Recently I had such a FUN day in the studio to do harmonies and I would make this stupid face after EVERY take.

It’s that face you make when you just tried something kinda weird but cool and you *think* it worked but are not totally sure. ⁠I knew exactly how it sounded in my head and I thought I knew how to create that effect in real life. But you never know until you try.

I had heard the song in my head for so many months, I knew how it sounded inside my brain. I’ve never had such a clear vision before so I was scared of potential disappointment. It was so fun to let my voice just play along and fill the space I created in my mind. I layered different harmonies and different timings, trying to create the effect of a ghost choir singing in the far end of a cathedral.

When I listened back to the layered harmonies... absolute BLISS! Whatever chemical cocktail got released in my brain at that moment, I’d like a bottle of that please. It’s one of the best feelings in the world. Like your soul had to pee really bad for a year and FINALLY the release! That’s a disgusting and probably not even the best metaphor but hey don’t tell me it’s not relatable.

I cannot wait to share them BUT I will wait because I want to finish it and do the release properly and with patience (and hopefully, press). These songs deserve that. ⁠I know that they will have a healing effect and I want to bring that to as many people as possible. Why not, right?

I made totally different sounds out of my face from my previous recordings, more soulful, more spacey, more dreamy and - dare I say - trippy ??

Please send me your favorite trippy songs - email or DM - sharing is caring! ⁠

One of my favorite quotes comes from Robert Plant: "The whole idea of music from the beginning of time, was for people to be happy." ⁠God I love him so much. You can feel his joy when he performs too. It’s so powerful. I’m getting off track…

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The whole idea of a lot of things is for people to be happy, but the experience of music is uniquely moving. I think it even has the power to illuminate previously unknown parts of yourself, make you feel more connected, reframe negative events, and even to transform your perspective.

Songs have helped me realize:

It’s okay to feel fucked up
I’m not alone
It’s safe to trust positive experiences
True love doesn’t require people to change
Your attitude shapes your experience
We have more time than we feel like we do
To everything there is a season
Turn, turn, turn

The list goes on…

Basically, songs have taught me the secret to happiness and the meaning of life. And I haven’t even started with the songs that I wrote, each of them reveal me to myself and turn what I’ve lived into what I’ve learned.

I've always found that meaning is further deepened by conscious acknowledgment. ⁠To really relish and notice what is happening and to name it. That gives it an even deeper power in your life so I try to do that with every positive aspect.

So this post - and in fact my whole focus of everything I’m doing basically - is a conscious acknowledgment of the self-help role of music and songwriting in my life and in all our lives.

If there is one song in particular that has helped you or meant a lot, I’d love to know about it! Send it to me with your story at selfhelpsongwriter@gmail.com or send me a DM on instagram @selfhelpsongwriter

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