26 Days and Counting

Wow, it's been an incredibly busy and eventful summer for me. I am off to prepare my new band hall at Juban Parc for the new school year. After working in administration for four years, I am very excited about the opportunity to teach again, especially music. I don't know this for sure, but I get the picture that a lot of people get up everyday and do things they just have to do to make a living. I have always been very lucky in being able to do something that I love so much, which is music. I am also excited about having the opportunity of teaching now that I have pursued my songwriting and music with all of my energy. I really launched myself into the music right about the same time that I went into administration so it will be awesome now to be able to share my story and stories with the students that I am honored to teach. I hope to be a living example to them of what they can do if they follow their dreams and passions. I can't wait!!!

After a full day of prep at the new school, I will have a short break and Casey and I will go back to work on Weightless tonight. We are close to being done with three songs, Disappear, Ghostly Writer and Time. All three of these are very close to being done. Believe it or not, we are just 26 Days from the release of Weightless. I pushed back a week and I am opting for a quicker pressing turn around in New Jersey in order to give Casey adequate time to work his magic in mixing the project. We put so much into the production of this that I am determined to get the mixes where we are both very satisfied. As I stated before, you could have the finest musicians in the world play on your album but if the mix is bad, then the album is bad. This project turned out to be huge in scope with all of the people that I brought in to play on it.

So, this will be a tough week for us to work the seven songs remaining in a very limited time frame but we will get it done. Gotta run, busy day ahead!

Before I go, just a line for you from a new song that I am writing:

Stop and think it over,
Before you waste away the day
And when you swim in the ocean
Always look for diamonds along the way!

Jesse Hayden, my grandfather, was and still is legendary to me. He was absolutely the biggest and most positive influence in my life. When I would be running my race each day, occasionally, I would stop for coffee with him. I would begin to tell him about everything that was going in my life and he would so eloquently say......."Boy, You Need To Stop And Smell The Roses".

Well Said Pop!!!! Thanks so much!!! Your words are with me everyday!!!!

Gregory