm going to venture into some jazz learning.
You are correct Herb in that when you learn new chords inspiration tends to follow.
At least that is my hope here.
 
@ jimusic -  that collaboration with your wife could go either way... LOL
is very cool though if you two can share that. good luck.
I have done something similar in the past using stuff my Son has written.
Poems, ramblings etc.  Has lent itself well in several cases.
 
 
 
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/19 07:36:32 (permalink)
Keep in mind that the people who are writing the hits you hear on the radio, generally speaking, are writing a song every day. They do have to force it sometimes.
 
I heard Jeffrey Steele  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Steele  in LA a few years back as a speaker at a songwriters convention. He said he writes a minimum of one song a day and spends 8 hrs or so in his studio doing it. Every day. He also said he averages about 1 in 100 getting cut. The other 99 were part of the process to get to that one. He also had, at that time, 24 #1 country hits under his belt.
 
I realize that we all don't have that kind of time to devote to writing, but the point still remains valid..... you have to write a lot, and sometimes you simply have to push through the barriers to get where you want to go. If you stop at the barrier, because you don't feel inspired, you will remain there for a very long time. The only way to get good at what you do is to do it every day whether you feel like it or not.
 
It's said, to become an expert at something, you must invest 10,000 hours into it. Do the math.

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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/19 08:42:57 (permalink)
Hi,
 
Any time I have been "stuck", all it meant was that I wanted to do things left handed and my inner perception wanted to do something else ... which my mind had set as ... something else.
 
You have to find a way to resolve this.
 
For me, I'm too intuitive, for a mind to be able to control/dictate what the writing and doing of it is all about. Thus, in that moment I would put aisde what you are doing, and go play the banjo in the bathtub ... literally ... so you can have a good laugh, find a different sound, and tell that confusion to get fuggged!
 
Writer's block of any kind, is an "adjustment" ... and the faster you learn to play with it the better. You either stop being repetitive and boring, or learn something new! Of course, for all the mechanical, daw-minded and dominated folks here, how can you create music when you are stuck in that one box? ... eventually you will bore yourself!
 
Now you know why I "prize" experiments, and fooling around, so much ... it is not to take you away from your focus, because in the end, you know what it does? ... it focus' you even better ... and you did not know that ... to the point where quality is inversely proportional to quantity ... and you learn to enjoy what you do better.
 
Think of it as sex with your significant other ... a writer's block in that area ... will create some bad issues ... now tell me you don't know what to do about that ... sure .... liar! I'm telling yohhh momma! You have to go do something else ... stop fighting the lazyness! Go outside, record and play with the crickets!
post edited by Moshkiae - 2013/06/19 08:44:06

As a wise Guy once stated from his holy chapala ... none of the hits, none of the time ... prevents you from becoming just another turkey in the middle of all the other turkeys! 
  
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/19 14:31:14 (permalink)
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Sitting in my studio the other night and I realized that I'm just not having FUN anymore.
Whether it's playing, mixing or writing. I have this HUGE block going on.
I think it's all because I have been trying to finally get all my songs re-recorded and put to a disc.
Just something that I can share with close friends and for posterity.
So now instead of just letting it happen, I guess I'm pressing to make everything as perfect as possible. Add to that I just don't have all the proper mixing skills and know how and frustration seeps in.
 
Now, this pressing thing in general is probably not bad, as it can bring focus,  but in my case it has totally taken the fun away from the music, from the process.
 
Like many of you, I would imagine, music is my outlet in life.
I play, I write and my soul opens and I purge myself of all the daily dysfunction that life brings.
Without that outlet things get backed up.
 
Would that be 'Artistic Constipation'?
 
geez
 
Any advise?
 
Dave



LOL (sorry I don't really mean to laugh) but I know the feeling all too well! Trust me brother, if you could play all the instruments well and all your skills were up to par on the recording aspect, you'd STILL feel this way. If you [link=mailto:half-@ss]half-@ss[/link] it, you regret years later that you did it that way. My first album has that effect on me. I love the songs but hate the production. So much so, I've started re-recording it so I can do the songs some justice. If you get all anal with everything and are Mr. Perfect, that takes a toll too. So it's just a no win situation really unless you have a band. That does help but even there, you will still get overly involved.
 
