I will start this post saying that there is no contract or buyer or record company awaiting any "finished" Lightrail Coyote songs. For better or worse.
Like most hobbyist (not our income) artists, it is ourselves that become impatient awaiting the "new" and the "finished." It is our pesky day jobs and the need to pay bills that can pause the record button. And yes, there is the ugliest word I know, procrastination.
That said, when is a song finished? And can you know that without creating twenty different mixes/versions? I imagine most artists tackle this one as well. I could take the obvious path, and tell you "Songs are never truly finished, they are constantly evolving and you will continually re-interpret."
But lately my new response to this is: The song "writing" and arranging phase is done when you can listen back to the recording and not be thinking about what you could have done differently. Instead you are just listening. Believe me, this isn't an easy task as the artist.
--K
New songs update:
I've been making some progress with the three songs. Mainly, I've figured out how to "bus" aka "mixdown" in Protools. This was a key hurdle to get over, and means I am really close to posting some actual audio.
Stay tuned,
--K
- Posted at the Speed of (((Sound)))
