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Speaking from the heart- a life update
🕑 Added 2022-09-17 20:06:57 +0000 UTCHello my amazing, beautiful, wonderful patrons.
It's been a REALLY long time since I've posted....anything super substantial xD. And an even longer since sitting down and letting you all know what I'm up to. You all deserve a good fireside chat, so here we are :). I miss you all.
1) I've been working on a full length album of original music for over 2 years now, and I am DEEP in production. It's like pushing a boulder up a hill. ALBUMS TAKE SO MUCH TIME WHO KNEW!! Also you throw SO MANY THINGS AWAY because they aren't right!!! I'm having to learn new production techniques to take on more of the work myself. The sound shifts and changes. I'm trying to be playful, while hitting deadlines, while not putting time pressure on it. It's so much. But I love the story of this album, I love this music, and I cannot wait to play you the mixes first (probably in October). It's folky, a little pop, a little Irish, a lot of heart. I hope you'll love it. We'll spend a lot of time with it next year. I'll tell the world about it very soon. And you will all have your names on the inside cover :D. I could not be more grateful for your presence here on Patreon at this point in my career. You are literally my label. And you allow me to make the music I want to make with no strings attached. Thank goodness for you. Thank you. xx
2) I am reprioritizing a lot of things in my life. I have NEVER been more social. I have such an amazing community. I've also started doing something physical 6 days a week. Which has been incredible. However it means that I have less time to be alone in my apartment to work! I'm weirdly grieving the unhealthiness of my former productivity. Because it worked for a while! But I'm having to tell myself that I now know it doesn't work anymore. Being isolated and working inside forever is just not healthy for me. And I have to accept that.
3) In the coming months I will be introducing my audience to this new era of MALINDA- a folk artist who loves blending the old traditions with the new. Who believes that those oral traditions are a key to our humanity and our resistance to evil in the world. And a JOYFUL queer woman. Who maybe swears sometimes when it's necessary. I am no longer the 19 year old who started YouTube. I'm still a singer, an Irish musician, a creator and a communicator. But those things haven't quite caught up with who I am yet. And I'm going to start to let it. I don't want to just sing by candlelight ;). Or just sea shanties, God bless em.
4) I will be taking the month of November to go do a project in Iceland (will tell you so soooooon it's so cool) and then spend 2.5 weeks in Ireland in an area where I am considering one day buying a property to convert into an arts center. I'll also be filming a lot of material for the album out there. It's a super daunting prospect to be away from the US for a month, but I think I need to connect with the culture that has defined me in a deeper way. So I'm super stoked for that :D. And I'll make lots of content there, of course. This will also be a time for me to try out some musical vlog styles of video again.
5) I went to Buffer Festival in Toronto, and it was absolutely fascinating to be amongst creators again. It made me remember where I came from! And just how much my brain has moved on from that mindset to one that wants to perform live. I want to make sure I keep both aspects of me around. Because they're both really important to my identity and to my career.
Things feel like they are on the cusp of something truly fulfilling and exciting. And it's all very scary. I want the ideas I have in my head creatively to "work." But I'm having to define what that is for me- what does success look like? I've always been one who defines success by comparison. I now see how much joy that has stolen from me over the years. And breaking that down is so hard. But so necessary. I also feel really empowered in my personal life! And I'm afraid of that power some days. I'm like wow if I let this all out I'd burn down the world and build it back up again in a day. But my life is at its best when it is balanced. So I'm working on that.
I can't wait to have my creative ducks in a row to the point that I can share things with you. And I hope you all are taking care of yourselves and enjoying the shift into the new season. I personally LOVE the shift into fall as permission to turn inward. It makes me feel validated somehow after the explosive energy of the summer. So take the time to turn inward a little today, my friends. Make sure you're tending your own fires first. xx
xxMKR
Comments
Massimo Berardi
Where is the cat going?😆
Elie
This is really exciting! I am currently learning about the arts and their connection to nature at college (I created my own major) and one of the things I have considered doing with my major is opening an arts center because I love so many forms of art and I don't wanna choose between them
Noelle Krumbhaar
I love that perspective on autumn. For me, it's a shift from beachcombing and swimming in the Lake, to hiking in the trees. Winter means sledding, and more drawing indoors. My feet drag more slowly inwards, it seems; from the water, through the trees, to my desk. Which reminds me, I REALLY need to mail your last drawing, and finish your siren dragon. *sigh* I suppose it'll happen in its own time. Mustn't should on myself. And hey, maybe you'll make it to my little corner of the Great Lakes someday. Everybody goes to the Cities, but maybe, just maybe, you'll come here. We'll see.
Bree Campbell
Nothing says candid photo better than a cat butt at eye level.
Cinnder
Sounds like you are really orienting yourself towards the next chapter in your life with a healthy attitude, so that's all excellent news. Work proceeding with the album is good news as well -- can't wait! When you're in Ireland do you think there will be any gigs, or will it all be about the property project? Wondering if it means you'd be in range for me to actually see live at last... *fingers crossed*
Charles Johnson
Hi Malinda! Thank you for sharing the inspiring and uplifting post. It sounds like you're getting everything flowing in a genuinely positive direction. I think that's fantastic. 👍🏻👍🏻 Be true to yourself and be good to yourself is great advice. 🫶🏻
Jasper
awesome! can't wait to see what you do going forward<3
Kim
That last paragraph is perfection and excellent advice. The rest is exciting and makes me happy to hear - both for you and for myself. Always move forward.
Lloyd Wiggins
you go sisyphus
Rrrose
What Susie 3D said! We look forward to growing with you. Change is hard; pushing the limits is hard. Don’t forget, like the safari porters told the white dude: no work on the seventh day. “On the seventh day we let our souls catch up to our bodies.”
Susie 3D
You take care of you!! We've got your back!
Jonathan Isip
Sounds like a lot of good changes! Love that you’re not trying to force a definition of self and let it grow and develop. We’re just happy to be part of the journey!
Neil Barnes
Most of all, reading this, I’m glad you’re doing well, feeling well and enjoying your power. That in itself makes me happy. Be well x
Dan Santoro
Yay new album! Also Iceland? 👀 Looking forward to hearing about your travels (Ireland too)! Can’t wait to hear the new music too! 🍉
Alan Karasin
Hi!!!!
Joel Keene
Kitty!
