It’s been quite a while since I was able to join a songwriting retreat. The last one I did was the Ukulele Songwriters Camp in Berlin in February 2020. You all know what happened afterwards, so here we are. I was really excited to join Brett Perkins at his retreat and venture into a week of co-writing.
As you all know, I mainly write in English. I do however like a good challenge so I thought I should try myself on a German song again.
Continue reading ““Neue Wege entstehen beim Gehen” – Original Song”A little warning ahead – this song might not be for the easily offended or the faint-hearted. So proceed with caution.
Continue reading ““Why Would you compare that?” – Original Song”I really enjoyed the latest songwriting sessions with my husband Greg. He has a background in writing so I feel like he really brings an interesting set of skills to our sessions. “The Rain” is by far my favorite song that we did together and I hope you enjoy it just as much.
Continue reading ““The Rain” – Original Song”On my Way is a song that I started writing a couple of months ago. Well actually I came up with the chord progression and melody for the chorus somewhere in a hotel room.
Continue reading ““On my Way” – Original Song”Hey lovelies, hope you are ready for another fun, animal song. I’ve been on holidays together with my husband, and somehow we both were in songwriting mood. As you probably know, we’ve been writing “Executive Realness Monkey Business” together and our recent collab includes animals as well. But there’s a bit more to the story of the song.
Continue reading ““Dance with me” – Original Song”As you all know, I’m a huge Amanda Palmer fan. Last weekend she started a songwriting contest and of course, I had to enter it. There’s also a back story as to why she started the contest:
Continue reading ““There were no lights to tell us where to go” – Original Song”“Empty Shell” is a new song I wrote a couple of weeks ago. Its very personal and comes from a place of hurt and despair. I’ve been having a bit of a hard time lately. The feelings of not being good enough, of being an imposter and knowing nothing about what I’m doing have been taking me hostage.
Continue reading ““Empty Shell” – Original Song”This song is a collaboration with hubby. On our 12th anniversary on March 1st hubby came up with the line “executive realness monkey business” and with the lines to the first verse.
Continue reading ““Executive Realness Monkey Business” – Original Song”On March 1st hubby and I had our 12 year annniversary. I can’t even imagine that it’s been twelve years since our first date. But I thought there must be a song in this – and turns out, there is…
Continue reading ““6 Million Minutes” – Original Song”