Photo: Geena Sharma Singh Photography
This week has been a pretty fun one considering I still have a little bit of the holiday blues! Being back in England hasn’t stopped me doing a bit of travelling and it’s been great to get back to work and get focused again!
Monday: Pure admin! After being away for a week, I had to catch up on loads of things and get back to work on submitting for playlist consideration, emailing my distributor about updating my Vevo channel and replying to some venues about potential bookings.
Tuesday: On Tuesday, I travelled to East Yorkshire – Flamborough, Robin Hood’s Bay and Scarborough to be exact – to scout for potential locations for the music video to Alive. I had the pleasure of the company of my friend (and videographer) Geena, making it a really great day! We found some amazing places to potentially shoot and had great weather all day, which really helped us to imagine the shots we want to capture! Check out some of the pictures from the day below!
Wednesday: I was in a horrible mood on Wednesday for some reason, so I went to the driving range in the morning to get some aggression out, but that actually didn’t work! Then I had rehearsals all afternoon with George ready for our gig next week. We were learning a lot of new material, which was a little stressful but is quite exciting as I love changing things up!
Thursday: I spent the morning applying for sync placements, resulting in a very positive response from a publisher, which was encouraging! Then I played golf (terribly) in the afternoon, but thankfully the sun was shining! This week’s Thursday Twenty is slightly more chilled than the party playlists of the last couple of weeks, with more of a modern pop vibe!
- Everybody Else by Emmit Fenn – I literally love every song that Emmit Fenn brings out and this is no exception; chilled, electronic perfection!
- LMK by Kelela
- Run For Your Life by Mako feat. Rat City & Natalola – Definitely one to get stuck in your head… very catchy and cheerful!
- Warriors by Sander W, Sandero and Julie Elody
- Champagne & Sunshine (Ellusive Remix) by PLVTINUM & Tarro – I love the slightly naughty vibe of this one… makes me want to be reckless.
- I Need You by Obregon
- Listening by Cages – One of my favourites this week… absolutely in love with the drop on this!
- Scream by Amaal Nuux
- Overnight by Karo
- like that by Bea Miller – Another favourite, I love the attitude and strength in this. Modern and fresh pop at its best!
- Work The Middle – So catchy… a bit of a guilty pleasure as it makes me want to sing and dance along!
- Ego (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) by Ella Eyre – I’m a big fan of Ella Eyre’s voice and I saw a video of her performing this live a few weeks ago and loved it… love it even more now it’s released!
- Free by Axel Thesleff & Ronja – Another great track! Such a mysterious and edgy feel to this one, almost alien like, but then when the beat kicks in it feels so perfect for summer partying.
- Heartlines (MOUNT Remix) by Broods
- Bow Down by Louis Mattrs
- Do About It by Lucas Nord – I love the combination of the male and female vocals and how the track builds after the breakdown.
- Walls by Loving Arms & Blu Eyes
- Motion by Sam Smyers & M. Maggie – Maybe my track of the week… so so catchy but really cool at the same time. Love how it isn’t structured like a normal pop song and it’s very fluid throughout and the vocals are dreamy.
- F**k with Me (Never Again) by Ramon Esteve & Finja Messer
- I Like by Superfeel – Really chilled hip hop with an infectious hook and very summery vibes!
Friday: Hospital appointment in the morning to look into some of the problems I’ve had with my voice. The diagnosis was that due to being unwell a number of times I’ve lost some of the core strength and muscle control I used to have, making it harder to sing at different parts of my range. I’m going to be having some rehabilitation for my voice with some therapy, learning some new warm ups and getting a bit fitter to help with the muscle strength!
Saturday: Piano practice was a main focus due to a wedding I’m playing fast approaching, along with reading a book on music marketing and promotion and researching managers.
Sunday: Studio dayyyyy!!! This time I was in the studio with the lovely Sophie Smith, recording our collaboration – a song I wrote called ‘Body Of Mine’. Without giving too much away, it’s a song about not letting people label you and about being so much more than people see on the surface. I’m really excited to have recorded my first collaboration and to be sharing this in the near future!
Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed the pictures!
sally caitlin 