Awake. After many days of slumber.

Yikes. Has it really been almost a year and a half since I last wrote on this thing?  That's a big fail on my part, so...sorry.  I can say I've had a good explanation, but that won't be a good enough explanation for me, and since this is a blog, I'm probably the only one who's really affected by the fact that I haven't written soooo [big breath]... yeah, I'm back!

2012 was a crazy year, and not always in the good ways. No longer a total LA newbie, I got a real sense of LA's many pitfalls - getting sucked up in "people", in being "somebody," in comparing myself and cheapening the many gifts that come with being a musician/songwriter, in vanity, in heartbreaks and being the heartbreaker.  But at the same time, it was a year of real growth. I did my Kickstarter for my album and it was a great way to rally my morale after a painful first half of the year. I realized how many people from all over are still rooting for me and my music. That isn't really a testament to how great of a person I am (cuz I'm not), but more to the redeeming belief people have in you when you're trying for something real, something genuine. I guess that's what I have to remember next time I lose touch with who I am and what I'm trying to do.

I spent Fall completing my album, and it was a much shorter process than Second Skin had been. It was also more rewarding - I got to work with some fantastic musicians in Nashville, as well as my favorite producer Marc Lacuesta (I don't throw "favorite" around lightly), and some great folks here in LA as well.  Finally, all the directionless tantrums of the last few years had culminated in one goal-oriented effort, and the album came out at the end of January this year.

2013 has been extremely busy, up until the end of April. As you can see, it's been about a month of "normalcy" now, and I've reacted to it with the hurried panic of a swarm of bees. I guess I'm no good at routine; have forgotten now how I dealt with directionlessness. Not that I'm directionless - I would venture to say that isn't the right word. But I'm trying to figure out where to put my focus on next, there are too many things at the moment. I'm trying to embrace the question.

After the album came out, I had shows from Feb-April, so I was never home longer than 3 weeks. Being on the road provided a liberation I easily loved when it was lived, but made the days at home a little hard. I was grateful to be able to do it, though. Most of the shows came from 2 showcases in the Fall, and I was humbled to have been given the opportunity. Meeting with students from all different parts of the country was really eye-opening and invigorating. They made me feel young. I mean, I am young, but you know...
We got publishing for 'World Go Blue' and also shot the video for "Blue" (below). Then we did a radio and press campaign, that helped get the album on CMJ's charts. I was also finally able to beef up the "press" section of my press kit. Now that summer's here, I am hoping to finally get my bearings on doing more regular videos. It's not my strongsuit, but I'm challenging myself.