ello poppet!

Hey guys!
What's shakin?
it kills me to use that improper grammar by the way. so, i wanted to actually take the time today to blog...do you know why i have time? BECAUSE I FINISHED PHYSICS! and i am so thrilled! it's been so strange! but i have written a TON and guess what...

i'm back in the studio! :) whooooot! i have a final mix of "Lower Your Weapons" which is a song that I just wrote/recorded a few weeks ago! I'm going to get it mastered and then it will be available for you guys! EEEE! so happy about that!

i've been meeting some very interesting people, doing some lovely co-writes, trying to keep my apartment decently clean, and just enjoying life! here's a brief summary of the last few months...




also, i think i'll post some beach pictures!
















je t'aime!

update! :)

video time!

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ello dearies!

i don't know what prompted me to greet you all that way, but let's just go with it. ha.

I JUST GOT BACK FROM NEW YORK. it was cold, somewhat grey outside, rainy at times..and oh yeah, did i mention, PERFECT? Gosh. like, i can't tell you how happy i was to wake up and not have the sun shining in my face. that makes me sound like i'm some kind of unhappy scrooge or something, but it was just nice.

i had several shows that were all just so much fun. this trip was really life changing though. it gave me so much more confidence. i simply went to play music that means something to me, and i didn't hold anything back. it was all about the music. i was pretty nervous going into the shows, not about the actual shows themselves, but about the brutally honest- in time with real life songs that i had never played before. since i moved to nashville, i've just been writing writing writing. mainly for myself, as a way of staying sane. but it turns out that those emotions were actually beneficial in the end. ha. when i play songs that i'm so connected to, i completely forget what i'm doing. literally on several occasions i just remember starting the song, and then two seconds later i'm stomping out the last chorus. good thing i took video footage hah. otherwise, i probably wouldn't know much about any of the shows.

so for all of you who made it out to the shows, i thank you so much. it was so great to share the tunes with you guys and get feedback. and i got a lot of it, and i take it to heart!

on other exciting news: October 25th! time to record some of this brand spanking new music! i'm so jazzed. i've met some super cool people in nashville, and just decided "hey, since i actually live here now, and i've been writing a million songs ABOUT living here, why shouldn't i record some here?" hah. seems like a pretty simple and logical thought process, eh? i'll be sure to keep you updated :)

well, i guess i'll end this with some pictures for you guys.
arlene's grocery :)

googies- the living room. such a cool vibe (as you can tell)

the freaking bitter end. ahhhh! i love getting to play here!








i LOVE the east village <3






uhm, i thought this was the coolest thing ever. real human under there :)


okay guys, i'll try to post some video footage soon :)
je t'aime!
-jenny

hey guys!

i've been so busy lately! it's been a week of musical experiences! in the last week i've seen a. J.P Chrissie & The Fairground Boys (amazing) b. Black Keys & kings of leon (i missed the whigs...) c. The wailers It's been so inspiring. i also went to the symphony with my father!
also this week has been the NSAI songposium. so it's been busy with lot's of learning. hah. also had a co-writing session with two writers here in nashville that are just so much fun and so great to work with! :)

ALSO
i have two more shows booked...in new york. EEE! so excited. it's weird the way it worked out- i have one show on October 18th at Arlene's Grocery
and the other one is on October 19th at The Bitter End.
so..if you were to look back on my blog, you could find my postcards from EXACTLY one year to the day (on both shows) at the exact same venues. kinda crazy how that worked out, and how much has happened in one year.

sometimes as i'm driving down the highway or something..i just ask myself, "is this seriously my life?" i'm an independent "young lady" living my dream. it's incredibly difficult at times to branch out. trust me, to be completely honest, i struggle with insecurities all the time. but in the long run, i always get confirmation that i'm doing the right thing. i heard someone today say, "you don't choose music, it chooses you." and as cliche as that might sound, i've found it to be true. i mean, there are days when i HATE music & the music business. and then less than a few hours later, i'm digging through my oversized bag looking for a pen and some paper so i can write down a cool title i've come up with. it's a funny thing for sure.

people always ask, "can you see yourself doing anything else?" ...well, sure! i have so many things i'm interested/passionate about, but i believe they're all tied into one another. for me, music is the underlying factor behind art, dance, fashion, film, photography. so, even though i love all of those things, i rarely partake in them without any music. for instance, right now i have alanis morissette playing in the background. that's what tells me i'm truly a "musician." i can see myself doing something else, but i can't envision my life without music.

hopefully the next post will be a little less "jenny being introspective" and a little more fun, and picture/video filled. but i just can't help it. it's been a super long day, i'm up too late considering i have to be awake early in the morning. ohhh joy.

okay troopers, i love you.
-jenny :)

sun shine on my shoulder

hey guys!
hope all is well with you! I've been doing a lot recently! Lots of writing, lots of playing..lots of creativity period.
(if you don't follow me on twitter- you should :)
www.twitter.com/jennyraymusic
that would make me happy!
let's see..
i've met a lot of cool people. last night i went to a fashion show. i just burnt some cookies in the oven that i'm baking for some friends...boo.

okay. i'm too tired to do this right now hah. i'm going to do some physics, play some volleyball, and i'll write again later tonight.

je t'aime
-jenny

p.s. there will be pictures :)