Al Goodwin

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I've had a bit of a break from the P.C and been back making music. I just demoed 5 songs at a friends studio in London which was basically a live performance with 2 mics and a wondeful acoustic guitar sound. Really pleased with three of the tracks and was amazed how good they sound with just an acoustic and voice. I've had a great response from close friends and fellow musicians. These will be used as pre-production tracks for my new album. This will be a slightly later release than first announced but I've made some changes with my musical direction i.e production and location. I was finding it too much to have my music based in Wales and my life and family in London. Since joining MySpace I keep being told to get my music into t.v and film, so I've been hard at it researching music supervision companies and submitting material (any help or advice welcome). Busy times ahead I feel, I've been asked to do an unplugged performance as a DVD of the songs from "Celebrate" which is really exciting. So a lot of changes with my second album and I had hard descisions to make, but when the music does not feel right it's just not worth it. Changing producer and studio was the toughy, a lot of thought and much needed advice helped me with this and I had to face some home truths from fans and close friends. So onwards to album 2 and the future of my music, it's such an unknown, sometimes euphoric feelings of achievement and then a sense of dissapointment. I'm still counting my lucky stars that I have music in my life and maybe it's the not knowing that makes it so bloody worthwhile. As of today "I'm loving it" and feeling in a great place and totally focused.