Hey, ya'll. It is 11:07pm and I have to get up mad early in the morning, but, I needed to write this before going to sleep. God is so amazing! Yes, I try to say that in every post, but, He really is. Let me tell you what happened. On Friday, I received an email from someone inviting me to come to a workshop for singer/songwriters for a HBO project that is called Bessie 81 tour. It's promoting the movie Bessie that has Queen Latifah in it. Anyway, I was so encouraged to be invited to the workshop, but, I thought about having to work during the time that the workshop was being held. So, I prayed and I asked my Father, that if it is His will for me to go, for Him to give me favor and show me this by allowing my supervisor to say that I could go. I sent an email to her on Sunday and she said that we would talk about it on Monday morning.
When I went into her office, she asked me what it was about. I told her that it was a workshop that would help me grow more in my craft as a singer/songwriter. She said that she just wanted more information about it and that I could go and if I thought that 12pm was a good time. (The workshop started at 1pm.) I said yes. I almost danced as I walked out of the door because I saw the favor of God on my life.
At the workshop, I had the chance to meet some amazing people. I met Stacey Barthe who is a major singer/songwriter and has worked with Rihanna and others. I didn't know who she was. I have never heard of her, but I was glad to be able to listen to her and her experience. Everything she shared was on point. I connected with her because, as a songwriter, my goal is to write my life, my emotions and feelings. She said something that was great. She said that writing about my emotions will connect with any human because we all feel. (I'm paraphrasing.) She also said that writing is cleansing. I totally agree with that. I was feeling so emotional in the workshop because I realized that I have a lot of pinned up emotions that I need to write about. There are a lot of songs in me that I need to release.
Anyway, after that, I had the chance to talk to producer, Brian Micheal Cox. He was so down to earth. He shared with me about how he keeps his head in the industry. He told me that he looks at the guys in Nashville who have won many grammies too, but still go home to their families. This is not their lives. Producers can come and go, so this can not be your life. This helped me remember that it's not about singing or being on stage. It is all temporary. It's about the life that I live off stage and when no one is looking. Anyway, I am excited. I want to work with both of them. I see that happening. Oh, I also heard an artist tonight by the name of Diva Mahal. She was great. I had the chance to talk to a guy from Rolling Out Magazine. He was funny. Hopefully he looks up my song that is being released next month(Don't Give Up Now) and my label(NuVyBe Records). That would be really cool. Any way, I'm going to sleep now. Just wanted to share this bit from my day. I hope that, if you are reading this post, that you see God's power over your life and that your heart continues to draw closer to Him. Love you!
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