After literally years of thinking, “Hmm, I should make some videos” and then proceeding to do everything BUT make videos, I made some videos. Here they are: When I decided to finally sit down and do this, I made one rule for myself: I would NEVER create a thumbnail with a crazy look on my … Read more
My first live performance in 12 years made me re-think my studio — here’s how I’m making my studio time more performance-oriented. (This one’s for the gear-heads.)
Like most of the songs on IX, “My Softest Side” questions how to relationship. How honest should we be with each other? How much do we, and how much should we know about the person on the other side? Are we really better together?
I’ve heard people talk about how a recording can come out fully formed, but I’ve rarely experienced it myself. The album version of the song Enough’s Enough, though, just kind of happened one day.
I’m writing this as I wait for bounces to happen in the creation of the final masters for my new Blix Byrd album. It’s a big moment in my life, so I want to do a little live-blogging so I can remember how it feels.