Had A Great Time

I had a great time recording the jingle. It only took about a half an hour to do. I think it will come out great, at least I hope so. I want to do more! I used to freeze up in recording studios. I am so used to performing live. It used to freak me out to be in a sound-proof fish tank, with just the engineer looking back at me. Not to mention, if you screw up live, you just get over it and move on. If you screw up in the studio, you do it over and over until you get it right. There is just something so beautiful about any live performances, whether it be a band or a play. To me, I feel more inhibited in the recording studio. It is just something that takes getting used to. I was not as inhibited this evening, however. Doing a lot of recording at home has helped me get over wanting to freeze up as soon as the track starts and I have to sing or play my part. At home though, no one is paying for my screw-ups. I have finally come to understand that recording, like a live show, takes mental preparation before hand; It is not enough to just know your part. Plus, the guy who hired me was great. He has a great ear and was very good at giving me direction with regards to how he wanted it to sound.

My cat, Merlin, gave me the cold shoulder this morning. He was up at 5am this morning and thought that everyone else should be up with him. I kicked him out of my room and closed the door so I could get some sleep, because he was being noisy. He was not happy about this. As I was leaving for work and he was getting ready to take his first mid-morning nap, I told him my usual "be a good kitty" and "see you later" and he wouldn't even look at me. Anyway, he greeted me at the door this evening when I get home, so I must be forgiven. I love that cat!