A Writer Singer By Any Other Name…

I’m a writer-singer-illustrator…writing for kids …and it’s true. That’s who I am and what I do. (sometimes adults, too) But through my years online I’ve created several identities for myself. I now believe it was all sort of gently nudging me in the direction of where I started out way before there was an internet. But in the early days of my online marketing I thought I needed to show how business and tech savvy I was. One of my first endeavors was a company I created to provide audio to businesses and websites. I called it Audio Lingo. This was at a time when websites couldn’t handle video. There was no YouTube, Vimeo, or any of the others. In fact, if you wanted a multimedia experience, the technology of the day was Flash. So, I bought the expensive Macromedia software suite and learned how to create Flash animations. I also learned Dreamweaver and Fireworks so I could create my own graphics and websites…as well as create websites for clients. And I even learned the extensive, comprehensive Director so I could create applications for DVD presentations, web interaction and more. Here’s a quick video look at what my Audio Lingo website looked like…keep in mind…this is Flash-y stuff and around 1998 or 1999 or so… Yikes! Now, it’s as simple as…take out my iPhone, record some video, compose and audio track, do the quick editing, upload to a video service, and Whammo! You’ve got awesome content. Such is life I suppose. After Audio Lingo I had FunderburkProductions.com, CustomKidSongs.com, TonyWrites.com, TonOFunTunes.com, and a host of others I won’t even tell you about. Suffice it to say most of them were ideas that needed to remain ideas. Now, I’m very happy to be doing what I envisioned myself doing back when I was daydreaming in my history class in high school. I’m a writer, singer, and illustrator. There’s never been a day in  all my adult years when I haven’t dived headlong into the world of words to see where they would take me. I’m hopeful and eager to see where they lead in 2013. With your support and encouragement I know it’ll be a good year. Here’s to more songs and stories! Stay tuned, Share this link with everybody you know, so they can jump on the The TRUTH (My regular emails about the essentials of life, AND some music and other good stuff, for Fa-Ree) The post A Writer Singer By Any Other Name… appeared first on Tony Funderburk.