Tears On My Guitar...

The Last Supper was incredible. Incredible.

We had a nice dinner and watched the music videos we worked on. They were awesome. Awesome.

We then watched a video/photo montage of the WHOLE semester. I was loving it!

We then sat in a circle and talked about the semester.

Candice rambled and rambled, making everyone laugh...but I said EXACTLY what I wanted to say. I talked about how the beginning of the semester was SO difficult for me but how I grew and how much I love all of Semester 20.

This group is so talented and so great.

After the circle, I took pictures with everyone :)

It will be so difficult to leave this place after being here for three months.

It has not registered yet. But it will...

*sigh*

I don't want to go. And yet I'm ready for the next chapter in my life.

I'M SO CONFLICTED!

I could write and write and write...

I want to thank Tavis, Luke, Blasing and Marcus for being there for me this semester. I couldn't have done it without you.

I have such great memories of these people :)

Gah...this is going to be weird leaving here and probably not seeing the majority of these people.

...Oh boy...here we go.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart Semester 20. Saying I will miss you is an understatement. <3 :)

"Oh Candice Girl *hug*...heh...thank you for your hard work this semester..."

"Marcus is an angel from above...*LAUGHTER*"

"You look beautiful, Candice."

"Goodbye Candice."

Wow.

Today I studied for our written exam.

Then Luke, Amanda, Jason, and I, along with other CMC-ers, went to go see the documentary *Broke, at the Nashville Film Festival.

It is based on Will Gray, a CMC alum, who is a starving artist. It followed him through times of being financially broke but still doing what he loved.

It was so motivating and inspirational. I loved the film so much.

There aren't words to explain how amazing it was.

:)

It made me want to do good and not care if I make a lot of money.

It was so surreal to be in the movie theater surrounded by (probably) talented and experienced people in the music and film industry. I felt so important. :)

Then after the film, Kate from JillandKate (Kelly Clarkson's backup singers and best friends) talked to Luke and I about our semester and how both of us worked really hard this semester to be a part of the whole of Semester 20. It was really nice to hear such positive feedback from a person Luke and I look up to :)
Such a great ending experience at CMC.

Way to leave Nashville.

Yes, it is time.

And everyone is freaking out one way or another...either sick of this all or not wanting to think about it.

Candice? It won't hit until supper tomorrow night...

*sigh*

"Side dish. Always the side dish."

"Candice doesn't like yield signs."

(Too many to name)

Such great memories with these people...

Lack of Sleep Makes Anyone Think...

Late night with Dan went well, I thought.

He ended it by saying what a great job I had done this semester.

:)

I'm thinking of starting a blog just to start one. A great friend gave me the idea...

Oh boy. One more day. I don't want to think about it.

Not ready...at all...to say goodbye...

*sigh*

Artists and Hallucinations...

"You literally sounded like you were down on the farm, Candice!"

I don't know what to say or do...

The Grammy's were so much fun!

Ashley, Meredith, and AnnaMarie made me look absolutely beautiful.

I felt so confident. They kept telling me that I looked like a model. It made me feel invincible.

When we got to CMC, everyone was loving how I looked.

Alex and Evan told me I looked stunning. :) Alex pretended to hit on me after he said it haha.

Tom told me I looked crazy beautiful. :)

And Luke and Tavis told me some wonderful things. :D

I won MVP-Tech and Service Award-Tech.

I felt so perfect tonight.

But as you know, Candice doesn't feel like that long.

It might've been lack of sleep or...something else...but I got quiet real quick...

I'm so grateful for this semester even though it has been so difficult on me.

And I love my CMC friends even if I want to punch them every once in awhile.

...Tonight was uber fun.

And I felt so wonderful and beautiful and great and full of smiles.

Ahhhhhh yay.

"She's got a great body." :P

And the Winner Is...

Today we had two guest speakers.

The first was Nathan Johnson and his wife. He has worked on all kinds of albums and movies with music. He was a really cool guy and had a lot of good things to say.

Then was Paul and Courtney, friends of Warren from Greenville College. They both work in the tech/production area of music, in New York City.

