tunes: mkf

i have my reservations about posting my songs. but why not? i realize it might be a little weird to listen to my songs like i would any other band i fancied – almost as if i were being conceited. it used to be an issue when i wasn't used to hearing my voice, but i'd listen to it objectively, try to improve the sound, and i eventually got comfortable with it. i actually quite like it now.

about song writing, i really like to keep it simple. it's super hard to write lyrics for me when i'm not inspired by anything. i had a dry spell for about 1.5 years, which is a really long time. also, they tend to coincide with some frustration with my love life, hahah – so they're all pretty much true stories! the words start out sad, or just the theme in general, but the melody is characteristically happy and "cute." i find that the two emotions merge successfully together in my songs and i like to think that that is what makes it so catchy to people. for instruments, i like to use whatever is around me.. nothing too fancy, and that also adds a humble, d.i.y. feel. i've slapped my belly on one of the recordings as percussion. thankfully, 10 years of piano has helped me a lot in song making. oh! and music tech 1! hahah

someone was really excited about my songs and asked me about my process, as if he could learn something from me.. and i really don't have a real process like i do for designing something. honestly, it starts off with something that comes from above and from within, as horribly cheesy as it sounds. but i think that's what makes it art.

again, my intention was not to toot my own horn, if it actually came across as that. feel free to let me know! haha. i just thought i'd emphasize that one last time.

listen
http://www.myspace.com/mkf