Amid the turmoil that is ravaging through the entire world, I was fortunate to score a few "happy dance" worthy moments of celebration. My song "Like We Always Do", co-written with my friend John Navarrette, was featured on two episodes of "The Young and The Restless" (or "Les Feux de l'Amour" in French). The TV …
Great American Song Contest
Our song "Let a Day Together Be Christmas" made it to the finals of the Great American Song Contest in the special category for holiday songs. We are quite pleased! This song took a long time to finesse both melodically and lyrically. https://open.spotify.com/track/7MEKnl7KIZgE1DdgqhMYpd Strangely enough, George came up with this chord progression on our first …
Vocalists: Make the most of of your recording session and track some killer vocals
7 tips to make the most of your precious studio time.
Heads Up
I just got news that my song "Heads Up" is a semi-finalist in the rock category for the International Songwriting Competition. To be an Asian female writer and performer and be a semi-finalist in the rock genre is quite unusual and gratifying. There were over 18,000 submissions to the contest in over 20 categories and …
15 things to try when you’re feeling uninspired/unable to focus
feeling uninspired?
10 Things to do to make the most of a sync.
10 ideas to make the most of a placement.
“Like We Always Do” – the song I recorded in a borrowed car.
The song I recorded in a borrowed car.
Minimal studio – The only gear you really need to record an album in your bedroom. Under $1000.
You can set up a studio for under $1000 and sound amazing. Here's how.
An introverts walks into a conference…
When you're in a relationship business (a.k.a all creative industries), it behooves you be extroverted, to network and engage with as many people as possible. But what if you're not an extrovert? You still have to go to that conference... I left my introverted engineering world to dive right into the entertainment industry in 2018. …
Podcasts for music creators
Podcasts can be a great way for you to learn/find inspiration when you are away from your creative space. I listen to podcasts at the gym, in the car, when I can't fall asleep, or while cleaning the house. It makes any chore go by much more pleasantly IMHO. Here are my favorites Songwriting/production Switched …
