As the year winds down I’m reflecting on some highlights from the year with you here on Patreon.
With North Jetty we invented a new type of music video process I can now batch and repeat to get more of my music consistently flowing into the world.
We made a plan for my name to be searchable as a recording artist on Spotify.
We baked some bread…. listened to recor...
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Well we found a solution to get the glorious sound of Ron’s old analogue board back!
This is the new shortened version of The Last of the Mohicans Theme which is based on Dougie MacLean’s The Gael.
We had to edit the actual final mix instead of the multi track studio session. In the process a little glitch happened in the guitar part-
Can you hear it? ...
2023-12-15 22:01:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Preliminary rough drafts from the Graphic Designer are in!
We will probably pick a better picture/pose but this one was fine to start playing around with something.
I know this one was not even among the options in the poll, but we isolated this camera angle as an option to work with this sort of throw back graphic design idea. It works since the wall behind me is flat to the ...
2023-12-08 21:16:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Friday!
Well, friends, you win some you lose some.
I need to try a couple new things to tweak the pumpkin pie recipe before Christmas. It wasn’t as good as the ones my Mom would make when I was a kid.
The stuffing made with freshly baked sourdough bread, however, was…
10/10!! 🤤
Did I tell you that we are re-mixing one track for the new mastered a...
Do you have any Thanksgiving recipes or traditions?
I know you’re a global crew, so tell me how you kick off the holidays either way.
And may I please just pause to ask-
Since when did Black Friday expand to start at the beginning of November??! It used to just be… Friday!
My Mom is visiting and brought some plants to repot. I’m going to put one on my kitchen...
2023-11-22 21:57:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Well it doesn’t look like much, but I’ve been poring over this track list for weeks and now I think I’m really happy with it!
Track sequencing is one of the most fun parts of making an album, if you ask me.
I used to burn CDs in up to 20 variations to figure this stuff out, so I found myself a little stuck with no CD player in my car and no CD burner.
My good friend Amber from the road traveling days just started working at Terra Nova Violins!
I went to see her this week and dropped off two bows for rehair.
If you need a good violin or bow, give her a call! I walked through the shop with her and showed her my favorite things to recommend.
They were getting the Christmas decorations out and planning some stocking stuffer g...
2023-11-10 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Well we did it! The Halloween costume video went out in time for Halloween AND select people's birthdays! :)
I'm getting a tiny bit better at remembering to capture the journey along the way. Hope you enjoy this Patreon exclusive BTS video.
We had a very chill Halloween. Oscar wore his space suit, I wore my tin foil hat, and we went for a walk. He's not super into stopping to collec...
2023-11-03 22:32:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Never before shared costume photos from the vault!
Here’s a throw back to the year I played dress up in costume queen Taylor’s closet and transformed from a rhinestone cow girl, to a 20s platinum blonde bob disco version, into an alien, and then made myself a scarf out of aluminum foil. All in one night!
I love all costumes, but I especially like it when Halloween costumes inc...
All I wanna know is... what do you think of the SHOES??! ;-)
I tried very hard to stand on the table while filming this, but sadly there just wasn't a way to make that work....
Thanks for helping me make this new performance video!! I have some BTS for you too but I haven't been able to go through it since I've been so busy writing sheet music and getting this all done.
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2023-10-27 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This is me arriving at the recording studio with violin in the back seat, feeling happy because it’s cool enough to rock my new Ren Faire boots!!
Meanwhile Chris found the ultimate cake shoes!! 🤣
What are the odds…
At first I thought it was photoshop or an actual cake that looked like shoes, but no, these are indeed wearables that look good enough to eat and...
2023-10-20 20:03:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I was born and raised in Flour Bluff Texas.
The first time I left Texas for any length of time was when my band played Michigan Faire in August and September.
Texas Ren Fest usually starts first week of October, so we were rolling back into the home state right about…. now!
The first cold front (getting anything in the 70s right now is considered a cold fro...
2023-10-06 20:18:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The illusive DJ who only plays the orange records....
What's on the green one?
The world may never know!
But it makes a great prop for a bit of stage business to keep the crowd captivated...
;-)
2023-09-29 20:16:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, so this is just to document how truly difficult singing is for me at times. When it's just me and Oscar, it's completely different.
He gives me hope, that if I can sing for him I'll one day be able to sing so freely for you.
This is a funny confession, but more and more frequently these days I find myself really liking my singing of Oscar's bedtime songs. I'll sing...
2023-09-29 20:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
He only plays the orange records!
