Hello, it's me ... new to forum

[feaker66]

Hi Wen

Good to hear you changed your life for the better.

Would love to hear one of your pieces in peer to peer some time.

After you hit the big time it will be cool to be able to say "I knew you Wen"

Sincerely

Paul

[swhit]

Welcome to the forums. I'm a newbie too

[gtrmann]

Welcome Wen,
I got a kick out of your "evil experiments" phrase !!!!

[mazz]

Hi Wen,

Welcome to the forum. It's great that you had an awesome time at the Rally!

Harp is a beautiful instrument and if you can make excellent recordings of your instrument, then you may have some folks that would be interested in collaborating and also may be hiring you for some session work if that interests you. Very cool!

On another note, I want to mention that my composing really expanded when I stopped identifying my composing with the instrument that I played. Once I stopped being a "keyboard player that composes" and changed to a "composer that plays keyboards", I expanded the horizons of my composing. Now the keyboard is a convenient way to get my ideas into the DAW but it's not my main "voice" for most of my compositions. Of course, it's still my main axe and I use it all the time, but it's become a tool for realizing my ideas and not always the centerpiece of my voice as a composer. Taking my hands off my instrument and letting my musical imagination guide my compositions has really helped me become a much better composer. For what it's worth! You may already be doing that, I'm just responding to your statement about being pigeonholed by virtue of the harp being the featured thing in your music. Nothing wrong with that at all, just putting another idea out there!

Have fun and thanks for coming on board!

Mazz

[wen]

Hi Wen, welcome aboard! I would imagine you'll get plenty of collaboration opportunities because harp is such unique and cool instrument, talk about having a niche! Have you listened to much Joanna Newsome? Very interesting and cool stuff. If you get a sec post a link so we can hear what you're up to.

Good luck!

eo

Hey, "eo," Thank you very much! I actually do like Joanna Newsome. She is a true artist and *cough* that is what I started out to be but now I just want to write crap and get away with it like all the other hit songwriters. JOKE. My website is wendawilliamson.com and I also have a YouTube channell... my best-liked piece is actually a cover of Clocks (Coldplay).

[wen]

Welcome Wen,
I got a kick out of your "evil experiments" phrase !!!!

Well, as a Song Wronger, I can see why you like that phrase, LOL. I suspect from your tagline that you are an electrical engineer by day and a Master of Evil Musicdoings by night.

[wen]

Welcome to the forums. I'm a newbie too

Hey, cool. I see you are from Ottawa. OK long shot, but my cousin Ross Williamson is a drummer up there (and biker, electrician, hunter). Anyway glad to meet you, eh? I ain't eatin' no poutine, though.

[wen]

Hi Wen

Good to hear you changed your life for the better.

Would love to hear one of your pieces in peer to peer some time.

After you hit the big time it will be cool to be able to say "I knew you Wen"

Sincerely

Paul

hehe, actually, in school, whenever the teacher would start a sentence all mad, like, "WHEN are you kids gonna start paying attention" or whatever -- that always gave me a start. Thanks for the note!

[wen]

Heya Neighbor!

I listened to some of the stuff on your website after we met at the Rally. I was really surprised. I do have to admit you are breaking on through to the other side. Need to get you hooked up Native Instruments Guitar Rig or something eh?

Look forward to seeing you around more often.

rl

Thanks Russell! Likewise. I'm on a mission so hopefully I'll be posting some new stuff in Peer to Peer pretty soon... I enjoyed your CD, very pretty, relaxing and ethereal and good keyboard sounds. (not like my M1, haha) I'll have to check out Native Instruments although the one musician I do know in Columbus plays pretty decent guitar.

Talk later,
Wen

[wen]

Now I feel like a true dork replying to my own message, but anyway, THANKS for all the warm welcomes... Stuart, Kayle, Juliet, Rob, Mojobone, and Magne (snakkes siden? I speak a little Swedish, lol) --- I really enjoyed hearing from you all and in the future hearing some of your music. When I get something new together I will post it in peer to peer. Talk later, Wen