I sent a cassette of my first three songs to an international record company which offered me an Australasian recording contract on the strength of Brokenhearted. After six months of negotiation I turned them down. All that’s left are a few songs, originally demo quality, retrieved from cassette tape decades later.
Brokenhearted
You ask me if I’m brokenhearted – I thought you knew that Leos don’t have hearts except on their sleeves … more
Mystery
It’s just the mystery that keeps you going on. You’ve lost your fantasies, bored by the songs, ’cause you’ve been in this game too long … more
God the Dollar
Deacon of the church of little faith, a stalwart pillar of low society. A professional smile with eyes of ice, a deathly example … more
Saturday
Feel the city breathe, flexing her voice in the early dawn. Open up your eyes to hours alone, silent under the overcloud … more
Experience is the best teacher
When I started recording at Radio Avon I had more determination than skill. Initially I would guess the microphone levels and pre-roll the recorder before dashing from the control room along the corridor into the voice booth to play or sing. With only four tracks, this technique meant each element of the song had to be recorded in a single take. It took a while to realise I could simply take the instruments and microphones into the control room with me.
Leigh is repaying karma from a previous life by working out this one in IT. She’s a project manager, developer, writer, musician … and a recovering soccer player.