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Sarah Carerra Book 3 - Concerto in A-
By Megan Campbell
Chapter 30 - Collaboration
I woke up Saturday morning happy. Things in my life seemed to be going
well. Paul seemed to be growing again, and hopefully he would find someone
who could return his feelings. I had cemented my friendship with Ethan
again. And I had an appointment with Mary to once again tidy up all the
loose ends in my life. I always felt better after spending time talking
with her.
My life became complicated once again after my appointment. I drove to
Kate Abernathy's studio to learn the choreography for my performance at the
American Music Awards which would be held in just over a week. After much
debate about what song I was going to perform, we decided to release 'Your
Time Will Come' as a new single. This would be the first song released that
was not from my debut album.
We were also planning concert tours for next year. I had meetings to work
on a song for a movie, a collaboration with Sam's Town, and the dress
rehearsals for the music awards. Then I had only one week off for
Thanksgiving before the chorus and I would be in the recording studio to
record the songs for the Christmas album. Finally we would need to start
rehearsals for the Christmas concert. I loved my life, but there were some
days I felt overwhelmed at just how much work it took to be Sarah Carerra.
On Sunday I had more reason to smile when 'Ever After' finally nabbed the
#1 spot! For the past few weeks I had worried that it would not reach the
top of the charts, so I promptly celebrated with Emily within moments of
'Ever After' claiming the top spot. She deserved to be a part of the
success that my career had brought me, and Emily cried as she heard our
song on top of the charts.
School on Monday was a mixture of awkwardness and happiness. Most of the
students were still gushing about how much fun they had at the dance, and I
felt the same way. But a wall had been erected between Paul and me. I
didn't know if he was aware of what he was doing, but he had pulled away
from me in his attempt to do what I had asked of him. At lunch I saw him
eying a few girls whom he seemed to want to talk to, but he never tried. It
was only day one, but it was a start. Hopefully, he would be able to
initiate some light conversations with one or more of the girls.
I spent Monday evening in the studio recording 'Your Time Will Come' with
the band so that we could release it in time for the American Music Awards.
Then on Tuesday I rushed home after school, changed into Sarah, grabbed
Sparkle, and headed down to my office to meet with the movie producers that
wanted me to write a song for them.
When I arrived I found my dad, Amy, my lawyer Josh and Scott in the
conference room talking to two men and a woman whom I assumed were from the
movie.
"Hi everyone," I greeted and shook the hands of the three people I didn't
know before sitting down at my regular seat at the head of the table.
"Sorry I'm late."
"That's no problem, Sarah," one of the men said. "My name is Elton Roche
and I am the executive producer for the movie. With me today are Cameron
Dean, the director, and Jennifer Rainier, who is the sound editor in charge
of music."
"Pleased to meet you," I replied while smiling at each of them. "So what
did I miss?"
"We have been working on the contract portion of the deal," Scott said.
"Specifically we have agreed that you will retain ownership of the song
with Olympic Records as your recording agency. The production company of
the movie will have exclusive rights to use the song in their movie and
will pay the normal royalties involved."
I nodded. I didn't really need the details. I knew Scott, Josh, Amy, and my
dad closely and I implicitly trusted that they would have worked out what
was best for me and my company.
"That just leads us to the content of the song," Elton said, which was
something that I could actually help with.
"What do you have in mind?" I asked him.
"The movie is a romantic comedy about a CIA agent who for years has been
lying to his wife about what he really does. But then one day his work
follows him home and he has no choice but to protect his family. What we
are looking for from you is a main song that will be used at various parts
throughout the show and as the closing piece at the end. Jennifer, do you
have anything to add?"
"Yes," she replied. "We are looking for a happy, upbeat song that we can
play the other musical selections around. We want this piece to be iconic,
yet still recognizable as a Sarah Carerra song. I'd like to talk to you
more in depth about it, but it would be great if we can get a general
consensus today."
"Okay," I said while my mind was filling with possibilities. Suddenly one
of them jumped to the forefront of my mind and elected itself the leading
candidate. "What if the song had something to do with a superhero? Not in
the comic book sense, but that played off how he saves the world every day
when he goes to the office."
"That..." Jennifer started while looking over at her colleagues.
"Is perfect!" Elton finished for her.
"It plays into the movie very well," Cameron stated. "I really like that
idea."
I smiled, and started expanding the idea inside my head.
