tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21050353659901813182024-03-13T10:26:01.549-07:00MazingMaryRocksOne crazy rocker. One crazy dream. Join my journey to the studio!MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-89509111000159390022015-01-27T12:14:00.000-08:002015-01-27T12:14:35.904-08:00Keep on or what??The last weeks I've been putting music on hold for many reasons. But today I took my ass upstairs to begin again. Yesterday I tried to lay vocals on a song but the result was terrifying. I mean it. It really shows when I've put my vocals on hold. Today it felt much better and I managed to lay vocals to a song. This particular song is an extended version of one that is already made by the guy I'm living with and a collab. I think it's great but worries about my own ability to give it justice. Hopefully it will be out soon!MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-23813037140889421722015-01-11T13:38:00.003-08:002015-01-11T13:38:21.782-08:00Dreams and dustWe all keep dreaming. We all have hopes and goals. What if we got so deep into our shoes that these didn't matter no more? What if there were no hope for a better tomorrow?<br />
What if our dreams were just dust of tomorrow?<br />
Hmm, maybe this will be the beginning of a new song...<br />
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It's kind of late here in Sweden now and I still don't know if my boss expects me to work tomorrow. I guess I'll stay at home writing this new song.<br />
I might even share the lyrics with you! So stay tuned.<br />
<br />MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-73915690316734265822015-01-09T11:39:00.001-08:002015-01-09T11:39:35.539-08:00Just when I thougtIt couln't get worse- it just did. Man, I wish I knew how my future looks like. Now it's all a mess. For the second time in 10 months I had to leave my employment. This time it was all because of who I am. I don't hesitate to argue when I find something strange or inappropriate. In this particular company I found the personnel politics strange and not at all in line with what you need to build a successfull company.<br />
So, I was sent home because my boss couldn't handle me. Jawn...<br />
I hope I can find strenght to focus on my music instead. You know I have a lot to finish in that area.MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-11045021403079217372015-01-05T12:36:00.004-08:002015-01-05T12:36:58.200-08:00So, this year I hope I will be able to upload a few of my new songs. I really want you to listen to them! Among them there's my tribute to my dad; "Betrayal".MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-86790096955286928832014-12-31T07:52:00.003-08:002014-12-31T07:52:59.978-08:00Wishes for a better yearWith just a few hours left until a new year begins, I like to wish you all a great 2015. I look forward to it quite much, 2014 been hard on me. Let's look ahead for a better tomorrow!<br />
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Cheers guys!!MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-9811200202114123462014-11-02T14:08:00.002-08:002014-11-02T14:08:58.467-08:00Lifecame in my way. I've been so freakin busy with life lately that I have been forced to put music aside for a long time now. A few weeks ago, I actually did'nt think I'll find my way back. But I did.<br />
I had promised to make a bridge to a song and when I did it I realized. This is what I love to do!!<br />
I'll be back!MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-62153198158129287212014-09-07T10:46:00.001-07:002014-09-07T10:46:21.401-07:00Power equals treasure<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I think I found
the treasure I’ve been looking for…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">You know I always
nag about finding my voice, and especially the power in it. Well, I have finally
found it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The other
day I recorded some lines on “Betrayal” and thought “this can’t be the best I
can do</span>. Soft voice in a rocksong, no." So, on with recording mode and
on with the power in my voice. Singing
this way felt like screaming and sounded like crap inside my head. BUT- and
here is the cool part – when I listened to the result…I sounded quite much like
the way I always wanted to. Surprise!</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">What I have
to learn now is to control this new and powerful voice just like I can control
the soft voice. I don’t doubt that it will take very long time to master it but
I am happy to have found my way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Someday,
when “Betrayal” is done, you’ll hear it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">//MMR (with
a stupid smile on her face…)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-56800911163364866722014-09-05T00:54:00.004-07:002014-09-05T00:54:48.459-07:00New songListen to the result of "I'm not made of stone"!<br />