This is a Fisher Price Record Player Music box from the 70s. My Mom told me about them, and I found this one on eBay.
Oscar is absolutely obsessed. I really like it too. The natural sounds are soothing.
I have to admit I've had some set backs in the singing department, so I thank you for your patience. I've gotta take the advice I give e...
2023-09-22 20:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Well here’s one thing I created this week!
I’ll be turning this into a PDF to share with the violin learners of the world. Dunno if my sketches are gonna outshine Da Vinci any time soon, but it was fun to get out the colored pencils anyway.
Thanks for your detailed feedback about the album art! Sounds like 4 was the majority vote. I actually did not expect that!
2023-09-15 22:04:41 +0000 UTC
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Here are some possible album cover photos for Studio Chronicles Volume 1. What do you think? After all, this is the studio where those "chronicles" were made!
Thanks for your help!!!
Jenny
Terra Nova has been my shop of choice since the early 2000s! Let's take a look around. :)
The best part is the chair.....
2023-09-01 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I needed some new strings so here I am!
Got a fresh lovely set of Evah Pirazzis and can’t wait to put them on this weekend.
This other string set I have on now was an experimental new type that was highly recommend but ew! I did not like them haha!
I’ll post a video of the inside in just a sec.
The big victory is that I got out my tripod and did some filming ...
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Just a quick note today. Last week we were chatting about this "greatest hits" type album release idea.
I got a quote from Jerry Tubb this week about remastering, and it's doable, so...
Green light to release this Fall!
I went back to listen to a lot of the tracks and here's what I came up with for Volume 1. I figure 10 songs is good.
Gotta save some ...
2023-08-25 21:40:31 +0000 UTC View Post
You have been just on fire with great ideas lately and I'm following up on all of them!
You said I should release a greatest hits album and sheet music book to match.
The reception of North Jetty is going really great so far!! So I am going full steam ahead on choosing the next pieces to perform in studio with sheet music to match.
How cool would it be if I h...
2023-08-18 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been talking your ear off lately, so today I'll be short with words and let the music do the talking.
Hope you have a fantastic weekend!
Jenny
Thanks for going through North Jetty mania with me!
Next week I promise we will travel somewhere else in the world, but for now... where were we??
Oh yeah, it was a long night of fishing but no catching.
I was wandering up the beach with Mark, my E Muzeki bandmate. It was like squinting into stage lights when the sun burst over the horizon blasting blinding strokes of yellow w...
2023-08-04 20:47:31 +0000 UTC View Post
This will be the North Jetty instructional tutorial. Do you think I got enough takes?!
I’m having fun. And it’s allll coming together. Time for a bunch of editing on these.
I’ve been thinking about more memories of the North Jetty where I’d go fishing with my E Muzeki band mates.
I was a fisher-chick from a young age growing up in Flour Bluff on the Laguna Madre whic...
If there’s a category for Longest Post Production Process for 60 Second Video I think I need to be in the running!
If not, how can we petition to make this a thing?
Here‘s to breaking the silence! 🍻
This video will go live a week from Wednesday. Will you please click over and help me get the comments section going when you get a chance?
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Here‘s what we’ve got so far!
Also have to report a small singing victory!
I was singing in front of an audience and got an enthralled reaction I haven’t seen before!
Okay, it was an audience of one. Okay, yes it was Oscar.
(My friend and band mate Jay used to call that having an audient.🤣)
But I swear, this bedtime rendition of ye o...
2023-07-14 20:08:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to my work space aka ”the cafe.”
Here’s kinda what I’m thinking as far as plan of attack. Also, hope you enjoy this brand new original tune, Asha’s Waltz.
Excited to see where this road takes us!
Have a fantastic weekend!
Thank you 🙏💕
Jenny
Well after the feedback last week I felt the need to set the record straight and prove that I don’t only wear all black outfits when standing out under the hottest of suns. 😝🖤🫠
(This is my one nice dinner outfit from Patron Jim’s packing advice list!)
But you will never know whether or not my earrings with this outfit moment are the same size!
I thought I’...
2023-06-30 21:26:08 +0000 UTC View Post
These are to go along with the video and explanation I just posted! :)
2023-06-23 20:32:01 +0000 UTC View PostI'll post some photos too, but wanted to share this video first. This was taken directly after the sound bath.
You enter the dome through a downstairs level that looks more like a museum. You'll see the pictures when I post those in just a sec.
There we were greeted by two cousins, a man and a woman, who explained the history of the building and the story of how their family came to...
2023-06-23 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post