#Girlpower

Sorry so late...

The past few weeks have been all about video shoot preparation. The last two days were the two big video shoot days. WE ROCKED IT! :)

An absolutely amazing team of women came together and did their thing! I've been working with our two featured performers for the last year and have come to love and appreciate them so! One is a professional aerialist and teacher, the other a determined student learning the fundamentals of aerial silks.

"Aerial silks is a type of performance in which one or more artists 

perform aerial acrobatics while hanging from a fabric." 

- Wikipedia

Our rehearsal/training facility was founded by another incredible lady. When we needed rehearsals recorded, a fourth inspirational woman came into the family. Then we needed wardrobe, and eventually hair and makeup personnel. Seriously talented women filled each of these these roles with perfect skill, impeccable professionalism and beautiful spirit. Yet another came to help all of us during the first shoot day.

I am awestruck every time I think about all the collective talent on this project. There are a few men here too, including our videographer and two co-songwriters, but I've worked closely with a whole newly formed family of women that I've come to know, appreciate and love dearly. It will be a while before the final edited footage is released in music video form, but it has been a most wonderful journey so far. I can hardly wait to show you the final version and tell you all about everything in more detail.

For now, I will sleep well tonight. It's been A LOT of hard work this past year, and especially the last few weeks and past two days. It's such a joyous feeling to see it all coming together on the camera. (Russ got a little teary eyed watching too). We have one more scene to shoot in a few weeks and then we'll get down to the editing.

Endless gratitude to all who contributed their time and energy! This has been a truly magical experience!

Namaste,
T

Sporting my "natural look" after the shoot yesterday

The Surround

Looking back on last week, I am filled with gratitude and appreciation for the most wonderful group of creative people I have been Blessed to work with.

"Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher."

- Oprah Winfrey

It was a busy week with video shoots, props, costumes, travel planning and gig performance. Through it all, there were teams of creative minds coming together to make artistic endeavors come to life like magic. I loved every minute. 

"When I was a kid, there was no collaboration; its you with a camera bossing your friends around. But as an adult, filmmaking is all about appreciating the talents of the people you surround yourself with and knowing you could never have made any of these films by yourself."

- Steven Spielberg

Teamwork is beautiful! When we build upon each other's ideas and push ourselves and each other to keep making everything "even better," the most amazing things happen. 

On location shot - for one of our scenes

Here's to an upcoming week filled with inspiration and collaborative efforts! My most sincere thanks to everyone who has contributed to our upcoming new song and video. It is a true honor and Blessing to be able to work together with all of you.

Namaste,

T