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<a href="https://soundcloud.com/mazingmaryrocks/im-not-made-of-stone" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/mazingmaryrocks/im-not-made-of-stone</a><br />
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//MMRMazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-74706564512551572352014-08-31T13:29:00.001-07:002014-08-31T13:29:14.408-07:00Rock vocalistTrying to be a female rock vocalist is quite hard. At least for me. Man, trying to find that power is a real struggle. Soft songs is no problems but then I try to sing my rocksongs...uhmmm. Got a great deal of technicalities to work on there.<br />
It sucks, but what the heck, if I want to do this it's just to step up with that vocal training.<br />
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These "small" problems of mine means that my next song "Betrayal" will not be done tomorrow. That song requires power to be as great at it could be so I'll let it take time.<br />
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Now to the fun stuff!<br />
Me and my collab just finished off another song together, called "I'm not made of stone" :)<br />
I'll let you know when and where to find it!<br />
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//MMRMazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-64700791087509659452014-08-24T15:00:00.001-07:002014-08-24T15:00:44.637-07:00silence...is golden. Or is it?<br />
You haven't heard from me in a while. Life came in my way. What am I up to?<br />
Trying to finish up a recording for my friend in Austria. The trouble is my soundcard that seems to want to take it's last breath. Damn...<br />
Let's see if it can be fixed somehow!<br />
Also keep working on my own song, takes a while to get it all the way we want it:)<br />
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Above all, I still try to find the voice I think I can have somewhere in there...<br />
Wishing u all a great day!<br />
//MMRMazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-32318622710639927472014-08-17T12:53:00.002-07:002014-08-17T12:53:57.728-07:00Vincent van GoghFinally the song I made with two collabs of mine is on the Vincent van Gogh gallery! Quite cool and fun (especially when "Mazing Mary Rocks" are responsible for the vocals, haha. Maybe it would have been a bit more appropriate to use my real name on that site :)<br />
The song is really nice but we can for sure discuss if it "rocks" ;)<br />
You can find it here:<br />
<a href="http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/vincent-and-me.html" target="_blank">http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/vincent-and-me.html</a>MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-33683648116405177562014-08-04T13:59:00.000-07:002014-08-04T13:59:16.059-07:00Time to record!Yes! Finally we got to the stage where I'm up for recording vocals for my home made song "Betrayal"!<br />
This song does really mean the world to me and it is freakin awsome! I can only do my best with the vocals but this song is from my heart and I feel that I need to sing it. If it sounds crappy with me on it, it will end up in the drawer. That would be a big shame so tomorrows recording feels a bit scary...<br />
//MMR<br />
<br />MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-44090100760682161742014-07-31T10:11:00.001-07:002014-07-31T10:11:50.551-07:00Hear the result!"Seven People", a really cool and different song by my collab, can be found here:<br />
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/mazingmaryrocks/seven-people-mix-2">https://soundcloud.com/mazingmaryrocks/seven-people-mix-2</a><br />
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I loved record vocals for this one! Think it's amazing and it really grows for everytime you hear it!<br />
//MMRMazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-79185242176117995852014-07-28T07:03:00.002-07:002014-07-28T07:03:35.286-07:00A final touchJust a small tecnicality left and then I'm ready to let the creator hear my vocals :)<br />
The song is really different and cool and belongs to my Austrian collaborators.<br />
Planning to hand it over this evening and, as usual, if they like what I did I'll let you know where to find it!<br />
//MMRMazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-88901553081748525302014-07-22T08:10:00.000-07:002014-07-22T08:10:31.829-07:00Anyone in need of lyrics??You know what?<br />
I have lyrics all over the place. I'm trying to find someone that can use them, hopefully a publisher. Simply, my time is not enough to make something out of them all.<br />
The critique I got on all the lyrics I've been sharing on inernet is really positive!<br />
The rocker I've got at home loves them. And he is quite picky...<br />
If anyone is interested, or knows someone that is; don't hesitate to contact me!<br />
//MMRMazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-74181664839740617342014-07-20T07:04:00.002-07:002014-07-20T07:04:27.916-07:00I get the processThe synth upstairs is hidden under a serious amount of paper. All contains lyrics. But there is one that draws my attention. Again, "Betrayal" is the one. I really understand the "making music is a process" by now. We made alterations to the lyrics. The chorus became bridge and the bridge became chorus.<br />
