Out With The Old And In With The New

Posted in CD Project, Thoughts - 12 July 2010 - No comment

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I’ve decided that I’m going to name my CD “Out With The Old And In With The New”.

It was one of a handful of possible CD titles I’ve had swimming around in my mind however, “Out With The Old And In With The New” really captures the spirit of what this CD is all about and what it means to me recording it.

It actually captures the spirit of what is happening around me in general. Is it my imagination or is there a lot of change going on around here?

For me, this CD is an exercise in getting my songs out of my head, out into the ether and into the ears, hearts and minds of other people no matter where they are in the world.

Right now, creatively, I feel like I’m entering into a new phase of my musical life and this CD signals the closing of a long, long chapter. I don’t see it as a sad occasion though, it’s merely a recognition that everything that has happened in the past has lead me to this very moment and the songs that I choose to go onto the CD will reflect this.

Derek Sivers the man who founded online independent music retailer CD Baby and a man who I admire greatly recently wrote a post on his blog called “My Loss” which captured my attention. In it he was going through some of the massive, life affecting changes that happened to him in 2007 however, the thing that really caught my eye were the last two lines of the post.

“For those of you considering a massive change, I can tell you from experience: It’s awesome here on the other side.”

Now this new phase I’m entering is certainly not as earth shattering as what Derek went through but nevertheless, change can be a scary thing to experience sometimes. Derek also says in his post that “…we all underestimate our ability to massively change our life when it’s gone off track.”

That’s so true, it’s my hope that “Out With The Old And In With The New” will re-address my musical balance and help get back on the right path creatively.

Peace,

Corey