After several years of living in Germany, I finally had the chance to fly back to Singapore. While my main priority was to spend time with family and friends, I knew that despite my hang-ups, I wanted to do something with my music during my time back home. Most people would’ve used such an opportunity to put together a regular show, but I decided to do something fairly different.
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‘How are you?’ has been a question that I’ve found difficult to answer, even when it comes to replying friends and family from back home. Here’s my unedited answer to that.
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Ever since being introduced to “For Emma, Forever Ago” and falling immediately in love with it, I’ve eaten up every record Justin Vernon has put out since. Just once, the Facebook algorithm actually recommended me something I’d be interested in: a podcast episode featuring Justin Vernon on how to build a sustainable career in music! Here are some of my thoughts on what he said.
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‘How are you doing?’
That is a question I’ve found very difficult to answer. Ever since the pandemic reached Germany, I’ve found myself constantly moving back and forth between extreme states of numbness and anxiety.
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It’s the bane of musicians but I believe that the paperwork is just as important as the songs themselves. When you skip out on administration, you’re setting yourself up for a lot of trouble in the future. Here are 3 things that you should start with.
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In between days of bringing more things to our new apartment in Paderborn , I decided to finally start writing tabs for my songs. Here are a few reasons why I think writing your own sheet music is a good idea.
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Making that first record isn’t easy. It’s a a steep learning curve that one has to go through to not only achieve their creative vision, but also to become a jack of all trades, which is becoming more essential in the world of the independent singer-songwriter / musician.
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So if you didn’t know, my summer - and life in general here - didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to. As if the logistics of moving to another city wasn’t stressful enough, I also had to process my emotions surrounding the big move.
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Earlier this year, it dawned on me that Forgiefan would be 10 years old in 2021. Naturally, the thought of doing something to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its release has often crossed my mind in these past few months.
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As I was dealing with my emotions concerning admission to university, my digital distributor informed me that they were letting me go. Somehow, in the crazy world that is my mind, it felt like the last string that tied me to music in Singapore had finally given way and I was all on my own.
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Hey everyone, it’s been a while! A lot has happened since my last post. So to begin unpacking emotionally, here’s an update regarding my studies here in Germany.
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I’m looking for a female singer with an indie, gentle voice, who is based in Germany, to record vocals for a song of mine.
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It’s a weird time to be alive, let alone make music. No one could've imagined it: a world without live shows. Yet this is our reality now. If there is anything to be realised from this pandemic, it is that we musicians urgently need to utilise our creativity and come up with ways to survive without live shows, so that the music can carry on.
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I’ve been having more than enough time to reflect on this first year living overseas. Moments of nostalgia have swept over me, as I looked back at my journey, emotional and otherwise, that has gone by in the blink of an eye.
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When I began the preparation course for the DSH exam in Göttingen, I received some shocking news. Over the course of the winter break, the format for two parts of the test had been changed! Therefore, I’m sharing the text I wrote, so as to help especially external participants with the upcoming test.
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When I first saw the trailer for the movie “Yesterday”, I immediately knew it was going to hit home for me. I was reminded about some important points about music, finding an audience and learning from rejection, which I’d like to share here.
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The nearing end of 2019, as well as another decade, has been bringing about much retrospection. For me, it has especially been about one aspect of life, namely failure.
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So I’ve been living in Göttingen for a little more than six months now. Though I’ve mostly adjusted to the life here, it was not (and still isn’t) easy to transition into a different lifestyle from the one I knew. Besides the initial language barrier and chilly mornings, here are some other things you’d have to get used to when living here.
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Since October 10th is World Mental Health Day, I’ve decided to finally share my journey with my own mental health. It certainly wasn’t easy to write this vulnerably, but I hope that it will do me good, as well as give someone out there the assurance that they’re not alone.
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