http://katzenmusic.com The story of KatZen, an independent rock project Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:46:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently I've been in correspondence via ourstage.com with budding young artist Michelle Lee Oglevie. The following note, which I wrote on her artist page, sums up a lot of my thoughts on what being an artist and musician means to me... Hey Sweetie. Thanks for your comment. You know, music is so ... http://katzenmusic.com/thoughts-on-making-music-to-michelle-lee-oglevie/ Our promotion with the NFA, in which we donated one-third of our proceeds from our album, "Overcome," just came to a close.  I'm receiving so much support from the Fibromyalgia community, it's unbelievable!  I have the opportunity to connect with so many other people suffering with Fibromyalgia and a lot of them tell me how ... http://katzenmusic.com/my-wish-for-anyone-living-with-fibromyalgia/ KatZen has been extremely busy in the studio this week and we are looking forward to the next chapter in the KatZen journey!  Great new music is coming soon.  During this hectic time, we wanted to take a moment to write a very special "thank you" to the Colorado Fibromyalgia Network and the Founder and ... http://katzenmusic.com/special-thank-you-to-the-colorado-fibromyalgia-network/ My family and I had a fantastic time over the holidays enjoying the cruise in beautiful sunny Mexico.  One of the ports we visited was Mazatlan and on our boat ride back to the cruise ship I met a lovely young woman.  We were telling each what our respective occupations were, ... http://katzenmusic.com/235/ [caption id="attachment_156" align="alignnone" width="560" caption="Tamara in Namascar yoga pose"][/caption] I had a great conversation with an old friend last weekend, catching him up on details these past few years since we hadn't seen each other in quite some time.  Specifically he wanted to know where my motto, "Let the beauty you love ... http://katzenmusic.com/154/ Hope you had a fantastic holiday!  I'm having a  lot of fun, spending time with my family in the snowy Adirondack Mountains!  I'm about to jet set off again to cruise in sunny Mexico for a few days before returning to the studio to work hard on new projects.  Producer Drew  Schnurr has ... http://katzenmusic.com/home-for-the-holidays/ I was just about to walk my dog the other night when gun shots rang out into the night in Downtown L.A.   I yelled out to Drew (my producer) who was in the studio upstairs to say shots were fired outside.  I walked out onto the sidewalk and there were a couple of neighbors ... http://katzenmusic.com/crossing-over-all-the-tracks-weve-made/ I really think it’s important to be centered with yourself before you can be with anyone else.  When you’re OK with yourself only then are you really able to love someone else.  I sat down with my higher power and said “I’m happy with myself and I’m ready for a ... http://katzenmusic.com/finding-happiness-within-and-all-joys-that-come-from-it/ Since developing Fibromyalgia after having a baby, I have tried to compete in triathlons.  That’s how I met my husband and it was always something I’ve enjoyed doing.  I despite my chronic pain, I wanted to join my husband for the triathlon he was training for that was  to take ... http://katzenmusic.com/meeting-carly-waugh-in-las-vegas/ Recent photo of my dog Persephone, such a doll! I don’t know if it’s the economy or what but I’m a little concerned with the way people are treating each other lately.  I really am finding that people are responding to each other in different ways because of the state of the ... http://katzenmusic.com/new-blog-post-1/