Hey guys! I hope you're well and that your week is off to a good start.
I have a few updates for you. First of all, this month's Patreon-voted cover is the traditional English folk song, Scarborough Fair. Here's a sneak peek of the track. It's coming along nicely, I j...
2020-08-24 20:35:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
I hope you're well. :) Here's the July cover for the song chosen through a Patreon vote: The Dawn Will Come from Dragon Age Inquisition. It's a Patreon-only premiere for now and will be going live next week.
I struggled a bit with the arrangement, but finally found a way thr...
2020-08-04 02:51:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Behooooold! The newest cover! Selected by a Patreon vote!
The Dawn Will Come from Dragon Age Inquisition.
Thanks to everyone that voted. I still need to review what be...
2020-07-31 15:15:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This is all in the video, but if you prefer text, read on :)
You guuuuuys. I am preggers. Hehehe! Some of you already knew, but I hadn’t made a formal pregnancy announcement here yet and I really wanted to share the news with you.
Omi and I are expecting a baby boy this Novemb...
2020-07-28 18:55:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
Hope your week is off to a good start. :)
Quick Updates
- New collaboration video with Peter Hollens: Tale of the Tongues.
- July's Patreon cover vote results: Th...
Here it is! I hope you enjoy this new cover.
Thanks for being a part of making this possible!
Hugs,
Malu
You guuuys. I've finished the Patreon-voted cover for this month! Here's a vlog I filmed during the process. It was fun for me to get to show how I approach these projects.
The next step is filming a video this weekend. I will be filming this myself at home, in a more old-school, casual set...
2020-06-26 15:27:30 +0000 UTC View Post
You guuuuys. It's done. It's out! But it's unlisted. hahaha! So, only you can see it for now.
I want to wait a few days before making it public so that the distribution goes through and it's added to Spotify, etc.
Making this video was a lot of fun. We finally got to record at d...
2020-06-22 22:37:01 +0000 UTC View Post
You guuuuuys. And we are off. You voted last week for the next cover and we have a winner. The Fields of Ard Skelling from The Witcher 3.
I wasn't expecting this to win by so much, BUT I'm glad it did because if left up to me, I would have chickened out from recording this cover. hahaha! Th...
2020-06-08 19:46:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! It's done! :D Here's a download for May It Be.
I'm struggling with the volume of this one. For your, on your usual way of listening. Is it too loud? Too soft?
I'll make ...
2020-06-04 15:43:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
I've updated the Patreon pledge tiers and made a video to tell you about them.
In summary:
$1 - Same. Patreon Feed and Audio previews
$3 - Song download links! MP3 and FLACC
$5 - A monthly private livestream (concert, Q&A, office hours)
$10 - Vote mo...
You guuuuys. This is getting closer and closer to being done.
I'm just at the final stage of fixing the last few details of the arrangement.
What I like of this 2nd verse and pre-chorus I'm sending you is the little piano lines in between the vocal lines. I feel they add an introspect...
2020-05-27 19:48:25 +0000 UTC View Post
You guuuuys. Marcin Przybyłowicz, the composer for The Witcher 3, invited me to participate in an anniversary tribute video to celebrate Witcher 3's 5 year anniversary. I was so happpppyyyyyyyy!
The plan was to rerecord one of the tracks from the OST called Hunt or Be Hunted with the...
2020-05-19 15:33:51 +0000 UTC View PostYou guuuuuuuys!
First, here is a tiny sneak peak of May it Be. It has been a longtime dream of mine to record this song, and I finally figured out how to approach the arrangement.
I had tried piano only... then guitar only... and then, strings only, like Enya, and then, a capella... a...
2020-04-18 01:31:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Thiiiiis is it! It was super fun to work with Peter once again. Although... I am still a bit mad that he made me wear a black turtleneck in MEXICOOOOO. I was meltiiiiing. hehehe! I kid, I kid.
Hope you guys enjoy the vid!
More soon.
