Intro to the intro
Hello!
Welcome! And thank you for joining in. Total figures are close to 1000, so you're in good company here, and we'll be going through this WHOLE journey together. Don't forget to check in with the Live FB video about this part of my story at 4pm GMT today! The link is at the bottom of this page.
I am going to walk you through my story. I get asked these questions ALL the time, so I'm gonna try and give you the full picture of just what happened to me to make me crazy enough to throw my life's trajectory away and start making music. From nothing. Literally nothing.
Exciting!
I'm also going to give you things, every single day, and reward you in every way I can think of to thank you for connecting with me and my music.
At the end of these 5 days, I'm giving you VIP access to a real world meet up JUST for people who've gone through this journey with me. (hopefully not all 1000 people will attend at once!). I'll also give you FREE membership to my circle, which gives you discounts on my CD's, Merch, Tickets, and exclusive access to 'Circle' events I'll be hosting round the country.
I believe the STORY of a song is just as crucial as the music itself. So this is my attempt to share ALL of it with you. The story of the song, the story of my journey, and all of who I am. No industry middle men here. Just us people, and some music, and some gifts! After all, this is a celebration!
En-Joy the Journey!
Love,
Saskia
Welcome! And thank you for joining in. Total figures are close to 1000, so you're in good company here, and we'll be going through this WHOLE journey together. Don't forget to check in with the Live FB video about this part of my story at 4pm GMT today! The link is at the bottom of this page.
I am going to walk you through my story. I get asked these questions ALL the time, so I'm gonna try and give you the full picture of just what happened to me to make me crazy enough to throw my life's trajectory away and start making music. From nothing. Literally nothing.
Exciting!
I'm also going to give you things, every single day, and reward you in every way I can think of to thank you for connecting with me and my music.
At the end of these 5 days, I'm giving you VIP access to a real world meet up JUST for people who've gone through this journey with me. (hopefully not all 1000 people will attend at once!). I'll also give you FREE membership to my circle, which gives you discounts on my CD's, Merch, Tickets, and exclusive access to 'Circle' events I'll be hosting round the country.
I believe the STORY of a song is just as crucial as the music itself. So this is my attempt to share ALL of it with you. The story of the song, the story of my journey, and all of who I am. No industry middle men here. Just us people, and some music, and some gifts! After all, this is a celebration!
En-Joy the Journey!
Love,
Saskia
There once was a craniosacral therapist...
...who treated people in London. She loved her work, and cared for her clients, until one day, sitting among some friends, she burst into tears!
Her friends looked at her with affection, and asked her what she was thinking about.
"Music!" she said "Singing!" "I want to sing! I love to sing!"
'Oh dear' She thought.
'I'm going to have to change my career' She thought.
And off she drove, into the sunset in the West, and moved to Bristol without further ado.
Why Bristol? Well, of all the tenuous connections in the world, she knew someone there who might have been able to help with her new-found mission. To sing! To be a singer! To bring delight and comfort through voice!
Her friends looked at her with affection, and asked her what she was thinking about.
"Music!" she said "Singing!" "I want to sing! I love to sing!"
'Oh dear' She thought.
'I'm going to have to change my career' She thought.
And off she drove, into the sunset in the West, and moved to Bristol without further ado.
Why Bristol? Well, of all the tenuous connections in the world, she knew someone there who might have been able to help with her new-found mission. To sing! To be a singer! To bring delight and comfort through voice!
I'm now going to share something a little embarrassing...
Before I do, let me defend my current place in my career! You all know now, where I am at. 3 years in and doing well (this story is a comedy, not a tragedy), so before you witness my sweet little first ever video of my first ever sweet little song, remember, this was years ago! And we all start somewhere!
I had shaved my head just a few months before this video was made. Don't we all have radical moments in our lives? Well, discovering that I loved music sparked off many radical changes for me, an entire revamping of who I was. Actually, more like a letting go...realising that the path and the person that was laid out for me by my parents, friends and teachers was not who I was, and not what I really wanted.
Alright, enough fussing. Here is a video I NEVER share online, but it is my first ever video, and this seems like the right place to start with my journey. Don't judge.
P.s. I'm totally smiling to myself as I write this!!
This song is called 'Gentle Heart' and sets the tone for my career. You'll see over these 5 days how my voice progresses through time, my sound, my songwriting and my music develops, as I dive into doing this full time, but the core feeling, returning to love, still runs through my music to this day.
P.p.s. I had no idea my hair was all sticky-outy when this was filmed. I lived without a mirror at the time (radical, remember?), and hadn't even checked my looks before stepping into the studio.
P.p.p.s. Interesting side note (you'll see points of luck and kindness run throughout my story), Shane Young, a person who I'd never met or heard of, messaged me through facebook just as I'd decided to quite my job, and offered me a free filming session to test out some new equipment he and his partner Vince had invested in. So this filming session was free. A total, coincidental gift. Thank you Shane & Vince!
I had shaved my head just a few months before this video was made. Don't we all have radical moments in our lives? Well, discovering that I loved music sparked off many radical changes for me, an entire revamping of who I was. Actually, more like a letting go...realising that the path and the person that was laid out for me by my parents, friends and teachers was not who I was, and not what I really wanted.
Alright, enough fussing. Here is a video I NEVER share online, but it is my first ever video, and this seems like the right place to start with my journey. Don't judge.
P.s. I'm totally smiling to myself as I write this!!
This song is called 'Gentle Heart' and sets the tone for my career. You'll see over these 5 days how my voice progresses through time, my sound, my songwriting and my music develops, as I dive into doing this full time, but the core feeling, returning to love, still runs through my music to this day.
P.p.s. I had no idea my hair was all sticky-outy when this was filmed. I lived without a mirror at the time (radical, remember?), and hadn't even checked my looks before stepping into the studio.
P.p.p.s. Interesting side note (you'll see points of luck and kindness run throughout my story), Shane Young, a person who I'd never met or heard of, messaged me through facebook just as I'd decided to quite my job, and offered me a free filming session to test out some new equipment he and his partner Vince had invested in. So this filming session was free. A total, coincidental gift. Thank you Shane & Vince!
For Todays free gift...
From the summer of 2014, where I home recorded a few, sweet little tracks with my untrained, inexperienced voice!
May I emphasize to you now, I will NEVER be making these tracks available anywhere except right here and right now! So for the collector among you, now is the one and only time to get an exclusive hold of these, and like everything else in this experience. It's free for you, today.
I'll also take a moment to encourage you to stream my music on Spotify for free. Obviously THIS stuff isn't up there, but my most recent stuff is, and I like that it's all gratuit!
May I emphasize to you now, I will NEVER be making these tracks available anywhere except right here and right now! So for the collector among you, now is the one and only time to get an exclusive hold of these, and like everything else in this experience. It's free for you, today.
I'll also take a moment to encourage you to stream my music on Spotify for free. Obviously THIS stuff isn't up there, but my most recent stuff is, and I like that it's all gratuit!
Tomorrow I'll be telling you about how I quit my job, maxed out my credit card, gave up my home and took to the streets. It's a juicy story! And of course, there'll be some more rewards for you too. Thanks for reading/watching/not judging!
Love,
Saskia.
At 4pm I'll be doing a LIVE performance of this song from my house, and I'll be taking an online Q & A for about 30/40 min! I've never done a facebook livestream before, so this is another exciting/scary first, just like when I did the first Gentle Heart video!
Love,
Saskia.
At 4pm I'll be doing a LIVE performance of this song from my house, and I'll be taking an online Q & A for about 30/40 min! I've never done a facebook livestream before, so this is another exciting/scary first, just like when I did the first Gentle Heart video!