"What jumped into my mind was basing the song from the point of view of the
wife. It would kind of talk about what she sees when he leaves for work
each morning. The words would likely play up the duality of how he is not
only going to his job, but that his day often includes saving the world, or
something."
The three of them looked at each other, and each of them was nodding, so it
looked like they approved of my idea. While they were discussing how a song
like that could fit into their movie, I pulled Sparkle from its case and
set it on my lap. Then I started playing the short chord that was playing
over and over in my head.
Everyone in the room stopped and listened as I played it a few times. When
I was finished I looked back up at them.
"Something like that?" I asked.
"Definitely!" Jennifer stated immediately. "That is absolutely amazing that
you can sit down and give me exactly what I wanted that quickly!"
I was really surprised by her spontaneous reaction, and I smiled at her
compliment. "It just came with the song idea," I told her, but she still
seemed impressed.
"I liked it too," Elton said. "Cameron?"
"Yes," Cameron replied while nodding. "Expand on that and I think we are
going to have a hit on our hands."
"Great!" I replied and placed Sparkle back in its case. "The only concern I
have is timing," I told them. "I'm likely going to go straight home and
start working on the song. But I may not be able to give you anything until
next week."
"That will be okay," Elton said immediately. "We are aware of your busy
schedule this week. It is an honor to be working with you, Sarah. The wait
will be worth it."
I smiled again at his compliment, and I saw my dad doing the same.
After the meeting ended, I spent some time talking alone with Jennifer to
help narrow down the "sound" of the song to her specifications. It was
weird to be putting constraints on my creativity, but the process also
helped to flesh out the idea. I had half of the notes and many of the
lyrics for the song written before we were finished.
By the end of the night I had expanded the song to a rough piece that was
starting to sound really good to me. I was excited to know that one of my
songs would be used in a movie.
---
Wednesday and Thursday were hectic. After a full day of school I was
embroiled in the turmoil that came with a stressful rehearsal. We always
put in long days when rehearsing for one of my concerts, but we had done
our best not to wear anyone out. But for the American Music Awards, much
like the VMA's, my time was at the mercy of the show's producers. While I
had a scheduled time for rehearsing on their stage, they were very strict
about it. We did our best to prepare for Sunday's performance, but we could
have used more practice.
Friday was a different experience altogether. I had been excused from
school by my parents, so I drove down to Olympic Records to record my
collaboration with Sam's Town. They too were represented by Olympic
Records, which meant that we would be working together in familiar
surroundings.
When I pulled into the parking lot, I sighed immediately at the number of
people surrounding the entrance to the record company. There were always
one or two individuals at the entrance, but today it looked like there was
a whole cadre of photographers and reporters there. I wasn't sure if they
were waiting for me or someone else, but they would definitely take
advantage of the opportunity.
I pulled into one of the parking spots reserved for the artists, which got
their attention. Cameras were already snapping before I had even fully
exited my car. I smiled for them and headed for the door.
"Sarah!" someone screamed immediately, and I prepared myself for the onrush
that followed. "What are you doing here today?"
They weren't here for me, but they were certainly excited to see me anyway.
"I'm recording a collaboration with Sam's Town," I told the lady who had
asked the question. We weren't hiding what we were doing and this would be
great publicity for both of us.
There were a few more questions yelled toward me and I tried to answer them
as much as I could. I also played nice and posed for pictures a couple of
times before I was able to slip into the lobby of the building.
I sighed, but then smiled when I found Scott waiting for me.
"Good morning, Sarah," he greeted.
"Hi, Scott," I replied. "You could have warned me about the zoo," I said
while pointing back toward the entrance.
"Sorry," he apologized. "We have a number of high profile clients here
today, including you, and it always draws a crowd."
I nodded. This wasn't the first time I had crossed a line of photographers
and reporters to enter a building. Spending all day waiting outside of a
building didn't seem like a very fun job to me, but it probably paid their
bills.
"Sam's Town is already setting up in one of the recording studios," Scott
informed me and gestured toward the hallway further into the building. We
started walking toward the studios. "I'll be sitting in for the day but
this is their show and I won't be producing. Is that okay with you?"
"Do you trust their producer?" I asked immediately.
A smile lit on Scott's face at my question. "Absolutely! I've known Carl
for a long time and he will do a great job. He would be a good replacement
for me in the future, if something happens."
"Nothing is going to happen to you though, right?" I asked, both slightly
serious and slightly teasing. I couldn't imagine not working with Scott.
"I hope not," he said. "It's been nice to spend time in the studio. I
wouldn't want to give that up again. I will produce for you as long as you
want me to."
