Rachel Lee Walsh

Friday morning began set-up of the Exhibit Hall, which included my promo table with my recent EP “She’s Not Waiting”, RLW biz cards, stickers and flyers. There were lots of great tables to look at including individual artists, indie record labels, entertainment and promo companies, cd manufacturers, and instrument/equipment shops.

Gilli Moon, an Australian Singer/Songwriter and Honorary Indiegrrl Member, presented “Secrets to DIY Indie Marketing, Promotion, and Touring Success”, one of the many panels I attended, which was one of the most helpful sessions I attended. I also went to a songwriting workshop, let by Pat and Pete Luboff, called “Super Song Starters”, which addressed how to keep publishers from turning off your demo song within the first few seconds. Always a useful skill to know, to say the least! I even went to a couple of sessions on looking at your career from a holistic point of view. These type of sessions were just as helpful as the business focused panels, if not more.

Check out posts from my previous days at the conference below and stay tuned for more pix and info on the showcases I played. As a reminder, you can purchase the digital downloads of my recent EP, “She’s Not Waiting” by clicking on the link. You can also help me raise funds for the making of my full-length CD by clicking on the “DONATE” button at the top of this site.

Ten Ten watches over everything

Leyla listens to our recording from patio

This past couple of weeks, I began recording scratch tracks with Lee, who is working as my producer. We are recording what one might call the rhythm section of my music before we head into the actual studio for recording. This amounts to a rough of the guitar and rhythmic click track to use as a guide to record to. I also began working on some new video footage with my friend Jennifer for my song “Please Come To Brooklyn”. See pix below. There are for sure a few themes emerging in the process of making these recordings and video. Can you guess? Dogs, small and makeshift spaces, portable computers, and no sleep.

Lee setting up session for "She's Not Waiting"

Jen setting up video session for "Please Come To Brooklyn"

Doyle watching over guitar