The fix? Stop being hard on yourself and accept who and what you are at THIS time right here and now. Do what you do...I'm sure it will sound good enough. NOT doing anything is sad. God forbid something happens to you and you have shared nothing....well, you don't want that. When people like/love you, all the things YOU think are important are not important at all, Dave. You think your friends and family will care about your production? They will be happy just to hear you on CD bro, trust me. You're not a pro engineer...you don't own a big studio...don't try to compete with stuff like that. Accept who and what you are as well as what gear you have.
 
Make it fun...laugh at yourself. Then sit back and think about all the people in this world that would kill to be able to do what you can do....that will never have a chance. They can't afford an instrument let alone several different instruments, a computer, all the software, good decent mic's....get my drift? We sometimes forget how blessed we are bro. People take life way too seriously in times where they shouldn't...yet they don't take it seriously enough when it really matters. Enjoy that you have the gift of music and the means to get it out there. Even if it isn't as perfect as you'd like it to be....think about the kid in some country far away that would kill to just have a $20 acoustic from a pawn shop with 2 strings on it. Record them songs a little at a time and smile the whole way brother. It's supposed to be a fun hobby...it can be whatever you want it to be. You are the boss. :)
 
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/19 14:44:10 (permalink)
P.S. Dave: you made a mention of "too 80's." Let me talk about that for a second. You were influenced by? Right..players of the 80's. There's nothing wrong with it man. I'm 80's and I'm proud. Go have a listen in the songs forum. You can tell how old each poster is based on the material they have offered. Seriously. The majority in MY opinion, are classic rockers and range in age from 40's to 60's. There's NOTHING wrong with that at all. If you think about things seriously...
 
How do you influence a man that grew up on late 60's and 70's classic rock to think like the band Disturbed and have a "now sound"? Right...you don't. He is either influenced by that band and their sound to where he alters himself...or he doesn't. Most will NOT and rightfully so. We are what we are. I grew up on some of the greatest rock/metal guitarists of this time in my opinion. Eddie VH, Randy Rhoads, Terry Kath, Gilmore, Page, Eric Gales, Yngwie, Lynch, DeMartinni, Satch, Vai, Petrucci, Dann Huff...you get the idea. I have no problems being told I borrowed from those guys. That's what I grew up on man...these guys are what made me want to play guitar. I'm not going to go all modern if I don't feel it or enjoy it. Who gives a flying crap about modern if you do not feel it in you nor are you trying to get a record deal? Do what you do...enjoy it and be proud of what you've become. If you want to go modern, listen to modern and try for what they do. If you are happy where you are, flaunt it...someone will like it. There are still many of us 40 on ups alive that like music that has an older flavor to it. :)
 
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/19 16:20:12 (permalink)
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Sitting in my studio the other night and I realized that I'm just not having FUN anymore.
Whether it's playing, mixing or writing. I have this HUGE block going on.
I think it's all because I have been trying to finally get all my songs re-recorded and put to a disc.
Just something that I can share with close friends and for posterity.
So now instead of just letting it happen, I guess I'm pressing to make everything as perfect as possible. Add to that I just don't have all the proper mixing skills and know how and frustration seeps in.
 
Now, this pressing thing in general is probably not bad, as it can bring focus,  but in my case it has totally taken the fun away from the music, from the process.
 
Like many of you, I would imagine, music is my outlet in life.
I play, I write and my soul opens and I purge myself of all the daily dysfunction that life brings.
Without that outlet things get backed up.
 
Would that be 'Artistic Constipation'?
 
geez
 
Any advise?
 
Dave



LOL (sorry I don't really mean to laugh) but I know the feeling all too well! Trust me brother, if you could play all the instruments well and all your skills were up to par on the recording aspect, you'd STILL feel this way. If you [link=mailto:half-@ss]half-@ss[/link] it, you regret years later that you did it that way. My first album has that effect on me. I love the songs but hate the production. So much so, I've started re-recording it so I can do the songs some justice. If you get all anal with everything and are Mr. Perfect, that takes a toll too. So it's just a no win situation really unless you have a band. That does help but even there, you will still get overly involved.
 
The fix? Stop being hard on yourself and accept who and what you are at THIS time right here and now. Do what you do...I'm sure it will sound good enough. NOT doing anything is sad. God forbid something happens to you and you have shared nothing....well, you don't want that. When people like/love you, all the things YOU think are important are not important at all, Dave. You think your friends and family will care about your production? They will be happy just to hear you on CD bro, trust me. You're not a pro engineer...you don't own a big studio...don't try to compete with stuff like that. Accept who and what you are as well as what gear you have.
 
