time flies

Hey everyone! I can’t believe how fast time flies. Has it really been a month since my last post? Wow. I think I know what my New Year’s resolution should be: posting more often! So…the album. I’m excited to say that we’re in the home stretch. My goal is to have all the finishing touches put on and the mixing completed by the end of year. Then it’s off to be mastered, and then into your hands! I’m ready for this album to be done. I can’t wait to finally have these songs off my chest. The oldest song on the album was written in 2005, and the newest is probably over a year old. I’m sure some of you are thinking, “What the heck took you so long to do an album?” The answer is, it didn’t feel like the right time until now. During those years, I was out playing shows and playing in bands. I recorded my demo in 2006, and added a few more songs to make it a full-fledged EP in 2008. For a while there, I was on a full-on hiatus from doing my stuff. After my last band broke up, God put it on my heart to put all these songs together and release them. (Coincidentally, my last band is also my current band: we got back together! Miracles DO happen.) It was like He was telling me, “I gave you this gift and these songs…why are you sitting on them? Don’t hide them from people, put them out there!” So, here we are. I’ve got some really neat things planned for the new year. First of course is the album. I’ll be doing some videos of me and my trusty musical partner Sir Mateus playing all the songs from the album to go along with it. Look out, YouTube (or Vimeo…hmm). Also, I’ll be starting work on the next album! It’ll be a collection of some newer songs that didn’t fit my first album, along with some older B-sides…like I said, God’s really kicking my butt about putting it all out there. I’ve already got some ideas stirring for an EP of all-new material after all that stuff is said and done. I can’t wait. I’m so grateful for all you folks who keep up with my music. The one thing that means more than anything else is your support. God bless you guys and dolls! Over and out. :D —-M