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Girls Nite Out

Mar 29, 2010 My Life

There’s an old saying that “All work and no play makes Jill a dull girl”…As you may have gathered from my blogs, there is absolutely nothing dull about me. My life is filled to the brim with a variety of activities, travels and truck-loads of fun. I work hard… therefore I play hard.  I try to hang out with the girls at least once a week or every other week.. to relax, let my hair down and enjoy living.  I look forward to girls night out especially since I work in such a male dominated area. You don’t find to many female producers in the music industry, so most of my time in the studio and at music functions is spent with men…I don’t mind that but sometimes I need some “she” time .

Well last night we graced the Glass Cactus with our presence..all five of us. The live band was on point,  the food was delicious and the view was breath-taking…we laughed, we had great conversation….it was a beautiful thing spending time with them. I am blessed to have friends in my life who share their lives with me and allow me to be…. me.

Are there any friends in your life who allow you to be YOU?

Drop me a line and share your best friend forever/girlfriend stories!!

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Watch A Good Thang

Mar 21, 2010 My Videos

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Not Afraid Anymore!

Mar 5, 2010 My Life

I wasn’t afraid of trying…I was afraid of failing. But then I faced my fear of failing and it became my reason to keep trying. And now I am loving the challenge that change brings! Today I made some serious progress..I tried some new things, some new techniques…so proud of myself..lol! Oh don’t get me wrong, I still have a long way to go but at least I’m on my way.
I was terrified of having to learn something new, not just anything..specifically..audio engineering. No I will not be professionally mixing/mastering my own music, I leave that to the pros. But in putting together this show, there are certain aspects of audio engineering that I must learn and know. As I have previously said, I am use to just getting behind the mic (with this kind of show) and doing my thing and leaving the rest up to my engineers.
But when I met with one of them he said “Tina you can do this”…I thought to myself, there is no way, no how. He had more faith in me than I had in myself…funny huh? See, for me this went beyond sequencing, which I can do in my sleep…so I was terrified, nevertheless up for the challenge.
And that wasn’t the only change, that wasn’t the only challenge. I also wanted my sites to be in a format in which I had a little bit more control. There are also aspects of it that I have to learn as well. But I’m not afraid anymore! I rise each morning looking forward to the challenges of the day…cause I know in the end, the change that a challenge brings, can only lead to my personal growth. Smile with me

Tags: audio engineering, microphone, music mastering, music sequencing, professional mix

Test..Test..Testing…123

Mar 4, 2010 My Life

Life certainly has a way of testing you..they even say God will test you. I often wondered why God, being All-knowing would test anyone? Simply because he already knows what we are going to do and how we’re going to do it… when and where. He even knows before we do…so I have come to conclude that being “tested” is more about us and for our good. Remember being in school? We’d have a lesson on a particular subject matter that was always followed by a test on Friday. And of course we were admonished to study for it.
Well the teacher knew the answers to the test, but it was important that we know the answers as well, in order to pass to the next level or lesson. By being tested it showed our strengths and weaknesses, it showed areas that we needed to improve in… it showed how well we were listening and our ability to retain, recall and apply. More importantly, the testing prepared us for life, for the real world.
I had a little test today… almost failed it. I could have responded positively or I could have reacted negatively. My first emotion was not a good one cause I really wanted to tell somebody off. You know, give’em a piece of my mind..lol. Until I realized that what was happening to me was going to happen to me over and over again, due to no fault of my own but that of human nature.
After calming myself down, trying to figure out the answer to this test that I almost failed, I switched gears and opened up my facebook page for no particular reason…so I thought. As soon as I logged in, the first notification on the page was from a long time friend of mine who I haven’t seen in years. It was short and simple and it read.. “JUST DO WHAT YOU DO”… That was my answer to my test!
And so I decided at that moment to release those negative emotions and thoughts and just do what I do. That test prepared me for what’s to come and that answer was twofold..it show me my weakness, but it also made me stronger. I can’t control what others do, but I can just do… what I do. Smile with me

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Mar 4, 2010 My Projects