Since Meredith became a mom she has devoted her life to her beautiful son. He inspired her new CD, If I Could Be…. featuring hip children’s songs, the songs are fun, the beats are cool, finally something us moms can enjoy too!!! Thanks Mer!! She is also producing Kidzstock USA, a concert for, you guessed it, kids! check out meredithbrooks for more details!

Meredith contributed to the Hot Mom’s Handbook, and performed her new album at our LA book signing in April. Click here to see the event

“From the second my son Troy was born, everything took on a different shade. Many things became gray, falling quickly into the background, and some things became more obvious and crystal clear. Some things that used to seem so important now felt so silly. To realize I had this little being in my arms, that I was responsible for guiding his life was so awe-inspiring that words can’t even describe the feeling. The next year I was completely devoted to the commitment of mirroring the best of him and imprinting the best of my husband and myself. I chose not to work except a bit here and there, and besides I was only inspired to be a mother to my son. I really didn’t feel like I had any creativity flowing through me. That was pretty scary after being a singer-songwriter my whole life. There were times I thought ‘Okay, now what? I was a musician for twenty years and now I’m a mother. This is who I am now! Will I ever be a musician again? Will I ever want to be? Then I started recharging my creativity in ways I had never experienced. From day one, beautiful melodies would pop into my head that I would just start singing to Troy. Funny songs too, about what I imagined he was thinking. Cool beats and fun lyrics all in my head, coming from my heart. I started to keep a small recorder next to the rocking chair….and their I was still rocking…just in a different way!

Now looking back sixteen months and a new CD later, I realized I was doing what I had always done, but in a profoundly different way I almost didn’t trust it. It was so effortless and so inspired. I wasn’t used to the writing and recording process of a CD coming to me so easily. This has been the best writing experience of my entire life and many have told me it is there favorite record of mine. Being a Mom unleashed a newfound artist freedom unlike any other. Because i was so connected and present with my baby, I organically tapped into another side of my creativity by entering into that innocent world of exploration and wonder. Funny how my newest incarnation of trying to be the best mom I could be and being so happy with that job, produced the most inspired music of my whole career.”

On February 25 2008 Meredith Brooks performed songs from her Children’s Album at the Still Thankful Still Giving event hosted by Lauren Holly (an Adoptive Mom of 3), The Hot Moms Club and Sirens Society to promote Adoption Awareness and raise money for the Orphanage Casa Hogar Sion in Mexico. Click here to see photos and read more.