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A “sound booth” in the living room? Sure, why not. Just making a little demo on a Friday night…until midnight.

I’m not gonna lie: this latest song I’ve been working on kicked my bahookie. Three days and nights of minimal sleep, frenzied writing, only one instance of sobbing, and it’s done. I’m not sure if I should throw a party, or slip into a coma.

Yesterday, at 2:30 AM, I sat at the piano, composing, composing, and composing. I lasted until 5:30 (which is the time a lot of my friends actually get up for the day) and go lie on the couch. At 7:30, I bolt upright, and trudge back to the piano. What can I say? When the […]

That awkward moment when you’re in the hot tub first thing in the morning…ahem…buck naked, and the lyrics that eluded you while you were composing into the wee hours of the morning (instead of sleeping like a normal human) suddenly pop into your head.

Starting my birthday out right… composing at one o’clock in the morning. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Facebook: “In honor of your birthday this week, Marie de Haan, why don’t you set up a charity in your name? We will do all the work and waive the fee.” Me: “Uh…big, fat NOPE. How about I celebrate all month with friends and family like I always do with food and games, instead, and […]

What it was supposed to say: “This is Marie deHaan, the oldest daughter of Abe and Ann Vanderwal”

When I first got home from Nashville, I was overwhelmed by my to-do list: copyrights, CCLI, ASCAP, DistroKid, Spotify, YouTube, and on and on it goes. Enter Jennie. I hired her to be my publicist to walk me through all these confusing steps. She has worked with Randy Travis in the past and now she […]

“My official music video just came out yesterday.” I never, ever thought I’d say those words in a million years. And yet, here we are. I must confess, it took me 15 minutes to get the guts up to watch it when the producer first sent it to me. Sorry, Dallas Jack, I never should […]

What it was supposed  to say: “Oops, just one last question about the myrrh: how often do I do that?”