Music. Thoughts. Inspiration.
Happy Hump Day!
This past weekend was all about family for me. After a “cousins retreat” to Boston, we decided to record an a cappella version of “Weak” – it’s safe to say trying to rehearse and record in the same day was ambitious.
Check out our train to dysfunction junction, and the closest thing to a harmony we recorded all day.
I can finally cross off one of the top 3 items on my bucket list — I performed at my first open mic!!
Every year at Penn, the Inspiration and the Excelano Project collaborate for a night of love talk and slow jams. As an Inspiration alum I had already planned on attending the show, so I thought it was the perfect opportunity to take on one of my greatest fear — performing solo.
For once, right after I decided to perform, I had the perfect song in mind. “Almost Is Never Enough,” a power-ballad on Ariana Grande’s debut album Yours Truly was instantly one of my favorites off the top-charted release. The song, a duet with The Wanted’s Nathan Sykes, is the perfect mash-up of 90’s-inspired R&B, with the flair of a contemporary anthem.
Additional photos and video from the show coming soon!
A take of me recording “Ave Maria by Queen Bey.”
Some music I never posted. Listen with headphones.
I started recording this cover on a trial version of a program thinking I had plenty of time to finish the cover. Needless to say, I ended up not having enough time to re-record as I would have liked, but I still wanted to share my imperfection with the world!
One of my favorite songs off 4.
*As I have somewhat of an unspoken law to never cover a Beyoncé song, I am counting this as a Frank Ocean cover.
Another quick cover — hopefully some better [rehearsed] covers with guitar/piano accompaniment to come!!!
My way of getting back into the swing of things… One of my favorite songs, especially because of its simplicity.