What would you say if I told you...
...that I have three songwriting clinics coming up at a really affordable price, and that I'm offering 1-1 songwriting mentorship for the first time ever? Also, custom songs. Casual!!
TL;DR- I am excited to announce I am now offering 7 week songwriting 1-1 mentorships, online songwriting clinics, and custom songs.
Hello friends.
I’m writing to you from my desk in Nashville, staring at a neon rainbow on the wall, thinking about fog. This foggy photo above is by Jeremy Cowart, by the way, and he’s got a REALLY cool 90 second photo shoot thing going on that you can take part in if you’d like a photo like this too. Feeling like I’m in a fog has been a lifelong experience; I’m turning forty this year and I’m doing my utmost to find out if there’s another way to live, because this whole “not knowing my purpose or my personal goals or my actual desires and therefore not being able to fully or efficiently pursue them” thing has BEEN old, and I’m tired of it, and ready to feel another way. I’ve been doing some Joe Dispenza meditations (ignore his terrible artwork, you’ll see exactly what I mean if you click through) and finding them extremely helpful in this process of clearing the fog and getting back in tune deeply with my own desires and feelings and purpose. My identity as an artist has felt … obfuscated … for longer than my ego cares to admit.
Turning forty looms and I ask myself…have I been living my purpose? Am I doing what I’m here to do? I feel so done with bowing to other peoples’ expectations, which is all well and good and spiritually appealing to say, but what happens when I actually have to…make choices and communicate who I am now? Oh…fog. Cool. Well, in my efforts to search the fog for what lies beneath all the people pleasing and the shrinking of my desires to try to fit into a container I perceive I am supposed to fit in, I have unmistakably found something that will likely surprise no one (except for me) — I am an artist. I’m not a guru, I’m not a preacher, I’m not even really a teacher, and I’m not a spiritual leader — I am an artist. Songwriting and writing music is what I love and what I know. (again, I’m sure none of you are gasping with shock.) I think for a long time I thought I had to be those things.
Transitioning my mentality and my career away from what was supposed to make utter sense while I made Christian music (leading worship, teaching on spirituality, putting artistic value second to messaging, etc etc) has been foggy af. I am happy to discover something so solid and fundamental as knowing that I am an artist first and foremost; it feels like grabbing onto a tree root in the middle of a swirling river eddy; it feels like something real and strong to hold onto in a time where I have felt very confused and nebulous at times.
Alllll this to say; these new things excite me to offer this year mainly because I KNOW that I will love doing these things with and for you, that they serve my actual purpose on this earth, and that you will definitely get a lot out of it. And so will I! Win, win, win—if you ask me. :)
Prismatic Songwriting Clinics (online) - one day, $111
I am going to be hosting three (maybe more, depending on how these go) songwriting clinics online — the dates are Feb. 18, March 18, and April 22. These will cost $111 and be limited to thirty people apiece; each one will be slightly different, so feel free to come to more than one if this is up your alley. Each day-long three-session Zoom retreat will include group exercises, q&a, and some sharing from me about my experiences as a songwriter/musician. Find out more and buy tickets here. I’d really REALLY love to have you.
1-1 Songwriting Mentorships - seven weeks, $2000
OHHHHHH MY WORD, am I excited about THIS. The only real reason I’ve waited so long to do it is me having a real case of imposter syndrome, but I decided that I am not going to let that rule my decision making anymore. So here I am keeping it real with you and with myself; if you are a songwriter and you’d like to work with me one on one to hone your craft, I believe I can help you do that. We can also talk about music business if you want; but you don’t have to want to make a living at songwriting in order to take this course. I am making 4 spots available. More information here; these spots will be considered on an application by application basis, as I want to make sure that I am not receiving anyone’s money without being able to provide them real value. If you’d like to learn more or if you would like to apply to be considered for this I’d be SO HONORED and you can do that right here.
Custom Songs. - $2000
This is exactly what it sounds like and I’m PUMPED about this. I’ll write a custom song for you or your loved one! Once you sign up and pay the fee, we will schedule a 30 minute Zoom or phone call where you can share your/their story and tell me about your/their favorite songs and song lyrics (so that I know where to look for inspiration if I need it.) You can put it in a wedding video, use it in a proposal, or play it at your own fiftieth birthday party. The only real rule is that you can’t sell it. Find out more here!
Sending you all love, peace, harmony, and joy. Send it back my way if you would. It’s a wild world out here. Be kind to yourselves <3
XOXO
Audrey