I survived despite being given zero chance of doing so.I was later abandoned,by my mother and her partner at the time.I was then adopted by my grandparents. My real father,who I later got to know, would seem very mysterious. "There was a silver gate in the courtyard of the coal merchants house,a house that is no longer there". I write,record, and perform my own songs:My song "No Beauty Fading" reached the number spot on the pop charts at Audiocandy,beating into second place an ex- member of Fleetwood Mac!! On SoundClick, my song "Kingfishers Heartbeat" reached the number #3 spot(There were 0ver 72 thousand songs!) in the World Chart. The song also reached number #1 on SoundClick in their New Age chart! Over the years I haved had 21 number one hits,and 48 top twenty placings on various music sites. I also write short stories and mystery articles under my writing name of W.Raven.
Music is..everything to me.I live and breathe music.I love most types of music. I have made many, many friends over the years on music sites. Respecting other musicians is important.
Oh..well I have already lived most of my music dreams,but its good to dream of more!! I am older now,but I would say to younger musicians "Aim high,,work hard on writing the best songs you can and never give in"!!
I would start with a fairer distribution of wealth.
I remember I had a 78 rpm vinyl record of "The Flintstones"!!It used to whizz round on my record player!!I loved it!!
Here are some of my favourite musical artists and bands: Dan Fogelberg,Julie Miller,Sara Mclachlan,Ralph McTell,Phil Collins,Jaël,Daiqing Tana,Lionel Ritchie, Marc Cohn,Gary Moore,Jann Arden,Fleetwood Mac,Pink Floyd,Caravan,Backstreet Boys,Jefferson Starship,Toto,Poco.Eagles,The Outlaws,Odyssey,The Corrs,Wishbone Ash..to name but a few!!
The thrill!!
Oh..no message!!Each song is different.
Scared!!I always get nervous beforehand,but when I am out there..I love it!!
Well it IS different these days.When I was young there were no Multitrackers or internet,music studios were out of my price range.The only ways to be heard were playing live,radio or being signed to a record company and making a record.These days..so many ways to be heard and noticed.This is much better.
I have only been here for a short while..and I am loving it!! Great site..really is.
Breaking a guitar string just before a gig!!
Well yes..I attend open Mics and see as many bands as I can.
Start by..joining as many music sites as you can.Upload just some of your songs on each one. Get yourself a website.WIX..is one where it is free.Join Linkedin also..you can promote your music from there .Make videos of your songs for YouTube. A still frame video will suffice.
Ok!! The Haya Band (featuring Daiqing Tana),Jaël,Máddji and Loreena McKennitt.