I went to one of the restaurants in town, Johnny Miguel’s last night. They have karaoke night on Saturdays. I didn’t really intend to sing, I just needed to get out of the house, not spend another Saturday night at home alone. I know the owner Bill Erwin since several years and I haven’t been there since he opened the back room with the big stage. So why not, off I went.

After some good food I decided to try my voice and do a song. I did a song that I know is good for me and that I can play a little with, The Rose by Bette Middler. Karaoke is actually harder to do than you may think. The music may not be in the key that fits your voice. That is often my problem.
I came a couple of bars into the song and I realized that the entire restaurant was quiet and had their attention on me. Oh my. I had a good feeling, but that just put more pressure on me. Don’t screw this up now for Goodness sake! And I didn’t. To my surprise, when I was done with the song several people gave me a standing ovation! That was totally unexpected! I have not done anything publicly for a long time and the feedback was amazing. WOW.
My turn came up again and I decided to do a song I’ve never done, Jolene by Dolly Parton. Needed a song with a little more tempo. I didn’t nail it but it certainly wasn’t bad either. That song has a lot of quick words in it to articulate!
I left the restaurant with a happy feeling. I realized how much I missed music. Not at a professional level but for myself. Singing and music is a part of me, I shouldn’t care about what other people think about my voice. There are singers out there that I certainly don’t like. Do they care about that? Hopefully not.

Woke up this morning with such an awesome feeling. Sat down at the computer and was just browsing around. Had in my head that I wanted to record again but I am tired of waiting for everyone else to help me. I don’t know how to mix and master. I know how to sing. But why shouldn’t I be able to learn? There is YouTube! Before I knew it I was downloading Logic Pro X. I already have a mic and a soundbooth, just had to go to the garage and get it out. Said and done.

Since The Rose last night was such a success I figured I’ll play with that song as my first project. I don’t have a piano so for now I had to find a karaoke version to sing to. There are ways to create that too in the software but don’t ask me how. I’ll figure all that out later. So a couple of hours later this is what the final result is of my very first home studio recording. Hope you like it!