Happy New Year!

Wow, I gotta say I am happy that the holidays are over. I am still recovering from an unexpectedly fun but a little too-much-partying New Years Day. Yeah that’s right, the day AFTER New Years. I had a lot of fun with friends but forgot to eat and was paying for it the next day.

But enough about me. Let’s talk about what YOU think about me:-) haha….one of my favorite jokes. I figured I’d start off the new year with a blog about blogging. It’s very 2012 of me, I know.

At the last radio show I did on fccfreeradio.com, Phil the host asked me why I blogged. I thought it was a really good question and I’m going to give you my response here.

There are of course many different thoughts on the matter. “You’re a musician-it should be about the music”. “Nobody wants to hear about your thoughts on life, or what you’re eating for breakfast”. Whereas this is probably true, the fact of the matter is that there is a new paradigm for the musician.( For anyone in the creative arts…I’ll get back to that in a minute)

And another truth is that yes I am a musician, but I am also a person who cares about and is moved by many other things (including elephants, the WAY you listen to music, and the Good ol’ Days). Music is a part of me that allows me to express myself but it is not the only part of me. Sometimes things that move me, don’t enter into songs. It’s sounds crazy but I don’t really have control over what my songs are about.

As a fan myself, I LOVE knowing more about the musicians I listen to and love. If I know more about where they are coming from, the music resonates more. I also know that if someone doesn’t want to know anything aside from the music, s/he doesn’t have to read my blog.:-)

Back to the new paradigm…..it’s hard for the DIY (Do-it-yourself) musician. There are a lot of really talented people out there whose music is not being heard. I think if fans gets a glimpse of an artist’s life and can somehow relate, the chances of them also relating to the music is higher. Again this is just like, my opinion man. I know many people who would disagree.

So, my mission with this blog is just to tell you more about myself. To let you in a little (which is hard for me to be honest), to start a dialogue and to share my music and (parts of my) life with you. It may be a little woo-woo for you but so so what what? What’s wrong with a little woo woo from time to time?:-) If there was one thing I learned in 2011 it was just to “be open to the possibility of….” I don’t have to change my mind or my beliefs but just have to be open to the possibility that there are other beliefs and mindsets and open to the idea that maybe I don’t know everything.!

Why should you care? Maybe you don’t! I think now more than ever it really is about building a community. Without a community you’re just by yourself. It’s a lonely feeling (I’ve felt it for a long time which I’ll probably blog about soon:-I even have a song on my new album called “Alone”). So, I’m glad you’re here reading this. I’m glad we are starting this dialogue and I look forward to seeing what 2012 holds for all of us! As always leave a comment so we can actually start this dialogue!:-)

With so much love,
Dana