Longing for the day ...
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Why is my music so small when music is so big to me?en-us2019-11-06T17:19:03+10:0012 Good Bars and True - Rewrite and feedback
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OK, so this is great but a little confusing. As discused, I re-wrote 12 Good Bars and True and re-mixed it using a different DAW and a new understanding of sound production. Sent this version to NSAI for feedback: I...Music Career DiariesHughie2019-11-06T17:19:03+10:0012 Good Bars and True - NSAI Feedback
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Having put all of my "Alive and Alone" songs up for evaluation I had one more free evaluation left. In a rush-of-blood moment I decided to put 12 Good Bars and True into the system to see where it sits...Music Career DiariesHughie2019-07-18T01:57:21+10:00Red Hot - NSAI feedback
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I co-wrote Red Hot with Shanon Watkins. He came over one afternoon and we explored a guitar riff that I had in my head. He came up with a melody and some placeholder lyrics. He left it with me to...Music Career DiariesHughie2019-07-15T15:23:15+10:00Home Free - Be Free re-write - NSAI feedback
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Home Free is one that I have already re-written plenty of times. It has evolved a long way but I still feel it could be much better. However, I really think it has great potential if I can get it...Music Career DiariesHughie2019-07-13T14:38:24+10:00Somebody Else's Skin - NSAI feedback
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Somebody Else's Skin was an attempt at being silly and catchy and not particularly anything. I've just realised that I never posted it when I first wrote it - probably because I was never happy with it until I recorded...Music Career DiariesHughie2019-07-11T10:26:57+10:00Simplicity - NSAI feedback
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Simplicity is one of the first songs I wrote. I've been dragging it around for decades (literally) knowing that it's weird and not likely to mean anything to anyone apart from me and a few very close friends who love...Music Career DiariesHughie2019-07-10T08:14:27+10:00When It's Over - NSAI feedback
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When It's Over is, to me, a novelty song. It came from mucking about with a guitar and trying to be catchy and groovy. That said, it is, according to some people, one of the catchiest darn things ever so...Music Career DiariesHughie2019-07-08T20:01:27+10:00She Don't Want Your Love - NSAI feedback
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Next song I received feedback for was She Don't Want Your Love.This one is a very personal song to me, which I also had critiqued by Jason Blume some time ago. I thought I had improved it a lot ......Music Career DiariesHughie2019-07-05T15:35:37+10:00Angels - NSAI feedback
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Next song to be critiqued was Angels. Remember that this was not originally my song - it's my re-write of Ann Leung's song. Here's the version I submitted, as distribute to YouTube by CDBaby: I enterd this in the "Gospel"...Music Career DiariesHughie2019-07-03T15:05:42+10:00Baby I Need Your Soul - NSAI feedback
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OK, so at the start of this year I decided to get value for my NSAI membership and throw as many songs in for feedback as possible. It's been a long time since I got the feedback, and I ended...Music Career DiariesHughie2019-06-30T14:01:53+10:00TEDxQUT - Thanks everyone
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TEDxQUT ... WOW! What an experience. I must thank so many people: Caitlin and Emily, a wonderful organisation team and a very smooth event. Well done. Karyn and Jan, writing and performance coaches, this would have been an incoherent ramble...ThinkingHughie2018-09-15T20:08:31+10:00Week 9 update - getting places at last
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Got to spend lots of time on music this week - but not enough, still ... Most of this was reworking "Forever Mine" for the Tetrafasi demo, but a little was on writing another idea that came to me. I...Music Career DiariesHuge2018-09-03T10:17:45+10:00Forever Mine - vox and strings (Mon, Wed, Thurs)
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Got nothing done on the weekend due to family and other commitments. This is a good thing, because I have a bad habit of over-working and disappearing up my own butt about these things. Down time is essential! (Gotta keep...Music Career DiariesHuge2018-08-30T19:48:35+10:00Recording Forever Mine and arranging strings - Friday
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Just finished the third version of the string arrangement, based around a reasonable guitar take and a placeholder vocal. Thought I'd better document the entire process from a technical and musical point of view: Recording device: 2011 Macbook Pro running...Music Career DiariesHuge2018-08-29T19:58:19+10:00Week 8 update - ready for action
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This week marked the end of my commitment to work at the office on Wednesday and Thursday. My load there has now reduced to something I can manage from home by checking in each day. That will change back again...Music Career DiariesHughie2018-08-27T10:59:50+10:00