Music That Feels Good

Me & Michael Jackson @ Same Event!

May 17, 2010 My Life

Ha ha! In the words of Nas/ Diggy Simmons..” Made you Look” ..lol! Not Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, but Michael Jackson, host of the Artists Mastermind Group. I had the awesome privilege of attending this event on Thursday night and oh what a nite! I had a very good time mingling, listening and learning from those of us who are involved in the arts to some degree. I strongly recommend mastermind groups no matter what you do!

A mastermind group is simply an alliance of two or more individuals dedicating themselves to a specific goal. A “coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose.” (Napoleon Hill)

The benefits of having a supportive mastermind group are plenty:

1.You have a group of people available to help you succeed.
2.You get the benefit of differing perspectives, input and feedback.
3.Your mastermind team can bring resources and connections to the table you might not have had on your own.
4.You receive accountability and inspiration from the group, thus enabling you to maintain focus in achieving your goals. (Dale Carnegie)

As a music business entrepreneur/songwriter/producer, I think it’s important that you find some like-minded people in your area who you can connect with and possibly network with on your journey to SUCCESS. Here are just a  few pics from that gathering..enjoy!

A Luna de Noche Weekend

Apr 19, 2010 My Life

As ususal, Friday nite was time out with the girls and that is always refreshing to me. One of my favorite spots is Luna de Noche out at Northpark..love the mexican food and especially the customer service. I’ve gone sooo many times until they all know me now. I love sitting out on the patio enjoying their complimentary chips and salsa, while having an engaging conversation with the girls. The weather was really nice but the birds were a little annoying at times. For some reason, they felt the need to fly really low this time and almost everyone there had a moment where they had to dodge, lol!

Saturday was rainy, so I stayed inside most of the day and caught up on some much needed reading. That is one of my favorite things to do.. I love books..even the smell of them..LOL! Okay that may be taking it a little far, but truth is.. I do. I am a ferocious reader. I try to read or own the books that are New York Times bestseller’s and USA Today’s bestsellers. I am currently reading “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind”… great book!

Sunday was a lazy day for me…I stayed in my lounge wear alllll day! Did some more reading and surprisingly I didn’t work at all. I don’t get a chance to cook a lot, but I did on Sunday…I smothered some chicken, with mash potatoes and gravy and mexi-corn. Watched some TV..love Basketball Wives..very proud of Shaunie, Shaq’s ex wife. I love anybody who is executive producer of their own show…overall…I just chilled…

Hope you had a wonderful weekend as well… Smile with me

Tags: Basketball Wives, Luna de Noche, New York Times, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, USA Today

My New Toy

Apr 14, 2010 My Life

Shoot anything. Share everything. Well maybe not everything…only the things that matter to me and the things I think you might be interested in seeing. This is what my new toy allows me to do and by the way its not the toy that some of you were thinking about and commented on.. ( you know who you are We live in a 2.0 world , web based communities, video-sharing, blogs, content sharing and interaction with other users etc.

What’s special about the Flip Video Ultra HD is that it’s simple and the video quality is amazing. It allows me to digitally record up to 2 hours of video, I can upload to my computer via usb that’s already attached to the camcorder, I can upload directly to my youtube channel or my site, I can freeze frames and make a snapshot …I’m soooo excited. It’s small, very compact and fits in my pocket! How cool is that!!

I just might do my own music video or movie lol!!! Stay Tuned! You don’t wanna miss a thing..Smile with me

Tags: 2.0, camcorder, digital, flip video, record, video-sharing

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!!

Tags: blogs, female producers, gaylord texas, glass cactus, music industry, studio

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