But right now I spend a lot of time writing lyrics. Found old ones I hardly knew I had so now I finished a lot of them!<br />
//MMR<br />
<br />MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-24364611004974783452014-07-09T10:28:00.000-07:002014-07-09T10:28:22.577-07:00BetrayalA few weeks ago I wrote lyrics that I have had inside for 19 years. It's about the day my dad died. The other day we started to put music to it and when the first draft was ready my tears poured down my cheeks. It got so emotional, I could almost feel my dad in the room.<br />
This song means so much to me and I want it to be far better than possible.<br />
Even thouh it represents a really hard time in my life I look forward to present it to you.<br />
Meanwhile, here's the lyrics:<br />
<b>Betrayal</b><br />
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<b>Verse 1</b><br />
For an unknown reason<br />
You chosed to leave<br />
Remeber the cops outside my door<br />
Telling me you did'nt live no more<br />
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<b>Chorus</b><br />
You laughed, still you knew<br />
Sent me off with you're invitation to death<br />
The one I missed for whole my life<br />
Who finally showed me love<br />
Ended himself<br />
Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal<br />
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<b>Verse 2 </b><br />
No matter the season<br />
I feel the scent<br />
Of a flower I knew you loved<br />
Wish it's you cheking in on me<br />
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<b>Chorus</b><br />
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<b>Bridge</b><br />
I miss you like never before<br />
For hte last time I've slammed your door<br />
You're forever out of my life<br />
My heart is stabbed by a knife<br />
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<b>Chorus</b><br />
//MMRMazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-41262170055508008482014-07-06T11:36:00.001-07:002014-07-06T11:36:46.321-07:00Under productionWhat can I say? By this time I really thought, in my ignorance, that I had several songs done. But, no. I know a lot of you are wondering when - if ever - I will share a new song with you.<br />
All I can tell is: I will. I have a few under production right now. Like every muscician I talk to says:<br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;">"Making music is a process".</i><br />
Ok, I get it.<br />
I just struggle to accept it.<br />
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By the way, I received a video of my first ever performance last saturday. When will I get enough courage to look at that? I will for sure feel stupid and even more crazy than I actually am.<br />
Maybe I can just pretend it doesn't exist?<br />
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//MMR<br />
<br />MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-45439300980763616802014-07-04T09:21:00.001-07:002014-07-04T09:21:17.962-07:00Getting better..;)Hi all!<br />
Check out my latest result on Reverbnation here:<br />
<a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/mazingmaryrocks">http://www.reverbnation.com/mazingmaryrocks</a><br />
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To all of you, and my fans...;), THANK YOU SO MUCH!<br />
I'm thrilled my first song and recording got this far, amazes me!<br />
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I'll make sure to celebrate this:)<br />
//MMRMazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-19159657440198400782014-07-02T12:08:00.000-07:002014-07-02T12:08:24.136-07:00I did NOT expect this!Got to share this with you.<br />
I am now to be found on Reverbnation. I only have one song yet, as you all are painfully aware of...and that one is uploaded on Reverbnations page.<br />
I am currently on place 10 (!!!!) in the local rank. About 70 artists are rockers in the same location. AWSOME!! This gets me so freaki'n inspired! On place nr 5 I found H.E.A.T, one of the bands that inspires me a lot. <br />
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//MMRMazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-32039930963603621292014-06-30T12:31:00.000-07:002014-06-30T12:31:31.805-07:00So this is how it went<h2>
Performance I did last saturday</h2>
Because of time constraints, I could only reherse 2 times with the band before performing. Keep in mind these 2 times were my only ones with a band ever.<br />
Guess that could be enough if you were an experienced singer, which I'm not.<br />
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So off we went, thinking we could try my song out in the soundcheck. We did and it went, hrmm, ok.<br />
We decided to just see what happened during the band gig and that maybe my song could be performed a bit later.<br />
All of a sudden, the question hit me.<br />
