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Monday, September 30, 2013

Studio

So I am now finished with phase 1 of my recording along with Mats Lindfors. 
The songs sound better than I could have imagined and the flow throughout it all is perfect!

We tried a little different way of recording this time, which was greatly appreciated!

I'm excited to hear the first recordings and also to head back into the studio in three weeks to finish.

I am also planning to put up a video of some of the clips from this weekend on my youtube channel EmmaLarsenOfficial, you are welcome to check it out and I will be letting you know as soon as it's up!

Fabian on the photo below at the end of day three!

Love,
Em

Thursday, September 26, 2013

A good day

"Today was a good day".
This is how I think, how I act, what I am.
What if every day was a good day? What if I every day got to wake up and find myself knowing that today.... Today I'll be doing what I love. What I, in my outmost worst days, do best.

There is a sense. A sense when the music is flowing through you and all you can feel is powerful, endless, immortal.
That's the thing about music. It picks you up when you're weak, it takes you down when you've gone too far. It doesn't judge or despise. Music just is and will forever be.
It is there to be molded by your hands, explored and fulfilled.

This is what I love about music.

Music, too me, is all about emotion. Whatever emotion it is still all about emotion. From lyrics to melodies to a beat it has to make you feel something. That is why I can honestly say that I do love all kinds of music as long as it makes me feel... Something.

Here is a photo from before my gig at Underbara Bar yesterday on September 25th, courtesy of one Fonzi Bolin, enjoy!

Love,
Em


Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Almost there

I believe it was Harriet Martineau (I have it scribbled down in one of my books) who said that "we do not believe in immortality because we can prove it, but we try to prove it because we cannot help believing it."

To the last breath I will believe it, I think. That is just who I am no matter how much I try to change it.

It's almost gametime and I'm on a bus and on my way home to get ready.
These moments of silence and focus are probably the worst and the best moments every time. It's like I can hear my heart beat and my headphones are in but there's no music.
The distant chatter in the background makes for a perfect setting for me and my thoughts.
I am all I am and what I choose to do with that makes all the difference.
Some people damn their nerves in moments like these, I welcome them. Should I ever become overconfident in what I do then I shall resign because I have failed my purpose, my heart and my passion. It will no longer be worth it.

It's almost October and summer ended abruptly somehow, or maybe I wasn't really aware it was coming to an end. I should have, it's September.

The heart beats faster and faster and my mind starts spinning. The last few nights I've barely slept as I imagine the night play by play.
What will I say?
How do I act?
How will we do?
And I know that as soon I get there the excitement will overcome any kind of fear as I know and feel that in a few short hours I will stand there, once again, and be able to do what I utterly, tirelessly, undyingly love. And I am complete.
This is how I cope, this is how I live and breathe, this is how I love.

//Em

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Philosophy

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it still make a sound?
Blue is blue to me but is it the same color that you see?
No, seriously.

People ask me why I do everything in English. Blog, songs, website, my books...
Other than the fact that doing everything in English means that more people can read and understand it I do try to find the words in Swedish but every time I think about something that I want to write or imagine it's in English.
My thoughts are mostly in English.
I don't know when or how it happened but my conclusion is that it just sounds better. It's easier to get things across and to dwell on things (as we all do).
I sometimes remember conversations I've had in English even though they weren't.

Anyhow, I must say that in my head my pronunciation is extremely good! I'll work on the real deal though;)

Love,
Em



Sunday, September 15, 2013

Don't dream it's over

Ingen kan leva ditt liv så bra som du. Låt ingen diktera hur du bör leva, vem du bör vara eller vad du bör tycka om det inte gör dig lycklig.
I slutändan är det du, och endast du, som ska stå för konsekvenserna.
A life well lived makes for no regrets at the end.
Våga vara stark!

Thursday, September 12, 2013

EP

The EP Volume I has been out for a while and I have gotten a lot of great response! Now I'm planning for the next one which I'll begin to record now in September and have a great feeling about it.
It's a work in progress which is fun because right now I have an idea about what I want but it could turn out completely different.

Anyhow, awaiting the next EP, check out Volume I, you can find links to it on my website www.emmalarsen.com


Saturday, September 7, 2013

Turn it up

While the past few years have been fun and full of excitement what with having multiple gigs at Fotografiska during Christmas last year, having to have played at the opening ceremony of the Child Cancer Foundation's photo exhibition as well as having to be able to record and release my first solo EP!

I am fortunate to have such wonderful people in my life to support me in all that I do and set my mind to.

I have now made up my mind to continue on with this new project I am working on called "Project Million" and I hope that you will all be able to take this journey with me.

Check out the links to my EP on Spotify, Itunes, Amazon and WiMP on my website:

www.emmalarsen.com

Until next time!
Love,
Em