So I stumble across this great psychological study in Psychology Today that was just conducted and written about this past April on "The Neuroscience of Relationship Breakups" - Written by: Melanie A. Greenberg Ph.D. Researchers asked for participants who have experienced an unwanted breakup in the past six months, and they studied their brain activity. One of their findings that blew me away was "Our brains appear to process relationship breakups similarly to physical pain". Talk about heart break!
This got me thinking of a song I wrote, and recorded that is featured on my new album, "What Could've Been". The song is called, "Reason Why Your Heart Breaks" (produced by: Tiago Gouveia, from Portugal), and it was inspired by a Facebook status posted by my good friend, Mocha Dee, as she's known on Facebook. The status was posted I believe last fall, and it said something like, Ladies, ever wonder the reason why you experience heart break. (I'm paraphrasing). One of the biggest guilty pleasures people have (admit it) on Facebook is seeing when "relationship statuses" change. And of course the comments after the status change read: "What happened?" or "It's about time", or "Let me know if you need anything". Unless we know what happened personally, we can not know if it was a wanted, or unwanted breakup. Maybe it was mutual. In any event, I wrote the song to reach those who get their heart broken. When the breakup hits them with shock, or when unfortunately they find out their partner has falling in love with someone else.
You can hear the song at www.jaredjonesonline.com , and if you know someone who has gone through a recent breakup, or you yourself may be experiencing a breakup, read that article above, and go download the song for free (you do have to join the Jared Jones Journey mailing list on the website first, but hey, free music!)
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
So Sorry - Behind The Song
It was a cool, cloudy, rainy summer afternoon. I was sitting outside a recording studio known then as The Destination, in Framingham,MA. I was two hours away from recording my first song with Grammy-nominated music engineer, Joey P (known for his work with Ludacris, Fabulous, and others). I had met Joey at a music conference here in Boston back in 2005, and here it was two years later that we began working together.
I had produced a simple guitar, drum, string instrumental, and was playing it over and over in the car, hoping to create such a universal song, it could apply to anyone (especially so I could get another television placement). The weather and music equally set the mood and tone for what became "So Sorry". The melody of 'Im sorry, so sorry' continued playing in my head, and was quickly followed by 'Na, na, na. Na, na, na. Na, na, na-na'.
There it was...simple melody, universal topic, everyone has to apologize to someone at somepoint right? And how many times to people have to apologize over the course of their life?
An hour later, the song was written, and just in time as Joey pulled up to the studio. I went in, recorded vocals, and left with the demo of thr song. Now the plan was to finish producing more music around it, mix, and master it so I could put the song out, and proceed to place it on a TV show, but I began to get busy with other things, and it was harder to set a schedule to complete it.
Fast forward to my good friend Ezemdi beginning to look for songs for his debut album. I told him I had a song that would not only fit him, but would allow him to get creative with the production as well (he's also a music producer). I sent him the demo recording and he said "Yeah, I'ma make this a big production!"
Over the next few months, Ezemdi recorded his vocals, made subtle changes, until he couldn't find something he could change.
We agreed, "So Sorry" is going to save a lot of friendships and relationships.
Take a listen to "So Sorry" on Ezemdi's debut album "By Your Side", at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/by-your-side/id443520586
Let me know what TV shows the song would fit well in.
I had produced a simple guitar, drum, string instrumental, and was playing it over and over in the car, hoping to create such a universal song, it could apply to anyone (especially so I could get another television placement). The weather and music equally set the mood and tone for what became "So Sorry". The melody of 'Im sorry, so sorry' continued playing in my head, and was quickly followed by 'Na, na, na. Na, na, na. Na, na, na-na'.
There it was...simple melody, universal topic, everyone has to apologize to someone at somepoint right? And how many times to people have to apologize over the course of their life?
An hour later, the song was written, and just in time as Joey pulled up to the studio. I went in, recorded vocals, and left with the demo of thr song. Now the plan was to finish producing more music around it, mix, and master it so I could put the song out, and proceed to place it on a TV show, but I began to get busy with other things, and it was harder to set a schedule to complete it.
Fast forward to my good friend Ezemdi beginning to look for songs for his debut album. I told him I had a song that would not only fit him, but would allow him to get creative with the production as well (he's also a music producer). I sent him the demo recording and he said "Yeah, I'ma make this a big production!"
Over the next few months, Ezemdi recorded his vocals, made subtle changes, until he couldn't find something he could change.
We agreed, "So Sorry" is going to save a lot of friendships and relationships.
Take a listen to "So Sorry" on Ezemdi's debut album "By Your Side", at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/by-your-side/id443520586
Let me know what TV shows the song would fit well in.
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