After lots of stress and lots of concern, I am happy and thrilled to announce that tomorrow morning my album the “Magic of Santa” will be released.
I encourage you to visit this website and make sure you prepare to listen first thing in the morning tomorrow, December 17ty listen to my songs all day tomorrow:. https://themelaniegrace.hearnow.com/
My album has three songs magic of Santa, Packages and Presentsresents, and What do you Want for Christmas.
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I am so excited! My first ever full Album – “The Start” was released on Friday, May 28th and now I can start focusing recording my Christmas Album – “Christmas is Coming”! But the stark difference in what you’ll hear is that The Start was entirely recorded in my car! Yes, with an Akai MK3 mini and a USB microphone on my Acer Laptop. With the help of some awesome plugins on my Mixcraft9 DAW i was able to recreate the sound of an acoustic guitar. But with my Christmas Album, I want to give it something a little more special, so I’m going to do all the vocals in my Closet Studio! Which I wrote about here.
My hubby FINALLY ordered his standing desk and this weekend I’m moving in to my old Desk and it’s going in the closet! And yes, my clothes will still be in there so I need to get organized! Here’s what I’m going to be ordering from AMAZON!:
And then there’s the clothes! I have a lot of clothes, so I need to save space. earlier this year I did a HUGE closet refresh where I gave away TONS of clothes I haven’t worn in years, sized out of or just plain didn’t like! In January I watched a video by Clutterbug on YouTube and she said, “Only keep the clothes that you feel good in now”. So I did and man it felt great! If I’m being honest I really want to make my way to having a minimalist closet
I need to have more shelves and storage, so I’m getting these!
Okay, so no that we have dealt with the clothing and accessories, it’s time to build out my STUDIO! I’m going to need Studio Monitors for one thing! I’ve never owned theses – and every time I’ve researched DIY home studio, home studios, mobile studios the number one thing everyone keeps mentioning is monitors! so, this is will be my First Purchase once the desk is actually in my closet! I plan to start off with an entry level, budget friendly option and get these PreSonos monitors:
And…because I live in a condo and I have neighbors, I’m need to start SOUNDPROOFING the area! yes, the clothes will help but I’m going to need some foam for the monitors and then I’m going to need some of the Bass Traps for the corners of the closet that are part of the shared wall.
I currently have a fantastic microphone that I love, but after reading reviews and watching tutorials, I think I’m going to upgrade to the Audio-Technica Condenser microphone
Now that I am becoming my own producer and need to be able to not only record music but to mix and master it, I’m gonna need some more space for all those Plugins and VSTs! This External SSD Drive, it’s 1 TB, cute, portable and highly reviewed!
So what do you think? Am I missing anything for my home recording studio? let me know! I’ll take pictures of before and after and let you guys see what all this gear looks like once it’s complete! I cannot wait!
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I have often been told and also agreed with people telling me that I should be a public speaker. I let the complement sink in and then I think of actually being a public speaker, and that realize it’s something I long to do.
I feel that I am now on the precipice of doing it. I have finally found the courage in me and I have been developing the idea and a plan of what I want to talk about and where I want to go with it.
As you have been following me you’ve seen me sing in my in my YouTube series “Driving Around Karaoke” to singing the national anthem at a number of events, to now crafting and quilting.
My creative journey has always been that – creative.
As I become more introspective and think about who I am and who I want to become, it has become a valuable idea to be a public speaker. I want to be on the stage and talk to women and men of all ages about infertility along with motherhood after infertility.
After writing my first book “The Reset Button – My Journey Through Infertility”, I began writing a book called “Motherhood After Infertility”. I am still in the writing stage of this book that I hope to have it finished so that I can tell this part of my journey.
I have taken the time to submit my interest in being a speaker at a number of fertility and infertility expos and conferences across the Nation. It is my sincere Hope and dream that they reach back out to me and asked me to speak. I have an important message and a heart for change.
