Jay Mathes

Author: jaymathes

  • The Notebook, 2012, and a Goal

    Let me start off by saying that I’ve totally blown a few of my new year resolutions. One of those was to write – music or lyrics – every day. Hasn’t happened. I’ve just lost the routine and now I am on a quest to find it again… Here, routinie, routinie, routinie… come here, boy. Wheredja go?….

    Next, during the blizzard of 2011, Megan and I watched the movie 2012. Awful. I like Mr. Cusack, but this was bad. Two hours I can’t get back.
    Finally, in addition to trying to get back on the horse called Resolution, I have a crazy goal of having one article printed in a newspaper, ezine, or other medium every-other week for the next 12 weeks. So far, so good. Here’s what we’ve had so far:
    10 Jan 2011 – Chicago Sun-Times
    18 Jan 2011 – Daily Herald
    28 Jan 2011 – COD Courier
    And next week (Wednesday), I’ll have a pretty big spread in the Lombardian.
    After that, I’m not sure where the next coverage will come from, but I’m optimistic that I can keep this streak going!
    Talk to you soon, and look for me in your local paper!
    -Jay

  • Long Saturday

    I finally feel mostly recovered from this past Saturday. From 9 AM until 5 PM, I was recording with The City and Restoration Project at the Dragon Room. Then, at 6:30 PM, I packed up my gear for a performance in Elmhurst, IL, at Cuvee Cellars. I arrived back home at 11:45 PM. Long day? I’ll say so.

    Saturday was a super-productive session, recording cello for two songs, for two different records coming out in the next four months. “Jump” is a song that I wrote, and The City decided to record a down-tempo version of the song – quite obviously different from the version found on my new solo album, “Fundamental.” The other song, “O Love Divine” will be on ResProj’s upcoming April release. Thank you so much, Jason Young, for your hard work on these parts. You were great!