Friends! I am partnering with Viso Music to bring you a FREE LIVE Broadcast on March 22nd at 8pm CST. I’ll be performing an acoustic set, answering questions, and giving you a sneak peek at my new song that will be up next week! Please leave your questions or requests as comments on the Broadcast Page here and I’ll answer them during the show. I’m super excited and can’t wait to play for you.
Can’t sign on for the LIVE performance? I may be coming to a city near you very soon! Check out my tour dates below and grab advance tickets for a discount. If I’m not playing near you, I’d love to come play YOUR living room. Click here for details.
Life… #songforyou #fb (Taken with instagram)
Chorus complete. I’m allowed to go to bed now. #songforyou #fb (Taken with instagram)
From time to time, we all need a helping hand. Sometimes it comes in the form of a simple encouragement. Other times it comes in the form of a powerhouse assistant who doubles your productivity & creativity, and just happens to be a killer songwriter herself.
Enter Kristen Wright.
Kristen has been working behind the scenes with me for months booking tours, arranging details on Song For You, and keeping me properly caffeinated. A superb artist in her own right, I asked her to share some insight on the process of creating her debut EP, “In the Year of Letting Go.” This girl has quite a story to tell on this record, and I know you’ll enjoy the glimpse she gives you into her collaborative process.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Kristen Wright on How to Collaborate…
I recently received this painting featuring one of my favorite Stephen R. Covey quotes as a gift [thanks Chels!]. It’s now hanging in my bedroom as a life catalyst that I wake to every morning, and it reminded me this week how difficult it can be to maintain focus and balance in your life.
How many choices, obstacles, emails, phone calls, in-laws, clients, agents, or band members do you face every day that have the potential to derail your direction?
Some of you might know me from my music and some of you from my posts about getting out of your own way, but even with all the systems and analyzing I put my life actions through, I find myself needing to remember this quote and refocus every few months. I find this to be true especially among creative personalities, which tend to thrive on the fuel of sleep deprivation, coffee, and directional ambiguity.
Trust me. I’m right there with you.
I’ve mentioned the 5 steps I take to realign before. Previously mentioned Stephen R. Covey has his own famous 7 Step system for maintaining stability as well. But the common thread I find in almost every method or system to refocus is one similarity: break it down to build it up.
It would seem we’re all doing Too Much.
Hipster Rex. Proof that I never went to art school.
My current favorite quote delivered to me from my favorite person. Blog coming soon, stay tuned. #fb (Taken with instagram)
itbeginsatmidnight asked: Who controls/updates your Tumblr? Is it you or your agent/manager?
It is the one and only, Me!
There are some things I don’t EVER think one should outsource… and number one on my list is talking to real people.
You guys are what it’s all about to me, and I’ll never put a barrier between what I put out there and what you want to say back.
You can rest assured that when it says it’s me, I will Always be the one moderating, listening, and posting on this blog. My lovely assistant, Kristen [who is also featured singing in this video], may post from time to time but always as herself. You can follow her adventures as well here: http://kristenwright.tumblr.com/
Thanks for asking!
~ michael
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Spending the weekend shooting video with the uber talented Rory White for the first “Song For You” release. Watch for it early this week.
Truth via @kwrightmusic, and I couldn’t agree more. Watch for more to come from her soon. (Taken with instagram)
New songs, coming your way… (Taken with instagram)