Paul works at the Jimmy Fallon Show and Courtney works for an audio company. They had some awesome stories and I really enjoyed it.

After that we were supposed to have sound check for the Grammies but no one really showed up so we cancelled it.

Tonight? The CMC Grammies. I'm psyched. I am going to dress up big time! Ashley and Kylie are doing makeup and hair on me.

Look out CMC boys. ;)


"And I'm on drugs!"

When we were young...

Today I helped with Talain Rayne's music video shoot.

It was EPIC.

EPIC!!!

I will definitely post a link to it when it is up online.

So much work and detail went into it.

A lot of time as well but I didn't care, I enjoyed every bit of it!

:)

I also worked on my exam and finished it! Yay.

Tomorrow night is the CMC Grammies. I'd have to say I'm really excited. ;)

I'm exhausted. a lot.

Candice is dead...

This morning I had Dan's late night recording session from 4am-9am, took a nap, ate lunch, and then had his usual recording session from 1pm-4pm.

*sigh* I am so tired right now. SO OUT OF IT.

This evening I will be working on finishing my final exam. It might kill me but I have to get it done before tomorrow.

Tomorrow we have a video shoot with a CMC alum and our final is due Monday morning.

:) Oh the last few days of this semester...I'm starting to get emotional...like sad emotional.

As you already know, I've been very emotional in other ways.

Anyhoo.

I'm ready to sleep...sometime...soon.

"I find it funny..."

What a way to end a terrible day...

Today we had the "Friends CMC Live" during lunch. It was for friends and collegues of our faculty to come see the building and us students. Some cool people from the music industry were there.

The show was stressful and energetic and I wanted to punch some people.

I say it all the time, but I'm done. Finished.

I'm sick of disrespect.

After the show we had three more music videos to shoot and then I went to dinner with Tav and Luke and hung out.

When I got back to the apt I found an email from Tom and Warren explaining that Michael W. Smith's manager was in the audience today and liked my efficient work onstage....

......
......
.....uh...what?!

I am amazed and astounded...but that just made my day better.

Wow.

No quote tonight, it's not needed... :D

Sore

This morning we had class with Tom.

Then we got ready for our special guest...AMY GRANT :)

Two of our girls were showcased during her visit, Ashley and Kylie.

Amy talked with us about working with people, her inspiration, and music.

It was really cool to sit in a room with such an artist and talk about real things rather than acting like she was soooo famous.

She is a really wonderful woman.

She ended the hour playing two of her songs she has not recorded yet. She has such a beautiful voice.

Then we had music videos for Ashley, Kylie, AnnaMarie, and Luke.

It's so fun to watch AnnaMarie and Luke get into their songs. I thoroughly enjoyed it :)

Tonight I'm gonna work on my exam and get some sleep!

"I was smiling so big; I looked like a goof."

And I miss you...like Summer...

Today we had critical listening class and then we had our tech track.

We discussed the exam and how much effort we need to put into it.

You know me, I will put 110% into it...just not sure I have in it me anymore.

I'm starting to feel burned out.

Then we had music video shoots for Zach, Tavis, Dan, Maxine, Stephanie, and Audrey.

Then we had a rehearsal for our Friends CMC Live on Friday.

And tonight/tomorrow morning I have a late night with AnnaMarie.

Me sleeping? Not this week...and I still have a lot of my exam to finish.

But tomorrow? Special Guest... ;)

"Then Luke will come over and shake the camera, as he screams into it...got that?"

Today

TECH EXAM RESEARCH

Late night with Dan.

=Exhaustion.

"Guess what?!"

Perspective

Yesterday I went to church and then had Dan's recording session. Master 3 was due today and so we worked UBER hard to finish it and make it great.

Then I had AnnaMarie's recording session and we worked hard to get that finished.

Today we listened to Master 3. Both Dan and AnnaMarie's songs had plenty of feedback from Tom, Warren and Marcus and I wrote them all down.

Then after lunch, Warren remastered Dan's master and made it much better, I have to agree.

The next two weeks will be filled with showcases, music videos, and exams. YAY.

"Thank you."

Didn't See That Coming

Today was an exciting day!

We had a exam discussion with Tom for our morning class.

