I am a solo singer/songwriter. My music is mostly soft although my songs could easily be performed in mostly any style.
For me, it's all about the song. That mysteriously magical thing that happens when a lyric is married to a melody. The writing process is invigorating and exciting while simultaneously being exasperating and difficult. It is that moment when music is being composed and a lyric is being written when I am truly the "artist at his easel."
The creative process continues when the song is brought into the studio to be recorded because, as in writing, the production and arrangement processes also have their own sets of challenges. Those challenges are always dictated by the song itself and the task at hand at that moment is to be true to the song and carefully craft a recording that reflects what the song is about.
Part three, for me, is to then take that song and perform it. It is the purest form of displaying this work of art called a song and is the only place where the magic of the creation is reflected back to me from a room full of interested listeners. And at that moment it is only as magical as the audience makes me believe it is.
My CDs are all available on CDBaby.com.
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robnonair
Aug 01, 2010
Very beautiful three-quarter time song, Larry! Very visual! I love your vocal, your lyric, the Melodica, the lightness of the piano, the entire arrangement. Love your humming.... This song has a nice French Flair feel to it. And I love your metaphor; you are most excellent at that... (And the photo of the bears that you chose; they made me smile...)
This is quite nicely done. I take it there's an accordion in there. Very good lyrics.