long time, no bloggy.....

ah, what happened???? i haven't blogged since february, since the pop to opera star experience. i guess i've just needed some time to wind down, or is it, to continue getting wound up??? i tried to relax and in fact, i've really started a relaxation regime and it's really helping. now, as of today, i was supposed to be going to england tomorrow to do lots of things, songwriting, gigs, photo shoots, etc but it's all come to a grinding halt due to the massive volcanic ash cloud over the uk and europe! it's unknown when i'll be able to depart now. incidentally, the last time that volcano erupted [200 years ago] the eruption lasted for a whole year! thousands of people are now stranded, unable to get home due to this catastrophe. this is the first time in my life I can say that a volcanic eruption prohibited my air travel. wow, pretty freaky. but, it's better to be in the safety in my own home with my loving family than up in a steel tube in the sky with the chance of dropping out of it! so, here i remain until they announce my "tour of duty" so to speak.
this past week was very exciting and exhausting. what i did was work on my upcoming single called, "all is forgiven" with a great film composer and songwriter, ed shearmur. ed actually cowrote one of the shakespear's sister songs with us, "i don't care". i wanted to do a classical/crossover song for the single so i wrote this song. what i did was, took part of the irish prayer and wrote a melody to it and came up with a chorus for it. we added all the instrumentation and vocals this week, now it just needs to be mixed. the good news is, now that i'm staying, I will be able to attend the mix with ed which will be good fun. then i can take it over to the mastering house down the street from ed's studio. once it's all mixed and mastered i can put it up on 101 d distribution, an online only distribution company. after they receive it, it will be up on itunes within 2 weeks and some other media downloading sites. my goal was to have the single ready by may 15th to coincide with my performance in London at the "moonwalk, walk the walk" event that happens annually, bringing awareness to breast cancer. following performances, there's a huge marathon that begins at midnight going through the streets of london for 24 miles. in case i don't make it to london due to mother nature, i'm still aiming for the release date of may 15th.
i thought i was leaving so had to cram in lots of activities. now i realize how exhausted i am. i need to take it easy, so, tomorrow, i am taking the day off!!!!! not sure what i'll do with myself!
before i go, in case you didn't know, i have my own webisodic called "careeraholic". the second webisode was just uploaded this evening. check it out at: www.youtube.com/marcelladetroit.

i hope you'll enjoy it. nitey nite!! xx