Hey, it’s February!
Yes! And now it’s time for #FAWM (February Album Writing Month)… check it out at http://fawm.org and join in if you want. My profile is over at http://fawm.org/fawmers/tracyshaun/ and I’ll be attempting the 14 songs in 28 days… but this year it’s 14.5 songs in 29 days 
The first is one is up and you can go listen to it and read the lyrics… this one’s kinda special because I have finally broken through and written the first complete song from scratch in almost 9 months. Yes, 9 months! It feels like such a weight has lifted… feeling so good.
materializing a vision
I wrote Rhymes With You about 3 years ago on my acoustic guitar in a park in Marin on a sunny day in late summer. At the time, I heard a bunch of different things going on in this song, but have only played it acoustically since I wrote it. Though, I did play an electric version of this song a couple of weeks ago at the Brainwash cafe, this has largely been a pure acoustic guitar + vocal song. However, all along I have heard pretty much what you’ll hear below. There are a few things I want to do to tidy up the recording, but it’s getting close. I’d love to hear your feedback. I’ll add some of my own comments to this post with what I’m thinking. What do you think?
beginning of some improvised pieces
As part of my songwriting process, I regularly improvise song structures and record the sketches within a half hour of inventing it. This piece is a little different than normal in that I wrote a few different pieces (a couple of melodies, synth background, some minimal drum tracks). I usually just do a simple acoustic track of guitar and vocal. This one came out pretty good some I’m releasing it into the wild and will beging to put more out there for ya. (I have several waiting in the wings that I’ll release over the next week or so)
I want to be able to keep this creative process going. Let me know what you think. I would love some feedback!
Musicians who rock my world
I created a little board called Musicians Who Rock My World on my pinterest.com account… photos of my favorite musicians, the ones that inspired me to do my own music and ones that influence me. Any of them resonate for you?
the tao of tracyshaun
… in which tracyshaun reflects on being a songwriter, poet, performer, etc. …
a typical view on my walks along Corte Madera Creek
It’s mid-October here in northern California. I write this from my little studio set-up in a small downstairs room in an old house in Marin County. It’s close enough to Corte Madera Creek that I get to walk along its banks with my dog and watch the movements of the tides from day to day. Mt. Tamalpais keeps watch over Ross Valley.
theology
I am not a secular man, but in moments of crisis I turn to agnosticism for the comfort it gives in freeing me from superstition.
too much news. not enough poetry.
too much news. not enough poetry.
an inclusive process
Not every one needs to have a leader with clear demands. That’s the old way of launching revolutions. This revolution is run by the Internet generation, with egalitarian ways of looking at things, and an inclusive process of getting everyone involved. That’s the magic of it.
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