Singer, songwriter, guitar player whose new album was recently released. She has been on TV, radio, and podcasts talking about it and her new songs have been getting aired in the U.S. and Canada. She is extremely active performing live shows. This month alone she has 31 bookings (keeping in mind that June has 30 days). She has performed at the NAMM Show in California as well as at various venues in Louisiana and in more than 30 cities in Florida.
"I've actually asked a few other guitar players what tunings they use, and I'm still working with different things 'cause you have to think about being practical... If I write too many songs in a bunch of different tuning styles, well when I'm playing them live that means that I'm going to have to take about two or three minutes in between songs to tune."
"I'm really interested in social issues and bringing positivity to the world, when you turn on the news and there's so many awful things that happen."
"I got so in love with the recording process and going to the studio... But at the same time I would hear the tracks when our session was over and I'd be like, 'Man I can't wait for it to be finished. I can't wait, this is gonna sound so good,' so you want it to be done but then I remember the last recording session I was just really, really sad. I was excited that everything was pretty much done... but I was like, 'Man, well now I'm not going to be able to come here once a week'."
"What I've started doing is treating songwriting just like a job, like my (live) shows... I'm going to set my alarm for 9:00 and wake up and I'm gonna block out at least a couple hours of just sitting with my guitar, jotting out ideas."
"Songwriting, because it's an art form, a lot of people think it 'just has to come to you and when you find the inspiration you'll find the time,' and it's like, sometimes if you're busy you gotta think of it more from a practical standpoint -- I'm going to actually set an alarm and treat it like I'm going to work that day."
"Find other ways to be inspired. It's training your craft, training your ability."
"There was a time where I was doing a lot of triples... I'd do 10-2 at this one place in Bradenton, and then 3-6 at this place right across the corner... and then 9pm to 1am."
"You don't go to an Open Mic to get bookings. You go to meet people and play and share your music and listen to other people's music."
"There definitely is a sense of pride, for the Hard Rock or even the (Tampa Bay) Rays games - I play at some of those - there's definitely, um, I kind of have to stop and look around and just really appreciate it and take it in."
"Something Else"
"Brave"
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