So this is what it’s come down to. I am now going to write a blog about what I did today as a husband, father, dual dog owner, musician, composer, voice actor, and CEO/Executive producer of Creative Mills productions. I could’ve spent this time with a therapist of my choice over Zoom, but I think this will be much more helpful to my overall sanity.
I woke up today, showered, got some coffee, and went out on the deck, where my wife (and business partner) was already In full Creative Mills operational mode. I caught myself up on the normal morning stuff, then went down to the main studio to record and produce a high energy Voiceover for a recent jingle client. One of our sons, who happens to be in the biz, FaceTimed me to catch up, and we had a good, in-depth discussion about how totally screwed up the music business is. (bored yet?) I requested some vocal tracks from him to help finish up his latest single. At this point I made some egg whites and toast which I enjoyed on our deck with the dogs.
My wife and I spent majority of the rest of the day recording sparkling vocals for… Yes… A radio station jingle package. Very workman/woman like stuff. I had lunch and went out on the deck to enjoy the day for a bit… Then I’m back in the studio doing mixouts for a recent Jingle project while listening to a podcast. Kind of go on auto pilot for these kinds of tasks. 45 minutes of cardiovascular, write a blog and shut down work for the day. It’s somewhat bizarre. This pandemic really hasn’t altered our day-to-day ops. But we try to never take for granted how lucky we are to create music, commercials, and voiceovers for a living. It’s a day in the life of Creative Mills.