Big hug,
Malu
Hellooo! I hope your week is going well.
I made a video to catch you up on the latest! If you can't watch, here's a list of the news.
Ahhhh, first, something not in the video, I will be having a music stream on YouTube this evening (in about an hour, 7:30pm CST) to share this first bi...
2020-02-27 00:50:32 +0000 UTC View Post
You are super welcome to join if you wish!
Hugs
Malu
2020-02-18 21:16:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
Last week, I recorded my half of the collaboration I'm currently working on. Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away ♪♫♪♬. Sorry, I couldn't help it. Yesterday, Cristy came over to film. Thor assisted.
The last time we filmed in the living room, we strugg...
2020-02-11 17:26:25 +0000 UTC View Post
OOPS: here's the link: https://vimeo.com/389090980/c4c531addf
You guuuuys. I'm feeling a lot better. Finally. The vertigo is almost gone. The doc said I should still be careful and take it easy so we don't "u...
2020-02-04 22:07:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! January has been off to a rocky start. Hehe. Or should I say wobbly start?
I wanted to say hi and share a bit of what I'll be working on in the next few weeks!
Big hug to you all,
Malu
2020-01-20 22:24:37 +0000 UTC View Post
It's liiiiive!
Oh, man. I gotta grab a quick dinner because today's Christmas Concert starts in an hour and half!
I'm so happy with this new cover and video! I loved the way Alex helped shape the arrangement with the guitar parts he wrote. I hope that we get to collaborate more ...
2019-12-20 00:29:22 +0000 UTC View Post
You guuuuys! I'm working on the final little tidbits of the Holy Night video, which I'll be sharing in a couple of hours, but couldn't wait to send you the audio. Happy Holidaaaaaays!!! A tiny gift from me to you. In mp3 or wav quality. Your choice.
BEHOLD! We have an intro! hahaha!
I'm scrambling to hopefully finish this arrangement by tomorrow. Good news is, it's taking shape! I have rough sketches of the parts I want and I just need to polish these and record them nicely.
So far, I'm loving it. Alex really has a beautifu...
2019-12-16 17:53:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
I'm currently editing and recording some extra things for the cover of O Holy Night that I hope to share next week!
I reached out to Alexander Knutsen, who played guitar on the new album, to see if he wanted to be a part of this track/video. He said yes, woooooo! ...
2019-12-13 18:29:01 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: Ay, the postcards are now gone. Thank you for signing up and we'll do this again next year!
Hey guys!
Three years ago, I began a tradition of sending you holiday postcards at the end of the year. I love this! I have the two previous ones on the wall in front of my desk because...
2019-11-25 17:06:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday was incredible. We have tons of footage thanks to Cristy and Omi. We’ll sort/edit as we can, but I wanted to share this video.
This was one of my favorite moments from yesterday. We paused rehearsal to go listen back to what we had played. It felt good to start hearing what thi...
2019-09-10 12:24:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! One final check-in before we start recording the album tomorrow. OGMOGMOGMOGMOGMOGMGOMGOMGMGO I'm freaking out.
In this video, I talk a bit about the things that go into producing an album. The different kind of tasks, responsibilities, and some ways to communicate with people inv...
2019-09-09 02:27:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Been wanting to add this one to Spotify and iTunes, too! :D
Next week!
Hugs, Malu
2019-08-21 23:15:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Frozen Sleep is being processed for release on iTunes/Spotify, etc. If all goes well with the licensing, it should be in stores in a week or two!
Some of you guys have asked about Reignite. I'm working on that, but it will take a bit longer. Hopefully it will eventually be on iTunes/Spotify...
2019-08-18 15:19:39 +0000 UTC View Post
You guys... this is optional homework, but I rerecorded the strings for In the Darkness. I took a printed score of the arrangement, deleted the old midi, and rerecorded all the parts one by one. This allowed me to verify that the score was correctly notated, and it also allowed me to focus on try...
2019-08-15 22:20:53 +0000 UTC View Post