So, what have I been up to and what does March hold in store for me? Both questions
have the same answer: preparation. I have all of the equipment I need for my
home studio but I still need to buy a better microphone stand, since the one it
came with tends to get a bit top-heavy and fall over. I have a designated area
where I’ve been practicing but quite frankly, it feels very temporary. Having
my studio also be a craft room generates a lot of clutter and currently it is
situated in between the sewing machine and the serger table.
March is a bit busy on a personal level; I have a cosplay event planned every
weekend and subsequent costumes to prepare for said events. As one can imagine,
this not only takes up my free time but my workspace as well. I suppose I
should feel more upset by this than I do, but as both activities bring me joy,
I don’t mind so much.
This could also be due to the $500 membership fee I am waiting to save up for
Voice123. I cannot audition for jobs at the moment unless I am contacted by the
casting director first. I knew the free membership was “too good to be true”
but I was hoping it would be a monthly fee that wouldn’t be too difficult to
manage ($500/yr is about $10/wk or about $41.50/mo).
However, this is “one lump sum” that will be once a year and that
is causing me to want to look at other options.
As it stands now, I am in limbo – although a more positive way to describe
it would be preparation. I am practicing my recording and editing and am
truthfully a bit frustrated that I am still getting interference in my
recordings; the fan and A/C are off, anything that causes a noise has been
removed from the room, the door is closed, yet when I amplify the sound, the
background becomes audible. Once I figure out what is causing it, there are a
few fan-projects that I can take part in, to keep my skills going. I will start
looking for other audition venues, since at the moment it would not be
financially mature to save up the $500 needed for Voice123.
I will continue to stay positive and use this time to hone my skills and become
more comfortable in my own studio and hopefully I will have some fun projects
to share in the near future!