Yikes indeed!!

So for many musicians and creatives we love to do, to sing, to write, to perform. However It’s also very possible as a musician that we can spend a lot of time doing what we need to do to make money and less of what we want to do, which in my case is release my own projects. 

 In this time of lockdown I really have nowhere to run, I can do all the things I usually claim I don’t have the time to do. I initially didn’t know if it was appropriate to pop up asking people to stream my new single while so many are stressed and suffering. But I was also reminded that there was a time when singing wasn’t my job and I would sing all day because I loved it. This usually involved me rearranging the sofas to be podiums in the arena of my front room. And more importantly music really is a healer and can bring a lot of joy to people…”so sing girl” is what I keep telling myself! 

 With the time I have indoors I have found myself rekindling my love for music, listening, playing and writing and it’s a journey I would love to share. In many ways I put myself out there but in many ways I don’t. I’ve been avoiding singing covers for years and the idea of creating content is so wild to me although I understand the concept of people being invested in my journey and “getting to know me” etc. It’s still new to me to keep on top of my social media and all that good stuff. 

 In my reminiscing of my early love for music I remembered I wrote my 1st song at 9 years of age and it is something I love and still a craft I am working on. That being said I have decided to focus on my artistry solely, which involves my YouTube Channel. Here, as well as singing covers and my old music that I haven’t shared in the past, I’m going to have a series of videos that chronicle song-writing sessions. I will be doing this with some of my favourite people to write songs with and for, all while in quarantine. I love doing this, so why not do more of what we love aye? 

 Sometimes as artists the journey is so wrought with rejection and pain as well as joy and elation that we can forget that what we do is magical. And that goes for everyone reading this, there is something we all can do that comes pretty easy to us but is so fascinating to others.  

 So follow my socials below and look for the first of my song-writing videos on YouTube, me singing covers and all round shining. If not now…when? 

 With Love, 

 Ione