A change in the line-up for my concert: instead of Tony Paco on percussion, I'll be working with JOSEPH AVERGEL. Tony's schedule necessitated this change. I'm sure we'll get a chance to work together sometime. It's important for me to stay flexible and open-minded, focussing on the core goals for the concert. This is a huge project for me, as we're recording it with a view to producing a CD for sale. This is going to be THE debut CD. Quite risky doing it as a live performance, but I know why I'm doing it this way. So please come to the concert - you'll be part of recording history!
Last night I set up my p.a. system and practised, for the first time in quite a few weeks. Aaaaaaah, so satisfying! Earlier, I'd had a rehearsal with Hilton Schilder, which was very uplifting, to say the least. It's SO exciting singing my songs with these fantastic musicians!
Life's been so busy, recently, that I've had very little time to lose myself in my music. Anyone who's ever put on a concert, especially of original work, would know how important it is to bathe yourself in your music, let it soak into your skin and seep into every pore, till it floods your entire being. This is hard when you're bogged down with the mundanities of life, like housework.
I've taken a critical look at my life and made a few simple - yet not so simple! - decisions, which has significantly altered the amount of solo time I have available, solo time that becomes non-negotiable as I draw nearer to the concert date.
I still like Sting's idea of a separate wing in his castle. Maybe, in my case, the secret is to stay single.
Or maybe not!
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