From the time I understood that I could do it, and do it well, it is all I wanted to do.
Coming from a family with a mother and grandmother both being extremely skilled and gifted musicians and vocalists, I was never allowed to settle for less from my voice than the best; I understood from a young age what was good and what wasn’t.
When one goes about self-promoting, there is always a danger in sounding like you take yourself too seriously or, because you haven’t yet reached world-wide fame, many may think that you think you are better than you really are.
Well… it’s never been a question about whether or not I am good. Listen for yourself. The proof is in the pudding… no, the pudding is sticky. The proof is in the listening, and I want you to listen.
I have said it before, and it bears repeating now: one can have oodles of talent but remain unknown and never really “make it”. It all depends on the people you know; it’s all dependent on those “connections”. And, well…that’s where my problem has always been.
And, thus, I’m self-promoting. This week in earnest I have been on a campaign to get my music heard. I’ve recorded songs, I’ve made videos, I created a fan page on facebook…all in an attempt to be heard, to be discovered.
Who do I want discovering by? Well, sure, a producer and a record label would be nice. Yes, it would be wonderful if someone with the money to back me would discover me (I’ve been looking for that for well over 20 years). But, that’s not my main motivation here. I’m not really looking for Simon Cowell, etc. - I have a feeling he/they would try to change me. I’m not hip or cool or modern enough. And, judging by the way the great majority of pop music is going (I use the term “music” there ever so lightly), I don’t want to be what is considered hip, cool, or modern. (But, now who’s the critic? I’ll admit that, as well. It’s me! I’m a music snob. And, well, while it can be argued about how much of art (in its myriad forms and expressions) is subjective and open to interpretation, for me music is much more clear cut. There is good and there is not good. And far too much of what is popular today is neither good on a musical level or a lyrical one, but as long as the tasteless are allowed to have money to buy records this stuff will be popular and there will be a market for it. However, now I’ve gone on a tirade, and my lament of the state of “today’s music” is NOT what this is all about. What I am NOT is not what this is about either.) I’m not pop, but I am relevant, and those people who appreciate the soulful sound of a strong, melodic, contralto voice and lyrics that come from the heart will appreciate what I have to offer.
I want to be discovered by YOU.
No one can begin to know me without knowing my music; we are synonymous. To me singing is like breathing – there is no seperation for me; I am happiest when I am touching other people with my voice. My sister has termed the kind of songs I write as “heartsongs”, and that most closely describes my “genre” than anything else. Again, the only clarification of this is in the listening. Indeed, the only clarification of me is in the listening.
So, taking the risk that there will be those who will consider me conceited (there’s always a critic or ten), here I am. Do I have something to prove? Well, sure I do. Not to myself. But, there is always someone you have to impress that you can do what you say you can do. I’m just putting my voice where my mouth is…on a world wide scale, that is.
It’s worth it in order to reach people where they are.
Allow me to touch your heart.
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