[ SECRET POST #3206 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3206 ⌋

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It is not, in fact, too late

[solarbird]

I worked for years trying to figure out why my visual arts weren't doing it for me. I got an art degree, I did sculpture, I did games art, I sold my glass art at galleries downtown, the whole thing. That might sound familiar.

About seven years ago a musician friend of mine said after a show, "You really need to be doing this," and I, with my not-quite-complete lack of music history, said, "Alec, you are high." Then a little after that, something went chock in my brain, and off I went.

I am not well known, or even making a living at music, but a little over a month ago, I found out that a member of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences had submitted my latest album, Bone Walker, to the Grammy Award jury, and one of the tracks, "Kitsune at War," for a second, separate Grammy.

Now, I should stress, THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING ON THE SHORTLIST. It is NOT that. But it's how you get on the shortlist, and I don't know this nominator, so it's not like I called in a favour or had a friend do it. (And, I might add, a couple of weeks ago, they contacted me to clarify performance credits on "Kitsune at War." Which I like to think they wouldn't've bothered doing if they'd given it a first listen and thrown it out. Round 2: Fight? I dunno, but wow I hope so.)

I am 100% sure this is as far as this goes. I won't make the shortlist, I know that. I'm amazed I've made it this far. I mean, these are industry awards, and I'm this chick who taught herself a bunch of instruments and built her own recording studio in her spare bedroom, who the hell am I, right? Nobody, that's who.

But in terms of learning curve, that's just over six years from pretty close to zero to The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences asking me for details concerning a possible (if staggeringly unlikely) Grammy nomination.

So what I'm saying is:

It is not, in fact, too late. Just... run to it. Run.

Re: It is not, in fact, too late

[(Anonymous)]

damn thats awesome! good luck.

Re: It is not, in fact, too late

[solarbird]

Thanks! And good luck to OP, too. ^_^