I agree! So good to see you back again! You are so good at posting on your page and I was just waiting for you to come back to mine!
You are a fellow musician?
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I agree! So good to see you back again! You are so good at posting on your page and I was just waiting for you to come back to mine!
You are a fellow musician?
I missed you, @vdux! ;-)
Yes, lifelong singer, and I've been writing songs longer than I've been writing poetry, though most of my early ones have blessedly gone the way of the dodo; at least I'm fairly certain they're gone for good, unless there's an old cassette or two that turns up unexpectedly.
My mom was a classical pianist, and my dad was a jazz pianist, so it's in my blood in a big way. Though my personal favorite genre has always been British progressive rock.
And I'm VERY happy it's currently being revived and moved forward by the likes of Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, no-man, Blackfield, Storm Corrosion and more), Mariusz Duda (Riverside, Lunatic Soul), the spectacular new albums from King Crimson, and so many more!!! ;-)
Of course, my own music is quieter singer/songwriter stuff, at least so far, though I'd love to get our studio set up so that we can do some serious production and mixing!
What kind of music do you play?
Little anymore. Too much else going on. I play piano, guitar, bass guitar, and trumpet. I listen everything, I enjoy all types of music. Wrote a musical a while back, lots of other songs over the years and performed when I was younger.
Here's a snippet from one of the songs from that show, I envisioned a strong soul singer for the role. People really liked this song, so...one day maybe I'll find the time to get back to it. For now, I have a book that publishes in October for which I'm sending final edits to my publisher this week, plus normal life, so...priorities!
Cool! My father-in-law played trumpet, guitar and clarinet when he was younger, but not to my knowledge piano; my parents were the pianists.
And yeah, I'm with you on listening to everything.
There is still so much good music coming out, all the time, but you have to go out there and look for it . . . all that makes it to the radio is the same old, same old. No imaginations and, evidently, no room for diversity.
Congrats on your book being published in October! I'm excited for you!!!
I have a couple in the works, but the main one will take several months yet, so likely next year some time. Wish me luck.
Wha? I actually find a lot of good new songs on the radio. All genres! Old stuff's good too. Then again, I may have eclectic tastes but that doesn't mean good tastes!
Good luck! Are you querying? Planning to self-publish?
I find some good stuff as well, but it's surrounded by sameness, which considering the massive diversity in music, is inexcusable. Then again, it's nothing new, and musicians have been bitching about it for over fifty years.
And I'm with you in having wide-ranging, very eclectic tastes. I've always tended to gravitate to artists no one has ever heard of, some of whom are outrageously amazing musicians, though I like some more mainstream artists as well.
As for my books, I will likely self-publish, having worked for a book publisher in the past, but I will bring in a professional editor first. And it's most likely to be a friend I met right here on Steemit! ;-)
;-) Great gif!