I've been reading up and testing out a few things quite deliberately. I've been trying to explore my Mac a little more to utilise it fully. It is the most expensive material thing that I've invested into. I need to make sure I get my money's worth...and more. :) With the 'rebukes' of many techie Melancholic Choleric producers echoing in my mind, I'm trying to find out how to use Garageband and perhaps graduate to Logic Express when I am ready. I don't think I want to invest HEAVILY into being a producer or audio engineer because I am not gifted in the area of gizmos and gadgets. BUT, I do need a little bit of knowledge to be better that producing my own demos efficiently. As John Maxwell says, I need to be in my strength zone, but I need to work on my weaknesses IF they are hindering the progress of my growth even in the strength zone. So, number 1: music technology.
2. After meeting with a couple of industry people, I realise that I need to find out and convey who I am stylistically [music, image, persona, objectives]. I need to communicate more effectively and consistently. It's been a real struggle to find a VOICE that is compelling and original. It is a journey and I don't know if I can find it immediately. But with God's help, I think it will be clearer in the days to come. Now, I've been reading up on songwriting, on image, on professionalism etc. One of the websites posted an interesting article: What is your message? U2's message is love, beauty and oneness. What is mine? Do I have one? What are the words that convey my message?
1. So, what’s my message? I think, tentatively, it is about destiny. Destiny (and calling). Abandonment into something bigger and more noble than myself. Dreams (and Vision). Difference(Change for the better). Nothing corny. Can't stand the American cliches of 'dream big' and the careless 'let's make a difference'. it needs to go Deep. DEPTH. Above all, DIVINE involvement in all of this.
2. Are I staying true to it? I'm not writing much about it, so I guess not. Perhaps I need to start. A change of focus? I just need to stay clear of corniness for my own sake, if not for others. I HATE cliches. They bounce off my heart.
3. How am I sharing it? I guess currently I'm talking about it. I'm acting it out a little, with my own life. I hope that as I progress, I'll show people that living in DIVINE DESTINY, with DIVINELY inspired DREAMS to make a kingdom DIFFERENCE is possible. All of this is sustained by DEEP relationships vertically and horizontally. I guess it time to sing about it a little more. Write about it a little more. It is the message that has DRIVEN my life all these 8 years.
God help me.
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