Yellow Choices

On January 27, I will be in the studio beginning production on my debut EP "Yellow Choices". I'm so freaking excited for this step in my music!

I'm recording at Studio 2100 with Jeff Smith, who has recorded for almost 20 years. He's pretty much a beast. And I'm stoked to work with him!!

I thought I would start blogging my progress and my journey as I take off from school and pursue my music with everything I've got. Thank you for your support and prayers in this challenging, frustrating, terrifying, exciting, awesome, crazy adventure that I'm stepping into! I want my first post to be able the title of my EP. And my later posts will be about the song lyrics and meanings!

"Yellow Choices" is a title that has meaning to me that may seem kind of lame or weird. haha. When the light turns yellow at a traffic light, you have a choice. You either gun it, or you slow down to stop on the red.

This split second decision offers several things... I mean that rush you get when you take off and you make it just before the light turns red has got to be something like what astronauts feel when they're launching into space. Am I right?!

But I've noticed that when I am traveling in unfamiliar cities, I don't gun it and make the light. I'm usually more timid. The unfamiliar territory makes me question whether I can make the light or if someone else will turn in my way. It's more dangerous and so I back away from it. But I'm all the more comfortable pushing 20 over to hit the light in my own town.

I began thinking about that moment when the light turns yellow. And the thoughts that go through my mind and the reactions I have in my body. The adventurous side of me says "GO you can make it!!". While the timid side says "better play it safe". And then I thought about how many times life presents me with a yellow light. Where I don't have long to make a decision and that decision could affect the length of my journey, my safety, or a number of things... I'm forced to either slow down and take my time, or go for it knowing there's a chance that I'm not going to make it and get a ticket in the mail because of those stupid cameras.

Life has presented me with a yellow choice.. in an unfamiliar area. And I have chosen to go full speed to make that light.

I'm taking a semester off from school. I'm going into the studio to record songs that I wrote in the last month. I am booking shows at places I've never been to with people I don't know. I'm getting financial and prayer support from my friends and family. I'm taking a risk and doing what I feel God has called me to at this time.. This is my yellow choice.