Working on the album

Hi everyone,


I've been in to the studio for about two weeks straight now. A lot of inside jokes and espressos. If I continue like this I will probably start bouncing off the walls soon.
I try to balance the long days with good gym sessions in the morning or evening. I'm starting to get fed up with the boring breakfast. Get me a mango and you'll be in my good books for months.
I'm working on the fourth song in two weeks now. I've been writing about brainwashed people, how we forget the kid inside of us, lies, love and also a "punch in the face" song.
Many new challenges and a lot of good lessons. Sometimes it's a bit hard when the guys  finish the melody and I gotta keep up with the lyrics. Suddenly you have 3 people waiting for you to "quickly" come up with something.
 Of course you can write something that sounds cool but I want every sentence to make sense, at least in my own brain. In order to do that i need to be connected with my feelings and my perspective of different things. With a time pressure it's not always a piece of cake, but so far so good.
There are a lot of music business related things going on as well. I have some record labels interested, which is a very good sign.

Even how great that is it also means there's a lot of business related things going on at the same time.
 I'm not gonna lie, it's doesn't exactly go hand in hand with the creative side. If I had the choise I would have left the "business woman" inside of me, back at home in the snakes cage or something.
I guess a good solution would be to write a song about it ;)


Cheers,

Jessica

Rolling up the sleeves

Hi everyone,

I had an absolutely amazing time at Midem. It went far over my expectations. I learned a lot of new very valuable things, not only about the music business but also about my position as an artist and what I need to work on.
People have been telling me I need to have a "sales speech". The thought of walking up to random people and starting to promote my "artist package" felt a bit awkward.
So I made a list of the 5 most important things about my music just to keep myself focused and avoid random babbling. Other than that I decided to go with the flow, keep a positive vibe and see what happens without trying too much.
The approach turned out to work quite well. After a couple of meetings it felt natural to talk about my music without feeling like I'm trying to sell a product (which happens to be myself). That's already weird enough as it is.
In the end I guess most people just want honesty. Aren't we all pretty tired of fake smiles?

I met a lot of really wonderful people from all around the world and went from one meeting to another. Together with my consultant we worked from early morning to late night.
It looks like I have the chance to work with some of the people I met in the future. I don't want to expect anything before it happens but I'm keeping my thumbs up!
After I got home from Midem I had about two days to pay bills, feed my snake, wash clothes etc.
I also had a few interviews that mostly had to do with the UMK competition in Finland.

Next week you'll know if I'm in or out.  Either way I want to take the opportunity to thank every single one who has been there supporting me, voting and for all the comments (also the critical ones). The positive ones make me smile the negative help me grow!

Now I'm back in Stockholm. My producer just arrived from New York and we're about roll up the sleeves and start working on my album. It's great to have him back! A lot of good laughs and great moments ahead.

Cheers,

Jessica

Ps. Here's a picture from a short movie I played a character in a while ago. If you wanna see, here's the link:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FFW884Tn8k&feature=youtu.be