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Take me to summer - 2023

If I had a hit single, this would be it.

My pride and joy. I wrote this at the end of winter, waiting for the warmth of Spring and longing for the joys of summer.
I was thinking of all the things I love about summer. Part of the song was written without music, but I got a little "writers block" and needed more inspiration to finish. I began looking for a track to sing this to.

I knew how I wanted it to sound, just had to find something that was close to what I had in mind. Finally, after hours and days of searching and listening, I finally came across a track by Beats by Mantra and it was absolutely perfect! It propelled my writing forward.

At the time, I had been hearing from multiple people that I reminded them of Cyndi Lauper. Which is a HUGE compliment. So I decided to reference her in the chorus with "Cyndi says..". Her lyrics fit in with mine effortlessly.

This song also features the voice of my friend Summer. Because of her name, I felt it would be appropriate to use her voice from some videos she sent me. It filled the empty spaces seamlessly.

Crazy At the wake - 2023

music and album artwork

to be uploaded soon.
I have had a love/hate relationship with this song.

I was in love with the lyrics and writing process as I sang about the beauty of ending a toxic relationship. Letting that part of you that loved someone toxic, die. This is me, attending my own funeral and celebrating by "popping the confetti" and "wearing the black".

This was another experimental song with different types of singing, and the music changes after different parts. It has the feel of the song "Happier Than Ever" by Billie Eilish, which really attracted me to it.

However, I really struggled with recording certain parts of it.

I felt like my voice wasn't strong enough, or was too loud and the mic started clipping. It was difficult to find the sweet spot of how hard and loud to sing. Or should I pull back and calm down? Which I felt was definitely wrong to do.

After revisiting it several times, I finally came to accept it was good enough. I was ready to move on to the next project.
It may not be perfect, but it is still one to be proud of.

Be Your Girl - 2023

When making music, I knew I would be experimental. In this song "Be Your Girl" (originally named "I Wanna Be Your Girl") I played with a lot of layering, and included the lovely voice of James Stewart from "It's A Wonderful Life".

This song was inspired by a man (whom I've never met before) but was having repeated dreams about. Since the end of 2020 to the summer of 2024, I had dreams about a single dad with blonde hair and blue eyes. In my dreams, we went on a journey together. From meeting, to seeing his son be born, going out to eat with each other, to falling in love, and eventually going on our honeymoon to the beach.

As crazy as it seemed to dream so many times about someone you had never met before, this man had definitely become a muse to me. In all the dreams I had of him, I never knew his name. But his smile was beautiful, and he made me feel loved.

This song was me writing about wishing he was real and we could meet in real life. Not just my dreams. But how would I feel if I actually met this man of my dreams? This song discusses those feelings and thoughts and my hope of being with him.

I See You - 2023


This song was written for my friends, Dylan and Cassie.

Dylan has known me since he was a young kid (around 8-10 years old). He grew up watching me make videos and graphics and eventually getting involved in photography. He was one of my first clients for a photoshoot with his (then) girlfriend, Cassie.

He often said when they get married, he was going to hire me to be the photographer. Turns out, he did. 6 years of dating and the day finally came for me to deliver. But I also filmed his wedding. It was a privilege to be a part of capturing his day in so many ways.

While creating his wedding film, I struggled with filling one part of his full length film with music. I finally found a track I liked but felt it needed some vocals. Right there, in that moment, lyrics began to fill my mind. "I See You" was the first words to be written. Everything else came after.

Within a few minutes, the song was written and I immediately recorded the song for their wedding film. It was the fastest writing and recording process I had experienced yet. But it felt right and fit perfectly with their wedding video.

They also loved the song.
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From the wedding of Dylan & Cassie Rushing. (photography by me) You can view their wedding pictures and wedding film here on my site.

A woman you should fear - 2023

Sometimes when writing, I am inspired in silence. In the corners of my mind. Later comes the music. However, in this situation, the music inspired me.

I was immediately inspired when I heard this track and decided to tell a story about how complex my mind is. I also took inspiration from a few conversations and confrontations I had experienced at that time. I mention people who try to "understand" and "control" me.
I mention the "galaxies" inside my mind. I made the artwork to look like my eyes were made of stars.
This was not the first song I had ever recorded, but it was the first album artwork I had made for myself. I had a lot of fun with it, in case you couldn't tell.

This track is a bit more darker, stranger, but I was having fun. And that's all that mattered.

She - 2023


Written early in 2023, I created this song as a Mother's Day gift for my Mom.
I wanted to create a unique gift for her that would help convey how much she meant to me.
The opening lyrics "She's got strands of gold and silver in her hair" was the first thing that came to mind when writing this song. It's the statement that launched the entire song. Trying to explain how blue her eyes are, was a challenge, but I felt satisfied when I finally thought of the words "oceans of diamonds".

All of the lyrics are written by me, from my heart.

We have such a close bond, one song really doesn't do our relationship justice. But she loved it. I am so thankful for my best friend, who is also "My Mother".

The lyrics will be added to my songs and poems page soon.

Something only we know - 2017


I wrote this song on May 24, 2017. Written to the music of Keane's song "Somewhere Only We Know".
It's a beautiful song, and I decided to use it as a platform for the story I wanted to tell.

People started requesting I share my song, and that's what encouraged me to record it several years later.

It was written about a secret, long distance relationship I had with a guy. Little did I know, it ended up being a toxic relationship. I didn't know what that was at 25, but I soon found out.  I enjoyed our friendship/relationship until he was mean to me.

I wrote this song before he showed his true colors. However, I love how the song turned out, that I went ahead and recorded it in 2022. Uploaded it in 2023. And re-recorded it in 2025, re-uploading it so it was more up to date with my voice.

This song is about enjoying what you have until you realize it's time to let go.