Having my own studio is a great way to explore and expand every aspect of my writing. Now my gear and knowledge are far more advanced but my passion remains the same. My point is that I have always had a love of recording. I also recorded the songs I was writing as a kid. When my folks bought me a 2nd tape recorder I started using two at the same time one to generate sound effects that I recorded earlier and the other to do the main action. I would spend hours doing it and would always come up with new ideas. I would do all the voices of the characters and had a blast creating effects and making it sound as real as possible. When I was a kid I used to run around with a tape recorder and record comedy skits. Sometimes I wish they wouldn't be such LOUD teachers, like pulling a rune, like seeing the signs, like knowing when you know from the heart with nothing else to go on. It's a little weird how revealing and prophetic they can be years down the road. Songs expand their meaning over and over again and continue to teach me. Then, as I sing the melody that begins to form over the piano, I open a gateway into the deepest part of me and the words flow. Words come, like sounds that mean nothing at first.
When I sit down to write, my hands just go - moving on the keys, guided by the emotion of the moment and the desires my heart longs to express. My connection to the divine is nurtured and strengthened through that process. The songwriting process never stops surprising me, teaching me and challenging me. "Why talk when you can sing?" (from the song "Sister", Hand and Hammer) And since I started writing songs about the same time I was learning words, I discovered in music an outlet for expressing in ways that could reach deeper and say more than any spoken language. My life is a life of trust, and all my needs are met.ĭeeply spiritual and introverted, I have always used song writing as a vehicle to express the parts of my experience that were difficult to talk about. Five years ago I left many of my worldly possessions behind to live the life of a gypsy musician. I began playing in bands in high school and played in lots of different projects including the all female rock band Velvet Hammer and later Dreamtybe. Then I entered the High School for Performing Arts in Houston, studied jazz and recieved a degree in instrumental music. I studied classical piano from the age of 6 to 16. I started writing music from the moment I could get my fingers to work well enough to play something, anything. I still don't know how I knew that - but I'm pretty sure this isn't the first lifetime I've played the piano.įrom then on the piano was always central to my life. My teacher asked, "Do you know which key is at the middle of the piano?" I looked down and touched middle C. The healing goes both ways! I am strengthened an uplifted by what we do together ~ THANK YOU!Īt six years old I sat down at my first piano lesson. And for my own heart I am thankful beyond measure for the friendships I have made and continue to kindle, the energy we have shared and the light we weave together. These audiences resonate with songs like Four Directions, Thankful and Come Down as they join along in drumming movement and singing. I have made meaningful, life changing (for me especially) connections at Women's Music and Earth Spirit Festivals, Unity and UU churches even yoga studios where the music together with a community created an experience filled with light, laughter and dance. You hear everything from rhythmic tribal drumming and funky rock, to heart felt ballads.
This eclectic background shows up in my song writing. While I was learning to play and write I listened to and loved all kinds of music. My desire for a deeper connection to the divine and to live a life in alignment with that purpose has been the constant inspiration for the path I take and the music I make. It's how I can help the people and planet I love. I strive to do all this and more with my music and for the communities I serve. If you like to feel uplifted by a performance, if you believe in the power of music to heal, transform, and make a positive difference in the world, if you like to dance and drum and allow the energy of music to take you to a higher place then you and I are on the same page.
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