As a singer I’m always looking for an edge with my health and wellness. My voice is a direct reflection of how I’m feeling physically and emotionally. It’s often the first place I’ll that notice something is off and I’m…
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Oct 7 2021
5 Ways To Pick Yourself Up After Repeated Rejection
I wrote this for myself recently when I was feeling defeated after a series of rejections, stalled projects and expectations not met. I was down and trying to lift myself up by writing advice I imagined I would give a…
Read moreFeb 1 2021
Curious about Micro Influencing?
Have you been noticing how many more influencers there seem to be lately? It seems like every time I open my phone to scroll through Instagram I come across another account I want to follow. From the lifestyle and mommy…
Read moreAug 13 2020
Music Influencers and Collaborating on Social Media
It wasn’t too long ago that artists and musicians were hesitant to work with brands because they didn’t want to be seen as a sellout. Thankfully that’s no longer the case. From household names to indie bands, artists aren’t afraid…
Read moreJun 18 2020
Streaming, Downloading and Buying CD's! Oh my!
I was asked this question below recently and since it comes up a fair amount I thought it would be good to address it in a blog so more people can read it and maybe learn and decide how they…
Read moreNov 25 2019
Singing on ESPN’s Monday Night Football Rams vs Ravens Game
When ESPN reaches out to you to be the singer on Monday Night Football you say YES!!!
I was honored to be a little part of music history as they feature talent in each of the cities games are…
Read moreMay 30 2019
3 quick tips for onstage performers you probably haven’t heard before
I recently was at a music conference that had a stage setup for acts to showcase their music. The singers and bands were all talented and the songs and music was great but it was hard for me watch the…
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May 16 2019
Creative Seasons
Lately this topic has come up a lot between my friends and I so I wanted to take a minute to talk about it.
As a creative person and even just s a human being you will go through…
Read moreMay 9 2019
5 Steps to Learning a Song
Learning new songs is a great way to learn music. You can dig into the songwriting and can appreciate the lyrics, form and all parts of songwriting at a deeper level. You also are often learning new chords, strumming patterns…
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May 2 2019
How do you come up with songs?
This is a question that I get asked a lot. I love when people ask me about the inspiration behind a specific song because I usually have a concrete answer of how that went down.
Overall, it’s both…
Read moreApr 25 2019
More Thoughts On Music and Monetization
Wow you guys. What a great discussion about what I shared last week on the blog. The comments on Facebook here were really interesting... I was going to respond all at once but ended up responding individually and wanted to…
Read moreApr 18 2019
Do people still pay for music anymore?
...Yes and no, it depends. I was inspired to write a bit on this topic after reading this quote by another Ojai local, Greg Penny in the current Ojai Quarterly:
“Most people feel that they shouldn’t have to pay…
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