Real life set to music. - Serina Jung - News & Jjournal

So I confess... I'm a closet painter

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

When I was a little kid, someone (I don't rememer who) told me to stick to singing because I couldn't draw for beans. I believed that person because, quite frankly, I really do suck at drawing. But 7 years ago I gave in to the urge to buy paint and canvas. It was on sale at Michaels and I had been thinking that if I never actually tried to paint I'd regret it in my old age someday. For seven years, my art went straight into the closet after it dried, until my good friend Ruth King told me I should at least hang it up on my own walls. So I did... and here's another confession: I just love my art. It's not about perfection, it's not about anything other than the fact that I can lose myself completely in the act of painting. I lose sense of time, problems, concerns and whether or not what turns out will be "good". I don't feel like I have to analyze and construct as I do with songwriting. It's very liberating and I've come to the conclusion that my art is an expression of feelings and thoughts that I cannot express similarly in song. I've selected a few of my favorites to show you in the Photo Gallery section. I hope you like them as much as I do. But if you don't that's okay.... it's just art :-)

a Stardust dusting off

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Well, it's been two years since the public saw my face on a stage and it was really sweet to be back on the old Stardust stage... well a new stage now that the place has expanded. I performed this past weekend for a wonderful audience who told me they enjoyed my French (yes, I sing in French on the new lullaby cd). My friend and guest performer was Lisa Firestone.... yeah, baby, Lisa is gorgeous, sings like an angel, writes songs that can (and will) make you laugh or cry; she's slaving away on her 4th ro 5th cd. Check her out at www.lisafirestone.com. I'll see if I can get a hold of a pic or two of that performance to post for you. Now that the lullaby cd has been released to the world, it's time to begin work on the new album. I'm thinking it'll be recorded within the next 6 months or so. A trip back to my acoustic R&B and rock roots for sure.

Sleeping tots

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

I'm proud to announce that the lullaby album is on it's way to CDbaby and to the downloading world. A few more days. Ah... another baby born (this one didn't hurt one bit!). Keep you eye out for STARRY NIGHT: Lullabies for Little Ones. Hey, you even get to hear me sing in French.

May the Qi be with you!

Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

I'm still soaring.... I had the most intensely wonderful mind-body experience of my adult life. 4 amazing days of Qigong at Qi Revolution, mingling with like-minded folks, meditation, yoga and breathing techniques to blow the mind and open the heart. Check it out if you're inclined.... www.qirevolution.com and iqigong.org. Very cool stuff. My favorite quote from Jeff: "Life's too short to wear anything but an expression of love on your face". Okay... sounds so hippie.... but isn't it true? It's really neat to re-enter the "real world" and still be able to keep the Zen feeling with me. Maybe there's some slow, trance, semi-acoustic seeds germinating as a result. I'll keep you in the loop for sure! Lullaby cd is done... in production/press. Should be available for download or hardcopy sale in about a week. (insert smile here).

LULLABY CD is finally recorded!!

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Hey there world, friends and family.... I've been talking about it for ages and it's finally done. Last week, I recorded the lullaby cd - 13 original songs. None of that rock-a-bye business where the baby gets to fall out of the tree! Ha ha.My wonderful friend Lisa Firestone, who is an accomplished singer and songwriter in her own right, accompanied me on keys. It sounds amazing and I can't wait to share it with you. It'll be a few weeks.... gotta mix/master and press them. I'll keep you posted.

A new year, a new life

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

So, I've been getting emails... where are you? whatcha been up to? That sort of thing. Well here I am. I've not gone anywhere. Life just kinda happened. In the two years since I "disappeared", I had my second son and then became a single parent. And like the millions of other single parents out there, I was on stun for a while, while I pieced myself back together. The upside to "trial by fire"? Life is good. I'm stronger and hey, I've got plenty of material to draw my future songs from! Speaking of songs.... expect news of that lullaby cd I've been promising you. I swore I'd never write a mushy, gushy baby album. Never say never, I heard.... but this isn't mushy or gushy. It'll be awesome! I promise :-)

Back in the strum of things...

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

I'm BAAACK!!!! And so happy to be here. Lots of life stuff happened and needless to say, anything that rocks the boat (or tips it over) will get the creative muse flowing again. Of course, you'll have to get the juicy details from my next set of songs - which are always part autobiography, part imagination, and part wishful thinking.

Serina on YouTube

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hi friends,

Check this out:

UCF did a T.V interview with me as a featured guest in Jan 2006 and
someone liked it so much, they posted it on You tube.

Here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRY1t4soV9g

The UCF students did a good job and it was fun. It sill airs as a repeat quite
often, I'm told.

Just wanted to share the good news :)

Bouncing baby boy

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800

I'm pleased to announce that after 3 months of modified bedrest, my second son was born, super healthy, in February - a natural birth - my eyeballs rolled in my head but I felt like a warrior goddess when he was placed on my belly to admire. Okay, now I can get back to that lullaby cd once I get some sleep .... sleep? what sleep? ha ha!

It is done!

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800

I dedicated intense creative time to finishing the songs for the lullaby cd and I'm proud to say that I completed it in just over 3 weeks.This isn't your typical rock-a-bye mushy album, by the way. A lot of thought went into making the songs inspiring, descriptive, positive and soothing. I'm very proud of the result and simply can't wait to send it out into the world. I guess I've been incubating these songs for four years and just needed a "window" of time to put them on paper. Recording begins next week.
- I'll be in touch soon.