To whom much is given, much is required"... (Luke 12:48)

Wow! I have really discovered new meaning to the Bible saying, "To whom much is given, much is required", especially pursuing a career in the recording arts.

I am in the beginning stages, but see God's hand doing greater things. Just really excited to see where this roller coaster ride will lead.

I am excited to say that I will be releasing my debut album sometime in 2009, and since that is not too far away, I am pretty happy!

It's funny because when you are in the recording studio making music, you just pray that everything will come out the correct way. You are not sure, to be honest, how the final product will sound. When the music comes out great, however, we can all say, "Wow! How awesome is our God! He is full of surprises!"

It actually takes A LOT OF WORK to get to the point of having something worth laying down and recording. Let's see the lyrics, melodies, harmonies, instrumentals, learning new concepts, continually practicing those new concepts. I can tell you honestly, I am singing at night in my dreams and right before I eat breakfast every morning! (Hahaha!) Yes, I am devoted deeply to music. You will hear that in my new song "Expressions (That's the Way)", which I listened to today! You better believe that I was singing on a train trip (as an infant) before I even formed words with my mouth. How would I know? The mom told me about this, lol. It is deeply rooted, without a doubt. "Music makes me feel complete inside..."

I am constantly inspired by songs, musical performers, and great performances. There is this song I really love by Gospel singer Kierra "KiKi" Sheard that includes the lyrics, "...But I've got to tell you something/YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING/IF YOU WANT TO BE SOMETHING/Because you can't get it for nothing." I must admit, those lyrics REALLY tug at my heart and soul each time I hear that song. It is an unbeat dance song, yet it contains some of the deepest, most gripping lyrics ever (intended solely to make us realize the WORTH of an important task).

Apart from music, I enjoy great books. I LOVE poetry. There is this book I am reading now called "Don't Give Up on Your Dreams: Words to Motivate and Inspire Your Dreams". I voice blog and do online talk shows based around this book ALL THE TIME! I must have talked about it a million times, but do you know what? If you have a dream, you need something to "feed" (motivate, stimulate, and inspire) your dream, so that you will stick to it. (A.k.a. -> When times get tough, you know what you were put on this earth to do!)

Music is my "baby" FOREVER! This is my TRUE heart, my love, my joy; simply put. I want SO BADLY to tell you the name of my debut CD right now, but I have to wait until the time is right. After all, I would not even tell my mother whom I am extremely close to, love, and look to greatly for inspiration. I had a "feeling" about it, and usually when I have these "feelings" I know it is something beyond me, something greater than my own human desires. When you hear this album, though, you will say, "Wow, I did not know THAT about Arielle.. I did not realize... (you will fill in the blank)." Anyway, being real is making connection. I HIDE NOTHING EXCEPT WHEN NECESSARY. Talk again soon then? Alrighty! (Hahaha!) ;-)