Future plans

We have three children under six, so it's a whole lot easier if both parents wrangle the kids on evenings and weekends.

But eventually (??!!) the kids will be a little more self-contained, such that they won't need constant supervision in the evenings, and one adult can wrangle them for the weekly grocery trip.


Given that future state of affairs, here's my plan:

-Back when I was actually recording music, I could record, and mix, an entire song in almost exactly eight hours.

-This "eight hours" did not include working out the lyrics, chords, or various instrumental parts; that is, I had to already have a clear sense of all the parts.

-I'll have my music gear set up, such that I can be powered-up and playing (or recording) within just a few minutes.

-Most weeknights I'll play music for a half hour to an hour. Much of this will be songwriting related (e.g. finalizing lyrics; working out the various instrumental parts). Some of this will end up recorded.

-Spent part of a day (i.e., around 4 hours) on the weekend recording and/or mixing.

-THEREFORE, I should have a song recorded every fortnight (i.e., every two weeks). Post a rough mix to my blog; live with it for a few days, and possibly create (and post) a "revised mix" a few days later.

-Try to produce catchy enough tunes that they go semi-viral; try to provide new content with enough frequency that people actually check back.

-Aspire to -- not fame, per se; not fortune -- but that lots of people have my music on their mp3 players.

-ALTHOUGH -- if I get enough of a following, split my releases between the free downloads on my blog, and purchased ones on some mp3-sales site.


All this, of course, is in the future. :)


--GG