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“Trouble!” Press
I’d like to get in the habit of recording the press I receive as blog posts even if I mention it at other places on my site. Here’s all the press we got for “Trouble!” on the Open Door Playhouse Podcast.
Read moreThree Tips to Beat Recording Anxiety
For audio only, click here. I just got done recording six songs in two weeks for my recent Tucson Fringe show, “Thank You! It’s True.” I learned A LOT about how to manage my own recording anxiety in the process.
Read moreHow I Learned to Finish Songs
Despite years of musical training, I failed to write a song until I was in my mid-twenties, and after that, I still struggled to complete songs…until a friend gave me this advice. What helps YOU to finish songs (or other creative projects)?
Read moreNew Song – Be Like You
What better way to fix a crummy day than to come home, play some pandeiro, and sing a wistful song about the need to prove oneself to a mentor? Here’s “Be Like You,” a song from the EP I just can’t seem to finish. How does the need to prove show up in your life?
Read moreWriting Musicals
I’ve written three musicals so far. The process has been different for each one. In fact, the one that felt the least “planned” turned out to be the easiest to finish. If you’ve ever written a musical, how did YOU go about it?
Read moreGetting Stuck (and “Fairchild West”)
Here is the transcription of my most recent video blog: (And here’s the audio on AnchorFM) Hey everybody, this is Queen Mab, and today I am going to talk to you about projects that I just can’t finish. I used
Read moreWhat to Play?! (and “Kiss Off”)
Here is the transcription of my most recent video blog: (And here’s the audio on AnchorFM) Well, hey, everybody. This is Queen Mab, and I am in a different location today, which is why I am using Zoom, and I
Read moreHow much longer?
Here is what will probably be my last video of 2017! This was one of three songs that I was trying to finish before the end of the year. I thought I’d record what I had of all three and
Read moreCan we have sex now?…part 1
At long last…a new pandeiro video! I finished this song back in September, but with all of the EP-related business, I haven’t had time to record it until now. This song is about five minutes long…long enough that my 16
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