-Ready for your song?<br />
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Hell, yeah! Let's just do it!<br />
I entered the stage without any feelings of nervousness what so ever. Even though I tried really hard to face those feelings, they were not present. Strange!<br />
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We started out wrong, which brought with it that I entered the song incorrect. Ah, never mind, no one heard this song before. Hopefully they think it's supposed to sound like this ;)<br />
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My first lines were pretty good, I believe. Then I got out of tune. But...I didn't care. I just went on like nothing happened and enjoyed my performance. For real, this was the coolest thing I ever done and I had SO much fun!! Now I can't wait to do it again, a little better next time.<br />
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//MMR<br />
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<br />MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-74489102273215955862014-06-28T14:41:00.001-07:002014-06-28T15:35:11.317-07:00I did it!!Haha, no one thought this would happen but I just performed with my song "when you sleep"! Superfun!! Can't wait to do it again!!MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-84158890611686992112014-06-26T09:54:00.000-07:002014-06-26T09:54:01.556-07:00Todays newsThis is it:<br />
1:<b> Session 2 at the vocal coach</b> yesterday. She made me find my strenght, even in the low register! She's the best! We also took a look at the whole of my song "When you sleep". Live on saturday ! Hopefully...<br />
2: <b>New collaboration!</b> I found a band that have a rocksong but no one to record the lyrics. Awsome!! This is going to be FUN!<br />
3:<b> Continued collaboration!</b> You know the guys from Austria? Who had that beatuiful balland that I were lucky enough to do a duet on? They're back! This time I will be the lead singer in a quite mysterious song. I really think it will be a blast!<br />
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Yepp, that's it for now!<br />
//MMR<br />
<br />MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-36292806659859017842014-06-22T12:15:00.000-07:002014-06-22T12:15:03.692-07:00I'm just a girl. With a lot of nerves.<h2>
Rehersal 2 done, with nerves attached.</h2>
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Yepp, this rehersal I did better. Oddly enough not as good as when I rehersed at home earlier today...</div>
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My nerves just tend to go on a journey and take place outside my body. Isn't that annoying?</div>
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I now have six days to get my nerves into shape and find a way to make them stay under control. Saturday is THE day. I will not give up. I will not back out of this. I will not let the band down. I will make it.</div>
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//MMR</div>
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MazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105035365990181318.post-83772065109097445292014-06-18T12:43:00.000-07:002014-06-18T12:43:11.980-07:00Tips for stage fright As you know I am quite nervous for the live performance next saturday. My brand new, splendid vocal coach gave me some tips. Now I want to hear from you!<br />
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Even if you haven't been in the exact situation of a live-gig, all of us made some kind of performance in life. Maybe you were forced to give a lecture in your work or hold a speech of some kind.<br />
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Help me ut here and extend the list below. I'll write some of the tips I already have.<br />
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1) Pretend the crowd is naked (hrm...)<br />
2) Pretend you are a star and that the audience can't do it better themselfs.<br />
3) Pretend you are surrounded by warriors protecting you from negative energy (ok...?)<br />
4) Connect with one person in the audience and sing to him/her.<br />
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So I managed to get 4 in my list but I bet you have some great tips aswell!<br />
To make this a little more exciting, <i><b>the one who comes up with the best tip</b></i> for me will receice the first ex of my single "When You Sleep" on CD. Including the first ever autograph! Priceless, I got to say, haha!<br />
In regards to the performance, send your tips by the commentlink below no later than thursday 26 june.<br />
Make sure to leave your mail adress in the comment if you are interested in this unique CD ;)<br />
I administrate all comments before publishing so your mail will not be displayed on the blog!<br />
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Enjoy yourself while figuring out what could be really helpful when performing!<br />
//MMRMazingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979175550358922338noreply@blogger.com0