Today, someone on social media took their first listen to “Lava” and had never heard my music.  I got a compliment I’ve never gotten before.  I was told that my voice fits the music and style perfectly. I can’t be more appreciative of these words.  I’ve always felt like this is more where my voice/vocal tone belongs, and this means a lot!

 "Lava" is officially released to the public, as the first song on the "Light in the Shadows" album.  It's fully one acoustic guitar and one vocal.  Below are the lyrics.  Please listen using the BandCamp playlist that is embedded on the main page on this blog. Lava Gentle flame Crackle snap Crash and burn Wo-oh The burning Brings intensity To the calm Wo-oh Feel the heat Embracing energy Can you feel it Wo-oh Dancing flames Screaming angels … Wo-oh Wo-oh Wo-oh Wo-oh Wo-oh I’m blazing from afar Have molten blood within My melody remains Glowing rivers flow With rhythm in my veins Only the lava knows Rolling smoke From the ashes Out of control Wo-oh Staring At the embers Can’t let it go Wo-oh Wo-oh Wo-oh Wo-oh Wo-oh I’m blazing from afar Have molten blood within My melody remains Glowing rivers flow With rhythm in my veins Only the lava knows Let it flow through me Let it burn deeply Let it consume me Lava fight for what’s right Let it flow through me Let it burn...

 My first track is complete and is called " Lava" !  I plan to announce its 'BandCamp Only' release within the next couple days, then will be more active here, speaking about lyrics and anything else that comes to mind.  I would love to answer questions if anyone has any, too! Don't forget, I will be adding more and more tracks to this album as time goes on. I can't wait for you to hear it!

 I'm excited to say that I am done recording the vocals! One thing that makes the vocals so extra important when the content of a track is only acoustic guitar and vocals is that they are in the forefront.  I found myself really getting finicky about not only hitting notes, but how I pronounced the consonants and vowels.  I've done this enough years to know that the tone of my voice isn't conventional, but I can still do it the best I can.  Singing songs with my kids is a fun way I keep my voice in practice.  :)

 I'm excited to say that I full recorded the guitar track last night!  It's sounding good! It is also very apparent that need to use a different compression on the guitar track when there aren't going to be any other instruments...aside from the vocal.  It is so easy to hear when it's isolated like that.  I made the adjustments and saved the settings for more songs coming in the future.

  I'm excited to say that my first song for this project is fully written.  I will be firing up the recording equipment ASAP to get the acoustic guitar recorded first! I've actually been working on this song for a few weeks.  This isn't always the case for me, but I wrote most of the lyrics first, before even knowing what the guitar was going to be like.  When I wrote the guitar part, I quickly found a melody line that quickly fit right in!  The lyrics have been molded since. More information to come!