Behind The Glasses (Lauren/You)

Chapter Four

"I'm craving for Chinese tonight!"

"But I want chicken nuggets!"

I closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose as Blue and Zendaya bickered on their preference for dinner. Hearing them yell back and forth was probably just as worse as me writing an article on myself which I've already done today at work. That tells you something if I choose writing about myself over something. Feeling myself writher as I am no longer able to bear the noise, I shoot straight up from the couch and walked out of the room.

I turned my wrist and tapped on my watch twice to see a hologram of my checklist. Reading the list made me realise that I should use this time to go to the studio room in our house. I made my way to the studio downstairs and turned on all technology in the room. I guess that is the perks of having parents that are musicians though I could tell that this studio room was built just for me because I knew for a fact that dad wanted to endorse music within this family. So I presume that dad will be delighted that I've haven't left the room to pick up dust and cobwebs for the past few years.

Pressing play on the playlist of songs I've produced, I took a seat on the ground with a notepad and pen of the choices of what songs I was going to put on the album. Letting the song fill the entire room it brought a smile on my face as I am very aware that I had single handily produced music and it paid off in the end. It wasn't fact that I strived for total independence but if I was going to release an entire album of songs then it had to come from me, giving my one hundred percent in it. I didn't want people to be invested in something that wasn't my work so that's the reason of keeping the entire project to myself.

I have got to admit that the entire process has been pretty stressful. To put in hours at work and then to use the rest of my time boxed in a studio with no assistant to help me which was mentally and physically exhausting. I mean the moment I had privately messaged an artist, either them personally or to their assistant if they wanted to be a future feature on my music endeavours, they did not hesitate to say yes. Times like these make me want an assistant but I'd have to eventually let them in my chaotic life. It is also the fact that I know exactly how it feels to be an assistant and I don't think a normal human being can comprehend my lifestyle at the moment. It's hard enough for my parents to wrap their heads around with what I'm doing so I strongly think that if I were to get myself an assistant, they would have to be able to physically and mentally be prepared for this hectic life.

Hearing the last song that I recorded, I wrote the numbers next to the songs I plan to use for the album was completed. I breathed out feeling happy with my progress and skimmed my list one more time just to be sure.

1. Room For 2

2. I hate u I love u ft. Oliva O'brien

3. Too Much

4. Best Thing I Never Had

5. Attention ft. Charlie Puth

6. How Ya Doin'?

7. Brand New Me

8. Diamonds

9. Everyday ft. Future

10. Hands to Myself

I went on my phone and called up L.A Reid. When I began uploading some song covers on the YouTube channel with Blue, I was given the opportunity of Reid himself contacting me directly in order to persuade me into signing me to his label, Epic Records. I was hesitant at first because I didn't envision myself to be creating my own music but I agreed if I was able to control my own musical pathway without anyone enforcing anything on legal documents. Reid acceded and we've kept the news of me signing his label on the down low until I would officially tell him myself that I was dropping a single or an album. In this case I was doing both so I'm hoping he isn't going to get a heart attack. I'll have to announce the news to my family and friends tonight of my album release.