Make it fun...laugh at yourself. Then sit back and think about all the people in this world that would kill to be able to do what you can do....that will never have a chance. They can't afford an instrument let alone several different instruments, a computer, all the software, good decent mic's....get my drift? We sometimes forget how blessed we are bro. People take life way too seriously in times where they shouldn't...yet they don't take it seriously enough when it really matters. Enjoy that you have the gift of music and the means to get it out there. Even if it isn't as perfect as you'd like it to be....think about the kid in some country far away that would kill to just have a $20 acoustic from a pawn shop with 2 strings on it. Record them songs a little at a time and smile the whole way brother. It's supposed to be a fun hobby...it can be whatever you want it to be. You are the boss. :)
 
-Danny




More (and many) wise words from the Danziman..........
 
This used to be me. I had these tunes / ideas that nobody but me ever heard because I thought they didn't sound good enough to play to anyone. Then I came to realise that hey, it might not be perfect or great, but how many people that are going to hear this could actually do it better ? What is there to be afraid of from these people ?  The major breakthrough for me was a song I recorded that was played at a funeral of all things. Lots and lots of people there and almost all of them came to me afterwards and asked if it was possible to buy a copy. Even people who hadn't attended heard about it and contacted me to ask if they could have a copy. In the end I think it was about 150 people who wanted a copy. I couldn't bring myself to profit from it given the circumstances, so I just charged everyone who asked a nominal amount "to cover costs" but in fact gave all of the money taken to charity. Main thing was that it opened my eyes to the idea that it doesn't have to be perfect. Another breakthrough for me was the songs forum here. Some serious talent in there and it took me a while to put something I did into this environment becuase of that, but in the end I just thought........it's only the internet, none of these people know who I am or will point at me in the street and say ......there's that guy that really sucks, so I just went for it. Turns out that those very people whose abilities intimidated me so are the ones who helped me the most and I am better at this stuff now than I was because of them.  Still a long way to go, but I have learned from the process.
 
The downside of improvement is that I do sometimes listen to things I was once quite pleased with, that I presented to people and think........that's awful, what the hell was I doing ??  BUT, they still like it, so I guess that's good enough.
 
 

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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/19 18:38:41 (permalink)
@ Danny - thank you my friend.
I sit here and I'm numb in the head after reading your posts.
(Heel of hand to forehead). (Apparently too hard).

What you said is SO obvious, yet I could not see it.

And Paulo, same for you man.
I did used to be very proud of my music but I think the onset of all this new technology and the warped
Thinking that it HAD to be perfect because now the tools are there to take it to that next level...
Well it finally took its toll.

As a secluded, private person it IS an intimidating thought to put stuff out there for others to critique, as you mentioned. Hell just starting this thread was a leap for me! Ha.
But after digesting much of the wisdom offered here, it's all about perspective now for me.
I'll never be a Danny Danzi but I can still play better than my buddy that totally tortures a guitar every time he picks it up!!! Lol

I love a challenge. Now I have one. Posting something in the Songs forum.

THANK YOU

Dave
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/19 18:45:42 (permalink)

 
DOH!!!

 
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/19 20:29:39 (permalink)
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 DOH!!!


Exactly!!!

I can't stop laughing at that stupid picture...
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/19 20:46:39 (permalink)
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/20 14:59:22 (permalink)
I haven't been in the studio to record or play since February.  I frankly don't have any desire to do anything.  I can't explain it!  Everytime I get an idea it usually doesn't go any further than that.

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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/21 09:03:52 (permalink)
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I haven't been in the studio to record or play since February.  I frankly don't have any desire to do anything.  I can't explain it!  Everytime I get an idea it usually doesn't go any further than that.




Must be something in the water......  I'm not very active writing in recent months either.

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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/21 10:02:05 (permalink)
Everything in its season...  When I first burned out trying to record my own music, I was pretty depressed.  I had always played in bands, so tackling a recording project as a solo artist was a daunting challenge.  I really wanted to write, record, and produce my own albums.  I had so many ideas that I thought were good.  I thought that there might be an audience for that music somewhere. 
 
