It's coming up to 2:30 in the afternoon and I have an open mike performance later today between six and 8 o’clock. I've been running around the house trying to keep up with all the usual stay at home dad stuff but at the same time, I've also been thinking about my performance and how I’m going to present myself to an audience that isn't used to rap music.
So far I've been able to get one performance out of my mouth, and whilst I'm sounding a little bit flat I must admit that this will have to do if I'm not able to get any more rehearsals done. If anybody was to ask me what's it like being an artist as well as being a father, I will simply told him that I wouldn't recommend it. There is nothing worse than trying to come up with something very meaningful, impactful, soulful whilst you’re in the middle of trying to make your two-year-old daughter a ham sandwich.
As per usual I'm overthinking everything, have given myself little time to prepare, and I should really begin to learn from my past mistakes. As previously mentioned of the two songs that I’m most likely going to perform, one of them is an a cappella and the other has a backing instrumental. The song with the backing instrumental simply won't do as it is. It's been recommended by many professionals in the industry to have a performance mix, rather than trying to perform a song over the vocals of the original piece.
With that being said I need to find the time to do some more rehearsals, time to get ready, time to figure out how I'm going to introduce myself and how I’m going to deliver my performance. The time to pick up a camera and charge it so I can at least get some content for my Social Media, and come up with a fricking performance mix!
I must admit I do love my music life, but sometimes I do ask myself why even bother with anything any of it in the first place.
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