"Then we have a long relationship ahead of us," I said and watched as his
smile widened even further.
It didn't take long before we arrived at a set of studios that I had never
been in before. I hadn't realized it before now, but there was a tiered
structure to their recording studios. Even from the beginning they had seen
my potential and I had been given a large, posh studio to work in. Sam's
Town, while successful, did not draw in the money that I did and the studio
they were using wasn't quite as nice as what I was used to. But it was
still nice, and the smiles that greeted me when I followed Scott inside the
control room told me that they were excited to work with me. I was also
excited to work with them.
"Hello, Scott," an older gentleman greeted Scott from where he was sitting
in front of the control panel. The band was in the actual studio, but they
started for the control room immediately. The man at the control panel
turned to me. "Sarah, it's nice to finally meet you. I'm Carl Jorgen."
"The pleasure is mine," I replied. "You come highly recommended, and it
will be an honor to work with you today."
"I'm flattered," he replied and shot a humorous smile at Scott. The members
of Sam's Town started entering the control room, and we turned toward them.
"Sarah!" one of them greeted me excitedly. "I'm so glad you agreed to
this!"
"I am too!" I replied back trying to match his excitement. I knew that this
person was Aaron Gold, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band. He was
the face of the group, and was easily recognizable.
"I'm Aaron," he said unnecessarily. Then he started pointing to the other
members of the band. I thought I knew who each of them was, but he
introduced them anyway. "That's Breanne, Jason, and Steven."
"It's nice to meet all of you," I greeted them while shaking their hands. I
knew Breanne played the keyboard and added backing vocals to Aaron's
performance, Jason was the bass player, and Steven played the drums.
"Do you like the song?" Aaron asked next. I knew that he had written it.
The sheet music for the song had been given to me almost a week ago so that
I could learn it and be ready to record today.
"Very much so," I told him. "I think it's going to turn out great."
"Me too," he said. "I think it's one of the best songs I've written and I'm
pleased that we get to perform it with such a wonderful singer."
I grinned at his praise, but we quickly fell into small talk for a few
minutes as Scott and Carl worked together to finish setting up the studio.
Then I performed my sound check. The rest of the band had already had their
sound checks, and soon we were ready to start working on recording the
song.
The song was entitled 'Always'. It was a duet and talked about how much fun
we had when we were together. It was a very upbeat, happy type of song and
the music for it, when I had played it on my guitar, had sounded really
good. I couldn't wait to hear what it sounded like with all of the
instruments included.
I started by sitting in the control room while they finished recording the
music, which they had been doing when I arrived. It wasn't the most
interesting thing to do, but I'd sat and waited before. Besides, the music
sounded excellent and Carl did a good job of working with the band to get
the sound he wanted from them.
It didn't take too long before we were ready for the vocals. I entered a
booth opposite Aaron where we could record our singing. Once I had put the
headset on I could hear Carl talking.
"Alright, Sarah. I'm sure you've done this plenty of times, so we'll get
straight to work," he said. "Do you have any questions?"
"No," I replied. "I'm ready."
"Alright, here we go," he said followed immediately by the opening notes of
the song through the headset.
I counted myself in, and then started singing. Once I had finished my short
piece, Aaron went through a similar line before he took full control of the
song for the first verse. I joined him for another short section before we
launched into the chorus together. Then it was my turn to shine as I sang
the second verse before we joined together to finish out the song.
"Excellent!" Carl's voice echoed over the headset after we finished
singing. I could see the smile on his face from here, and Scott's was
almost as big. "Now," he continued. "If we could just get a little more
sunshine on the second verse."
---
I was exhausted by the time I arrived home late in the afternoon. I always
was beat after a productive but long day in the studio. But I wouldn't have
it any other way. Singing with Aaron and the rest of the band had been a
lot of fun. I didn't have many "friends" in the entertainment business yet,
mostly because I kept to myself. But now I had four more.
Saturday was a much easier day. More than anything else, I spent my session
with Mary talking about how excited I was about everything I had coming up
in Sarah's life. Then I got to rest for most of the day and work on the
song I was writing for the movie. The only appointment I had was a final
fitting with Avalon for the dress I'd be wearing tomorrow. I couldn't
believe that I was going to be attending a second awards show already!
Sometimes it felt like Sarah had come into existence only yesterday. But at
the same time I felt like I had been singing in front of crowds forever.
All I knew for sure is that I didn't want it to end.
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