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I’m almost finished Recording!

Hola Everyone!

I finally had a chance to check my blog today and it was a wonderful surprise to find people’s comments here!! even people that I don’t know! :) I’m very happy for that!  This makes me want to write more! :jaja

Recording has been crraaazzzzy and now I’m sooooo tired…uffff!!  Oh yes! we’ve recorded 11 songs already!!!!!! yeahhh!! :)   The album will have 12 songs and there is just 1 song left to finish all of the voice recordings, and then we’ll start the editing process.   Here’s a breakdown from this week:

  • I recorded 2 songs on Monday…”Thinking of you” and “What people say“,
  • 2 songs on Tuesday…”I want to know” and “Not enough of a man“,
  • and 2 more songs on Thursday…”Sweet condemnation” and “I’ll never see you again“.

I’m soooo very happy about the songs!!!! I believe there is a wonderful mix of songs and even Marcus said that the songs are great and it’s going to be hard to choose the best ones! :)

What is wonderful about them, is that every song is so different!  There are very, very sweet ballads, pop and modern songs, up tempo songs and some of them are very special in music and lyrics.  For example, in “Not enough of a man(as the title might tell you), it’s a kind of of a hate song! jajaj  It has a LOT of personality and it was so funny to sing too!!  I was laughing because my producer told me that he showed that song to one of his music colleagues and he loved it; but said, “ohh! she is mean!” jaja  It’s very funny to be able to play different roles in each song and give the listener different and new experiences to enjoy.

Maybe one of my favorite ones is “Sweet Condemnation“.  It’s a very sweet song and I feel that many people will be able to identify with its lyrics.  I loved singing it!!

I’ll never see you again” is another one of my favorites!!  it’s a ballad, but with a pop and current sound, and the drums are so powerful!!  Also, the violins are just incredible and they make the song very special.

Monday will be the last day of recording.  I’ve chosen my song “Roma” as the last one to record, because I want to be completely focused on this one, as it’s one of the most powerful ballads in the album.  I’ll do all my best to sing it as beautifully as possible and I will put all my heart in to each word I sing.  Besides, it’s going to be a bittersweet feeling, as this is going to be the last time that I”ll be in front of the microphone, at least for this album! :-(

I’ll miss living this incredible experience of recording a lot , but I’m hoping that this album will be so good, that it will help me to make more in the future and sing many more songs for all of you!

Thank you so much Fabian, Erwin, JennyPacarina, and Wolfman for your sweet comments!!  You make me want to write more each time!! :)   And thank you everyone, for stopping by to read my blog.  It’s been a pleasure to tell you how things are going so far, and to share with you these magical moments in my life.

Lots of love and music :)

Gisel

A Little Peek into the Studio :))

Hola everyone!

Well, I was finally able to get a few pictures for you of me in the studio…I hope you like them!!

I recorded “I wish I could fly” today!  I truly believe that we did a new and great job!!!  We’re going to use a gospel chorus for this song and I played a LOT with my voice!   Oh, and I’ve even reached a very, very high note in full voice: an F#, the same as Celine’s, “All by myself“!   It was crazyyyyy but such a great experience!

Finally, I updated Pacarina’s “A Singing Angel” link in the right sidebar.

I am having sooooooo much fun!  Thank you all for supporting me and sending me your mails.  I hope you’re enjoying my blog, because it is the easiest way for me to keep in touch with all of you . :)

Gisel

I’m Recording!!

Hola everyone!!

Well, after a long trip of almost 9 hours,  I finally made it to Dover!  Rox Clayton Scott came to pick me up at the hotel at 9.30 in the morning and we stayed in the Studio until 7 in the evening.

It was such a long day!!  But also so great!  Marcus and I talked a lot about our ideas for the album.  We’ve been discussing what to do, what not to do, where to focus the album, which style to work in, and we recorded my song, “I found you“.

I was very, very, nervous and excited, so it took me quite a bit to get used to the studio and feel comfortable.  But today was a great day!!!!  We’ve recorded 2 ballads: “Until you’re back” and “All the way“. I’m so very happy with the results!  I feel like everything flowed wonderfully and we’ve been able to create some great music!!  And best of all, I enjoyed the process at the same time!!

I’m really happy with Marcus!!!  He has GREAT ideas and he’s done great, great, great songs!!  He’s also very responsible and talented and wants to do something wonderful.  I truly believe that it’s going to be hard to choose the best song :)

All the way” has a lot of strings and it’s very beautiful and “Until you’re back” will have so much power and sweetness at the same time.  Marcus will make the ballads incredibly powerful, because he’ll add live drums, piano, guitars and bass to them.  And of course, real strings!!

And the up tempo songs are just unbelievable!  They are so powerful and catchy!  I love them!!

As you can see, I am so excited and very happy!!  I’m taking a day off to rest my voice and maybe walk around Dover a little bit.  The Bed & Breakfast is so loooooovely and beautiful and the owner is lovely too!

Thank you all so much for making this possible!!  I am so blessed to have such great friends and believers as you!

I love you all and can’t wait until you have my CD!  I’m doing the best I can for all of you!! :)

Keep checking in…although I am very busy, I’ll do my best to keep everyone updated with my progress. :D

Gisel

I’ve Arrived in Europe!!!!

Thank you all for the wonderful messages you left for me on my Sell A Band page!  I’m so happy to be here in Europe and now I am getting ready to start the recordings..I’m so excited and nervious!! jajajaja

I’m very blessed to be able to do what I’ve always dreamt of, which is to sing for all of you! :)

My trip was a long trip, but I had the chance to sleep a lot after I arrived!  uffff!  I was so tired!

Now I’m preparing everything before traveling to record the album.  I’m very busy doing things, but I am happy to be moving forward with the album.  I promise you all that I will do my very best for you!

Thank you for believing in me.  You’ve made me the happiest girl on earth!

Gisel

I’m off to Europe!!!

Hola my dear friends!!!

Tomorrow, I will be flying to Europe to start recording my first professional CD!!  I would like to thank each and every one of the 356 Sell a Band believers who supported me and made this album AND my dream possible!  I have no words to express how much your support has touched me. :) ))  I am blessed to have met such wonderful people and to have made so many beautiful friendships through Sell a Band.  I love you all!

I have been working so hard to give you the very best CD and I am confident that you will not be disappointed! :D D

I will be posting updates regularly to this blog while I am in Europe and I sincerely hope you enjoy my journals.  Oh, I would also like to introduce my new forum…it’s at “http://www.giseldemarco.com/forum“.  Wolfman spent a lot of time putting this together for all you and I hope you find it fun and useful.  You will need to register to post to it, but don’t worry, it’s free!  I will try to jump in when I can, but with my busy schedule, I don’t know how often I will be able to, but please don’t let that discourage you from posting comments, because I would LOVE to read them!  Many of you already know each other and I hope you will have fun posting with each other! :) )

I never imagined so many great things would have happened to me!  I am sooooo excited!!!

I will post a new update when I finally land in Europe and I’ll try to share some exciting photos and maybe even a video or two. :D D

One more thing…THANK YOU ALL FOR VOTING FOR ME AND MAKING MY SONG, “Where is the love“, THE SONG OF THE WEEK ON TALENTCAST!!!! I’m soooooo happy!!!

Gisel xxx

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