Levelling Up
Levelling Up Carla Thursday, Brisbane May 2019 My debut single, Paper Cut, comes out today! Is this even real life? I am living my wildest creative dreams and levelling up! Though I didn’t realise it at the time, my songwriting journey began long before joining the I Heart Songwriting Club. I studied music through school and then at university, and a lot of our work covered ‘songwriting’, but it was always songwriting
How Writing Songs Every Week Helped Me Let Go
How Writing Songs Every Week Helped Me Let Go Lauren Lucille, London April 2019 In the past, I would only write when the inspiration came, if a song was falling out of me if a tune or some lyrics came to me. And if it was too hard to finish, I wouldn't finish it. Four out of the twelve songs from my upcoming album “Let Go” were written as part of I
Boom Crash Opera
Boom Crash Opera Holly Austin, Melbourne February 2019 Through I Heart Songwriting Club, I wrote a song, Bittersweet, that has now ended up as the credit music for our short film "Butch". I called myself Liarbird because I beatbox, and lyrebirds are amazing mimics. They are the beatboxers of the wild! My real name is Holly Austin, and I'm also an actor. Although I've played music since I was very young and
The Story of “Infinity”…
The Story of “Infinity”... Hannah Ana, Brisbane, AUS January 2019 The story of 'Infinity' took 8 Years & 3 Continents to make happen. The journey to my first ever music release has been anything but straightforward. Let’s start from the beginning, shall we? I’ve been a member of I Heart Songwriting Club since January 2017, and when I first joined, my goal was to simply improve my songwriting and connect with my
No Such Thing As “Too Late”
No Such Thing As "Too Late" Julie Peacock, Brisbane, AUS November 2018 Sometimes in life when you open yourself to a possibility, you get a surprise and find what you’ve been looking for. That’s what happened for me when I joined I Heart Songwriting Club. It was a key that opened a door for me, at a time when I might have easily thought I’d left it too late. When our good
The Thief Who Stole My Creative Confidence
The Thief Who Stole My Creative Confidence Mishell Jones, Brisbane, AUS September 2018 F - A - B flat. These three little chords were destined to become the building blocks of my creative confidence and first-ever real song. Written by me, for me, and about me. But I didn’t know that yet when I was just starting to do a little bit of singing here and there in no-audition-necessary community choirs and
On Finding My Tribe
On Finding My Tribe Karmel Jäger, Sydney, AUS August 2018 Tribe: A social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognised leader. What a weekend in Brisbane I just had. And what a tribe in the I Heart Songwriting Club I just found. Whilst I’ve been a member of the IHSC online
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes Laudy, Kingaroy, AUS July 2018 Life-long dreams are something not many of us ever get the courage or opportunity to realise. So many put their dreams on the back-burner in favour of more practical or attainable goals such as a stable income (which is fair enough - we’ve all got to eat!). Another common inhibitor is self-doubt - an oppressive and soul-destroying creature that
Co-Writing under the Eiffel Tower
Co-Writing under the Eiffel Tower Mark Rosenberg, Cologne, Germany June 2018 I'm from Sydney but live in Cologne now. It's only a 3-hour train ride to Paris, so when I heard Francesca (founder of IHSC) was there, I hopped on a train to meet her. This was one of, if not the most fun I've had ever writing a song. It wasn't just about writing the song under the Eiffel Tower on
Flaxen Tales
Flaxen Tales Tracey Hammell, Brisbane, Australia June 2018 Once upon a time, a little girl with golden curls sat cross-legged amongst the spring clover under two pine trees in front of the family home. The girl made up story tales and told them to an audience of bees contentedly buzzing to and fro the delicate white flowers. That little girl was me, my Flaxen Tales. The scene reminds me of the girl