Then Warren discussed with us his clinical depression which was fascinating to learn about and it explained some things.

Then I had lunch.

THEN I started working on my tech final exam. I looked up average living costs and tech terms ALL afternoon.

Then I went to "To Write Love On Nashville" with Rose. Details Details, Burn the Ballroom, Go Go Saggio, Half-Priced Hearts, and Mid Summer Classic performed. It was really fun.

I got to talk to Burn the Ballroom for awhile. They were cute. :) They seemed to enjoy talking to me. We talked about how long they had been together and I talked about CMC.

I loved talking to a band seriously, rather than slobbering over them.

Tomorrow is my time with Marcus to mix and tweak my masters.

"Thank you for that."

And I Thought I Was Going to Be Okay

We had Critical Listening class this morning. We listened to Cream, Led Zep. and The Who.

I went CRAZY when we listened to The Who. I was bobbing my head and dancing. I LOVED IT :)

All thanks to Mom and Dad and the CSIs.

Then we had our tech class where we went over some of the masters. Mine was not looked at but it will be on Friday, with Marcus by my side.

Then I had AnnaMarie's session with Warren. He pretty much added loop and STARTED re-recording her vocals. My mind was boggled. It was like a car wreck that WARREN caused, but I have to clean it up.

Whatever. Ugh. Done. But not (it gets better).

Then I had lunch.

AND THEN the techs and some of the execs went to see Clair Global. http://www.clairglobal.com/

It is where Marcus used to work. "Clair is the premier global sound reinforcement provider and acknowledged audio industry leader, offering a complete array of state-of-the-art products, technical staff and services to the professional touring industry. "

It was awesome to go through their warehouse and talk to the guy in charge, "Scooter. We were there for so long but I lost track of time.

When I got back to the apartment I started to look at our final exams. We have a memorization one and one that will be more of a reference guide for us.

I will preface this with the fact that I have not read any books or written any papers: BUT the memorization one will make me have to study a lot and the reference one is going to be tough and lots of work.

BUT this is the only exam this semester I have had to do. And this semester has been worth it.

So that is the only complaining I will do.

Besides, I'm a natural now ;) I can do it.

These last few weeks should be a bit more relaxing anyways and I have plenty of time to do research and study.

It's been interesting to see this semester in perspective throughout the semester. At different times. Going through different things.

Yes, no matter what, It has been worth it.

:)

"Sweet."

Sucker Punch! *POW*

Today in class we discussed the film Anvil.

Warren pretty much told us that there is an expiration date to our aspirations at times.

...and he's right. We should be ready for that.

We then had our tech class and talked about studio terms and other stuff.

Marcus went in nerd rant and I was trying to keep up but had difficulty understanding.

After that some of us went to Chipotle and came back the apartment and ate it while watching some movies.

Then Rose, Luke, Tavis, Amanda and I went to see Sucker Punch which was AMAZING.

I love when women are able to kick butt. Makes me stronger.

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1..."

And the Work Begins Again...

This morning we had a debriefing of tour. Things that went well and things that didn't.

Warren and Tom seemed really proud of tour, though.

It was good to hear.

I kept my opinions of tour to myself because I knew voicing them wouldn't help anything.

We then discussed our final exam. It will be more of a reference guide for us when we leave CMC but it has a lot of helpful stuff. For instance it will contain terms, budget plans as well as our plans for the future.

We then discussed the schedule for the rest of the semester.

It will be busy!

We have recording sessions, late nights, last master due next Monday, showcases, photo shoots, portrait shots, personality shots, and final exam.

WHoo!

Who is ready!?

We had our tech class and discussed tour and terms used on a usual tour. We also discussed things that go on during a usual tour.

Lunch.

After lunch, Marcus lectured on starting your own website and social networks.
He was interrupted by a tornado warning so our class was moved to the photo studio.

Then I went to Kroger.

Hung out until Community Dinner.

Community Time went well. We talked about things we have learned this semester and how the tour went.

We then watched the movie Anvil, a documentary on the band Anvil.

It was very entertaining to watch.

Tonight I have a late night for AnnaMarie.

Welcome Back, Candice.