Studio Diary! (Patreon)

Hi everyone!

First of all, I hope everyone is doing okay despite what is happening globally at the moment. It is a VERY scary time for everyone. The health risks are one thing but the absolute collapse of entire industries is terrifying. I know you have seen all the tour cancellations going on - there is nothing anyone can do about this and we are all basically in shock.

That being said - I am taking the opportunity to be in my vocal booth more and I was already on my writing retreat, as you know. I then jumped right into studio and I am still tracking right now.

I don't know why I went insane in the cabin (I really basically lost it)... but I think maybe being face to face with what I truly love to do without distraction was extremely intimidating. I almost couldn't believe I was ALLOWED to just sit and write and play and sing (little did I know there was a pandemic brewing globally, but I digress). It was really a strange experience.

Not only did I track some amazing music, but I also really discovered something: I get asked about my solo album SO MUCH. There is an immense pressure to perform. There is a genre to conform to. There is an industry to please. But now, after working in complete isolation and then with musicians who have no idea who I am, this is what I realized: I DON'T CARE. I don't care about that anymore. I have been through SO much over the past few years since agreeing to make this album that I can't help but be thankful that I got to live a bit more before making it. Now the album is going to real. Genre? Whatever I want. Pressure? Only from creativity percolating. Industry? I have no idea what they want from me at this point so I am doing what I want to do, plain and simple. This album and these songs are 100% my absolute expression of existence and I am so thankful that I survived the trenches before making it. I can channel real wisdom and experience in my voice and lyrics now. I feel this maturity and authenticity will be tangible and tasty.

So - here's the first of what I hope will be many studio updates revolving around my album. It's not always possible to film myself since I'm alone often or simply too concentrated to think about filming, but I will document as much as I can! This video is for patrons only. I don't feel the need to share this with the world so I ask you to keep this exclusive for our FanClub (which also benefits you, of course! 😉)

Thank you all so much for being a part of this. Stay safe and healthy!

~AWG