songwriting

Hello!

Finally - here is "stand still for a moment" as a demo recording.
I love piano ballads that's why I find it always hard to write a more up-tempo song. Well, ballads are just wonderful, there is no discussion about that, and with "do you remember me" I managed to write a song with a more up-tempo feeling. Altogether I'm happy with my progress - 2/3 of my work is done, 2 more songs need to be written, and on Monday I will have to present my project in a 15min presentation to some lecturers - that's 40% of the final mark. Wish me luck and let me know how you like the new song:-)

here are the lyrics of my 4th song "Always by your side", the demo recording will follow within the next days:

Always by your side

Sometimes you wonder
What life is holding for you
And then you see a little wonder
And ask yourself if all this happens by chance

I am your angel
I’m always by your side
My wings are your shelter
My light is your guide
And I’m always by your side

You can cast all burden on me
All the weight that is pushing you down
I want to let you breath again
And forget all your sorrows and pain

Ref

Although you don’t see me
I’m the one that protects you
And whenever you fall
I’m the one that will catch you

(© lara herrmann nov07)

Hello,

I'm currently on tour as a backing singer in Germany and it is a lot of fun and hard work at the same time. We did 5 concerts and today I've got a day off which is nice but I have to pack my bags as I need to fly back to London for a couple of days to do my project presentation for Uni.
It's great to be on tour with so many great musicians. Of course I used the opportunity to get professional feedback on my songs. I played one of my songs to the crew during sound check. I was soooo nervous, but it went great and someone took a video recording of the performance. I received very positive feedback.
Last sunday the artist I am doing backing vocals for lost his voice and I did the show instead. It went really well and luckily I've got a video of the show.

On my day off today I went to a studio and recorded another 2 songs, "stand still for a moment" and a brand new song "always by your side" which somehow developed (still in my christmas mood) from the first of the 2 songs. One verse of the angel song was originally meant to be part of "stand still for a moment" but it would have been too long so I decided to start a new song with this verse.

Due to limited upload space I'll have to remove the 2 current songs from this blog in order to put the 2 new ones on here. I hope you have all listened to the songs and liked what you heard.

I need some sleep now and you'll find some new songs on here tomorrow night when I'm back in London,

good night,
lara

thank you all for the nice feedback and kind words. You have given me some good inspiration for my future work and of how I could develop and possibly improve my songs.

Now I would like to introduce you to my new song "stand still for a moment" which I have been writing during the last week. Initially I was thinking of a typical kitschy Christmas song but then I thought it would be nice to give the song a more general feeling so that it can be sung and performed independently of Christmas time. Does that make sense? For me, it is still a christmas song as I have written it in a christmasy mood
Hopefully I'll be able to record the song next week.

Stand still for a moment

There is a kind of magic in the air
A warm nice feeling everywhere
the smell and the sparkling lights
let me dream and see the world with different eyes

We should all stand still for a moment
Being calm and taking a rest
Let the music fill our minds and souls
And think of those that we want to be blessed

I’m looking back on this year
And see so much that I had to fear
But now I got through which gave me strength
For new challenges to appear

Ref

It’s time to reach out
Our hands to those who need us
To comfort and to cheer them
When they can’t help themselves

2x Ref

(© Lara Herrmann, November 2007)

Oh, I might not be able to post anything during the next week as I'll be touring Germany as a backing singer. How exciting! For those of you in Germany, check the tour dates on my website www.lara-herrmann.de and come along.
For all others...hmm, well, I'd love to perform in the UK someday, that would be fun. Maybe after I've got enough songs ready.

have a nice week!

lots of love,
Lara

Hello,
it's Saturday, 17th of November, and I have uploaded my second song "do you remember me". I hope you like it as much as I do, and I really do:-). Please let me know what you think of it, even if you don't like it, tell me why; and again the song is recorded on a demo stage and is not a finished mastered production.

I hopefully will be able to blog the lyrics of my third song "stand still for a moment" (if that's the final titel!?!?!?) tonight.
Hope you have a lovely weekend and I hope to hear from you,

Lara

Hello Everybody!

I have uploaded the demo recording to "Endless Road" and I am too curious to know what you think of it. Please let me know! It's been quite a long process until I fit all parts of the song together and until I could finally call it a finished song. Well, it's only a demo for now but I can imagine the song to be really nice as a final mastered recording.

I am currently working on a "Christmas Song" and it won't have the word Christmas in it:-). It's going to be a surprise, but I shall put my lyrics idea on this blog very soon. I have had some creative ideas the other days.
Somehow I feel the whole process of song writing has given me more routine already and I can track down my ideas more easily.

I wish you a nice weekend and watch out for the second demo song "do you remember me" in the next days.

Lara

hello!
I'm quite satisfied with my progress. I've recorded the 2 songs a couple of days ago and can now start with new ideas. I've already got some ideas but they are still in an initial stage.

I just wondered how you approach a new song idea, I mean when do you usually write songs? While listening to music? I can't listen to any music while composing, I always get the feeling that I get distracted and can't get anything original done.
And what are you writing about? Personal experiences? I have found out during my work that the topic I'm writing about must be somehow related to myself, possibly in an abstract way, so even if I haven't experienced such an emotional situation I have to be able to put myself in the situation.

I will let you know as soon as I've come up with something new!

have a nice day and be creative :-)