In all the bands I had played in, I always felt competent.  I was accustomed to believing in myself, my ability, and in my instinct.  I then had a couple of failed recording collaborations.  For years, I couldn't understand why it was so hard to collaborate with friends in a recording project when we could play together so easily as a band.  It was a very painful realization when I finally admitted to myself that the reason was because I was not good enough in their eyes.  Sure, they'd put up with me for live shows, but after burning through several hours of recording, they wanted to "go a different way".  I really didn't understand.  They liked my drum parts.  They liked my lyrics.  They liked my vocals.  The overall perception, however, was that I'm too much of an amateur.  For the first time in my life as a musician, I felt inadequate.  Since my musician friends didn't believe in me or want to hear my ideas, I tried to go on alone.
 
I discovered that complete abject failure has a way of dimming some of one's enthusiasm.  Gear broke down, schedules changed, the demands of life changed, and my available free time faded away.  It was hard, but I finally started to accept the idea that in this season of life, I don't have all of the options and abilities I had in other seasons.  As much as I hated to let certain things go, I had to give up on some goals and dreams for now. 
 
Many, many years ago, I took a year long class in a local recording studio to learn the art.  The teacher/engineer/owner had a favorite saying he would use at inappropriate times.  He called it his "Producer" act.  He would stab the talkback button and say, "Dude!  It's just not happening!"
 
As I watched spiders and dust bunnies take over my little basement studio, i could hear his voice in my head.  Not this...Not now...  For now, during this season of life, I'm focusing my creative energies elsewhere.  Maybe I'll return to the studio one day.  Maybe I'll upgrade my gear and start over.  I just don't know.  Maybe later, when there's more time, when I'm better rested, or when the right season comes along, I may try again.  I won't have all of the instrumental parts I hear in my head because I don't have the skill on each instrument to play them.  I'll attempt to do the best I can with my limited skill and technology, but I know my place now.  My audience is much smaller than I once believed it to be.  At this point, I believe it is an audience of one.  The dream is not gone, but it is far, far more humble.
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/21 10:10:30 (permalink)
I'm just in it for the gear.  I love all the shiny lights.

 
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/21 10:19:38 (permalink)
Well said Bubba and a very humbling realisation.
 
At least you had a choice of going up/down/sideways/bacwards......I'm not as lucky and have no where else to go but UP!! :)
 
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/21 10:23:30 (permalink)
Yes, indeed, Mesh.  We create for ourselves and our own enjoyment.  If other people eventually find our work and enjoy it, that's great.  For many of us, the approval of others cannot be our goal.
 
The enjoyment of becan, however, is a good place to start.

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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/21 17:58:15 (permalink)
All Becan aside, Bubba that was well written.
May the season's change in your favor.....

And Craig, yeah the shiny lights ARE cool...
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/21 18:19:55 (permalink)
I'm in a similar position and what doesn't help is that I know by the Autumn, I have to totally re-model my small space, completely redecorate and hopefully offload my Spirit Studio desk to accommodate something a lot smaller.
 
None of this helps to get creative juices flowing, the rut is beckoning with open arms

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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/21 18:30:53 (permalink)
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I'm in a similar position and what doesn't help is that I know by the Autumn, I have to totally re-model my small space, completely redecorate and hopefully offload my Spirit Studio desk to accommodate something a lot smaller. None of this helps to get creative juices flowing, the rut is beckoning with open arms


Jonesey, maybe this change will afford you the opportunity to shed a different light on it all and hit music from a bit of a different angle.
One thing steps aside to make room for another.
If none of that pans out though I will be sure to save some room in 'the Rut' for you! Lol
It seems many of us visit there.
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/21 19:46:35 (permalink)
You know when I was unemployed for 7 months I found I was very creative in the studio. Try quitting your job! : )
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/21 20:40:01 (permalink)
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You know when I was unemployed for 7 months I found I was very creative in the studio. Try quitting your job! : )


Now Lead that is 'outside the box thinking'.
Very impressive.
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Re: When did it stop being fun... 2013/06/24 20:00:57 (permalink)
Thanks!
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Re: When did it stop being fun...[UPDATED] 2013/07/06 18:34:20 (permalink)
Well I made that first big step back...
and it's kind of FUN again..
 
https://soundcloud.com/dxp_songs/leap-of-faith
 
Also posting this in the songs forum.  1st time out for me posting a song of mine.
not sure what to expect but keeping an open mind.
It has been quite enjoyable getting back in the studio and working/playing.
 
All the input and similar experiences in this thread really helped me put it in perspective.
I thank you all for that.
 
Hope you like the tune.
Written about 5 years ago and re-recorded about 1 year ago.
Now I'm just trying to mix it. (hardest part).
The good news is that my lack of mixing ability is offset by my poor musicianship...
 

 
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