Glow In The Dark

I was very quiet when I arrived at the studio at 6:25pm. Keith remarked afterwards that he was thinking “Somebody’s getting pysched up!”

I was. I’ve been getting pysched up for the past week. Two days ago, on Monday, I began to acknowledge the mental pressure to perform well today. This is my perfect storm. Good song, good producer, good band, now it’s up to me to deliver a good vocal. By the time I arrived at the studio I was nervous, and quiet with resolve.

Many thoughts raced through my mind:

“29 people put up 5 Grand so I could do this”

“Maybe the music doesn’t sound as great as it did last Thursday. Sometimes when you listen after the magic of the moment has passed, you realize it’s not as good as you remembered.  Maybe I don’t have to put this much pressure on myself because maybe the music is just decent but not as great as I remember.”

Then Keith played the track. Yep, it’s great! Now I really do have to deliver. This is the moment of truth.

I walked up the mics. For 20 years now, I have been afraid of those things, studio mics. They’ve intimidated me, cowed me. At best I’ve appeased them, offered truce.

I look up as I approach. I see them glowing there in the dark. They seem as curious about me as I was once afraid of them. Tonight their glowing eyes don’t frighten me. We are at peace. I dare say we will be friends. They’re lit up to show me the way home.

How did the track go? You’ll be the judge of that. Soon. All that remains now is to get Bethany’s background vocals and then we mix and master.

Thanks Darlene, and Jessi, for being there this evening. Thanks Dan, for keeping me company on the ride home.