Birthday

Things go slowly. I mean, in relation to the composition and production of the album. For all the rest, a whirl is coming. But let’s start calmly ...

The initial experience with Nanako’s voice served as inspiration and now we have a song almost finished. The instrumental part is ready, the sequence is practically defined, the solo needs a few touches, the lyrics lacks a few more verses and we need to record vocals. The amazing is that this was a song that already had melody and lyrics. But we record only the basic structure, which I’m not very pleased. But I wanted Nanako to hear the raw music. I do not tell her anything about the melody and lyrics that existed and let her “trip”. The melody that she has really transformed the music, and helped defines the arrangement. Thus, "Sacrifice Her" turned into "Boyblue & Rainbow Girl"! And it makes few weeks that I can not take the music out of my head! And there’s a bonus. All this adventure reminds me of those stories about how "Yesterday" was called "scrambled eggs".

Meanwhile, in the real world ... The uncertainties and doubts returned. Pollyanna and I are unsure about Japan. Everything is so hard. It is the crisis! The money barely makes to pay the debts and keep the house. And the shadow of unemployment hovers on the Brazilian community ...

A few weeks passed, we had our first experience in a studio. Kit and I went to ALA, Kani’s Cultural Center. I should have taken some photos. It is a cultural complex for public use of any citizen. There are two theaters, three music studios, a mixing room, several spaces for events, Internet access, workshops, carpentry and others. And it was in studio 3 that we hear the songs loud and clear! It’s not because I’m the father of the child, but these songs are good. In that day we basically tested the equipment of the studio. But that gave us a desire to play live. We do not discard this idea.

Back in the real world ... The next day was my birthday and we gathered with our friends at a Brazilian restaurant that opened close to my home. On the international part of our group are kit, Dareen and Fushimi. And our gang in Japan: Marcão, Elisa, Sandro, Kátia, Ricardo, Lu, Gustavo, Eve, Ana, Cristiano, me and Pollyana (I hope I have not forgotten anyone). Of course that I missed all of you (and you know who you are). But I will cite only those who sent congratulations and I had no time to reply: Andre, Andrei, Michele, Zeza, Reginaldo, Cassiano, Pamela (by the way, thanks for all the women coming out of cakes and so, Pollyanna doesn’t like that too much), Adriana. That day was launched a challenge involving feijoadas, banana pizzas and horseback riding. More on the topic in the near future. The strange thing is that the astral hell came late this year. The previous month was very quiet, but on the day after my anniversary the car broke, the crisis worsened, came the stresses and outbreaks. But that’s life.