Coming soon! + Updates

I’m excited to be commemorating my first year on Patreon with a special offer that I’ll be launching this week! It’s something teeny, cute, and orange 🧡

It’s no secret that it’s been really tricky to be a musician lately. It was bad enough that streaming decimated our ability to make money from recordings; then the pandemic happened and our last great source of income - performances - dried up into a trickle. On top of that, social media algorithyms make it hard for you to see posts from the artists you’re following. It’d be very easy to conclude that the deck is stacked against us.

When you’re on Patreon, you’re part of a global movement to support independent creators. I’m thinking about my Patreon every day, and I love that the things I make for Patreon are the things I want to make as an artist. I’m now offering 3x more content than when I first started - recordings, videos, and livestreams. It’s like a backstage pass to my music career! In time, I’d love to grow it to become a kind of record label, helping fund my projects and making creative decisions with input from Patrons.

Stay tuned for my announcement coming on Tuesday! Thanks to all who are a part of my Patreon family already, I can’t wait to send you all a new special gift!

I’m surprised it’s been so long since I’ve blogged here on my website, but at the same time, it makes sense! It’s been a really busy last few months. The holidays were wonderful - my parents were able to come and visit before the Omicron wave really hit, and we had our first Christmas together since 2016. Winter is keeping us indoors (well, that, and the fact that my daughter only wants to wear tutus and fairy wings and isn’t keen on her winter clothes as a result), I’m working hard on a personal New Year’s goal, and we’ll be announcing a new artist on the Soul City Music Co-op roster soon.

Oh, and my song “The Key” was used in a Dairy Queen Canada ad for Valentine’s Day! It’s an ad for their heart-shaped cakes. I think I might have to get one, just to celebrate!

I haven’t been working much on the EP that I’d hoped to do this winter, but in all fairness, our studio is still not quite recovered from the semi-demolition required for the waterproofing that was done down there recently, and it’s also extremely cold down there. But it’s on my radar - once I clear off a few more projects I’ll be throwing myself into it, full-swing! And I can’t wait!

That’s it for now. Thanks for reading! Stay well!

Crissi