free dominguez
‘freedoming’
liner notes

I started to call the cd ‘bedroom demos.’ Closer to completion, I had realized something about this record: Although the songs are demo-like, and they were recorded in my bedroom, this music has been a reliable, consistent place to put my love, pain, joy, soul. That was a ‘freedom-ing’ experience. Maybe the double entendre is cheesy, but I’ve found that I do better when I’m not so cool. There are many imperfections in this record: Minor cracks in the sound files, noise and vocals I kept for performance’s sake in lieu of these sounds. Basically, my studio was completely imperfect! It was in one-quarter of my bedroom, with two mixers, a computer, one mic, no sound-proofing, and many makeshift situations. I can’t tell you how many times I have had to stop recording a vocal or an acoustic guitar because of a helicopter flying directly over my house, or a car alarm going off. My bedpillow doubled as a muffler for my computer. . . . In fact, the only thing perfect about this record to me are the imperfections. My soul is imperfect. My emotions are imperfect. Life is imperfect. The imperfections of life this past year gave me the option of regenerating or giving up. I started to give up, which led me to writing. The writing led me to regeneration, simplification, and this cd. There are no expectations for end result here. Someone once told me if you wanna make the Universe laugh, state your plans. . . . Even though this is a ‘solo’ project, headed by me, directed by me, produced by me, and is 100% my soul, there is no way I could have done this alone. The musicians, collaborators, as well as the emotional support from loved ones, etc. are invaluable. I consider all of the people involved beautiful extensions of my soul. Thank you. So please pay attention to the credits, for these people made it possible what you are holding right now. Every creative process has the benefit of teaching something. What this particular process has taught me is to never be afraid to ask for help, and to keep on loving, no matter what.